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Official Programme sponsored by
21-23 August 2014
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Recent Emmy-nominated docu-drama series The World Wars is an epic look at
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the schedule at a glance
THURSDAY AUGUST 21st
10:30-11:30
How to Make
Money Out of
YouTube
Meet the
Controller: Danny
Cohen (BBC Two)
11:30-12:00
Coffee and
Danish –
Welcome to
Edinburgh from
Creative Europe
12:00-13:00
Controller
Through the
Keyhole:
Edinburgh
Special
Meet the
Controller:
Cassian Harrison
(BBC Four)
The Bridge to
EU Funding
13:00-14:00
NEW:
Come and
meet the
Commissioners
at our
Networking
Lunch
13:00-13:45
Screening:
Catastrophe and
Q&A with Sharon
Horgan and Rob
Delaney
14:00-15:00
Gogglebox
Masterclass
The World View:
HBO’s Mike
Lombardo in
Conversation
with Stuart
Murphy
Meet the
Controller:
Jay Hunt
(Channel 4)
Who Wants to
be a Quiz Show
Millionaire?
BAFTA Rocliffe
New Comedy
Showcase
How do you do
Digital?
FRIDAY AUGUST 22nd
09:00-10:00
How To Be A
Better Indie
Breaking
News - How to
Attract a Young
Generation to
News
09:30-10:30
Breakfast
and Bloody
Marys on
the Terrace with
NBCUniversal
10:30-11:30
The Post
MacTaggart
Interview: David
Abraham
Desperately
Seeking 16-34s
Meet the
Controller: Ben
Frow (Channel 5)
Meet the
Controller: Adam
MacDonald
(Sky One)
Jed Mercurio:
Line Of Duty,
A Masterclass
The Future
of Features:
8 o’clock and
Beyond
Is TV the New
Film?
Ones to Watch
Live Pitching
Session
12:00-13:00
We Still Need
To Talk About
Commissioning
10:00-11:00
11:30 – 13:00
Ed Talks
Meet the
Controller: Phil
Edgar-Jones
(11.30-12.30) (Sky
Arts)
12:00-14:00
The Network Live
MOTD: 50 Years
of Football
Nurturing the
Showrunner Role
in the UK
The Richard
Dunn Memorial
Interview: Tessa
Ross
Meet Discovery’s
Lee Bartlett,
Liz McIntyre and
Sarah Thornton
Meet the
Controller:
Charlotte Moore
(BBC One)
Sizzles that Sold
the Show
My Big Fat Gypsy
Benefit Title
Debate: Live!
Revolutionise
the World of TV
with Skype TX
Technology
SATURDAY AUGUST 23rd
Question Time:
An Edinburgh
special
13.45-14.45
13:30-14:30
Frankie Boyle:
State of the TV
Nation
Tales from the
Casting Couch:
How to Find the
British Peter
Dinklage
14:00-16:00
Screening:
Showrunners
and Q&A with
Ronald D.Moore
and Des Doyle
(The Filmhouse.
Ticket-holders
only, see p18)
15:30-16:30
Minority Report:
Is TV racist?
Based on a
True Story: A
Factual Drama
Masterclass with
Jeff Pope and
Sheridan Smith
16:45-18:00
Screening:
Dr Who: Deep
Breath
(The Filmhouse.
Ticket-holders
only, see p18)
Meet the
Controllers: Multi
Channel
New
Platforms New
Opportunities
BBC: The New
SuperIndie?
Inside The
Minds of Steve
Pemberton
and Reece
Shearsmith
Game of Thrones:
A Masterclass
How to Have a
Global Hit
18:00-18:30
Pre-MacTaggart
Drinks
Meet the
Controllers: Peter
Fincham and
Paul Mortimer
(ITV Digital
Channels)
18:30-19:15
19:30-21:00
The James
MacTaggart
Memorial
Lecture
(The Lennox)
Screening:
Dynamo:
Magician
Impossible,
Series 4
and Q&A with
Dynamo
Coaches
depart the
EICC at 19.15
for ITV Opening
Night Drinks
Reception
ITV Opening
Night Drinks
Reception
(National Museum
of Scotland)
The Future of TV
is Now
16:15-16:45
16.45 – 17.45
Sandford
St Martin
Trust Drinks
Reception
Dynamo
Masterclass:
The Art of
Astonishment
18:15-19:00
The Edinburgh
TV Awards
hosted by
John Bishop
Meet the
Controller: Peter
Fincham (ITV)
Meet the
Controller:
Emma Tennant
(UKTV)
You Create
the TV Shows
- BEARDYMAN
Makes the Music
God: TV’s Holy
Grail?
CCTV
Champagne
Drinks
Reception
(The Filmhouse.
Ticket-holders
only, see p18)
19:30-22:00
Sleeping with the
Enemy - You’ve
got the Access
but who’s got the
Editorial Control?
The Rise of
the Ad Men
15:15-16:15
17:00-18:00
21:30 – LATE
The
Edinburgh
Speakeasy
with UKTV
(The George
Hotel)
eicc Room codes
■
■ The Pentland
■ The Tinto
■ The Moorfoot
■ The Sidlaw
■ The Fintry
■ The Lennox
■ Festival Terrace
■ The Atrium
■ The Cromdale
■ Platform 5 Cafe
■ Non-EICC events (named)
Abraham, David
Thursday, 18:30 – 19:15, Lennox Suite
Friday 10:30 – 11:30, The Pentland
Cavannagh, Pam
Thursday, 12:00 – 13:00, The Moorfoot
Ahmed, Aaqil
Friday, 15:15 – 16:15, The Tinto
Chadha, Gurinder
Saturday, 11:30 – 13:00,
The Pentland
Alfano , JoAnn
Clarkson, SJ
Friday, 10:30 - 11:30, The Tinto
Ansbro, Lucy
Friday, 16:45 – 17:45, The Fintry
Clews, David
Ashbourne, Victoria
Clinton-Davis, Jo
Bampton, Nick
Thursday, 15:30 – 16:30, The Fintry
Cohen, Danny
Thursday, 10:30 – 11:30, The Sidlaw
Friday, 12:00 – 13:00, The Pentland,
15:15 – 16:15, The Pentland
Bartlett, Lee
Thursday, 17:00 - 18:00, The Tinto
Friday, 12:00 – 13:00, The Sidlaw
Beardyman
Friday, 1645 – 17:45, The Moorfoot
Bedell, Elaine
Friday, 09:00 – 10:00, The Pentland
Cooper, Ben
Cox, Sara
Thursday, 12:00 – 13:00, The Pentland
Crawford, Kahleen
Davis, Doug
Thursday, 15:30 – 16:30, The Tinto
Frow, Ben
Friday, 13:45 – 14:45, The Moorfoot
Georgia LA
Gladdis, Steve
Glover, David
Gorman, Justin
Gray, Marianne
Harcourt, Tim
Harris, Pippa
Harrison, Camilla,
Saturday, 11:30 – 1300, The Pentland
Harrison, Cassian
Bennett, Zai
Delaney, Rob
Thursday, 13:00 – 13:45, The Tinto,
14:00 – 15:00, The Moorfoot
Biddle, Dan
Diaz, Lourdes
Havard, Ed
Bishop, John
Friday, 18:15 – 1900, The Pentland
Dolan, Paul
Blomgren, Lars
Dynamo
Friday, 16:45 – 17:45, The Fintry Friday,
19:30 – 21:00, The Filmhouse
Hebden, Kat
Friday, 12:00-13:00, The Tinto
Bolton, Roger
Boston, Emma
Thursday, 15:30 - 16:30, The Tinto
Boyle, Chantal
Boyle, Frankie
Saturday, 13:30 – 14:30,
The Pentland
Hill, Geoff
Edge, Steve
Hincks, Tim
Edwards, Rick
Hockaday, Mary
Elsley, Brian
Friday 12:00 – 13:00, The Fintry
Horgan, Sharon
Thursday, 13:00 – 13:45, The Tinto,
14:00 – 15:00, The Moorfoot
Ennett, Will
Thursday, 15:30 - 16:30, The Fintry
Brooke, Dan
Saturday, 10:00 – 11:00,
The Pentland
Fea, Victoria
Byrne, Dorothy
Catliff, Nick
Herd, Richard
Edgar-Jones, Phil
Saturday, 11:30 – 12:30, The Sidlaw
Brogden, Chris
Browning, Mark
Hartwick, Amy
Hunt, Jay
Fincham, Peter
Thursday, 15:30-16:30, The Pentland
Issacs, Dan
Flynn, David
Jones, Heather
Jones, Dan
Jordan, Tony
Friday 15:15 – 16.15, The Tinto
Moore, Ronald D.
Friday 14:00 – 16.00, The Filmhouse
Morrison, Steve
Kennedy, Cynthia
Mortimer, Paul
Kirkham, Alison
Mowbray, Guy
Lee, Keli
Murphy, Stuart
Lee, Ralph
Friday 15:15 – 16.15, The Tinto
Smith, Jonathan
Smith, Sheridan
Spargo, Robbie
Stephens, Catherine
Ben Stephenson
Saturday, 10:00 – 11:00, The Pentland
Sterne, Robert
Mykura, Hamish
Stotts, Sharon
Lemon, Keith
Nadermann, Peter
Sutcliffe, Kevin
Levendis, George
Naughton, Eileen
Taylor, Celia
Lineker, Gary
Lombardo, Mike
Newman, Andrew
Nir, Avi
MacDonald, Adam
November, Steve
Mackenzie, Andrew
Parker, Dominic
Manford, Jason
Parker, Stephanie
Marshall, Alex
Pemberton, Steve
Maxwell , Simon
Pool, Tim
McAndrew, John
Pope, Jeff
McDonald, Tom
Regan, Steve
Thursday, 15:30 – 16:30, The Sidlaw,
Friday 13:45 – 14:45, The Moorfoot
McIntyre, Liz
McOwen Wilson, Ben
McVay, John
Mercurio, Jed
Moore Charlotte
Thursday, 15:30 - 16:30, The Pentland
Moore, Myfanwy
Roach, Cameron
Ross, Tessa
Savage, Robbie
Shearsmith, Reece
Smales, Dom
Smith, Elaine C,
Saturday, 10:00 – 11:00, The Pentland
Tennant, Emma
Thornton, Sarah
Thorogood, Katy
Toynbee, Polly
Turton, Jane
Vaizey, Ed
Walley, Nigel
Walsh, Vincent
Watsham, Richard
Friday, 16:45 - 17:45, The Fintry
Westcott, Emma
Williams, Arthur
Wilson, Duncan,
Friday, 12:00 - 13:00, The Moorfoot
Wilson, Gill
Yaeger, Kurt
Younge, Pat
Znak, Natalka
The speakers
Jordan, Matt
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Elaine Bedell is Executive Chair of the Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival
powered by YouTube and Director of Entertainment and Comedy at ITV. As well as appointing the
Festival Advisory Chair, Elaine heads the Executive Committee and manages the overall governance
of the Festival and its educational initiatives.
Hello and welcome to the 2014
Edinburgh Television Festival, the
39th in its long illustrious history,
and my 4th – and final – Festival
as Executive Chair.
Thank you for buying your
delegate pass. We’re a charitable
organisation, so your pass will
have helped to provide someone with a place on one
of our training schemes. The Network offers people
their first taste of television via masterclasses, and
Ones to Watch recognises and nurtures upcoming
diverse talent. This year, over 30% of people on both
schemes are from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic
backgrounds.
I also got my first taste for television at Edinburgh.
I’d wangled my way to a delegate pass as a baby
researcher in the BBC Features department because
someone more senior dropped out at the last minute.
I knew no-one here, although everyone seemed to
know everyone else – or, at least, everyone knew
Alan Yentob. But I sat on my own at the back of every
session and was struck again and again by the spirit
and passion of every platform speaker. Television, it
seemed, was full of impressively creative people who
loved what they did – so much so that they willingly
spent their Bank Holiday arguing about the future
direction of their industry. I was hooked.
I’ve been to God knows how many Edinburgh TV
festivals since then. And I’m always here with a certain
kind of thrill (as well as a certain kind of hangover). It
deliberately isn’t called a TV Conference – it’s a TV
Festival and a three-day celebration; it’s a networking
event, and it’s a place where provocation can lead
to policy; it’s where ministers rub shoulders with
producers, and where trainees meet executives.
There’s simply nowhere like it.
I have many glorious Edinburgh memories: Kevin
Spacey dad-dancing last year at the post MacTaggart
party, Robert Peston and James Murdoch swearing
at each other (and over me, as I sat between them)
at the MacTaggart dinner; Peter Fincham and Tim
Hincks’ band making their first appearance as The
Overnights at TV’s Got Talent (where, let’s not forget,
they were beaten by a girl who sang with her mouth
shut); Eric Schmidt promising us all we had nothing
to fear from Google; Vince Gilligan holding a packed
room spellbound; Ant and Dec turning up at the
George and getting sucked into a Scottish wedding,
the 2012 Olympics closing session which reduced
advisory chair Kenton Allen to tears, and the amazing
Alex Crawford talking to us all live from a fallen Tripoli.
I want to thank everyone who has helped these
past four years by working much harder than me: my
four Advisory Chairs, including, of course, this year’s
whirlwind dynamo, Melanie Leach; our new Festival
Director Lisa Campbell and the full-time Festival
team, and all my executive committee members, for
consistently attending long meetings and putting up
with cold tortilla chips.
Chris Shaw is taking over from me as Executive
Chair and I’m very glad to be handing it over to such a
loyal friend of the festival. I know he will do a brilliant
job – and he will certainly do it wearing much more
sensible shoes.
Have a great Festival.
Elaine Bedell
Director of Entertainment and Comedy, ITV
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introduction
Mel Leach is the 2014
Advisory Chair of The
Guardian Edinburgh
International Television
Festival and Chief
Executive of Twofour
Group. Mel has led the
Advisory Committee over
the past 12 months to
produce the sessions at
this year’s Festival.
A
huge welcome to this year’s TV
Festival, and what a year it’s been
– with Viacom set to acquire
Channel 5; Shine and Endemol
on the brink of a joint venture; Love falling
for Sky; and All3Media selling to Discovery
and Liberty Global. This unprecedented
consolidation has seen the “tectonic
plates moving” to such an extent the
BBC’s decided its production quotas are
no longer fit for purpose. Find out exactly
what that means for the industry in one
of our most important sessions in recent
years, BBC: The New SuperIndie?
Mel Leach
And as the BBC examines in-house,
Channel 4 has also been turning its
attention to the supply chain with the announcement
of a £20m growth fund set up to invest in mediumsized Indies. Expect to hear more about that in David
Abraham’s highly-anticipated MacTaggart Lecture.
The business of creativity sits at the heart of both
sessions and is a theme that runs throughout this
year’s schedule. In The Minority Report: Is TV Racist?
ABC’s Keli Lee has flown in to argue the business case
for diversity with the people who really can deliver
change. Ash Atalla will chair what promises to be a
heated debate.
Equally controversial was last year’s survey that
shone a light on the behaviour of broadcasters – but
has anything changed? Find out in the must-attend
session, We Still Need to Talk About Commissioning.
