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Deborah Hadfield, Derby University and unpaid workers.
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 20/12/2024 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 20/12/2024

Deborah Hadfield, Derby University and unpaid workers.

Students and the minimum wage.

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Pay others, just not the Runner.
Freelancers Beware Mark Watson 28/07/2024 Freelancers Beware Mark Watson 28/07/2024

Pay others, just not the Runner.

Why bother paying the runner?

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“Dad the Dish”, Simon Hannigan: Freelancers Beware.
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 27/01/2024 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 27/01/2024

“Dad the Dish”, Simon Hannigan: Freelancers Beware.

Names to avoid: Simon Hannigan and “Dad the Dish”

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Mad Dog 2020 Casting: in financial difficulties, not paying its workers.
Freelancers Beware Mark Watson 12/12/2023 Freelancers Beware Mark Watson 12/12/2023

Mad Dog 2020 Casting: in financial difficulties, not paying its workers.

A company not paying its bills and not responding to those it owes money to.

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Michal Dziubinski. Kadale Carew. Snatching Sanity.
Freelancers Beware, Your Rights The Cooler 14/09/2023 Freelancers Beware, Your Rights The Cooler 14/09/2023

Michal Dziubinski. Kadale Carew. Snatching Sanity.

Other crew are being paid - but not these runners.

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Shantelle Rochester. IDA Rose.
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 21/05/2023 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 21/05/2023

Shantelle Rochester. IDA Rose.

Film producer leaving freelancers unpaid.

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Stephen Ley. Videbee
Freelancers Beware Mark Watson 17/05/2023 Freelancers Beware Mark Watson 17/05/2023

Stephen Ley. Videbee

An employer to avoid…

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Paul Harrison. Shot Positiv. Producer, Director.
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 18/04/2023 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 18/04/2023

Paul Harrison. Shot Positiv. Producer, Director.

One to avoid.

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Kavita Kumari. Dream girl Productions
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 18/02/2023 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 18/02/2023

Kavita Kumari. Dream girl Productions

One to avoid.

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Juliana Ayeni-Stevens. Purple Night Colour Productions.
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 13/02/2023 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 13/02/2023

Juliana Ayeni-Stevens. Purple Night Colour Productions.

One to avoid.

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Scott Altman. Defunct Films.
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 12/12/2022 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 12/12/2022

Scott Altman. Defunct Films.

A company which doesn’t feel the need to pay people for the work they are doing.

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Andrew Smith. Marathon Services.
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 06/12/2022 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 06/12/2022

Andrew Smith. Marathon Services.

Freelancers beware this company - it doesn’t pay its bills.

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Phillipe Martinez - avoid!
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 29/11/2022 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 29/11/2022

Phillipe Martinez - avoid!

A Producer with a very poor record.

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Sebastian Nanena.
Your Rights, Freelancers Beware The Cooler 18/11/2022 Your Rights, Freelancers Beware The Cooler 18/11/2022

Sebastian Nanena.

An individual to avoid - if you want to get paid for your work.

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Peter Wilson NMUK.
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 15/10/2022 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 15/10/2022

Peter Wilson NMUK.

It seems that the spell at Her/His Majesty’s Pleasure has done little to persuade Vladimir Peter Wilson to join the ranks of honest upstanding citizens. A look at his latest activities.

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Callum Johnston (aka Common Wisdom). Stone Empire Films.
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 13/10/2022 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 13/10/2022

Callum Johnston (aka Common Wisdom). Stone Empire Films.

Big red warning signs over this individual.

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John Pavlakos fails to pay his cast and crew…again.
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 11/10/2022 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 11/10/2022

John Pavlakos fails to pay his cast and crew…again.

Producer John Pavlakos has struck again. The man with the worst reputation for non payment of his workers in the business has made another film.

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Worthily Films – avoid!
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 06/10/2022 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 06/10/2022

Worthily Films – avoid!

Despite numerous requests from many people, neither of the owners of this company, Steve Dodsworth and Chelsea Leigh Macleod, were able to say why this work would not be paid at least the legal minimum. * This post has now been UPDATED

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Aaron Thomas. It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye.
Freelancers Beware The Cooler 05/10/2022 Freelancers Beware The Cooler 05/10/2022

Aaron Thomas. It’s So Hard To Say Goodbye.

Sigh. Another dodgy company has slithered out of the shadows. This film catchily (or not) called “It’s so hard to say goodbye“. Strong recommendation to freelancers to tread carefully if offered work by him or any of his companies.

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Maia Films. Kennington Film Studios. Fortemus Films.
Industry News The Cooler 04/10/2022 Industry News The Cooler 04/10/2022

Maia Films. Kennington Film Studios. Fortemus Films.

Avoid this company. The individual behind Maia Films/Kennington Film Studios/Fortemus Films (Andrew Greener) has a longstanding and very poor record for failing to pay freelancers who work for his companies on time, and sometimes at all.

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