Exclusive: The Berlin-based Erich Pommer Institute (Epi) has unveiled the 15 European producers selected for the third edition of its female leadership programme Series’ Women.
The only program of its type in Europe, the initiative aims to increase the visibility and industry exposure of female producers and female-driven projects, and in the process encourage more diversity in the audiovisual industry.
The selected producers include Rebecca Roughan, head of development at London-based Broadchurch creator Imaginary Friends; Carla Fotea, a producer at leading Romanian production company microFILM, and buzzy, rising Irish producer Claire McCabe at Dublin-based Pipedream Productions, whose credits include TV movie Wrapped and the award-winning short An Encounter. (scroll down for full list)
The selected producers will participate in a workshops on series financing, distribution, and marketing and also be given one-to-one pitching coaching and curated mentoring from established industry professionals.
The program also features dedicated networking opportunities at the Drama...
The only program of its type in Europe, the initiative aims to increase the visibility and industry exposure of female producers and female-driven projects, and in the process encourage more diversity in the audiovisual industry.
The selected producers include Rebecca Roughan, head of development at London-based Broadchurch creator Imaginary Friends; Carla Fotea, a producer at leading Romanian production company microFILM, and buzzy, rising Irish producer Claire McCabe at Dublin-based Pipedream Productions, whose credits include TV movie Wrapped and the award-winning short An Encounter. (scroll down for full list)
The selected producers will participate in a workshops on series financing, distribution, and marketing and also be given one-to-one pitching coaching and curated mentoring from established industry professionals.
The program also features dedicated networking opportunities at the Drama...
- 11/2/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
The renowned annual talent showcase spotlights the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers in the UK and Ireland.
Screen International has unveiled the 2023 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, spotlighting the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers in the UK and Ireland.
This year marks a special milestone for Stars of Tomorrow – its 20th edition, and the annual talent showcase has demonstrated an unparalleled track record for spotting emerging UK and Irish talent, both in front of and behind the camera, since its launch in 2004.
Those selected this time include Heartstopper star Kit Connor, Mia McKenna-Bruce, who played the lead role in Cannes breakout How To Have Sex,...
Screen International has unveiled the 2023 edition of Stars of Tomorrow, spotlighting the hottest up-and-coming actors and filmmakers in the UK and Ireland.
This year marks a special milestone for Stars of Tomorrow – its 20th edition, and the annual talent showcase has demonstrated an unparalleled track record for spotting emerging UK and Irish talent, both in front of and behind the camera, since its launch in 2004.
Those selected this time include Heartstopper star Kit Connor, Mia McKenna-Bruce, who played the lead role in Cannes breakout How To Have Sex,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Screen staff
- ScreenDaily
Updated: Day 2 of Disney’s second wave of layoffs has involved staff reduction in first-run syndication, unscripted/alternative as well as marketing and communications.
Disney TV Animation, responsible for 1,200 half-hours of animated content, including Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, is the latest division to be hit as it also merges the current and development teams. This has led to the departure of a number of executives including Khaki Jones, SVP Current, who has been with the company for nearly 13 years, as well as a number of director level roles.
Disney’s first-run syndication operation has been dissolved. Departing as part of that is Brent Jones, director and head of production finance & operations for first-run syndication.
Also leaving are VP Kim Harbin, a respected communications executive who has been at Disney for 25 years, as well as Tom Connor, VP Creative Marketing. Their functions will be absorbed by the marketing...
Disney TV Animation, responsible for 1,200 half-hours of animated content, including Marvel’s Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, is the latest division to be hit as it also merges the current and development teams. This has led to the departure of a number of executives including Khaki Jones, SVP Current, who has been with the company for nearly 13 years, as well as a number of director level roles.
Disney’s first-run syndication operation has been dissolved. Departing as part of that is Brent Jones, director and head of production finance & operations for first-run syndication.
Also leaving are VP Kim Harbin, a respected communications executive who has been at Disney for 25 years, as well as Tom Connor, VP Creative Marketing. Their functions will be absorbed by the marketing...
- 4/26/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva and Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney Branded Television has restructured its unscripted and non-fiction divisions and promoted a slew of executives.
The Ayo Davis-run unit is realigning its non-scripted teams to sit under three content teams: Disney Original Documentary, Disney Branded Television Unscripted and Disney Branded Television Partnerships and Kids.
As part of the move, it has promoted five executives. Marjon Javadi has been upped to VP, Disney Documentary Films and Docuseries, Nicole Silveira to VP, Unscripted, Claire McCabe to VP, Brand Partnerships and Kids, Meghan de Boer to executive director, Brand Partnerships and Kids and Jordan Gilbert to executive director, Unscripted.
The team reports to Marc Buhaj, VP, Unscripted and Nonfiction, who reports to Charlie Andrews, EVP, Live Action and Alternative Series.
Some of these changes have been taking place over the last six months, as evidenced by deals such as its pick up of short doc Sophie & The Baron via its Disney Original Documentary.
The Ayo Davis-run unit is realigning its non-scripted teams to sit under three content teams: Disney Original Documentary, Disney Branded Television Unscripted and Disney Branded Television Partnerships and Kids.
As part of the move, it has promoted five executives. Marjon Javadi has been upped to VP, Disney Documentary Films and Docuseries, Nicole Silveira to VP, Unscripted, Claire McCabe to VP, Brand Partnerships and Kids, Meghan de Boer to executive director, Brand Partnerships and Kids and Jordan Gilbert to executive director, Unscripted.
The team reports to Marc Buhaj, VP, Unscripted and Nonfiction, who reports to Charlie Andrews, EVP, Live Action and Alternative Series.