And it wouldn’t be fair if we didn’t ask the same of the
suppliers. How To Be A Better Indie has surveyed the
freelance community and the commissioners to reveal
the best and the worst practices across the UK’s
Production Companies. A slightly risky session for me
given the day job…
But in fairness, it’s nowhere near as risky as
letting Keith Lemon into your lavatory. For this year’s
Edinburgh Special, Controller Through the Keyhole
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has snuck behind some of the most closely-guarded
front doors in British telly. All you have to do is guess
whose knicker drawer is whose.
And the entertainment doesn’t end there. Cast
and creatives from the Golden Globe-winning Game
Of Thrones will join HBO President of Programming
Michael Lombardo in an eagerly-anticipated
Masterclass; star of ITV1’s forthcoming Cilla,
Sheridan Smith, and writer Jeff Pope are together
discussing the secrets of their creative partnership;
Dynamo will be performing effects for us all as part
of his must see magical Masterclass and Richard
Osman will interview Frankie Boyle on the State
of the TV Nation. Two of this year’s biggest
breakout stars, Steph and Dom Parker, are on
hand to tell us exactly what they think of our
programmes in a Gogglebox Masterclass and
John Bishop is Master of Ceremonies at the
hotly contested Edinburgh TV Awards
where, along with Best Channel and
Best Indie, for the first time we’ll also
be handing out a gong to the Best
Commissioning Editor in the UK.
I owe enormous thanks to this
year’s Committee, a tireless team of
volunteers who’ve produced what we
hope will be an inspiring, informative
and agenda-setting Festival. Special
thanks goes to Syeda Irtizaali,
Commissioning Editor for Entertainment at C4 and
this year’s Deputy Chair, without whose support I
would surely be in the Priory. The last word is hers…
Syeda Irtizaali is the Advisory Committee
Deputy Chair and Commissioning Editor
for Entertainment, Channel 4.
O
ver past years it’s become something
of a trend to dismiss our industry as out
of touch: let’s all snigger at hoary old
television, dad dancing at a cool new club
it doesn’t really understand. I hope the subtext of
this year’s Edinburgh is a robust clarion call to the
industry. Television is evolving at lightning speed
as old business models are thrown out the window
and international investment comes in. Yet this year
has also reminded us just how adaptable, creative,
ingenious and compelling it can be. So I hope you
enjoy this year’s Edinburgh and like all the best daddancers, wave you hands in the air like you just don’t
care. See you on the dancefloor.
executive committee 2014
EXECUTIVE
COMMITTEE 2014
Chair
Elaine Bedell
Director of Entertainment &
Comedy,
ITV
Kenton Allen
Chief Executive Officer,
Big Talk Productions
Ash Atalla
Managing Director,
Roughcut Television
James Baker
Managing Director,
Red Arrow Entertainment
Peter Barron
Director, External Relations, EMEA,
Google
Julian Bellamy
Head of Production
& Development and
Creative Director,
Discovery Networks International
Zai Bennett
Director,
Sky Atlantic
Alan Clements
Director of Content,
STV
George Entwistle
Consultant
Jane Fletcher
Controller of Press & Publicity,
Channel 4
Ben Frow
Director of Programmes,
Channel 5
Daisy Goodwin
Head Girl,
Silver River Productions
Krishnan Guru-Murthy
Newscaster,
Channel 4 News
Lorraine Heggessey
Founder,
Boom Pictures
Steve Hewlett
Writer, Broadcaster & Media
Consultant
Tim Hincks
President,
Endemol UK
Sam Hodges
Head of Communications,
BBC Television
Danny Cohen
Director of Television,
BBC
Tamara Howe
Controller of Business,
Comedy and Entertainment,
BBC
Alex Connock
Managing Director,
Shine North
Mike Large
Director of Communications,
ITV
Phil Edgar-Jones
Director,
Sky Arts
Ralph Lee
Deputy Chief Creative Officer,
Channel 4
Andrew Mackenzie
Group Creative Director,
Twofour
Alex Mahon
Chief Executive Officer,
Shine Group
Andrew Newman
Chief Executive,
Objective Productions
Oliver Rawlins
Group Director of
Communications,
Guardian Media Group
Sebastian Scott
CEO & Co-Founder,
Predictable Media
Ruth Settle
Director,
Freuds
Chris Shaw
Editorial Director,
ITN Productions
Graham Stuart
Co-Founder and Director,
So Television
Karl Warner
Managing Director,
Electric Ray
Richard Watsham
Director of Commissioning,
UKTV
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KEYNOTE SPEAKER
THE MACTAGGART LECTURE
DAVID ABRAHAM
Following a 25 year career building and championing
creative businesses in the UK and USA, David
Abraham became Channel 4’s sixth Chief Executive
in May 2010. He formed and leads the team that is
delivering the biggest diversification of Channel 4’s
schedule in a decade following the decommissioning
of Big Brother. Investment in originated content
has been at record levels, with the team executing
the game-changing broadcast of the London 2012
Paralympic Games and commissioning award-winning
shows ranging from Gogglebox and Educating
Yorkshire to Southcliffe, The Undateables, Syria:
Across the Lines and Toast of London.
A rejuvenated Channel 4 News is making its own
headlines with Plebgate and Sri Lanka exclusives;
investment into Film4 has been boosted and is
flourishing, with titles ranging from the Oscar and
BAFTA award-winning 12 Years a Slave to the hit The
Inbetweeners Movie.
David implemented an innovative viewer
engagement strategy for Channel 4 which today has
over 11 million registered users, including half of all
16-24 year-olds in the UK. This has been achieved
while keeping revenues stable as well as forging new
commercial partnerships with UKTV and BT Sport.
David joined Channel 4 from UKTV, where he
was appointed Chief Executive in April 2007. He led
the launch of Dave and championed successful
commissions such as Red Dwarf – Back to Earth and
In the Land of the Free. Prior to this, David worked
at Discovery Networks USA where, as President and
General Manager of TLC, he was responsible for
reviving the prime US cable network. Before heading
to the US, David was General Manager of Discovery
Networks UK.
David began his career in 1984 as a graduate
trainee in advertising in London, after studying Modern
History at Oxford University. At 32, he was a Founding
Partner and Chief Operating Officer of independent
creative agency St Luke’s.
He is a member of the Board of Creative Skillset
and was Chair of the 2013 RTS Cambridge Convention.
THE RICHARD DUNN MEMORIAL INTERVIEW
TESSA ROSS
Tessa Ross joined Channel 4 in 2000 and became
Head of Film4 in 2003, followed by Controller of Film
and Drama in 2008.
Under Tessa’s leadership, Film4 has become
synonymous with working with the most innovative
talent in the UK, both newly discovered and
established, and has developed and co-financed
many of the most successful UK films of recent
years. These include Academy Award-winners
such as Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave, Danny
Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, Kevin Macdonald’s
Last King of Scotland and Phyllida Lloyd’s The Iron
Lady; critically-acclaimed award-winners such as
Martin McDonagh’s In Bruges, Mike Leigh’s Another
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Year, Chris Morris’ Four Lions, Shane Meadows’ This
is England, Ben Wheatley’s Sightseers and Clio
Barnard’s The Selfish Giant; and the most successful
British comedy at the UK box office, Ben Palmer’s The
Inbetweeners Movie.
During her earlier stewardship of Channel 4
Drama, Tessa Ross successfully implemented a
strategy that cemented a drama reputation based
on risk and innovation. Pieces commissioned
during that time include Shameless, Teachers,
Not Only But Always, White Teeth, No Angels and
Sex Traffic.
Tessa came to Channel 4 from the BBC’s
Independent Commissioning Group, where she was
WORLDVIEW HBO’S MIKE LOMBARDO IN
CONVERSATION WITH STUART MURPHY
Michael Lombardo is President of Programming,
for Home Box Office. He is responsible for
overseeing all of HBO’s and Cinemax’s programming
initiatives including HBO Films, HBO Sports, HBO
Documentaries & Family and HBO Entertainment.
He also oversees the HBO Marketing and Program
Planning group, which is responsible for research
and scheduling. In addition, he heads up the West
Coast Business Affairs, Legal and Production
departments. He was appointed to this position in
June 2007.
During his tenure as president, HBO Programming,
HBO has launched some of its most acclaimed
and successful series including True Blood,
Boardwalk Empire, The Newsroom, Game of
Thrones, Silicon Valley, Girls, Veep, Looking, True
Detective, and Last Week Tonight With John
Oliver, many ranking among the top programmes
in the network’s history. Additional award-winning
programmes include the miniseries Mildred Pierce
and Generation Kill; HBO Films’ Too Big To Fail,
Temple Grandin, Taking Chance, Grey Gardens,
Game Change and You Don’t Know Jack. Lombardo
also shepherded Cinemax’s first foray into primetime
originals with the popular action series Strike Back
and Banshee.
Formerly, Lombardo was executive vicepresident, Business Affairs, Production and
Programming Operations, a position he held since
January 2003. In this capacity, he was responsible
for the negotiation and administration of talent,
production and licence agreements for HBO original
programming, as well as overseeing the network’s
West Coast Production and Legal departments and
the Programming Operations.
Lombardo currently serves on the boards of
The Paley Center, The Academy of Television Arts
& Sciences, GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian and Straight
Education Network) and Film Independent.
He was appointed a member of the Board of
Trustees at the John F. Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts by President Obama in February 2014.
Head of Drama. Her commissions included Billy Elliot,
Clocking Off and Playing the Field.
Tessa has previously been a governor at the NFTS,
on the board of the National Theatre, a member of
the ICA Council and a governor at the BFI. She is an
honorary associate of the London Film School and an
Honorary Fellow at the NFTS. She was also a member
of Chris Smith’s Film Policy Review panel. Tessa was
appointed CBE in the New Year 2010 Honours List
and received the 2013 BAFTA for Outstanding British
Contribution to Cinema.
In 2014, it was announced that Tessa had been
appointed as Chief Executive of the National Theatre,
a role she takes up from autumn 2014.
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Welcome to Edinburgh!
General Election, taking the debate to where more and
more people will be watching.
The speed of change of audience behaviour
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of determining its future direction. This makes the
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The BBC is the world’s
best-known broadcaster,
informing, educating and
entertaining in the UK and around the world. Today’s
digital BBC plays a key civic role in UK life and aims to
be the most creative, trusted organisation in the world
and to enrich people’s lives with great programmes
and services. BBC content is watched, listened to or
accessed online via eight national TV channels, 10
national radio stations, 240 websites and over 40 local
radio stations.
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Blitz is one of the UK’s leading
providers of staging and
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events industry. These include
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Channel 4 is a publicly owned,
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public service broadcaster with a
remit to be innovative, experimental
and distinctive. Its public ownership
and not-for-profit status ensure all
profit generated by its commercial
activity is directly reinvested
back into the delivery of its public
service remit. As a publisher-broadcaster, Channel
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production sector and worked with 367 creative
companies in 2013.
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The Farm Group is a
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film post-production group.
With facilities in London’s Soho, Bristol, Salford and
Los Angeles, we are able to provide fast, flexible and
cost-effective post-production services throughout the
UK and across the Atlantic. We pride ourselves on
being pioneers in post-production. From location
acquisition to file delivery and archive, we set the
highest standards and provide a first class-service to
the world’s television, media and entertainment
industries.
www.farmgroup.tv
Discovery
Communications
(Nasdaq: DISCA,
DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s number one pay-TV
programmer with the most extensive distribution
platform in the industry. Reaching over 2.7 billion
cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries
and territories and in 45 languages, we deliver
global appeal and local relevance while connecting
with diverse audiences by providing context and
knowledge for the ever-changing world around them. Discovery Networks International (DNI), a division of
Discovery Communications, develops and produces
more than 1,100 hours of global, regional and local
commissions for worldwide networks, led by flagships
Discovery Channel and TLC. www.discoverycommunications.com
In an industry synonymous with
creativity and innovation, the
bar for business excellence is
set high. You need to embrace
new technology, develop new
distribution models and satisfy
the demands of a voracious and
outspoken consumer. There’s
always another challenge just around the corner. EY’s
technology, media and telecommunications team
can help. We bring together a high-performance,
worldwide team of professionals with deep technical
experience in providing assurance, tax, transaction
and advisory services to the industry’s leaders. Our
network of professionals collaborate and share
knowledge around the world, to provide exceptional
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ITV is the largest commercial
television network in the
UK, home to the biggest
entertainment shows, major
sporting events, award-winning drama and highquality factual. We invest around £1 billion each year
in content, with the majority spent on UK production.
ITV is also available online and on demand via ITV
Player. Through ITV Studios, we produce content for
both our own channels and third parties in the UK and,
increasingly, overseas. Our distribution business sells
finished programmes and formats worldwide.
www.itv.com
Sky is the UK’s biggest
investor in television content,
investing more than £2.5 billion
a year on channels such as
Sky 1, Sky Atlantic, Sky Living,
Sky Arts, Sky Sports, Sky Movies and Sky News. Around
two-thirds of Sky’s content spend is invested in the
UK. Alongside its commitment to offering customers a
greater choice of high-quality content, Sky is a leading
innovator. Customers enjoy total control and flexibility
over their favourite TV through Sky+, can watch on the
move through Sky Go and enjoy the best-quality TV
experience at home through High Definition and 3D.
Sky is also the UK’s favourite ‘triple-play’ provider of TV,
broadband and home phone. Sky believes in making
a wider contribution to the communities in which it
operates by taking positive action on the environment,
supporting grassroots sports and increasing access to,
and participation in, the arts.
www.sky.com
Skype is for doing things
together, whenever you’re
apart. Our text, voice and
video make it simple for
people to share experiences wherever they are… and
it’s transforming the television and media industry.
We’ve linked the Jimmy Kimmel Show in California
to One Direction in Tennessee, the X Factor judges in
London to musicians in LA and audience members on
The Ellen Show with family in Afghanistan.
Breaking news? We’ve got it covered. When big stories
break, you want to hear from the people on the scene
– what they see, hear and feel. Skype is often used to
bring on-the-ground coverage straight to viewers.
