Meet The Commissioner
As part of our business support programme, Screen Yorkshire is hosting a series of Meet the Commissioner briefings for independent production companies and new media companies based in the region.
For those of you who haven't been along to one of these sessions before, these events are an opportunity to meet with commissioners face to face, to start building a relationship with the channel and to ask questions on a one-to-one basis. The commissioners will all be talking about the vision for their channel, the submission process, opportunities for specific slots, and will also be offering their perspective on 360 commissioning and cross platform opportunities.
Upcoming dates for your diary:
Spring/Summer 2008
BBC Drama Commissioning Briefing
Gaynor Holmes - BBC Drama Scotland
Hilary Martin - BBC Drama
Tuesday 13th May 2008, 6pm - 8pm
The Round Foundry Media Centre
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Emma Read
Commissioning Editor, Specialist Factual, Sky One
Wednesday 14th May 2008, 1pm - 3pm (Lunch provided)
The Round Foundry Media Centre
Register
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Registration will open up approx 4 weeks before each session. If you already receive regular email updates or if you have attended one of these sessions before you will receive a registration email automatically. If you are new to Screen Yorkshire and want to receive notice of these events please email kim@screenyorkshire.co.uk and sign up to our e-bulletin here.
Case StudySunday Life
Yorkshire is rapidly gaining a reputation in the industry as a hotbed for interactive media and games companies in the UK.
The interactive media sector is now the biggest employer in the region, employing 4,400.
We are working to support Yorkshire to become the centre in the UK for interactive media and offer support through our Business Investment Fund. Bringing TV and interactive media companies together to work on cross-platform projects is a key task for our Business Development team.
Leeds based independent TV production company True North secured a large commission with Sunday Life, replacing the BBC's long running Heaven & Earth. True North worked in partnership with Sheffield based interactive media company Quba to win the commission.
Sunday Life broadcasts at 10am, Sundays on BBC1.
Andrew Sheldon, Company Director at True North says: "This is fantastic news - not just for True North, but for the industry in the region, Screen Yorkshire has played a pivotal role in helping us to secure this commission, which will create a significant number of jobs for crew, as well as production and technical."
