Sue Hayes

Sue Hayes (29 April 1951 – 23 April 2021) was a British film and television executive who, as London Film Commissioner, was instrumental in championing London as an international filming destination.

She attended Apsley Grammar School, Hemel Hempstead, and studied economics and sociology at City University.

From 1979 to 1983 she was director of the Edinburgh International Television Festival.

In 1989 she launched an independent production company, VPL, which made TV documentaries, including For the Sake of the Children (1991), which won an International Emmy. (now Film London), Hayes was survived by her partner, producer Rod Caird. He died on 12 October 2021, at the age of 73.