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CIMIx 2026 | The Transformation Edition

27–29 Jan 2026 | Vienna, Austria

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Jack Sibson

Writer-Director

Kenosha Kickers

London, United Kingdom

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Kenosha Kickers

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EN Jack is a writer-director. His first short, LOLA, is a period action-thriller. He runs the production company Kenosha Kickers with his wife and collaborator, novelist Leigh Radford. They have a slate of projects they are developing across TV and film. Jack is currently in pre-production on a documentary exploring language and culture in Carinthia, a subject that's central to his debut feature film, THE SHEPHERD, which is set in Austria and that he aims to film in 2027. DE Jack ist Drehbuchautor und Regisseur. Sein erster Kurzfilm, LOLA, ist ein historischer Action-Thriller. Gemeinsam mit seiner Frau und Co-Autorin, der Schriftstellerin Leigh Radford, leitet er die Produktionsfirma Kenosha Kickers. Sie entwickeln derzeit diverse Projekte für Film und Fernsehen. Jack arbeitet aktuell an einer Dokumentation über Sprache und Kultur in Kärnten – ein Thema, das auch für seinen ersten Spielfilm THE SHEPHERD zentral ist. Dieser spielt in Österreich und soll 2027 gedreht werden.
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EN

Jack Sibson is a lawyer, best-selling author, and publisher who helped major tech companies such as Kobo and Blurb enter the publishing space. He has spoken regularly at global events including the Frankfurter Buchmesse and the London and New York Book Fairs, and has been a guest lecturer at the National Film and Television School since 2016 on the MA in Creative Business.

Jack now focuses on filmmaking. As a writer-director, his first short, LOLA, is a period action-thriller. He is currently in pre-production on a documentary exploring language and culture in Carinthia, a subject central to his debut feature, THE SHEPHERD, which he aims to film in 2027. He runs the production company Kenosha Kickers with his wife and collaborator, novelist Leigh Radford.

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Jack Sibson ist Anwalt, Bestsellerautor und Verleger. Er hat Unternehmen wie Kobo und Blurb beim Einstieg in den Verlagsmarkt unterstützt, spricht regelmäßig auf internationalen Veranstaltungen wie der Frankfurter, Londoner und New Yorker Buchmesse und ist seit 2016 Gastdozent an der National Film and Television School (MA Creative Business).

Inzwischen widmet er sich dem Filmemachen: Sein erster Kurzfilm LOLA ist ein historischer Action-Thriller. Aktuell befindet er sich in der Vorproduktion einer Dokumentation über Sprache und Kultur in Kärnten, ein zentrales Thema auch für seinen geplanten Spielfilm THE SHEPHERD (voraussichtlich 2027). Gemeinsam mit seiner Frau, der Autorin Leigh Radford, führt er die Produktionsfirma Kenosha Kickers.

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Speaker sessions (2)

Wednesday, 28 January 2026

15:00 - 16:00

Panel | Creative Meets Corporate: Building Synergies Across Sectors (EN)

Location:Hall 2Track:Track 3 | Cross-Sectoral Collaboration
  • Gaming
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Industry

Language: English This panel discusses how creatives and industry can successfully collaborate in unconventional partnerships for mutual benefit.

16:15 - 17:00

Keynote | Disruption in Storytelling (EN)

Location:Main Stage (Julius-Raab-Saal)Track:Track 2 | Business Transformation
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Storytelling
  • Publishing
  • Film & TV

Language: English From ebooks to indie publishing - and now AI - this session examines how the creative business of storytelling reinvents itself and comes full circle with the return of “indie” thinking in film and literature.