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Tellybug partners with TV producers and
broadcasters around the world to make existing TV
shows more entertaining and engaging. We also work
hard to drive the creation and development of brand
new show formats that have audience interaction and
engagement at their heart. Tellybug has delivered the
most successful second-screen experiences for the
world’s biggest TV formats including The X Factor,
The Voice, Got Talent and more. All of our productions
are built upon our extensive and highly scalable
interactive app platform, constantly supporting the
highest peak-interaction volumes on TV. www.tellybug.com
UKTV is one of the most
important and successful
multichannel providers in the
UK. Formed in 1997, it is an
independent commercial joint
venture between BBC Worldwide,
the commercial arm of the BBC,
and Scripps Networks International. Attracting over
40 million viewers each month, the network consists
of 10 distinctive channel brands – Watch, Gold, Dave,
Alibi, Yesterday, Blighty, Eden, Home, Really and Good
Food – offering a broad range of quality programming
across entertainment, lifestyle and factual. UKTV
currently operates 22 broadcast streams when its
eight multiplexes and four HD channels are taken
into account, and 11 highly successful websites. The
network also runs video on demand (VOD) services on
Sky and BT Vision. UKTV’s successful programming
strategy combines high-profile original commissions
and key acquisitions with quality content from the
BBC. All UKTV channels are distributed on Sky and
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the advospry committee
festival director and
advisory committee 2014
FESTIVAL DIRECTOR
Louise
Blythe
James
Herring
Executive Producer
BBC Academy
Managing Partner
Taylor Herring
Zoe
Clapp
Clare
Hollywood
Director of
Communications
UKTV
Executive Producer
Victory Television
Rich
Evans
Gemma
John-Lewis
Commissioning
Editor, Entertainment
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Editor, Factual
Entertainment
Channel 4
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Coordinator,
Entertainment
ITV
David
Allberry
Victoria
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Heather
Jones
Head of Talent
Talkback
Controller of Drama
ITV
VP Programming
A+E Networks UK
George
Ashton
Anna
Fern
Richard
Lewis
Head of
Entertainment
James Grant Media
Channels Executive
ITV
Head of
Entertainment UK
YouTube
lisa
campbell
ADVISORY CHAIR
Melanie
Leach
Chief Executive
Twofour Group
DEPUTY CHAIR
Syeda
Irtizaali
Lizzie
Barroll
Brown
Manager
ARG
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Editor, Factual
Entertainment
Channel 4
Alison
Kirkham
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Formats and Features
BBC
Steve
Regan
Sarah
Thornton
Creative Director
Syco Entertainment
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and Production
MTV Networks
Europe
P Production and
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Development, Factual
Entertainment
Discovery Networks
International
Neil
Midgley
Media commentator
Forbes.com
Jason
Mills
Cameron
Roach
Acting Head of
Drama
Sky Head of Digital
ITV News
Fraser
Robinson
Kirsty
Milner
ice President,
V
Scripted Acquisitions
and Co-Productions,
ITV Studios Global
Entertainment
Head of Talent
Somethin’ Else
Lisa
Opie
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Business, Factual
and Daytime
BBC
Tom
Porter
ommissioning Editor
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News and Current
Affairs
Channel 4
Shaun
Parry
Katy
Thorogood
Commissioning
Editor, Factual
ITV
Nick
Thorogood
VP Content and
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Marketing
Scripps Networks
Interactive
Hilary
Rosen
Jen
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Commissioning Editor
UKTV
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Productions
Microsoft Studios
Neale
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Development
RDF Television
Saskia
Wirth
irector of Corporate
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Communications
Sony Pictures
Television
Chris
Sussman
Commissioning Editor
BBC
Head of
Entertainment
Endemol UK
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NOW TV lounge
NOW TV, the internet TV
service from Sky, provides
instant and easy access
to hundreds of films from Sky Movies on demand,
pay-as-you-go access to Sky Sports and must-see
shows on 10 of the best pay-TV channels including
Sky 1 and Sky Atlantic. It is available on a wide range
of connected devices including the NOW TV Box, PC,
Mac, iOS, Android, Xbox 360, PS3™, PS4™ and
YouView.
Mama Youth Project
MAMA Youth Project (MYP) aims to
equip young people from 16-25 years
of age with the skills and experience
to secure long-term, fulfilling
employment in TV. A particular focus is on young
people from BAME, disadvantaged backgrounds and
those with limited educational or employment
opportunities, including unemployed graduates.
A unique aspect of MYP’s training model is that it
puts the trainees into a ‘real-time’ work situation during
which they have to work in a tightly knit team to produce
six episodes of a magazine TV show called ‘What’s Up’
(for broadcast on Sky 1). On each project, a cohort of 24
trainees are intensively trained in various core skills in
research, production and technical. After 12 weeks of
hands-on experience and high pressure, the trainees
become work ready and an asset to any employer.
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Food Network and Travel Channel are winners of the
Freesat Specialist Channel Award 2013 and 2014 and
SNI is the world leader in lifestyle programming.
NORTHERN IRELAND SCREEN
Skype Lounge
Join us to find out how Skype is
helping broadcasters and
producers revolutionise TV show
formats. We have already
worked with hit shows like Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel,
Britain’s Got Talent and The X Factor. We will be
showcasing our favourite Skype in Media moments in
Skype lounge. Oh and there’s a bar!
Game of Thrones is an
original HBO series based
on George RR Martin’s
best-selling novels. The
series films across various locations in Northern Ireland,
with production based in Belfast.
In a world where summers span decades and
winters can last a lifetime, the Westeros crown comes
with a price. Kings and queens, knights and renegades,
liars and noble men vie for power in the bloody
struggle for the Iron Throne. With thanks to Sky Atlantic,
Northern Ireland Screen invites you to try it out for size.
www.northernirelandscreen.co.uk
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strathblane hall
Strathblane Hall?
Screenings
The Tinto and The Filmhouse Cinema, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ (see map p2)
Tickets for screenings at The Filmhouse Cinema
can be reserved in advance at the registration
desk at the EICC up to 1 hour before the screening.
Tickets should be collected at The Filmhouse half
an hour prior to the screening. Availability is limited
so enquire early to avoid disappointment. Tickets
are not required for the ‘Catastrophe’ screening.
Chair: Andrew Collins, Writer, Broadcaster
and TV Critic
Producers: Fraser Robinson, Vice-Presdient, Scripted
Acquisitions and Co-productions, ITV Studios Global
Entertainment, Adam Webb, Producer, GEITF
THURSDAY AUGUST 21, 13:00 – 13:45
CATASTROPHE
The Tinto, EICC
Rob Delaney (comedian and bestselling author) and
Sharon Horgan (award-winning actress and star/cowriter of Pulling) have written and star in a new series
for Channel 4 called Catastrophe.
It’s a 6 x 30, single camera comedy following an
Irish woman (Sharon Horgan) and an American man
(Rob Delaney) who make a bloody mess as they
struggle to fall in love in London.
Phil Clarke, Head of Comedy at Channel 4, said:
“Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney are two unique and
supremely talented comic writers and performers,
and they have come together to make a notably
outstanding pilot. The result is an original and joyous
transatlantic romantic comedy, and I’m delighted that
we are now going to series.”
Jon Thoday, Joint Managing Director of Avalon
Television, added: “We are delighted to be producing
another exciting new narrative project with Channel 4
and working with two brilliant original comic talents.”
An Avalon Television production, Catastrophe
was commissioned by Phil Clarke, Head of Comedy
THURSDAY AUGUST 21, 16:45 – 18:00
DoctoR WHO: DEEP BREATH
The Filmhouse Cinema, Edinburgh
The feature-length premiere episode of the new
series of Doctor Who entitled Deep Breath. Written by
Steven Moffat and produced by Nikki Wilson, this will
see Peter Capaldi launch as the 12th Doctor, one of
TV’s most iconic roles, alongside Jenna Coleman as
his companion Clara.
Director: Ben Wheatley
TX: BBC One, August 23
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at Channel 4. The series is directed by Ben Taylor
(Cardinal Burns and Cuckoo) and produced by Adam
Tandy (The Thick of It and A Touch of Cloth), while the
Executive Producers are Richard Allen-Turner,
Kara Baker and Jon Thoday.
TX: Channel 4, 2015 (Catastrophe series)
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney
Screenings
FRIDAY AUGUST 22, 14:00 – 16:00
SHOWRUNNERS
Described by The Hollywood Reporter as “an
intriguing behind-the-scenes exposé of the men
and women responsible for TV’s recent revolution”,
Showrunners will have an exclusive presentation at
this year’s GEITF.
Showrunners is the first ever feature-length
documentary film to explore the fascinating world of
US television Showrunners and the creative forces
aligned around them. These people are responsible
for creating, writing and overseeing every element
of production on one of the US’ biggest exports –
television drama and comedy series. The film shows
audiences the huge amount of work that goes into
making sure their favourite TV series airs on time, as
well as the many challenges that showrunners have
to overcome to make sure a new series makes it onto
the schedules at all!
Featuring contributions from J.J. Abrams, Joss
Whedon, Ronald D. Moore, Damon Lindelof, Bill Prady,
Hart Hanson, Jane Espenson, Jonathan Nolan and
many more!
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with
the film’s director Des Doyle and special guest
showrunner Ronald D. Moore (Outlander, Battlestar
Galactica, Carnivale, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
FRIDAY AUGUST 22, 1930 – 21:00
DYNAMO: MAGICIAN
IMPOSSIBLE, SERIES 4
Dynamo: Magician Impossible will return to Watch this
autumn as the world-wide hit begins its fourth series.
The award-winning magic show has charted
Dynamo’s journey from humble beginnings in Bradford
to becoming one of the world’s most talked-about
entertainers/illusionists following his dramatic
stunts, which have included the Thames ‘River Walk’
in London, walking down the side of the LA Times
building and levitating in front of the Christ the
Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The fourth series of Magician Impossible follows
Dynamo as he travels to LA, San Francisco, Paris and –
for the first time - India before heading to London and
returning to the north of England, where his story began.
From pop stars to actors to passers-by on the street, the
reaction to Dynamo’s spine-tingling magic is infectious –
amazing everyone he comes into contact with.
Steve North, General Manager for Watch, said:
“Dynamo is leading the regenerated interest in magic,
with millions of fans around the world. As well as the
mind-blowing magic, Dynamo: Magician Impossible
is the amazing story of the man himself, and how his
passion for illusion has rocketed him to international
stardom. We are thrilled that Watch is the home of
Dynamo and that we have brought the show to a
global audience.”
TX: Watch, Autumn
The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Dynamo
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networking events
THURSDAY AUGUST 21st
11:30 – 12:00
18:00 – 18:30
coffeE and danish –
WELCOME TO EDINBURGH
FROM CREATIVE EUROPE
pre-mactaggart drinks
Festival Terrace, Level 0
Make sure you stop by the EY lounge located in the
Atrium on Level 0 between 6.00pm - 6.30pm on
Thursday 21 August for complementary drinks ahead
of the James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture. Hosted
by the team behind the The Future of Television in
the UK report in your delegate bag - come along and
share your views on the future of TV and visual media.
Enter from the Strathblane Hall via the Entrance
to Floor 1 Gateway.
Join us for coffee with our panellists, producers on
shows such as The Killing, The Bridge and Wallander.
Our UK team will also be on hand to tell you more
about Creative Europe, the new €1.5 billion EU
funding programme. It invests in internationally
produced European TV drama, animation and
documentary.
New outdoor space opposite the Tinto.
EY Lounge, The Atrium, Level 0
Sponsored by
In partnership with
13:00 – 14:00
19:30 – 22:00
MEET THE COMMISSIONERS
NETWORKING LUNCH
ITV OPENING NIGHT DRINKS
RECEPTION
Platform 5 Cafe, Level 1
National Museum of Scotland
The Meet the Commissioners networking lunch
will be held at 13:00 - 14:00 on Thursday at the
Platform 5 Café. This new networking opportunity
at GEITF is available to all delegates who have
RSVP’d. Commissioners from the key channels will be
attending so come along straight after the Through
the Keyhole Edinburgh Special to network and enjoy
complementary drinks and lunch, courtesy of Creative
Scotland.
Enter from the Strathblane Hall via the Entrance
Gateway to Level 1.
ITV proudly brings you the opening night drinks
reception hosted at the stunning Victorian Grand
Gallery of the National Museum of Scotland. We
invite you to join us at the end of Day 1 to unwind with
drinks and canapés along with a special performance
from ITV Talent.
ITV’s Opening Night Drinks will be a great
opportunity to catch up with old friends and as the
reception takes place directly after the
MacTaggart Lecture there is always
plenty to talk about! We look forward to
seeing you there.
Coaches to the venue
run from the EICC.
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
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networking events
FRIDAY AUGUST 22nd
09:30 – 10:30
Breakfast & Bloody Marys
on the Terrace with
NBCUniversal
16:45 – 17:45
CCTV champagne DRINKS
RECEPTION
The Tinto, Level 0
Join executives and label MDs from NBCUniversal
for a reinvigorating breakfast of Bloody Marys and
breakfast rolls in the tranquil surrounds of the indoor
and outdoor Festival Terrace. As one of the world’s
leading media and entertainment companies in
the development, production, and marketing of
entertainment, news and information, we’re keen to
meet new potential collaborators and partners to
share our UK TV ambitions. Afterwards, come along
to the Is TV the New Film? session and hear from
industry experts and talent right at the top of their
game discuss why television holds all the appeal, and
debate whether TV really is the new film.
New outdoor space opposite The Tinto
China Central Television’s senior executives are
back to meet potential partners. This is a unique
opportunity to discuss emerging opportunities in the
rapidly growing Chinese TV market, gain insight into
successful collaborations with the State Broadcaster
and learn about China’s current commissioning
trends. Among CCTV senior attendees are Director
of Programmes, R&D Department, Mr. Keyu Wu,
responsible for commissioning and funding new
programmes, and Director of Drama Mr. Si Fu. Light
refreshments and beverages will be provided.
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
16:15 – 16:45
21:30 – Late
The Sandford St Martin
Trust Drinks Reception
THE EDINBURGH SPEAKEASY
WITH UKTV
The George Hotel, 19-21 George Street, Edinburgh
Hear more about the varied opportunities for
religion on TV with session chair Sian Williams;
panellists Roger Bolton, Tony Jordan, Polly Toynbee,
Aaqil Ahmed and Ralph Lee; alongside other
commissioners, programme-makers and trustees;
as well as Anna McNamee (BBC World Service and
Radio 4), the new executive secretary of the Sandford
St Martin Trust.
New outdoor space opposite The Tinto
Folks from the festival don’t need no password to get
jazzed tonight, just bring your pass and be nifty about
it! The bootleg whiskey cocktails are free from the
bathtub until they run out so bring a few rubes for the
bar later.
The Edinburgh Speakeasy at The George is the only
place to be on Friday night. See you hepcats there.
Sponsored by
Sponsored by
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spa future thinking
WE STILL NEED TO TALK
Business intelligence specialist SPA Future
Thinking was appointed by The Guardian Edinburgh
International Television Festival powered by
YouTube as its research partner to understand the
subject of commissioning and indie relations.
Three surveys were conducted in July 2014:
l Commissioner Survey: Understanding how
commissioners work with independent production
companies and how well the independent sector
serves broadcasters.
l Freelancer Survey: Capturing freelancers’
experiences of working in the TV industry, including
how they think the industry is changing and exactly
what the current issues are.
l We still need to talk about commissioning:
Speaking to independent production companies
about their views on getting work commissioned:
from securing a meeting to production, funding and
Terms of Trade.
The results of the surveys will be revealed in two
sessions at the Festival:
How To Be A Better Indie
Friday August 22, 09:00 – 10:00
In How To Be A Better Indie, our major new survey
asks the freelance community which are the best
companies to work for. The session will also highlight
indie best practice, in terms of working culture as well
as in their relationships with commissioners.
We Still Need to Talk
About Commissioning
Friday August 22, 12:00-13:00
After last year’s survey and Festival session, which
prompted real changes at a number of broadcasters,
GEITF and Broadcast return to the subject of
commissioning and indie relations. We Still Need to
Talk About Commissioning uncovers new research
conducted by SPA Future Thinking and reviews
lessons learned and progress made.
