Our Team
Adrian Politowski
Executive Chairman & Co-Founder
Adrian is the Co-Founder and previous CEO of Umedia (2004-2019) where he grew the group organically with Nadia Khamlichi from a modest 3 person organization into the $100M+ turnover international film group with 200 staff. In 2020, he sold his stake in Umedia.
Politowski worked as a producer on over 450 films including such hits as the multi Academy Award winning THE ARTIST, GOOD LUCK TO YOU LEO GRANDE, MANDY, HBO's, MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, Paramount's PAWS OF FURY, SEVEN SISTERS (What Happened to Monday), GRACE OF MONACO, THE MUSTANG, YVES SAINT LAURENT to name a few. His films have garnered 25 Official Cannes Selection, 11 Oscar Nominations (5 wins) and 77 nominations (22 wins) at the French César Awards.
Adrian also sits on the Board of Directors of publicly traded VFX/gaming company Goodbye Kansas, as well as cutting edge medical company Nordic Executive Medicine and sits on the Advisory Board of WIFTI (Women in Film and TV International).
He holds Masters in Engineering and a Masters in Economics, both from Oxford University. He splits his time between Los Angeles, Brussels and Stockholm.
Favorite movie quote: "Plastics." - THE GRADUATE (Or was it MEAN GIRLS?)
Nadia Khamlichi
Co-Founder
Nadia is the Co-Founder and previous CEO of Umedia (2004-2019) where she grew the group organically with Adrian Politowski from a modest 3 person organization into the $100M+ turnover international film group with 200 staff. In 2020, she sold her stake in Umedia.
Khamlichi worked as a producer on over 450 films including such hits as the multi Academy Award winning THE ARTIST, GOOD LUCK TO YOU LEO GRANDE, MANDY, HBO's, MY BRILLIANT FRIEND, Paramount's PAWS OF FURY, SEVEN SISTERS (What Happened to Monday), GRACE OF MONACO, THE MUSTANG, YVES SAINT LAURENT to name a few. Her films have garnered 25 Official Cannes Selection, 11 Oscar Nominations (5 wins) and 77 nominations (22 wins) at the French César Awards.
Nadia graduated from Solvay Business School of Economics and Management.
Nessa McGill
Commercial Director
Nessa McGill has worked as a lawyer specializing in film in television since 2002. She previously worked for a top 20 global law firm as head of their film and television unit based in the City of London. She specializes in the media industry, with particular emphasis all aspects of film and television production, financing and distribution. She also has considerable experience in other areas of content production including advertising, advertiser funded programming, sponsorship and product placement. Before joining Align, Nessa acted as Head of Legal at the Umedia Group and previous to that while in private practice, represented major studios, financial institutions, and leading production companies throughout the UK, the US, and Europe. She has also represented a number of government agencies throughout her career.
Favorite movie quote: "I want the truth! You can't handle the truth!" - A FEW GOOD MEN
Sierra Garcia
Senior Vice President of Production
Sierra Garcia began her career at Harbinger Pictures, the boutique production company behind the multi-academy award nominated THE HELP. It was there she worked to grow the development team and slate, bringing several projects to the screen including WALKING OUT the Matt Bomer and Bill Pullman survival thriller that premiered at Sundance Film. From Harbinger Sierra joined Umedia in 2017 where she worked on MANDY the Nicolas Cage thriller that premiered at Sundance and Cannes respectively. In 2018 she joined the Align team as the VP of Production, where she has worked to bring on board such films as Searchlight Pictures GOOD LUCK TO YOU LEO GRANDE and Paramount’s PAWS OF FURY: THE LEGEND OF HANK. Outside of Align she has melded her love for movie making with her strong desire to support women and poc in the entertainment industry through her work as a Co-Founder of The Lost Girls, a women in entertainment networking collective and as an Evolve mentor through Eric Garcetti and Ava Duvernay’s Evolve Entertainment Fund.
Favourite movie quote: "Bella! Where the hell have you been, Loca?!" - TWILIGHT: NEW MOON
Olivia Roos
Coordinator
Olivia Roos began their career as a coordinator for NBC News Digital before transitioning to the entertainment industry in 2021. They joined the Align team as Executive Assistant in 2021 before being promoted to Coordinator in 2024. Throughout their time at Align, Olivia has been an integral part of the acquisition and production team, supporting projects from onboarding to distribution. Outside of Align, Olivia is a screenwriter whose work has been recognized by Austin Film Festival, SeriesFest & Screencraft.
Favorite movie quote: "We're werewolves, not swear-wolves." - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS