Rosie Alison is Head of Development at Heyday Films, where she is working on a wide range of scripts in development, from Warner Bros projects to Film Four and BBC Films projects. She was also co-producer on two recent Heyday films, THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS and IS ANYBODY THERE? Prior to joining Heyday, Rosie worked as a television documentary maker for ten years (her director credits include THE SOUTH BANK SHOW, OMNIBUS and GRAND DESIGNS). She also published her first novel THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU, which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 2010.