U.K. post-production leaders speaking as part of a panel hosted by Channel 4 have called for proactive measures to increase diversity in the industry.
The virtual session held on Wednesday was chaired by dialogue editor and dubbing mixer Emma Butt, a long-time campaigner for diversity in post-production.
A recipient of the ITV Studios Achievement of the Year prize at December’s Women in Film & TV Awards, Butt has worked on Adr for shows like “Game of Thrones,” “Doctor Who” and “EastEnders.” In 2020, she published a paper on the lack of diversity within the post-production sound sector in TV, supported by the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity.
Butt was joined by TV and film editor Zeb Achonu; Neila Butt, creative diversity lead at Channel 4; Bob Clarke, founder of Mama Youth Project; Dean Webster, head of development at Ten 66; online editor Jay Francis; and Jasmin John, editor and founder...
The virtual session held on Wednesday was chaired by dialogue editor and dubbing mixer Emma Butt, a long-time campaigner for diversity in post-production.
A recipient of the ITV Studios Achievement of the Year prize at December’s Women in Film & TV Awards, Butt has worked on Adr for shows like “Game of Thrones,” “Doctor Who” and “EastEnders.” In 2020, she published a paper on the lack of diversity within the post-production sound sector in TV, supported by the Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity.
Butt was joined by TV and film editor Zeb Achonu; Neila Butt, creative diversity lead at Channel 4; Bob Clarke, founder of Mama Youth Project; Dean Webster, head of development at Ten 66; online editor Jay Francis; and Jasmin John, editor and founder...
- 1/26/2023
- by Hannah Abraham
- Variety Film + TV
The Edinburgh TV festival has revealed the 30 successful candidates selected for its popular ‘Ones to Watch’ program.
Reflecting the nature of the U.K. television industry, more than 70% of the candidates, including producers, directors, writers and journalists, are freelance, and the rest are from leading production companies and broadcasters, including the BBC, Lime Pictures, True North and Rdf. Of the 30 selected, 77% are women, 40% are from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (Bame) backgrounds, 37% work outside of London and 33% are disabled.
The candidates will benefit from bespoke sessions and training, access to the digital edition of the TV Festival in August, and receive 12 months of mentoring from senior industry figures.
Founded in 1994, ‘Ones to Watch’ is designed for those who have three or more years’ experience in TV and are looking to make the next major move in their career. “House Through Time” host David Olusoga, who is delivering the festival’s MacTaggart Lecture this year,...
Reflecting the nature of the U.K. television industry, more than 70% of the candidates, including producers, directors, writers and journalists, are freelance, and the rest are from leading production companies and broadcasters, including the BBC, Lime Pictures, True North and Rdf. Of the 30 selected, 77% are women, 40% are from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (Bame) backgrounds, 37% work outside of London and 33% are disabled.
The candidates will benefit from bespoke sessions and training, access to the digital edition of the TV Festival in August, and receive 12 months of mentoring from senior industry figures.
Founded in 1994, ‘Ones to Watch’ is designed for those who have three or more years’ experience in TV and are looking to make the next major move in their career. “House Through Time” host David Olusoga, who is delivering the festival’s MacTaggart Lecture this year,...
- 7/29/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Twenty women working at the mid-career level have been selected as mentees.
Women in Film and TV (UK) is launching its 10th mentoring scheme for film and TV workers, led by mentors including Apple’s Jay Hunt and Netflix’s Sam Doyle.
The scheme is run in association with ScreenSkills and supported by Avid, the BBC, Channel4, Eon Productions, Lionsgate, Panalux; Panavision, Twickenham Studios and UKTV.
Twenty women working at the mid-career level have been selected as mentees (full list below). They are working across directing, producing, script editing and development.
Wftv’s mentoring producer Tracy Forsyth, who is also...
Women in Film and TV (UK) is launching its 10th mentoring scheme for film and TV workers, led by mentors including Apple’s Jay Hunt and Netflix’s Sam Doyle.
The scheme is run in association with ScreenSkills and supported by Avid, the BBC, Channel4, Eon Productions, Lionsgate, Panalux; Panavision, Twickenham Studios and UKTV.
Twenty women working at the mid-career level have been selected as mentees (full list below). They are working across directing, producing, script editing and development.
Wftv’s mentoring producer Tracy Forsyth, who is also...
- 3/9/2020
- by 1100142¦Wendy Mitchell¦0¦
- ScreenDaily
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