The results of the surveys will be published on
geitf.co.uk and spafuturethinking.com immediately
after the sessions, with coverage in Broadcast
magazine.
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innovation
intelligence
inspiration
Understanding the market
In recent years, increasing levels of sophistication in
technology have transformed the media landscape,
as we develop new ways to consume media.
TV broadcasters now face the challenge of
delivering increasing volumes of content that
captivate and engage audiences, while presenting
a clear vision that continually strengthens a brand
and builds loyalty.
SPA Future Thinking works with a range of media
clients including the BBC, ITV and BSkyB. Utilising
a range of bespoke research tools, our knowledge
of media and marcomms extends from brand
proposition and development, campaign evaluation
and effectiveness of broadcast sponsorship to
researching all forms of today’s media.
Research Solutions for broadcasters:
BrandBox is our approach
to measuring brand
performance, helping to
capture the tangible and
emotional connections to
build successful brands.
We evaluate channels and
content, exploring viewers’
relationships to aid and inform on positioning
and development. We also research audiences,
understanding how different ones engage with
channels and content, as well as testing new brands
and propositions ahead of launch to understand
brand fit.
Our broadcast sponsorship
optimisation solution,
TV Sponsorship Index,
capitalises on our expertise
in researching both tactical
and strategic campaigns. Our
approach reflects specific
campaign objectives, but also includes the diagnostic
measures we know are important to sponsorship cutthrough and efficacy. Our norms database includes
over 750 case studies and can be cut by sponsor
or programme category as well as length of deal,
ensuring we can compare a campaign to the most
relevant benchmarks.
Campaign Optimiser 2.0
identifies and understands
how different media
are consumed in a
multiplatform advertising
campaign. It evaluates the impact each media channel
has made on overall campaign awareness and on
uplifts for key brand metrics. It enables you to input
spend per platform to see which platforms over/under
index comparative to spend and crucially allows you
to alter spend per platform, to identify the results of
different media outlays.
In an era of streaming and
downloading online, as
well as skipping ad breaks
through your PVR, product
placement plays an increasingly
important role in commercial
TV. Place Max enables you to
measure and understand the
effect product placement has had on the brand in
terms of awareness, image and purchase intent,
while also providing clear guidance for future
placement strategies.
innovation
Our Playground offer was developed to provide
businesses with a greater understanding of the
way kids and families think and behave. For over
15 years we’ve been talking to children, teenagers,
parents and families for a range of media clients,
delivering insight and strategic thinking that will
aid tactical decision-making.
intelligence
inspiration
For more information on SPA Future Thinking and
its role in researching the broadcast and media
industry please contact, Suzy Aronstam, Head of
Media, Marcomms and Technology.
E: [email protected]
T: +44 (0) 20 7843 9777
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ABOUT RESEARCH
creative skillset
Creative Skillset proudly sponsors GEITF
to support British creativity.
As broadcasters renew their commitment to engage
with independent companies, to promote and support
diverse new talent, and to bring forward creative
leaders, it’s time to address key issues affecting our
TV talent on and off the screen.
From opening doors to underrepresented talent
to exploring big format opportunities and models
for writers, plus how to position yourself and your
TV content in an increasingly digital world, Creative
Skillset supports UK creative talent and businesses
to think big, think widely and push boundaries at this
year’s Festival.
To ensure that the current growth in UK TV
production translates into a sustainable future, it is
essential to invest in the talent of tomorrow. The highend TV tax credit and Creative Skillset Skills Levy,
along with other funding programmes, have enabled
Creative Skillset to create both fiscal and structural
support through which to achieve this. Thursday August 21, 14:00 – 15:00
How do you do digital?
Discover the skills you need to make the transition
from TV to digital. Hiive. Connect.
Collaborate.
Grow.
Showcase your skills in
one step to the right
creative people
Hiive is an exciting new
digital venture; a place for
you to share and showcase
your skills, experience and
expertise. Think LinkedIn, meets
Behance, meets Facebook. Interact with real
people from the creative industries. Get the
answers you need and connect with people
who can help you reach your goals.
This isn’t the next job or portfolio site, this is
THE professional community for the creative
industries and all it needs is YOU. Whatever
your dreams, whatever your talents, Hiive is
the place to be.
www.hiive.co.uk
Friday August 22, 12:00 – 13:00
NURTURING THE SHOWRUNNER
ROLE IN THE UK
Does our writer talent base have the complete set of
skills to compete internationally and how can Creative
Skillset funding help?. Friday August 22, 13:45 – 14:45
TALES FROM THE CASTING COUCH:
HOW TO FIND THE BRITISH PETER
DINKLAGE
How can we take more risks with disability in all genres?
Find out more about how Creative Skillset can help you at
www.creativeskillset.org or email [email protected]
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networking areas
We’re going big on networking this year, with many
more events on offer across the Festival from
breakfast receptions, post session drinks to evening
receptions and flamboyant parties. So come and
join thousands of TV executives from the across the
globe and start making those new connections, you
never know who you’re going to meet!
MEET THE
COMMISSIONERS
NETWORKING
LUNCH
Thursday, 21 August,
13:00-14:00, Platform 5
Café, Level 1
We know our delegates
want access to the key
industry decision makers and
this year we’ve created a brand
new Meet the Commissioners Networking
Lunch right at the start of the Festival.
Commissioners from BBC, ITV, Channel 4, UKTV
and many more will be there, and all delegates
who have RSVP’d will enjoy a complimentary
lunch courtesy of Creative Scotland. Join us
at the Platform 5 Café for an hour of rapid,
structured networking.
FESTIVAL TERRACE
Level 0, Ground, Rear
Open every day 09:00-18:00
Chill out and unwind in our brand new outdoor
Festival Terrace, a tranquil oasis providing
sumptuous garden style lounging, an outdoor
smoking area and licensed bar serving wine,
beer, hot and cold drinks. Located at the rear of
the Ground Floor, the Festival Terrace is open
all day, every day, making it the perfect spot for
an impromptu meeting or catch-up over drinks
in the open air and dare we say…Edinburgh
sunshine! And if you needed any more reason
to visit, come along to our networking events
below, meet our partners and enjoy free drinks
and delicious treats!
THURSDAY AUGUST 21 11:30-12:00
Coffee and Danish Welcome to Edinburgh
from Creative Europe
FRIDAY AUGUST 22 09:30 -10:30
Breakfast and Bloody
Marys on the Terrace
with NBCUniversal
FRIDAY AUGUST 22 16:15-16:45
The Sandford St Martin
Trust Drinks Reception
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the programme
Day 1: Thursday 21 p27 - 37
Day 2: friday 22 p38 - 51
Day 3: Saturday 23 26
p52 - 53
10:30 – 11:30
HOW TO MAKE MONEY OUT OF YOUTUBE
The Fintry
YouTube continues to be the leading
online content platform. Thousands
of channels are making six figures
annually on YouTube, while it
continues to connect new talent with
their audiences across the
globe. Reaching over a billion viewers every month it
is a straight-line approach for brands to advertise
direct to fans via talent. If you have yet to discover the
value of YouTube or want to know how to monetise
your current content, then this masterclass will give
you insight and practical information to do just that.
Chair: Suzi Perry
Panel: Robbie Spargo, Head of YouTube Activities,
Freemantle Media, Dan Jones, Director of Digital,
Maverick, Dom Smales, MD, Gleem Futures
Producers: David Allberry, Head of Talent, Comedy
Entertainment, Talkback, Kirsty Milner, Head of Talent,
Somethin’ Else
Sponsored by
MEET THE CONTROLLER: DANNY COHEN (BBC tw0)
The Sidlaw
Just as BBC Two turned 50, the
controller chair spun around to unveil
Kim Shillinglaw as the channel’s 13th
rule-maker. What’s in store for the
channel Janice Hadlow describes as
“intelligent pleasure” and Mark
Lawson, less generously, as one suffering an “identity
crisis”? The channel may have increased peaktime
share year-on-year with drama a particular
strongpoint, but it’s an ongoing tightrope to balance
the high-brow with relevance; the removal of the
daytime schedule still hurts; post-9pm is an issue and
there’s no escaping the schedule’s Bake Off-sized
hole. Danny Cohen talks through Kim’s plans to steer
the channel through its 50th year and beyond.
Kim Shillinglaw is away.
Speaker: Danny Cohen, Director of Television, BBC
Chair: Dermot Murnaghan, Sky News
Producer: Katy Thorogood, Commissioning Editor,
Factual, ITV
Assistant Producers: Mel Bezalel, Assistant
Producer, BBC Documentaries, John O’Rourke,
Assistant Producer, BBC Scotland Arts
Sponsored by
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thursday 21 10:30 - 11:30
thursday 21 10:30 - 13:00
thursday 21 10:30 - 14:00
thursday 21 10:30-14:00
10:30 - 11:30
THE bridge to EU funding
The Tinto
From The Bridge and Borgen to The
Returned and The Killing, Europe has
produced an impressive crop of
gripping TV drama series in recent
years – series that have met with
enthusiasm around the globe. But in
the absence of network broadcasters of the scale and
agility of HBO, what is the emerging model for
international TV drama production in Europe? How
does it differ from the showrunner-based US model
and how does the UK fit into the picture? The UK has
recently introduced tax breaks for TV and, what’s
more, the EU now offers grants of up to €1 million for
TV drama European co-pros under Creative Europe.
Could public funding be the answer and, most
importantly, how do you get your hands on it?
Panel: Lars Blomgren, Producer, Filmlance (The
Bridge, The Tunnel), Marianne Gray, Producer,
Yellow Bird (Wallander, The Millenium Trilogy),
Peter Nadermann, Producer and Managing Director,
Nadcon (The Killing, The Bridge), Alex Marshall,
Producer, Warp Films (This is England), Simon
Maxwell, Head of International Drama, Channel 4
Chair: Peter White, International Editor, Broadcast
Producer: Cameron Roach, Acting Head of Drama, Sky
Assistant Producer: Charly Conquest, Development
Producer, EMEA, CNBC
In partnership with
11:30 – 12:00
coffeE and danish – WELCOME TO
EDINBURGH FROM CREATIVE EUROPE
Festival Terrace (outside, opposite the Tinto)
Join us for coffee with our panellists, producers on
shows such as The Killing, The Bridge and Wallander.
Our UK team will also be on hand to tell you more
about Creative Europe, the new €1.5 billion EU funding
programme. It invests in internationally produced
European TV drama, animation and documentary.
In partnership with
12:00 – 13.00
MEET THE CONTROLLER: CASSIAN HARRISON
(BBC FOUR)
The Sidlaw
Tasked with differentiating the
channel from BBC Two – against a
backdrop of budget cuts – Cassian
will discuss his plans to refresh the
channel’s output and create a BBC
Four with, in his words, “big impact.”
With a mandate to innovate and a BBC Four-friendly
arts push on Tony Hall’s agenda, how does he balance
the channel’s relevance to all licence fee payers
against the need to serve a high-brow minority?
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Speaker: Cassian Harrison, Channel Editor, BBC4
Chair: Charlene White, News Anchor, ITV News
Producer: Katy Thorogood, Commissioning Editor,
Factual, ITV
Assistant Producers: Jason Bates,
Mel Bezalel, Assistant Producer, BBC Docs, Harry
Garne, Assistant Producer, Optomen
Sponsored by
thursday 21 10:30 - 14:00
12:00 – 13:00
CONTROLLER THROUGH THE
KEYHOLE edinburgh special
The Pentland
This year, the Festival
brings you a one-off LIVE
special of ITV’s smash
hit, Through the Keyhole.
Hosted by Keith Lemon, the show
returned to ITV in 2013 to ratings
success and is nominated at next
month’s Rose d’Or Awards. For this
one off, Keith will be delving into the
homes of some of British TV’s biggest
controllers as a celebrity panel try to work
out “who habitates in a house like this?”
Chair: Keith Lemon
Panel: Sara Cox, Broadcaster,
Richard Osman, Creative Director, Endemol UK.
Jason Manford, Comedian
Producers: Lee McNicholas, Creative Director,
Syco Entertainment, Leon Wilson, Managing
Director, Talkback, Meriel Beale, Executive
Producer, Talkback, Audrey Barnett, Executive
Assistant, Syco Entertainment
VT Directors: Andrew Chaplin, Jamie Deeks, Dan
Johnston
Sponsored by
WHO WANTS TO BE A QUIZ SHOW MILLIONAIRE?
The Moorfoot
Everybody wants a hit quiz. The
good ones are the backbone of
daytime and the best come with
primetime celebrity spin-offs.
Commissions can run into
hundreds of episodes a year. So if you’re chasing the
next Chase, come and join some of the best in the
business as they candidly reveal the top five secrets
to having a smash hit quiz.
Panel: Victoria Ashbourne, Managing Director, Victory,
David Flynn, Chief Creative Officer, Endemol, Justin
Gorman, Head of Entertainment Channel 4, Pam
Cavannagh Commissioning Editor, Daytime & Early
Peak, BBC, Tom Blakeson, Creative Director, Remedy
Chair: Paul Sinha (The Chase)
Producers: Shaun Parry, Head of Entertainment,
Endemol UK, Stephen Lovelock, Freelance Series
Producer, Remarkable
13:00 – 14:00
NEW: MEET THE
COMMISSIONERS
NETWORKING LUNCH
Platform 5 Café
This new networking opportunity is available to all
delegates who have RSVP’d. Commissioners from
the key channels will be attending, so come along
straight after the Through the Keyhole Edinburgh
Special and enjoy a complementary lunch,
courtesy of Creative Scotland.
Sponsored by
13:00 – 13:45
Catastrophe
The Tinto
Exclusive screening plus Q&A with
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney.
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thursday 21 14:00 - 15:00
thursday 21 14:00 - 15:00
GOGGLEBOX masterclass
The Pentland
The creators of Gogglebox along
with stars of the show Steph and
Dom Parker invite delegates to see
the workings behind the sofas. As
well as discussing the duo’s
favourite tipple, they’ll take a look at
how the idea developed, the secrets behind the
show’s casting and how it’s become a global
sensation – as well as revealing what’s next.
Panel: Tim Harcourt, Creator of Gogglebox and
Head of Development, Studio Lambert, Chantal
Boyle, Series Producer, Gogglebox, David Glover,
Head of Specialist Factual, Channel 4, Stephanie
Parker and Dominic Parker, Stars of Gogglebox
Chair: Richard Osman, Creative Director, Endemol UK
Producers: Lizzie Barroll Brown, Manager, ARG,
Tom O’Brien, Head of Development, Electric Ray
The WORLD VIEW: HBO’S MIKE LOMBARDO
IN CONVERSATION WITH STUART MURPHY
The Fintry
In one of our most unmissable
sessions, Sky’s Stuart Murphy
interviews HBO’s president of
programming Mike Lombardo about
attracting stellar talent, the creative
process, as well as Mike’s aspirations
for the future. HBO has long been at the heart of the
TV revolution, redefining what we can expect to see
on the small screen with ground-breaking series
including Game of Thrones and True Detective, as
well as classics The Sopranos, The Wire and Sex and
The City.