Some of these changes have been taking place over the last six months, as evidenced by deals such as its pick up of short doc Sophie & The Baron via its Disney Original Documentary.
- 4/26/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney General Entertainment Content’s kid and family-focused producer Disney Branded Television is restructuring its unscripted and nonfiction arm into three new dedicated content teams focused on “distinct areas of storytelling,” including original documentary, unscripted, and partnerships and kids.
The unscripted department of Disney Branded Television will now consist of this trio of teams: Disney Original Documentary, Disney Branded Television Unscripted, and Disney Branded Television Partnership and Kids.
As part of this restructuring, five Disney Branded TV execs have received promotions: Marjon Javadi to vice president of Disney documentary films and docuseries, Nicole Silveira to vice president of unscripted, Claire McCabe to vice president of brand partnerships and kids, Meghan de Boer to executive director of brand partnerships and kids, and Jordan Gilbert to executive director of unscripted.
The three different content teams inside the unscripted section will continue to report to Marc Buhaj, vice president of unscripted and nonfiction,...
The unscripted department of Disney Branded Television will now consist of this trio of teams: Disney Original Documentary, Disney Branded Television Unscripted, and Disney Branded Television Partnership and Kids.
As part of this restructuring, five Disney Branded TV execs have received promotions: Marjon Javadi to vice president of Disney documentary films and docuseries, Nicole Silveira to vice president of unscripted, Claire McCabe to vice president of brand partnerships and kids, Meghan de Boer to executive director of brand partnerships and kids, and Jordan Gilbert to executive director of unscripted.
The three different content teams inside the unscripted section will continue to report to Marc Buhaj, vice president of unscripted and nonfiction,...
- 4/26/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Disney Channel announced today that it is venturing into the baking competition space for the first time with Disney’s Magic Bake-Off.
Created by the Tastemade media company, the 13-episode series will be hosted by Disney Channel stars Dara Reneé (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) and Issac Ryan Brown (Raven’s Home). Production is already underway, with Disney eyeing a premiere this summer.
Disney’s Bake-Off splits kids between the ages of 6 and 14 into three teams of two, having them race against the clock to design a Disney-inspired cake, utilizing Tastemade’s signature recipe videos and “an enchanted pantry” full of ingredients.
Appearing, alongside Reneé and Brown, to guide contestants through a series of challenges, is Disneyland resort pastry chef Graciela Gomez. At the end of each episode, the winning team will be named Disney Baking Champions. Their winning recipe will subsequently become a featured Tastemade video, and will...
Created by the Tastemade media company, the 13-episode series will be hosted by Disney Channel stars Dara Reneé (High School Musical: The Musical: The Series) and Issac Ryan Brown (Raven’s Home). Production is already underway, with Disney eyeing a premiere this summer.
Disney’s Bake-Off splits kids between the ages of 6 and 14 into three teams of two, having them race against the clock to design a Disney-inspired cake, utilizing Tastemade’s signature recipe videos and “an enchanted pantry” full of ingredients.
Appearing, alongside Reneé and Brown, to guide contestants through a series of challenges, is Disneyland resort pastry chef Graciela Gomez. At the end of each episode, the winning team will be named Disney Baking Champions. Their winning recipe will subsequently become a featured Tastemade video, and will...
- 4/28/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Marc Buhaj, most recently SVP, Programming, and general manager, Disney Xd, has been named VP, Unscripted Series and Specials, Disney Branded Television. He will oversee a nonfiction portfolio spanning documentaries and docu-series, unscripted formats, variety and specials for Disney+, and unscripted series and specials for Disney Channels. Buhaj will report to Ayo Davis, EVP, Creative Development and Strategy, Disney Branded Television.
Buhaj, a 14-year Disney veteran, fills the void left by the departure of Dan Silver, Disney+ VP of Nonfiction Originals, who left in December for a job at Netflix. The position, which will be now held by Buhaj, was broadened out in the November restructuring. Also a part of that realignment, the management of Disney Xd was moved to Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution. The new appointment keeps Buhaj on the Content Creation side of the company.
This marks the second key programming executive hire for Davis since...
Buhaj, a 14-year Disney veteran, fills the void left by the departure of Dan Silver, Disney+ VP of Nonfiction Originals, who left in December for a job at Netflix. The position, which will be now held by Buhaj, was broadened out in the November restructuring. Also a part of that realignment, the management of Disney Xd was moved to Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution. The new appointment keeps Buhaj on the Content Creation side of the company.
This marks the second key programming executive hire for Davis since...
- 2/19/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
In what is believed to be the biggest group promotion ever at Disney Channel, the network has upped 11 executive and staffers across its business to Svp and VP level. The promotions follows a ramp-up of Disney Channel’s output over the past 18 months to 450-500 new live-action and animated episodes and several original movies for Disney Channel and Disney Junior, plus more series and movies exclusively for Disney+.
“The strengths and capabilities of our team differentiate us from the competition; with these promotions, we acknowledge many of those who have contributed significantly to our success,” Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide, said in making the announcement. “They are driven by a passion for the optimistic Disney brand, and they prioritize what is truly important in telling great stories for preschoolers, kids, tweens and families. They also have innovative ideas and the confidence, passion and wisdom to thrive in a creative environment,...
“The strengths and capabilities of our team differentiate us from the competition; with these promotions, we acknowledge many of those who have contributed significantly to our success,” Gary Marsh, president and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide, said in making the announcement. “They are driven by a passion for the optimistic Disney brand, and they prioritize what is truly important in telling great stories for preschoolers, kids, tweens and families. They also have innovative ideas and the confidence, passion and wisdom to thrive in a creative environment,...
- 3/10/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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