Does unscripted TV have the talent pool to meet the future head on? And what needs to be done to make sure the people with the best creative, commercial and practical capabilities are working across the full range of unscripted genres from docs to fact-ent to sport to entertainment?

The new ScreenSkills Unscripted TV Skills Fund launches on the 1 June, with the ambition of investing £3 million a year in skills and training by 2024. How can this joint broadcaster/producer initiative go some way to answering these questions?

In this session, our speakers will each present their view on how we can strengthen the unscripted sector right across the UK, as well as developing skills in the nations and English regions and improving inclusion.

 

Chair

Lynn Barlow - Assistant Vice-Chancellor Creative and Cultural Industries Engagement, University of the West of England, Bristol; Executive producer; RTS Board of Trustees

 

Speakers

Alan Clements – Managing Director, Two Rivers Media

Sam Lawrence - Managing Director, Monkey

Sinead Rocks - Managing Director, Nations & Regions, Channel 4