Michelle Stapleton
Founding Partner
Madam Films
Michelle started her career in the advertising industry when she was 17, working her way up from reception to producing with the infamous director Tony Kaye. She joined Propaganda Films when they launched in London, working with the likes of Alex Proyas, David Fincher, Michael Bay, Mark Romanek.
At 26 she founded Brave Films which soon became one of London’s leading production companies earning Best Newcomer in its first year. Brave launched the careers of young filmmakers such as Lucy Blakstad, Seb Edwards, Alex Winter (Bill and Ted fame) and Sara Dunlop.
Michelle teamed up with two likeminded business women Carly Stone and Pippa Bhatt in 2013 to launch Madam Films, a UK production service company bringing a wealth of experience, enthusiasm and creative problem solving allowing clients from all over the world to be able to shoot in the UK.