Speaker: Mike Lombardo, President, HBO
Programming
Interviewer: Stuart Murphy, Director,
Entertainment Channels, Sky
Producer: Fraser Robinson, Vice President, Scripted
Acquisitions and Co-Productions, ITV Studios Global
Entertainment
Sponsored by
MEET THE CONTROLLER: JAY HUNT (CHANNEL 4)
The Sidlaw
It’s been an award-winning year for
Channel 4 – eight BAFTA wins plus
nine RTS awards – but are viewers
enjoying the shows as much as the
judges? After a disappointing 2013,
peaktime share is up, with decent
gains at 8pm weekdays and 9pm looking rosy.
However, it’s down in all-time share thanks to
struggles in daytime and at weekends. The hits have
been more forthcoming this year too, from Gogglebox
to Benefits Street, so what does Jay Hunt have to say
about the channel and its impact? And is Channel 4 a
better broadcaster for indies to work with this year?
Ask her yourself – put your questions to Jay Hunt
through the Festival app.
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Speaker: Jay Hunt, Chief Creative Officer, Channel 4
Producer: Louise Blythe, Executive Producer,
BBC Academy
Assistant Producer: Sharifa Mansour, Assistant
Producer (Development), UKTV
Sponsored by
The Moorfoot
Discover the best of future British
comedy at this showcase. In March,
the British Academy of Film and
Television Arts, Rocliffe and GEITF
launched a nationwide search for the
comedy writing stars of tomorrow, for
the second year running. A team of British comedy
greats assembled to select the best two scripts from
over 400 entries. The jury included Andrew Newman,
Jim Field Smith, Caroline Norris and Kevin Cecil. At
Edinburgh, the two best scripts will be performed by
professional actors and presented by the writers to an
expert panel. Previous Bafta Rocliffe New Writers
Forum (BRNWF) writers have gone on to secure
representation and commissions by UK and US
broadcasters and indies, making this a session not to
be missed.
Panellists: Myfanwy Moore, UK Controller of
Comedy Production, BBC, Amy Hartwick, Senior
Vice President, Creative Development, ABC Studios,
Sharon Horgan, Actress, Comedian and Writer and
Rob Delaney, Writer & Comedian
Chair: Farah Abushwesha, Filmmaker and
Founder of Rocliffe
Producers: Alex Cook, Senior Manager, Talent
Development, BAFTA, Kam Kandola Flynn, Television
Events Programmer, BAFTA, Julia Carruthers,
Learning and Events Officer, BAFTA, Bradley Down,
Awards Officer, BAFTA, Ri Chakraborty, Creative
Director and Executive Producer, Sam Mitchell,
Producer, BBC.
Sponsored by
How do you do digital?
The Tinto
This practical session unpacks the
secrets of what makes a strong digital
production. How can traditional TV
creatives migrate their skills? What do
producers need to know to launch a
successful channel? Where are the
jobs of the future and what skills do you need to beat
the competition?
Panellists: Richard Herd, Network Manager, Jamie
Oliver’s Food Tube Dan Biddle, Head of Broadcast
Partnerships, Twitter UK Kat Hebden, Head of Digital,
FremantleMedia UK
Chair: Colin Macdonald, Commissioning Editor
for Games, Channel 4
Producer: Jonathan Almond, Channel Manager,
Jamie Oliver’s Drinks Tube
Sponsored by
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thursday 21 14:00 - 15:00
BAFTA ROCLIFFE NEW COMEDY SHOWCASE
thursday 21 15:30 - 16:30
thursday 21 15:30 - 16:30
MINORITY REPORT: IS TV RACIST?
The Pentland
The lack of diversity on- and
off-screen is one of the year’s hottest
topics and it’s gathering momentum
thanks to increasing pressure from
campaigners and press. Now even
the government is warning
broadcasters they’ve got one last chance to sort it out
- or else. So just what ARE the broadcasters doing
about it? And how will they respond to our latest
explosive research, which shows how they really
reflect the nation? One network executive from ABC
thinks she has at least part of the answer. Executive
Vice President, Casting, Keli Lee will take us through
her successful initiative of casting actors from diverse
backgrounds in mainstream programming such as
CSI and Grey’s Anatomy. Lessons we can all learn –
or are we just inherently racist?
Panel: Keli Lee, Executive Vice President, Casting,
ABC Entertainment Group, Peter Fincham, Director
of Television, ITV, Ralph Lee, Deputy Chief Creative
Officer, Channel 4, Charlotte Moore, Controller of
BBC One, Stuart Murphy, Director, Entertainment
Channels, Sky
Chair: Ash Atalla, Managing Director,
Roughcut Television
Producers: Faraz Osman, Creative Director,
Lemonade Money, Eddie Botsio, Journalist and
Broadcaster, Syeda Irtizaali, Commissioning Editor,
Entertainment, Channel 4
Based on a True Story: A factual drama Masterclass
with Jeff Pope and Sheridan Smith
The Fintry
“I’ve played mainly slappers and
chavs,” Sheridan Smith once told an
interviewer, citing her turns in shows
including Three Pints… and Gavin &
Stacey. Now, however, Smith is
famed for her incredible dramatic
range and has a BAFTA to show for it. In her next
project, Cilla, she unites for the third time with writer
Jeff Pope. In this session, Smith and Pope discuss
their unique collaboration and reveal some of the
secrets behind their success. Jeff has dominated the
factual drama genre for 20 years.and will reveal just
what attracted him to the stories behind his awardwinning work, including Philomena, Appropriate Adult
and See No Evil: The Moors Murders.
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Panel: Jeff Pope, Sheridan Smith
Chair: Neil Midgley, Media commentator,
Forbes.com
Producer: Victoria Fea, Controller of Drama, ITV
Sponsored by
(NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, A+E NETWORKS UK, COMEDY CENTRAL, MTV)
The Sidlaw
There have been breakout hits and channel launches
for all four controllers in the past year, but how do
they build on UK success while continuing to appeal
internationally? And what does that mean for indies
pitching to them? What does Hamish Mykura want
in his search for “flashy” formats? Can Heather Jones
really find UK versions of US reality hits? What is Steve
Regan’s definition of “unexpected” and is Comedy
Central set to mop up BBC Three comedians?.
Speakers: Hamish Mykura, Executive VP and head
of international content, National Geographic,
Heather Jones, VP of programming, A+E Networks
UK, Lourdes Diaz, VP, Development and Production,
Comedy Central, Steve Regan, VP Commissioning
and Production, MTV Networks Europe
Producer: Sarah Thornton, VP Production and
Development, Factual Entertainment, Discovery
Associate Producers: Simon Norman, Story Assistant,
Casualty, John O’ Rourke, Assistant Producer, BBC
Scotland Arts
Sponsored by
The Rise of the Ad Men
The Moorfoot
Advertisers spent £3.7bn on television
in 2013. The broadcast airtime trading
model, that puts the money into the
pockets of TV producers, hasn’t
changed in decades. Until now. The
industry is going through a seismic
shift. Media agencies (like Group M Entertainment) are
diversifying and investing in content but are
producers rising to the challenge? Advertisers are up
for funding content direct but is the industry
innovating enough? Why is search the crack cocaine
of advertisers? Or is it about the data dummy?
Panel: Nick Bampton Commercial Director of
Sales, Channel Five, Steve Gladdis, Managing
Partner and Joint Head of Planning, Mediacom,
Steve Morrison, Chairman, All3Media, Eileen
Naughton, Managing Director, UK, Advertising
Sales, Google
Chair: Kamal Ahmed, Business Editor, BBC
Producer: Lisa Opie, BBC Controller of Business,
Factual and Daytime
NEW PLATFORMS, NEW OPPORTUNITIES
The Tinto
The new normal, or the calm before
the storm: Has the internet finished
fragmenting the TV audience, or is
there a new wave on its way?
Technology has transformed TV over the past 15
years, with an explosion of TV services, new
platforms and new commissioners feeding an ever
growing demand from consumers for TV content.
How can content producers and broadcasters get
the most out of them and grow the audience for their
shows?And is this the calm before the storm, with a
fresh wave of change on the horizon that could still
see our industry challenged?
Panel: Will Ennett, Head of Pay TV Content, Doug
Davis, Director of Content Acquisitions and Sales,
Blinkbox, Nigel Walley Managing Director of Decipher
Emma Boston, General Manager, Really, Eden, Good
Food, Home and UKTV Play
Chair: Hannah Tallett, TV Presenter and Journalist,
Sky News
Producers: Richard Lewis, Head of Entertainment
UK, YouTube, Jen Topping, Director of Business and
Strategy, Soho Productions, Microsoft Studios
Sponsored by
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thursday 21 15:30 - 16:30
MEET THE CONTROLLERS: MULTiCHANNEL
thursday 21 17:00 - 18:00
thursday 21 17:00 - 18:00
Game of thrones: A Masterclass
The Pentland
Get invaluable insight into THE show
of 2014 – Game of Thrones. Mike
Lombardo, HBO’s President of
Programming, leads a panel that will
discuss how HBO has created a show
that is without doubt, a global
phenomenon. What are the secrets to its huge
success? The panel will look at casting, the creative
process and how HBO successfully creates show
superfans. Plus special mystery guests.
Panel: Mike Lombardo, President of
Programming, HBO, Robert Sterne, Casting Director
and Actor. Special guests to be announced
Chair: Jane Martinson, Incoming Media Editor,
The Guardian
Producer: Chris Sussman, Commissioning Editor, BBC
Sponsored by
HOW TO HAVE A GLOBAL HIT
The Fintry
Creating a global hit has long been
the holy grail of TV production.
Whether your focus is on drama,
comedy, entertainment or features,
successful formats never go out of
fashion. But is it a game of chance or
do the formats that really travel actually share a
common DNA? What parallels can we draw between
non-scripted brands like Big Brother, Deal or No Deal
and The X Factor versus scripted hits like Homeland
and Amazon-backed Ripper Street?
Panel: Avi Nir, CEO Keshet Media Group,
George Levendis, Head of International Production,
Syco Entertainment, Eileen Naughton, Managing
Director UK Advertising sales, Google Tim Hincks,
President, Endemol Group
Producers: Alex Menzies, Commissioning Editor,
Features, Channel Four Television, Matt Pritchard
Group Director of Development, Twofour
Sponsored by
MEET THE CONTROLLERS: PETER FINCHAM
AND PAUL MORTIMER (ITV DIGITAL CHANNELS)
The Sidlaw
In a year when ITV
announced two new
channels – ITV
Encore and ITVBe –
Sian Williams asks
Peter Fincham and
Paul Mortimer what it means for ITV’s channel family.
Explore just what “intelligent young mums” want from
ITVBe and just how TOWIE’s move to the new femaleskewing channel will avoid impacting on ITV2. With
Plebs returning and new comedy Cockroaches on the
cards, what else is on ITV2’s wishlist when it comes to
“young-skewing scripted” content?
Angela Jain is on sabbatical
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Speakers: Peter Fincham, Director of Television, ITV.
Paul Mortimer, Controller of Digital Channels, ITV
Chair: Sian Williams, Broadcaster and Journalist
Producer: Tom Edwards, Commissioning Editor,
Factual, BBC One and Two
Assistant Producers: Liana Lonsdale, Researcher,
Shine, Kim Rowell, Interactive Producer, Channel 4
Sponsored by
The Moorfoot
Observational ‘fly-on-the-wall’
documentaries in institutions like
BA, Claridge’s or Iceland regularly
command more than 3 million viewers,
so broadcasters want more – Virgin,
Asprey, the Marines, the House of
Commons. And yet production companies
increasingly feel handcuffed by the companies they
spend huge amounts of time and money filming. Access
agreement negotiations roll on well into filming; press
officers ‘manage’ shoots; viewings of a ‘final cut’ can turn
into ‘polite blackmailing’. It’s an uncomfortable truth
many avoid in fear of losing a commission, upsetting a
company or getting a contributor fired. You might
have got the access, but who’s really got the control?
Panel: David Clews Head of Documentaries, TwoFour,
Nick Catliff, Managing Director, Lion TV Jo ClintonDavis, Controller of Factual, ITV, Jonathan Smith,
Creative Director, The Garden Productions
Chair: Tim Samuels, Documentary Maker and
Broadcaster
Producer: Danny Horan, Executive Producer,
The Garden Productions
The Future of TV is Now
The Tinto
Change is happening more quickly
and across more dimensions than at
any point in the 90-yearhistory of
television services and we need to
act now to drive operational changes
to prepare our businesses for the
future. This practical and high-profile session will
consider current key trends not only to traditional
content creators and distributors, but also to new
entrants, to potential competitors and investors
seeking to enter a fast growing creative industry. The
Future of Television is happening right now and here
is how you can turn your vision into reality.
Panel: Rt Hon Ed Vaizey, Minister of State at the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport and the
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Lee Bartlett, President, Discovery Studios and
Production Group, Ben McOwen Wilson, EMEA
Director of Content Partnerships, YouTube,
Mark Browning, Managing Director ITN Productions,
Sharon Stotts, Director, EY
Chair: Dermot Murnaghan, Sky News
Producer: Ri Chakraborty, Executive Producer
Sponsored by
Pre-Mactaggart drinks
EY Lounge, The Atrium
Make sure you stop by the EY lounge located in
the Atrium on Level 0 between 6.00pm - 6.30pm
on Thursday 21 August for complimentary drinks
ahead of the James MacTaggart Memorial
Lecture. Hosted by the team behind The Future
of Television in the UK report in your delegate
bag – come along and share your views on the
future of TV and visual media.
Sponsored by
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thursday 21 17:00 - 18:00
Sleeping with the Enemy - You’ve got the Access but
who’s got the Editorial Control?
thursday 21 18:30 - 19:15
thursday 21 18:30 - 19:15
The James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture: David Abraham
Lennox Suite, EICC, Level -2
Marking the first time in 12 years that it has been
delivered by a Channel 4 executive, David Abraham will
give the 2014 James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture.
It has been a year of creative success for Channel
4, reflected in BAFTA and RTS wins for programmes
such as Gogglebox, Southcliffe and Educating
Yorkshire, and three Academy Awards for Film4’s 12
Years a Slave. Against a backdrop of seismic change
in the broadcasting landscape, Abraham will explore
creativity and risk in British television and set out a
vision for why Channel 4 is as important now as ever in
its 30-year history.
Speaker: David Abraham, Chief Executive, Channel 4
2014 is already shaping
up to be a seismic year of
change in the landscape of
television so I am honoured
to have the opportunity to
give the MacTaggart Lecture
at the Festival this year.
It’s also been over a decade
since Channel 4 has had
this platform - so it will be
a key opportunity, in front
of our creative partners, to
set out a vision for how and
why we intend to maintain
our cultural impact in a
world in which globalisation
and technology continue to
reshape everything.”
David Abraham
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thursday 21 19:30 - 22:00
thursday 21 19:30 - 22:00
ITV OPENING NIGHT DRINKS reception
The National Museum of Scotland – Coaches depart the EICC from 19.15
ITV proudly brings you the Opening Night Drinks
reception at the stunning Victorian Grand Gallery of the
National Museum of Scotland. We invite you to join us
at the end of Day 1 to unwind with drinks and canapés,
along with a special performance from ITV Talent.
