About Us

tve

tve creates and enables others to create powerful, effective communications about the environment and development. Through film, animation, documentaries, debates and social media, we inspire change.

From experienced filmmakers and aspiring young ambassadors telling environmental stories to business innovators showcasing cutting-edge sustainability, we help to give a voice to a new generation committed to a greener and fairer world.

We are a not-for-profit organisation headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Over the past 40 years tve has worked with numerous partners and organisations in over 90+ counries. Our films have been distributed and watched by over 400 million viewers across various platforms.

GSFA CO-pResidents 2024

Co-President(Awards) Cheryl Campbell

Co-President (Awards) Lord St John of Bletso

Cheryl Campbell was tve’s executive director for 16 years. At a time of revolutionary change in mass media she led the organisation from its focus on broadcasting into the new world of social media and streaming, creating platforms that gave voice to young filmmakers globally, amateur and professional, in exploring the environment and social justice. Cheryl began her career as a journalist in newspapers and at BBC Radio before working as a senior reporter and news reader with the UK breakfast channel TV-am. She then led public communication and digital communication teams at the international development agency Christian Aid and has extensive international filmmaking experience. Cheryl read Classics and Egyptology at Selwyn College, Cambridge.

Co-President (Awards) Lord St John of Bletso

Anthony Tudor St John, 22nd Baron St John of Bletso (born 16 May 1957) is a British peer, politician, businessman and solicitor. He is one of the ninety hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords after the House of Lords Act 1999. He speaks on African affairs (and is a notable expert on Southern Africa), deregulation, financial services and information technology. Rather than aligning with a particular political party, he remains a crossbencher.

GSFA vice-pResidents 2024

VICE PRESIDENT (AWARDS) - TONY MATHARU

Honorary VICE PRESIDENT (AWARDS) Asia Region - Helen Wang

Tony Matharu is founder and Chairman of Integrity International Group and its subsidiaries, including Global Hospitality Services, and Integrity International Trust. He is also Chairman of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Asian Business Association, Vice President of Oracle Head and Neck Cancer Research Trust, Director of Bee London, and holds board for a number of additional charitable, sporting and arts organisations.

Honorary VICE PRESIDENT (AWARDS) Asia Region - Helen Wang

Helen Wang is a business angel, investor and serial entrepreneur. Helen’s versatile career in art, finance and technology enabled her to found several businesses across education, music and art, and technology. Helen sits on the advisory board of several startups in Asia and Europe. Being recognised as an active member of several prominent investment networks in the UK and Europe, helen is instrumental to many cross continental business development activities.

Helen is also known for her patronage in culture, art and music. She founded London Music Academy, an institute specialises in music exchanges between the West and the East. Helen is active in charity fundraising and she built her track records in investing in educational activities.

GSFA vice-pResidents 2024

Vice President(Awards) Jens Ambsdorf

Jens Ambsdorf is the Managing Director of the Lighthouse Foundation, a German non-profit organisation focussing on the implementation of local sustainable development projects and the role of the marine environment for the future of humanity. Jens Ambsdorf holds a diploma in ecology and for more than 30 years his work focuses on ecosystems, people and sustainable development.

VICE PRESIDENT (AWARDS) - LADY GLENARTHUR

Vice President(Awards) Jens Ambsdorf

FORMER PRESIDENT- FRIENDS OF TVE

Sue Glenarthur went from art school into teaching and subsequently became a full time mother, later returning to work in a variety of roles. Sue was a freelance journalist for BBC Radio Aberdeen and then became the UK PA to the Secretary General of the UN Independent Commission on International Humanitarian Issues. She has always been associated with various charities, most notably the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. Sue was introduced to tve in the 1980s, becoming a strong believer in the work of the charity and forming a support organisation, the Friends of tve. The aim of the Friends was to increase awareness of tve within the UK and to raise funds. As chair of the Friends and then as a Trustee of tve, Sue has worked for nearly four decades to fulfil this remit.

tve President and GSFA FOUNDER - sURINA NARULA

Surina Narula, is a businesswoman, philanthropist and an activist. She has worked with woman and children through Plan and consortium for street children and woman and children first. She has co founded the DSC prize for south Asian literature and is a founder of Difficult dialogues. She received Asian of the year award in 2005 and was appointed an MBE in 2008 for her charitable work. For 25 years Surina has organised events to raise money and the profile of street children internationally. In 2012 Surina founded the tve Global Sustainability Film Awards, and in 2016 she founded Difficult Dialogues (www.difficultdialogues.com). Surina has received awards for her contribution to street children charities and in 2003 was highly commended for The Beacon Prize for her outstanding contribution to charitable and social causes. In recognition of her charity work she was presented with the Asian of the Year Award in 2005 and in June 2008 appointed an MBE for charitable work in India.

tve Chair - Mei Sim Lai OBE

Mei Sim Lai is managing director of LaiPeters Ltd and founder of LaiPeters & Co, chartered accountants. Since 1991, Mei Sim has held a number of non-executive and other appointments in the private, public, charitable and not- for-profit sectors. She is also involved with international business and women’s groups. Mei Sim, who is of Malaysian origin, is proud to be the first Chinese person in the City of London to become the Master of a City livery Company, taking office as the Master of the Worshipful Company of World Traders in 2011. She is a past winner of the Asian Women of Achievement Awards, was appointed an OBE in 2014 in recognition of her services to equal opportunities and since 2006 she has been one of Her Majesty’s representatives in Greater London with responsibility for Brent. Mei Sim was President of the tve Global Sustainability Film Awards 2016.