SAFETY FIRST Samantha Wainstein, Chair, Mark Milsome Foundation, highlights why it is essential crew protect themselves and their colleagues by participating in training if it is available and demanding it when it is not offered. As we approach what would have been Mark’s 61st birthday, there is news yet again of a devastating on set accident … Read more
As the 5th anniversary of the tragic on-set death of respected British cameraman Mark Milsome approaches on 18th November 2022, Samantha Wainstein, Chair of MMF, the charitable foundation set up in his name, has called for long overdue cultural change to protect crews working in the British film and television industry: “Mark was unnecessarily killed whilst filming a car stunt on location in Ghana in 2017. Five … Read more
The MMF announced that the Board of Trustees have appointed Samantha Wainstein as its new chair. Samantha will replace Kirk Jones who has worked for four and a half years setting up the Foundation and guiding it through the early years. Samantha and the board asked Kirk to consider staying on as a Patron and … Read more