ITV’s Opening Night Drinks will be a great opportunity
to catch up with old friends and as the reception
takes place directly after the MacTaggart Lecture
there is always plenty to talk about! We look forward
to seeing you there.
Sponsored by
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Friday 22 09:00 - 10:00
Friday 22 09:00 - 10:00
HOW TO BE A BETTER INDIE
The Pentland
In direct response to We Still Need
to Talk About Commissioning, How
To Be A Better Indie is based on a
major new survey conducted by
independent research company SPA
Future Thinking, asking freelancers
and commissioners what indies do well and, as
importantly, what they need to improve on. Who
will top the chart as the best indie to work for in
the UK, and who will win the commissioner poll of
best suppliers? Elaine Bedell, who has experience on
both sides of the fence, joins the indies who have
come out on top in our surveys
Panel: Elaine Bedell, Director of Entertainment
and Comedy, ITV, joins indie bosses ranking top
in the surveys
Chair: Conor Dignam Chief Executive, Media
Business Insight
Producers: Clare Hollywood, Executive Producer,
Victory Television, Louise Hammersley, Media Law
Barrister, Paul Hughes, Development Producer,
Twofour Broadcast
Offical research partner
innovation
intelligence
inspiration
Breaking news - How to attract
a young generation to news
The Fintry
It’s the question being asked in every
TV newsroom across the country.
Despite steady numbers, the monopoly
of traditional broadcasters is facing a
threat like never before. VICE, HuffPost
Live, BuzzFeed and NowThisNews are
muscling in on TV’s territory. We ask a panel of editors
and executives from leading broadcasters and online
outlets if the big beasts can adapt, whether the traditional
TV package needs to evolve, and in a world of online and
on demand content – who needs a news channel?
Panel: Geoff Hill, Editor, ITV News, John McAndrew,
Executive Editor, Sky News, Mary Hockaday, Head
of Newsroom, BBC, Dorothy Byrne, Head of News
and Current Affairs, Channel 4, Kevin Sutcliffe, Head
of News Programming EU, VICE
Chair: Michael Crick, Political Correspondent,
C4 News
Producers: Tom Porter, Commissioning Editor, News
and Current Affairs Channel 4, Jason Mills, Head of
Digital, ITV News
MEET THE CONTROLLER: ADAM MACDONALD (SKY 1)
The Sidlaw
A year into his new job and how is
Sky 1 Controller Adam Macdonald
faring? The channel has had critical
and awards success but share is
down year-on-year to date. And with
the emphasis on ideas “with heart”
that appeal to “family”, features programming at 8pm
and traditional factual commissioned alongside its
distinctive comedies and dramas, is Sky 1 in danger of
losing its sense of self in favour of too broad an
appeal? And how does the channel measure success
if not by ratings?
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Speaker: Adam MacDonald, Director, Entertainment
Channels, Sky
Chair: Lauren Taylor, Senior Presenter, Al Jazeerah
English
Networks International Associate Producers: Allanah
Brookes, Development Producer, Hello Halo Claire
Hill, Directing Assistant Producer, BBC Wales
Sponsored by
The Moorfoot
How To Look Good Naked. What Not
To Wear. House Doctor. How Clean Is
Your House. We used to know exactly
what the elements of a successful
features show were - a snappy title, a
larger-than-life presenter, a neat
format twist and a female audience. But tastes
changed and commissioners are now having to work
much harder to attract and retain an 8pm audience.
So what does it mean for the future of features? Each
panellist will show an exclusive clip of an upcoming
show which best exemplifies how they’re evolving
their features slate.
Panel: Gill Wilson, Head of Features, Channel 4,
Alison Kirkham, Head of Commissioning, Factual
Features and Formats, BBC One and Two, Celia
Taylor, Head of Non-Scripted Commissioning, Sky,
Emma Westcott, Commissioning Editor, News,
Current Affairs & Documentaries, Channel 5,
Katy Thorogood, Commissioning Editor, Factual, ITV
Chair: Simon Dickson
Producers: Tina Flintoff, Commissioning Editor,
Factual Entertainment, Channel 4, Rich Evans,
Commissioning Editor, Factual Entertainment,
Channel 4 Colleen Flynn, Head of Development, Keo
ONES TO WATCH LIVE PITCHING SESSION
The Tinto
The Ones To Watch delegates have
been handpicked from hundreds of
applicants as rising stars of the
industry. This is your chance to watch
them in action, pitching live to
Channel 4 Arts Commissioning Editor
John Hay, for a £4,000 commission to realise their
idea as a Random Acts film. They’ll get feedback on
their ideas live on stage and the lucky winner will be
crowned at the end of the session.
Judge: John Hay, Commissioning Editor , Channel 4
Pitchers: Ones to Watch delegates
Producers: Alex Ayling, YouTube Channel Manager,
BBC Worldwide, Ben Tattersall Smith, Social Media
Manager, BBC
09:30 – 10:30
Breakfast & Bloody
Marys on the Terrace
with NBCUniversal
Festival Terrace (outside, opposite the Tinto)
Join executives and label MDs from
NBCUniversal for a reinvigorating breakfast of
Bloody Marys and breakfast rolls in the tranquil
surrounds of the indoor and outdoor Festival
Terrace. As one of the world’s leading media and
entertainment companies in the development,
production, and marketing of entertainment,
news and information, we’re keen to meet new potential collaborators and partners to share our UK TV
ambitions. Afterwards, come along to the Is TV the New Film? session and hear from industry experts
and talent right at the top of their game discuss why television holds all the appeal, and debate
whether TV really is the new film.
Sponsored by
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Friday 22 09:00 - 10:00
THE FUTURE OF FEATURES: 8 O’CLOCK AND BEYOND
Friday 22 10:30 - 11:30
Friday 22 10:30 - 11:30
THE POST-MACTAGGART INTERVIEW:
DAVID ABRAHAM
The Pentland
Following his MacTaggart Lecture,
David Abraham is interviewed about
his speech and responds to questions
from Festival delegates. Post a
question to him now using the
Festival app.
Speaker: David Abraham, Chief executive, Channel 4
Chair: Steve Hewlett, Writer, Broadcaster and Media
Consultant
Producer: Emma Read, Head Of Factual and Features,
ITN Productions
Assistant Producer: Dan Grabiner, Assistant Producer,
ITN Productions
Desperately seeking 16-34S
The Fintry
16-34s are an incredibly desirable
audience, both in terms of PSB and
from a commercial perspective, but
they are also notoriously elusive. In
the year when the BBC announced
that BBC3 will be moving wholly
online, this session explores the best way to reach,
recruit and retain them.
Panel: Ben Cooper, Controller, Radio 1 and 1Xtra.
Rick Edwards, Broadcaster and Writer, Dom Bird,
Head of Formtas, Channel 4, Georgia LA,
Broadcaster, Creator and Host of The Fox Problem.
Zai Bennett, Director of Sky Atlantic
Chair: June Sarpong, TV Presenter and Co-Founder
of the WIE Symposium
Producer: Catherine Catton, Senior Commissioning
Editor, UKTV
Assistant Producer: Sheri Cladd, Research Manager,
UKTV
MEET THE CONTROLLER: BEN FROW (CHANNEL 5)
The Sidlaw
Big news for the Big Brother channel
as Viacom swooped in with a reported
£450m to take ownership from
Richard Desmond. Will the US giant
deliver on its promise of further
investment in content? And what
does it mean for a broadcaster that is focusing heavily
on domestic content and social-welfare oriented
factual? With what many view as an unhealthy
reliance on BB and its celebrity spin-off, will Frow stick
to his plans to “move away from celebrity-based
reality shows” when the rights come up for renewal at
the end of this year?
The C5 boss has made a point of being fleet of foot
with titillating titles, often to the detriment of Channel
4. What else does he have up his sleeve?
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Speaker: Ben Frow, Director of Programming,
Channel 5
Networks International
Assistant Producers: Allanah Brookes, Development
Producer, Hello Halo, Claire Hill, Directing Assistant
Producer, BBC Wales
Sponsored by
friday 22
Frid
22nd
10:30
9:00
- 11:30
- 10:00
JED MERCURIO: LINE OF DUTY - A MASTERCLASS
The Moorfoot
Is Lindsay Denton guilty? For six
weeks earlier this year, that was the
question on everyone’s lips.
With BBC2’s biggest drama hit in 10
years, Line of Duty, Jed Mercurio
created a sensation that rivalled the
originality we have come to expect from the best US
cable shows and Scandi thrillers. But how did the
former hospital physician and RAF Officer achieve
this? Is it his method of writing to the wire or the fact
he is a ‘showrunner’ who oversees every aspect of
his productions? Will his golden touch now extend
to Sky One and the forthcoming Critical. And more
importantly... is Lindsay Denton guilty?
Speaker: Jed Mercurio, Writer
Chair: Boyd Hilton, TV & Reviews Editor,
Heat Magazine
Producer: Steve Regan, VP Commissioning and
Production, MTV Networks Europe
Is TV the new Film?
The Tinto
With the rise and rise of television
drama across the world in scale,
ambition and reach, the stars of the
big screen appear to be favouring the
small screen. From Matthew
McConaughey to Maggie Gyllenhaal,
Tom Hardy to Idris Elba via Kevin Spacey, quality
television drama is attracting quality film talent in
quite an unprecedented way. A panel of industry
experts and talent right at the top of their game
discuss why television holds all the appeal and
debate whether TV really is the new film.
Panel: JoAnn Alfano,
Executive VP, Scripted
Programming, NBC Universal
International Television
Production, Pippa Harris,
Co-Founder, Neal Street
Productions, Dan Isaacs,
Chief Operating Officer,
Kudos, Cameron
Roach, Acting Head
of Drama, Sky
SJ Clarkson, Director
(Mistresses, Heroes,
Dexter)
Chair Richard
Bacon, Broadcaster
Producer: Rachel Job,
Channel Editor, History
and H2
Assistant Producer:
Vicky Walker, Senior
Scheduler, Drama, UKTV
Sponsored by
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Friday 22 12:00 - 13:00
Friday 22 12:00 - 13:00
WE STILL NEED TO TALK ABOUT COMMISSIONING
The Pentland
After last year’s survey and festival session, which
prompted real changes at a number of broadcasters,
GEITF and Broadcast return to the subject of
commissioning and indie relations. We Still Need to
Talk About Commissioning uncovers new research
conducted by SPA Future Thinking and reviews
lessons learned and progress made. All five major
channel controllers – Danny Cohen, Jay Hunt, Peter
Fincham, Ben Frow and Stuart Murphy – will appear
on stage together and face the findings, as well as
your questions from the floor. The new survey will also
assess whether the independent sector has other,
wider concerns around in-house production or Terms
of Trade.
Panel: Danny Cohen, Director of Television, BBC,
Peter Fincham, Director of Television, Channels and
Online, ITV, Jay Hunt, Chief Creative Officer,
Channel 4, Stuart Murphy, Director, Entertainment
Channels, Sky, Ben Frow, Director of Programmes,
Channel 5
Chair: Alex Graham
Producers: Neale Simpson, Head of Entertainment
Development, RDF Television, Nick Thorogood, SVP,
Content & Marketing, Scripps Networks
Offical research partner
innovation
intelligence
inspiration
NURTURING THE SHOWRUNNER ROLE IN THE UK
The Fintry
UK television drama is in rude health.
With new tax break arrangements in
place, large international productions
are finding a home in the UK.
Demand for our native formats and
creative talent has never been higher.
We’ll examine whether our writer talent base has the
complete set of skills to compete in a US-dominated
international market. Do we need to acquire more
expertise in Showrunner-led environments to properly
hold our own as transatlantic production partnerships
develop? This session will
help to shape the
funding Creative
Skillset has
prioritised to
facilitate
opportunities
for developing
writers and
new writing
models.
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Panel: Tony Jordan, Managing Director, Red Planet
Pictures, Bryan Elsley, Writer and Producer,
Ronald D. Moore, Writer/Executive Producer,
Victoria Fea, Controller of Drama, ITV.
Chair: Hilary Salmon, Head of Drama England, BBC
Producer: Cameron Roach, Acting Head of Drama, Sky
Sponsored by
The Sidlaw
Discovery Networks
International’s
production and
development
team has 25 new, original series on its current slate
and more in development in 2014. DNI more than
doubled its commissioning hours in the last two years
and chalked up a number of hit returning series for
its flagship networks Discovery Channel and TLC
across its 220 countries and territories. So what are
the next opportunities for independent producers
in Discovery? In this session, Factual and Factual
Entertainment commissioners Elizabeth McIntyre and
Sarah Thornton will discuss what they are looking
for; joined by Discovery Studios Group President, Lee
Bartlett, to talk about Discovery’s vision for its newly
acquired production entities.
Speakers: Lee Bartlett, President, Discovery Studios
and Production Group, Liz McIntyre, VP Production
and Development, Factual, Discovery Networks
International, Sarah Thornton, VP Production and
Producer: Louise Blythe, Executive Producer, BBC
Academy Partner for BBC North
Assistant Producer: Jodie Adams, Assistant Producer,
BBC Science
Sponsored by
sizzles that sold the show
The Moorfoot
Join TV’s top commissioners,
producers and promo tape makers
as they discuss the benefits of the
humble sizzle tape. When should you
use them? How much should you
spend on them? What’s the trick to
selling a concept in 60 seconds? Which commissioners
like them and which don’t? How many shows have
been sold on the sizzle alone? And, of course, we’ll be
unveiling some of the best examples of the Sizzles
That Sold The Show.
Panel: Andrew Mackenzie, Group Creative Director,
Director, Twofour, Tom McDonald, Acting Head of
Commissioning, Science & Natural History, Cynthia
Kennedy, Sales Director, Keshet, Chris Brogden,
Entertainment, Commissioner, Sky, Duncan Wilson,
Fifth Street Productions
Chair: Alex Connock, Managing Director, Shine North
Producers: Anna Blue and Will Spokes, Joint Heads of
Programmes, Princess Productions.
Revolutionise the World of TV with Skype TX Technology
The Tinto
Viewer participation, interactivity and social media
have become TV’s holy grail but finding reliable
technology at the right price isn’t always easy.
One solution that’s working for some of the biggest
entertainment and fact ent series is Skype, which
has been integrated into programmes such as The X
Factor, Britain’s Got Talent, Ellen, Jimmy Kimmel Live
and Embarrassing Bodies, as well as news channels,
to put viewers at the heart of the action.Now it’s your
turn. If you’re looking to produce innovative new
formats, talked-about TV moments or add a brilliant
twist to an established format, come to this ‘how to’
session where Skype will be showcasing its new TX
product for the production community.
