People

Oliver Nias

Founder  |  Executive Producer

Oliver Nias is a BIFA-nominated filmmaker. He has been making films for over 18 years and is known for emotive ads and high concept movies. He started making films while studying English Literature at University College London. He is an avid reader to this day. He founded Obstacle Films in 2012.

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HUGO PEERS

Executive Producer

During his time at Sonny London and MJZ, Hugo Peers was involved with some of largest commercial ad campaigns of the last decade. He started in film at Independent Entertainment and Future Films before heading to Steam Media. His life’s quest is to travel the world and sample its foods.

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Erin Hughes

Producer

Erin Hughes works across every production at Obstacle, from our original short films to our international productions. She trained in contemporary dance at Trinity Laban and is a prolific contributor to creative projects in arts & culture. She is co-founder of Birthday Fish Theatre where she writes and performs physical theatre.

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MATT ROBERTS

Creative Partner

Matt Roberts is known for people-centric creative direction. He is the storytelling force behind over one hundred ad campaigns. He began his career as founder and artistic director of new writing company Papatango, directed for BAFTA-winning writer Dominic Mitchell and has since written and directed a Disney-bought movie.​​

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rose palmer

Creative Partner

Rose Palmer draws on her psychology PhD and background in journalism to tells human stories with empathy, as a producer and photographer. She produced the feature '1001 Days' which premiered at IDFA and Sheffield Doc Fest. As producer in the Bafta-winning films team of the Economist newspaper, she covered topics ranging from The Erosion of Press Freedom Globally to How Putin is Silencing his Opponents. Rose has told brand stories for Rolex, Blancpain, Yahoo Studios and UCL.

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MAX & HARRY LAW

Creative Partners

Max + Harry Law are a filmmaking force. By channelling their work as writers, directors, producers and editors, the duo drive brand growth through smart, emotive content. Their work has played in Times Square, on the Sydney Opera house, opened London Design Week, received over 50 million views worldwide and driven growth for clients including the BBC, Sony, Universal, The Warner Group, Red Bull Racing, Polestar, Jimmy Choo, Ribena, Alexander McQueen and Barclays.

Maria gregg

Head of Content Strategy

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Maria Gregg is a digital strategy expert and has spent the last five years leading audience growth initiatives for TV broadcast programmes on BBC One, BBC iPlayer programmes on Radio 2 and Radio 1, and Podcasts on BBC Sounds. She has been consulting as an Executive Producer at lemontank since 2023, where she leads marketing, digital content, and social media strategy for world famous and emerging music artists at major record labels, including Universal, Sony & Warner. Maria is a youth media specialist and is passionate about taking a creative and collaborative approach to audience research and content strategy.​​​​​​​​​​​

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CLARA RETTINGER

Growth Manager

Clara Rettinger is a connector. She matches brands with the people and ideas that deliver meaningful results. Her unique blend of strategic thinking and creativity makes her a dynamic force in the production ecosystem, bringing deep knowledge of sales (HubSpot) and scriptwriting to all of our collaborations.

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SALAL TARAR

Finance Director

Salal Tarar ACCA MSc BSc is a leading finance expert, drawing from specialist knowledge of the creative sector and production company accounting.

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SAM FEATHERSTONE

Head of Sound

Grammy nominated music producer and audio specialist Sam Featherstone has worked on award-winning films and with multi-platinum selling recording artists. His first feature film credit came with British independent film Everyone's Going to Die, producing composer Charlie Simpson's original score. He was post-production supervisor on Obstacle's BIFA-nominated feature film The Return.​​​​​​​​