Report
13/05/2020
Edi Smockum was offering advice on how to break into the television industry at an RTS Futures webinar in mid-May, held during the coronavirus lockdown.
The Managing Director of ThinkBigger!, which runs new entrant schemes for the independent producers’ association Pact and Channel 4, admitted that entry schemes are highly competitive. But she...
Report
06/05/2020
“I’ve seen a tonne of people in these last few weeks reinvent themselves and how they’re doing things … At Nutopia, we’ve been working on amazing remote filming kits.
“Creative people are the most adaptable, so I’m very optimistic.”
The head of talent at factual producer Nutopia was part of a panel of talent executives talking at RTS Futures’...
Report
13/02/2020
Voltage Television executive producer Amanda Lyon, who looks after BBC Two hit Inside the Factory: said: “I’ve never felt I’ve missed out on anything by being female.”
She was talking at the “Wonder women” session, which brought together successful female TV executives in conversation with presenter Ria Hebden.
But Lyon added that a gender split...
24/12/2019
Comedian Tom Allen tells us his favourite things about Christmas in our festive quiz.
In Brief
17/12/2019
The competition, aimed at 18-29 year olds, is looking for powerful content with humour, aspirational and feel-good storylines to depict an optimistic and sustainable future, that diverts away from the typical dystopian drama depiction of what the future holds.
Flickers of the Future patron Richard Curtis CBE commented: "This could be the most...