Panel: Matt Jordan, Skype TX Technical lead,
Natalka Znak Chief Creative officer, Znak & Jones,
Kat Hebden, Head of Digital, Freemantle Media UK,
Dan Jones, Creative Director, Digital, Maverick TV ,
Chair: Gideon Joseph, CEO of Transatlantic
Entertainment, Skype
Producer: Neil Smythe, Producer
Sponsored by
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Friday 22 12:00 - 13:00
MEET DISCOVERY: LEE BARTLETT, LIZ MCINTYRE
AND SARAH THORNTON
Friday 22 13:45 - 14:45
Friday 22 13:45 - 14:45
MOTD: 50 Years of Football
The Pentland
There are few shows you could
describe as must-watch after some
50 years on-air, but Match of the Day
has been a firm fixture in TV
households since its birth exactly
half a century ago on Friday 22
August 1964. From humble beginnings – 20,000
tuned in to highlights of Liverpool v Arsenal, less than
half the attendance at the ground – MoTD has forged
ahead to become a veritable institution, regularly
attracting over 4.5 million viewers. Gary Lineker, its
host since 1999, will be joined by Robbie Savage, Guy
Mowbray and Chair Gabby Logan to discuss how the
show remains at the top of its game and look back at
the iconic moments that have contributed to its
enduring popularity.
Speakers: Gary Lineker, Broadcaster, BBC Sport
Robbie Savage, Football Broadcaster,
Guy Mowbray, Football Commentator
Chair: Gabby Logan, Presenter
Producer: Jamie Morris, Head of Scheduling &
Planning, BBC Three
The Richard Dunn Memorial Interview: Tessa Ross
The Fintry
From TV dramas such as Shameless,
Teachers and Sex Traffic, to films
including 12 Years a Slave, Slumdog
Millionaire and This is England, Tessa
Ross is behind some of the biggest
and most ground-breaking hits of our
generation. Despite this, she has been dubbed “the
world’s most modest movie queen”.
In this rare interview, we look back at Tessa’s
incredible 13 year career at Film 4, discussing how
she took a troubled film division and turned it into an
award winning powerhouse. Tessa will also discuss
how she works with creative mavericks such as Steve
McQueen and Danny Boyle to produce films that “have
something original in tone, voice and spirit”, and why
she is quitting the job she loves to take on a brand new
challenge as chief executive of the National Theatre.
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Speaker: Tessa Ross, Head of Film4
Chair: Kirsty Wark, Television Journalist,
Presenter and Writer
Producer: Piers Wenger, Head of Drama, Channel 4
Assistant Producer: Vicky Walker, Senior Scheduler,
UKTV
Friday 22 13:45 - 14:45
MEET THE CONTROLLER: CHARLOTTE MOORE (BBC ONE)
The Sidlaw
Charlotte Moore has been in charge of
BBC One for over a year, so how is her
vision taking shape? She’s seen hits
with Happy Valley, Pound Shop Wars
and David Beckham Into The
Unknown and yet the critics circle –
“predictable”, said acting Trust chair Diane Coyle –
while the subsequent Trust report called for “more
creative risks”.The factual renaissance is still to arrive
with supermarket, parking and rip off-themes rife.
However, most of Moore’s commissions are still to
launch on screen with The Met, The Big Picture and
Bake Off hotly tipped. With a reputation as a
collaborative team player, what is Charlotte’s own
personal blue-print for the flagship channel?
Speaker: Charlotte Moore, Controller, BBC One
Interviewer: Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Channel 4
News Anchor
Producer: Alexander Gardiner, MD, Shiver,
Assistant Producers: Liana Lonsdale, Researcher,
Shine North, Kim Rowell, Interactive Producer,
Channel 4
Sponsored by
My Big Fat Gypsy Benefit Title Debate: Live!
The Moorfoot
We all know how powerful a great
title can be, but how do you come up
with the right one and impress the
commissioner? A panel of
commissioners and industry experts
dissect the best and worst TV titles of
all time. And if you’ve got a great title for a potential
programme, enter live during the session to be in with
a chance of winning £5k development money for your
marvellous moniker.
Panel: Ben Frow, Director 0f Programming,
Channel 5, Steve Regan, VP Commissioning and
Production, MTV Networks Europe, Fiona Sullivan,
Executive Producer, True North, Liam Humphreys,
Head of Factual Entertainment, Channel 4
Chair: Anna Richardson, Producer, Presenter, Journalist
Producers: Craig Orr, Executive Producer,
Commissioning and Development, MTV Networks,
UK & Ireland
TALES FROM THE CASTING COUCH:
HOW TO FIND THE BRITISH PETER DINKLAGE
The Tinto
Channel 4’s Cast Offs (2009) was “a
breakthrough in television’s depiction
of disabled people”; London 2012
Paralympics was a massive
breakthrough for “Superhuman”
presenting talent as well as athletes.
The BBC has promised to quadruple disability
portrayal on screen by 2017. What about other
broadcasters? Are the Americans better than us? Our
panel will watch disabled actors audition the iconic
scene from When Harry Met Sally, ask where next for
disabled presenters, and suggest practical ways to
take more creative risks with disability in all genres –
to find the next Peter Dinklage and develop a
disabled Davina or Chatty Man...
Panel: Steve November, Head of Drama, ITV,
Kahleen Crawford, Casting Director (Under The Skin,
Jimmy’s Hall, Filth), Kurt Yaeger, Actor, Producer,
Professional BMX Rider and below-knee amputee
(Sons of Anarchy, Quarry and NCIS), Arthur Williams,
C4 Paralympics and Specialist Factual Presenter
Andrew Newman, Chief Executive, Objective,
Ed Havard, Head of Events and Special
Programming, Channel 4
Chair: Rick Edwards, Broadcaster and Writer
Producer: Alison Walsh, Disability Executive, Channel 4
Assistant Producer: Rhianna Andrews, Development
Producer, Bwark
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Friday 22 15:15 - 16:15
Friday 22 15:15 - 16:15
BBC: The new SuperIndie?
The Pentland
The DG says the “tectonic plates have
been moving” as Fox, Warner Bros,
Discovery and Liberty have swooped,
creating superindies of Shine,
Endemol, All3Media and Shed. So,
Tony Hall wants to release BBC
Production to compete in the open market. The
upside for BBC in-house producers is the freedom to
make programmes for any broadcaster; the downside
– they lose the guarantee of making at least half of all
BBC shows, a guarantee that underwrites 2,500 staff
and freelancers, 2,ooo annual hours of production and
£400m annual turnover. Will the new BBC in-house
‘superindie’ shoulder the old BBC burdens of
expensive overheads, nations and regions obligations
and commitments to training? Can competition
between BBC in-house and indies ever be a level
playing field? A big and bold idea that sets the agenda
for BBC Charter Renewal, but will it work?
Panel: Danny Cohen, Director, BBC Television
John McVay, PACT, Pat Younge,
Wecreateasssociates.com; former Creative Director,
BBC Production, Jane Turton, Chief Operating Officer,
All3Media
Chair: Steve Hewlett, Writer, Broadcaster
and Media Consultant
Producer: Steve Anderson Managing Director,
NBC Peacock Productions.
Inside The Minds of Steve Pemberton
and Reece Shearsmith
The Fintry
Edinburgh delegates, beware! Papa
Lazarou is coming and he wants you
all for his wives. He’ll be joined by Tish
Guppy, Edward and Tubbs, Herr Lipp
and Legz Akimbo as we delve inside
the minds of Reece Shearsmith and
Steve Pemberton, the creators of The League Of
Gentlemen, Psychoville and Inside No. 9. Since
Royston Vasey first appeared on our screens 15 years
ago, Reece and Steve have collaborated on three
critically-acclaimed comedy series on BBC2 and have
enjoyed huge success with their own projects. We
take a look back at their careers and find out what
they have coming up next. Warning: this is a local
session for local people.
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Panel: Reece Shearsmith, Steve Pemberton
Chair: Jeremy Dyson
Prod: Chris Sussman, Commissioning Editor, BBC
Friday 22 15:15 - 16:15
MEET THE CONTROLLER: EMMA TENNANT (UKTV)
The Sidlaw
Last year UKTV’s Emma Tennant
declared commissioning ambitions “as
big as Henry VIII’s codpiece”. Twelve
months on it seems the controller has
been true to her word with an
increased spend of £120 million on
programming. It has also been a year of firsts for the
group with Dynamo moving to BBC1 and UKTV’s
remake of US format Storage Hunters. So has investing
in “big entertainment shows with a terrestrial-size
budget” paid off? Will it continue? And how will they
retain a breadth of genres given plans to broadcast
new commissions initially on the flagship channels?
Speaker: Emma Tennant, Controller, UKTV
Chair: Lauren Taylor, Senior Presenter,
Al Jazeera English
Development Factual Entertainment Discovery
Assistant Producers: Christopher Payne, Producer,
North One Television, Sharifa Mansour, Assistant
Producer (Development), UKTV
Sponsored by
GOD: TV’s holy grail?
The Tinto
“We don’t do God” said Alistair
Campbell. Many TV commissioners
would seem to agree. But are they
missing an opportunity to commission
award-winning, successful
programming that connects with
audiences? And does the success of productions like
The Nativity, My Brother the Islamist and Rev show
that producers make an impact by expanding their
horizons on what constitutes religious broadcasting?
In a year when we’ve been asked if Britain is still a
“Christian Country”, Roger Bolton, Polly Toynbee,
writer Tony Jordan (The Ark, The Nativity) and
commissioners Aaqil Ahmed and Ralph Lee argue
how much God should be on the box.
Panel: Polly Toynbee, Vice President, British
Humanist Association, Roger Bolton, presenter,
Feedback and Trustee, Sandford St Martin Trust,
Tony Jordan, Managing Director, Red Planet Pictures,
Ralph Lee, Deputy Chief Creative Officer, Channel 4,
Aaqil Ahmed, Head of Religion and Ethics, BBC
Chair: Sian Williams, Broadcaster and Journalist
Producer: Lewis James, Editor, Newsround
Assistant Producer: Jennifer Shaw, Assistant
Producer, Boundless Productions
Sponsored by the Sandford St Martin Trust with the support
of the Jerusalem Trust and PictureWise Productions
16:15-16:45
The Sandford St Martin Trust
Drinks Reception
Festival Terrace
Hear more about the varied opportunities for religion on TV with session chair Sian
Williams; panellists Roger Bolton, Polly Toynbee, Aaqil Ahmed and Ralph Lee; alongside
other commissioners, programme-makers and trustees; as well as Anna McNamee (BBC
World Service and Radio 4), the new executive secretary of the Sandford St Martin Trust.
New outdoor space opposite The Tinto.
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Friday 22 16:45 - 17:45
Friday 22 16:45 - 17:45
DYNAMO MASTERCLASS: THE ART OF ASTONISHMENT
The Fintry
Dynamo: Magician Impossible is a
huge ratings success for Watch and
has reinvigorated the nation’s interest
in magic. In this session, we’ll find out
how Dynamo: Magician Impossible
was conceived and what’s in store for
the upcoming fourth series. Charting Dynamo’s
career, we’ll hear how the adversity that he faced in
his youth inspired his dedication to the art of creating
‘Effects’. We’ll also discuss his evolution from online
sensation to TV star. The producers, commissioner
and star of the series will discuss the business of
magic on television, and we’ll hear from UKTV about
how the series has advanced the Watch brand.
Panel: Dynamo, Dan Albion, Executive Producer,
Inner Circle Films, Lucy Ansbro, Executive Producer,
Phil McIntyre Entertainments, Richard Watsham,
Director of Commissioning, UKTV
Chair: Andrew Collins Scriptwriter, Journalist
and Broadcaster
Producer: Fraser Robinson, Vice President, Scripted
Acquisitions and Co-Productions, ITV Studios Global
Entertainment
MEET THE CONTROLLER: PETER FINCHAM (ITV)
The Sidlaw
The BAFTAs continued to flow in 2014
with multiple wins under its belt;
drama remains a key strength
(Broadchurch has to be one of the
most-anticipated second series) but
audience share has failed to match
the highs of the previous year. Winter weekends loom
and the channel needs a replacement for Dancing on
Ice to avoid being left out in the cold. And after all the
hype, will Rising Star deliver?
Another headache for Peter Fincham is how
to keep hold of male viewers with the loss of
the Champions League, while finding a new
entertainment hit and boosting breakfast remain
persistent challenges. What is the factual strategy
under its new head Richard Klein? Long Lost Family
is a ratings banker but one-offs dominate. Is there
another returnable long-runner waiting in the wings?
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Speaker: Peter Fincham, Director of Television, ITV
Chair: Kirsty Wark, Television Journalist, Presenter
and Writer
Producer: Tom Edwards, Commissioning Editor,
Factual, BBC One and BBC Two
Assistant Producers: Jason Bates, Assistant
Producer, Harry Garne, Assistant Producer, Optomen
Sponsored by
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Join world-famous beatbox supremo
Beardyman travelling at the speed of
thought in his awesome musical
spaceship. Using only his own voice
and technical wizardry, Beardyman
puts his reputation on the line as he
promises to create an entire music soundtrack
catalogue for an imaginary TV schedule working only
on YOUR programme title suggestions. No
preparation is possible – so join in and dare him to
succeed! You make up the TV titles– Beardyman
makes the music.
Performer: Beardyman
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network
CCTV champagne Drinks reception
The Tinto
Following the successful CCTV open-pitch session last year, senior executives from China Central
Television (CCTV) are back at GEITF to meet with potential partners in an exclusive networking drinks
reception. This event provides a unique opportunity for delegates to discuss emerging opportunities in
the rapidly growing Chinese TV market, gain an insight into successful international collaborations with
the State Broadcaster, and learn about China’s current commissioning trends. Attendees from CCTV
include Director of Programmes, R&D Department, Mr. Keyu Wu, who is responsible for commissioning
and funding new programmes, and Director of Drama, Mr. Si Fu, as well as senior personnel from other
CCTV sectors. Light refreshments and beverages will be provided at the venue.
Sponsored by
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Friday 22 16:45 - 17:45
You Create the TV Shows - BEARDYMAN Makes the Music
Friday 22 18:15 - 19:00
Friday 22 18:15 - 19:00
EDINBURGH TV AWARDS 2014
THE NOMINATIONS ARE:
The Pentland, Level 3
Programme Innovation Award
Hosted by John Bishop, one of the biggest
comedians in the country, the re-branded
Edinburgh TV Awards enter their 13th year with
some exciting new developments. Celebrating
the creative, innovative and commercial solutions
that broadcasters and production companies have
presented to the British public in the past year, the
Edinburgh TV Awards gongs are the ones everyone
in the industry wants to get their hands on.
New for 2014: Vote for your TV Moment of the Year
in our new category that celebrates the television
that got everyone talking, tweeting and sharing via
the Festival App.
Host: John Bishop
Producer: James Longman, Head of
Programmes, Comedy Entertainment,
Talkback
Him & Her: The Wedding; Live From Space
The Murder Trial; Our Gay Wedding: The Musical;
Peaky Blinders
NEW: Producer or Director Debut
Production Company of the Year
Big Talk Productions; Kudos; Love Productions;
So Television; Twofour
The Network and Ones to Watch
Programme Choice
Breaking Bad; Game of Thrones; Gogglebox;
Happy Valley; Orange is the New Black
NEW: TV Moment of the Year
Coronation Street: Hayley
Cropper’s Death
Educating Yorkshire:
Musharaf’s King’s
Speech moment
The Eurovision Song
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winning performance
Happy Valley: Sergeant
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until 16:00 Friday
NEW: Commissioner of the Year
Channel of the Year
BBC Two
BBC Three
Channel 4
ITV
Sky Atlantic
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Friday 22 21:30 - late
Friday 22 21:30 - Late
THE EDINBURGH SPEAKEASY WITH UKTV
The George Hotel, 19-21 George Street, Edinburgh
Folks from the festival don’t need no password to get jazzed tonight, just bring your pass and be nifty about it!
