Our Team
Benny J Smith
Northern based Writer & Director, Benny J. Smith has sculpted a thriving career in TV & Film. His ferocious "can do" attitude has led him to take home the gold at many film festivals, with all of his short films winning multiple awards. Benny moved into the world of features with his first writing credit being bought for world wide distribution. He has now finished shooting his directorial feature debut and has distribution companies ready to snap it up.
Lucy Turner Sparrow
Lucy is an up-and-coming writer and director, having directed her first comedic feature film in 2023, which sold immediately with worldwide distribution. She has carved out a name for herself in Northern filmmaking, receiving awards at festivals for all of her work. Aside from her directorial achievements, and scripts in development, Lucy has flourished in 1st AD roles, captaining sets led by the likes of James McAvoy and Martin Freeman, then moving into Line Producing films led by the same names.
Lainya Craig
After gaining experience as an assistant producer for a documentary production company, Lainya joined Blue Sea where she gained skills on larger sets as 2nd and 3rd AD, working with the likes of Martin Freeman and Josh Hutcherson. She has experience as a 1st AD with us and produced Evil Thread alongside Lucy. Lainya is now moving into directing her own music videos while helping manage the business operations.
About Blue Sea Pictures
Blue Sea Pictures is a Film and TV Production company based in, and working out of Newcastle Upon Tyne. We pride ourselves in our transparent goals and work ethic, as we push for a bigger and better Film and TV industry in the North East of England. Our founders are Benny J, and Lucy T. Sparrow, two Northern born filmmakers with a passion for story telling.
As well as creating our own personal projects, Company Directors, Lucy and Benny have gathered credits as Line- Producers on movies with massive talent such as Martin Freeman, Josh Hutcherson, Malin Ackerman and Jason Isaacs. When producing these movies, they were in charge of the £200,000 budget, gaining extremely important experience in managing larger budget projects. After a year of producing such movies, Lucy and Benny have gained useful friends and contacts across the industry. This puts Blue Sea Pictures in a unique position, where we are able to attach large talent to our films by going to the actors directly. This development, alongside a bank of producers and investors at our fingertips, makes Blue Sea Pictures a vital player in the fight for Northern filmmaking.