The bootleg whiskey cocktails are free from the bathtub until they run out so bring a few rubes for the bar later.
The Edinburgh Speakeasy at The George is the only place to be on Friday night. See you hepcats there.
Sponsored by
Twitter
Follow the Festival on Twitter
for up-to-the minute news
throughout the weekend, and to
post questions directly to session
panellists and channel controllers.
Festival account:
@edinburghtvfest
Hash tag: #EdTVFest
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saturday 23 10:00 - 14:30
saturday 23 10:00 - 14:30
10:00 – 11:00
QUESTION TIME: AN EDINBURGH SPECIAL
The Pentland
In time-honoured Edinburgh tradition,
the final morning will see a high-level
debate about the biggest issues
facing the TV business – and the hot
topics that have been the talk of the
Festival. Chaired by Kirsty Wark,
GEITF Question Time follows the format of the TV
show, inviting questions from audience members to
our panel of industry luminaries. Will it be the potential
effect on broadcasting of Scottish independence?
The future of Channel 4, after David Abraham’s
MacTaggart Lecture? BBC Charter Renewal? Or even
the upcoming General Election? This is a must-attend
session that always makes news, and always sets the
agenda for the coming year
Panel: Dan Brooke, Channel 4, Ben Stephenson,
Controller, Drama Commissioning, BBC, Elaine C
Smith, Actress and Comedy Entertainer
Chair: Kirsty Wark, Television Journalist, Presenter
and Writer
Producer: Alan Clements, Director of Content, STV,
Neil Midgley, Media Commentator, Forbes.com
11:30 – 12:30
MEET THE CONTROLLER: PHIL EDGAR-JONES
(SKY ARTS)
The Sidlaw
Freshly promoted to run Sky Arts, Phil
Edgar-Jones has been given a bigger
commissioning budget and a clear
brief to champion “crazy ideas and
make them massive”. So just how
radical is his vision? Will his
entertainment roots see the channel lurch into new
territory and away from more “traditional” arts output?
And with the BBC now making arts programming a
top priority, how can Sky Arts stay ahead of the curve?
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Speaker: Phil Edgar-Jones, Director of Sky Arts
Chair: Krishnan Guru-Murthy, News Anchor,
Channel 4
Producer: Alexander Gardiner, MD, Shiver
Assistant Producers: Hannah Palmer, Senior
Researcher, Humble Bee Films, Gemma Brady,
Producer, The Garden Productions
Sponsored by
ED TALKS
The Pentland
The ED Talks are a series of punchy and
provocative TED Talk-style lectures
coming under the umbrella theme of
how to foster and harness creativity. As
we in telly can all be guilty of navalgazing, we’ve gathered together
speakers from a range of disciplines and professions,
from a neuroscientist who’ll explain why creativity is
not a team sport to a VICE journalist who’ll tell us how
we can better tap into tech. We’ll also hear from the
boss of M&C Saatchi about the best way to sell an idea,
while director Gurinder Chadha offers an irreverent
take on diversity with stand-up Romesh Ranganathan.
Speakers: Prof Vincent Walsh, Institute of Cognitive
Neuroscience, University College London, Dr Paul
Dolan, Professor of Behavioural Science, LSE
Tim Pool, Head of Live News, VICE Steve Edge,
Brand Guru, Prophet, Madman, Wanderer, Edge
Design, Camilla Harrison, CEO, M&C Saatchi,
Gurinder Chadha, Director, Writer, Producer (Bend
It Like Beckham, Bride & Prejudice)
Chair: Anita Rani, Broadcaster and Journalist
Producer: Anna Fern, Channels Executive, ITV,
Edward Phillips, Producer, Twofour Broadcast,
Gemma John-Lewis, Commissioning Co-ordinator,
Entertainment, ITV
Professor Vincent Walsh
A leading neuroscientist, Professor Vincent
Walsh has worked extensively with artists
and creative organisations on the themes
of perception and awareness. At Edinburgh,
he will discuss the inception of an idea, its
effect on the brain and why away days and
brainstorming aren’t likely to create that Eureka
moment we’re all looking for.
Camilla Harrison
Camilla Harrison has worked at leading ad
agencies including WCRS, Wieden and
Kennedy and Leo Burnett. She joined M&C
Saatchi as marketing director in 2005 and
five years later, became COO. In September
last year, she took over the reins as CEO. Harrison will
give a “fast and furious” take on creating the best
environment for creativity to flourish.
Steve Edge
Steve Edge describes himself as a brand
guru, prophet and Madman. The designer is
famously flamboyant and eclectic and this
promises to be an entertaining talk as well
as a very personal one, as Edge discusses
growing up with severe dyslexia and the impact it has
had on him. He’ll also discuss the power of branding
and the tricks of titling.
Professor Paul Dolan
LSE Professor Paul Dolan is internationally
renowned as an expert on happiness but
he also draws lessons from behavioural
economics to understand and change
individual behaviour. It is this latter theme that
forms the basis of his talk, and using a range of examples,
he will reveal how tiny things can cause fundamental
changes in consumer response and behaviour.
Gurinder Chadha
Making her directorial debut with the
documentary, I’m British But…in 1989,
Gurinder Chadha went on to direct feature
films which centred on British Asian
families, including Bhaji on the Beach,
BAFTA-nominated Bend it Like Beckham and Bride
and Prejudice, but her aim, she says, was to put every
one of us in their shoes, no matter what our
background. In her ED Talk, Chadha teams up with
stand-up comedian Romesh Ranganathan, promising
an “irreverent take” on diversity.
Tim Pool
Tim Pool rose to fame on the back of his
21-hour marathon reporting during the
Occupy Wall Street protests. He was
subsequently hired by VICE Media to
develop and produce new methods of
reporting, including his interactive live-chat stream,
which puts the audience in control of the questions
and even the camera. In this session, Pool will give a
live – and lively - demonstration of the possibilities
afforded by new technology, such as drones.
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saturday 23 10:00 - 14:30
11:30 – 13:00
saturday 23 11:30 - 14:30
12:00 – 14:00
The Network Live
The Cromdale, Level -2
The Network is the TV Festival’s entrylevel talent scheme. By buying a ticket
to GEITF, you’ve already helped the
Network delegates take their first steps
towards a career in the industry. So
why not come down to the Cromdale
and see them in action? Over the past few days, the
Networkers have been getting a hands-on taster of the
industry in workshops led by top programme-makers.
See the results as they present The Network – Live!,
the show they have written, filmed and produced.
Host: Andy Akinwolere, Presenter
Producers: The Network delegates 2014
13:30 - 14:30
Frankie boyle: State of the TV nation
The Sidlaw
The Festival is set to end with a bang
this year as Frankie Boyle gives his
unique take on the TV industry in this
closing session. The inimitable
comedian will cast his critical eye over
the TV Festival as well as the wider
industry and some of the highs and lows of TV in 2014.
Boyle has established himself as one of the biggest
names on the UK comedy scene as a regular panelist of
Mock the Week. Since leaving the show, he has written
and starred in his own Channel 4 shows, Tramadol
Nights and the Boyle Variety Show as well as appearing
on many other top comedy shows.
Areas of discussion include the opportunities for new
comedians, the loss of BBC3 and the ‘quota’ for female
panelists. Boyle will also be asked for his opinion on the
drive for ratings versus the desire for experimentation as
well as his views on some of the year’s noisiest shows
such as Benefits Street.
Famous for a string of controversies - from a joke
in 2010 about the Israel-Palestine situation, which was
censured by the BBC Trust, to his joke about Katie
Price’s son Harvey - the session will also address
whether and where comedians have to draw the line.
Is any joke acceptable as long as you can explain the
rationale behind it? Should comedians take greater
responsibility for their jokes and how should they
respond when they cause offence?
And with the Scottish referendum just around
the corner, Boyle will be giving his take on Scottish
Independence to make this a topical, and we’ve no
doubt, talked-about closing session. 54
Speaker: Frankie Boyle, comedian
Interviewer: Richard Osman, Creative Director,
Endemol UK
Producer: Tom Thostrup, Producer, 2LE Media
“THE TALENT SCHEMES ARE RIGHTLY AT
THE VERY HEART OF THE TV FESTIVAL,
ENSURING THE FESTIVAL AND THE
INDUSTRY AS A WHOLE CONTINUALLY
REGENERATES WITH THE BEST NEW
TALENT FROM THE WIDEST AND MOST
DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS”.
Chris Shaw, Editorial Director, ITN Productions
“THE NETWORK WAS GENUINELY THE
BEST EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE. I HAVE
NEVER FELT SO CONFIDENT AND AT
EASE WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE SO
QUICKLY. I ACHIEVED AND LEARNT SO
MUCH THAT I WILL TAKE FORWARD WITH
ME AS I EMBARK ON MY CAREER.
WHATEVER PATH MY TV CAREER TAKES,
THE NETWORK WILL HAVE PLAYED A
HUGE PART IN GETTING ME THERE.”
Sarah Joyce, The Network Delegate 2013
“THE ONES TO WATCH PROGRAMME
COMPLETELY CHANGED HOW I SEE THE
TELEVISION INDUSTRY AND MY OWN
CAREER. IT WAS BRILLIANT TO MEET
PEOPLE FROM ALL AREAS OF THE
INDUSTRY AND BE REMINDED OF HOW
HUGE AND VIBRANT TELEVISION
CURRENTLY IS. I MADE SOME WONDERFUL
FRIENDS, LEARNT MORE THAN I HAVE IN
A LONG TIME AND GOT A GREAT LOOK
BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE INDUSTRY.”
Tamsin Curry, Ones to Watch Delegate 2013
Our schemes have been developing television
careers since 1990. Since then, thousands have
honed their skills in Edinburgh and enjoyed the
continuing support of the Festival, industry experts
and each other. In 2014, we introduced assessment
days, increasing engagement and ensuring those
who make it on are the brightest new talent. We
have a great track record of identifying the leaders
of tomorrow and our alumni are now in senior
positions across the industry. In a year when
diversity has been hotly debated, we are committed
to making a positive contribution: 2014’s Network
delegates are 32% BAME and Ones to Watch are
30% BAME.
None of this would be possible without the
tireless work of the Talent Schemes committee, an
amazing selection of TV’s senior figures united by
one goal: to ensure the people who make television
are as diverse as the people who watch it. Enormous
thanks to the main Festival and the Executive
Committee for their advice, input and support.
Thank you also to our speakers and generous
supporters, who share our desire to nurture the
best and most diverse talent to ensure a healthy
future for TV.
When you see a Network or Ones to Watch
delegate at the Festival, give them your business
card and impart that bit of wisdom you wish you
had known. Join us today in supporting the careers
of tomorrow’s diverse voices. You can find out more
in the accompanying Talent Schemes publication
in your bag, along with a full delegate list for the
Festival. If you would like to offer a work placement
to our bright and passionate Networkers, e-mail me
at [email protected] or come and join
us on Thursday at 1pm at The Sheraton for lunch,
where you can meet this year’s schemes delegates.
I hope to see you there.
Campbell Glennie
Director, Talent Schemes
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the talent schemes
I am going to let you in on the best-kept non-secret
about the Festival: we are a charity. Part of the
cost of your delegate pass goes directly to funding
something vital to all of our futures: new and
emerging talent. Through The Network and Ones to
Watch, we open up the Festival’s opportunities for
free. So, on behalf of both schemes, thank you for
being here.
festival team
The Festival Team
the festival team
FILMING CREW
Lisa Campbell, Festival Director
Ellie Caddell, Brand Partnerships & Marketing Director
Campbell Glennie, Director, Talent Schemes
Nicky Ammon, Production Director
Adam Webb, Festival Producer
Amanda Linton, Financial Controller
Susannah Rose, Senior Marketing Executive
Rhiannon Robertson, Producer, Talent Schemes
Holly Close, Festival Assistant
Hannah Ava Dahl, Panellist Coordinator &
Registrations Manager
Tom Ivin, Festival Researcher
Suzie Garton, Registration Co-ordinator
Pete Sullivan, Production Manager
Lou Collins, Production Co-ordinator
Nick Powers, The Network Production Manager
Lec Croft, Lighting Designer
Andrew Gordon, Set Designer
Neil McRobb, McRobb Display Ltd
John Tosh, Sound Designer
James Herring, Taylor Herring Communications
Rob McDougall, Photographer
Greg MacVean, Photographer
We would like to thank the following tutors and
students of Ravensbourne for their in-kind filming
services for the Festival.
Tutors
Carrie Wootten, Laura Lillepruun,
Harri Kamalanathan, Garth Twa
A special thank you to…
Alan Watkins, Skylark Technology
Owen Pearson, Skylark Technology
David Pemsel, Tim Hunt and all at The Guardian
Rich Waterworth, Varun Kabra and all at Google
Julie Kershaw & Lynne Downie, Edinburgh
Conventions Bureau Chris Evans, The Farm
Rod White, Filmhouse Edinburgh
Alan Bingle and Michael Sullivan, Forty6 Design
www.forty6design.com
Amy Bull and all at the EICC
Claire Selby and Carrie Wootten, Ravensbourne
Carron Webster and all at Sheraton Grand Hotel &
Spa, Edinburgh
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Students
Marc Walsh, Martin Higgins, Christopher Villota,
Ally Macfarlane, James Love, Daniel Ansell, Simon
Taylor, Sean Mehmet, Evan McClintock, Leon
Langdale, Mark Willington, Sophie Ede, Heather
Myers, Kit Jennings, Daryl Yeoman, Alan Geeson,
Sarah Walsh, Abhi Kamalanathan, Dan Regan, Iain
Simpson, Theo Clarke, Olly Plumstead, Ben Turnball
& Scott Campbell
www.ravensbourne.ac.uk
APP EDITORIAL TEAM
Louise Hammersley, Media Law Barrister
Laura Foster, Broadcast Journalist, BBC News
Aaron Safir, Programme Editor, Arise News, Broadcast
Journalist, BBC and Global Radio
Poppy Begum, Broadcast Journalist, BBC News and
London Live
Frankie McCamley, Broadcast Journalist, BBC News
Joe Myerscough, Producer/Director, Windfall Films
Toby Tilling, Production Co-ordinator, BBC Comedy
FESTIVAL STEWARDS
Kayleigh Chan, Matthew Charlton, Jennifer Fox,
Jasmine Gardiner, Peter Samuel Harper, Lindsey
Harris, Matthew Ingram, Sophie Jamieson, Esha
Jass, Lija Jursins, Sophie Kane, Kirsty Lane,
CharlieMcPhee, Greta Spokauskaite, Kate Holvey,
Erin Steel, Rhian Stuttle, Elliott Thompson, Josh
Hollick , Laura Timms, Hannah Woodhead, Darren
Hill, Olivia Wood, Tom Rigg, Sarah Mark, Scarlett
Alexander, Sabrina Scollan, Florence Murray , James
Warburton , Jena Aalvik, Brian Benedict

Programme () - The Edinburgh International

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