The TV Foundation has unveiled its 25 ‘Visionaries’ – the successor to its Ones to Watch programme of diverse new talent.
The mixture of freelancers and individuals working for companies such as Quay Street Productions, IWC Media and South Shore, will attend the Edinburgh TV Festival as part of a year-long programme of activity.
Almost three quarters (72%) of the Visionaires are women, 64% come from Black, Asian and other minority backgrounds, and 32% has a disability.
Meanwhile, execs from All3Media, ITV Studios, BBC Children’s and Nine Lives Media are among the 10 established TV professionals that will explore how the industry can play a role in tackling climate change in this year’s iteration of the TV Foundation’s Changemakers scheme.
The TV Foundation’s Visionairies:
Alessia Camoirano Bruges - producer & journalist, freelance
Amy Sargeant - assistant producer, freelance
Brian McIver - writer, freelance
Bushra Siddiq Sr - development producer, freelance
Carolyn Saunders - writer/director, freelance
Carys Newton-Williams - video producer, WSL football
Cassandra Kyeyune - producer, freelance
Charlie Zarrabi-Rusbridge - creative & development producer, Little Dot Studios
Claire Burgess - script editor, Quay Street Productions
Connie Sneddon - development producer, IWC Media
David Allain - scriptwriter & director, freelance
Dhruti Shah - creative lead, freelance
Eve Lytollis - development producer, South Shore
Haydn Palmer - scripted development executive / script editor, freelance
Jack Casey - script editor, freelance
Jack Carey - development producer, Orchard Media
Kaljeven Singh Lally - director, freelance
Katherine Skingsley - production manager, freelance
Maia Adelia - junior producer, freelance
Maleena Pone - founder, producer/director, StoryTell-Her Studios
Mariam Harraz - assistant producer, freelance
Nasra Hassan - producer, freelance
Rachel Chatterjee - development producer, freelance
Runako Celina - producer, BBC
Yolanda Lee - producer, freelance
Changemakers:
Allen Gray, head of diversity, equity and inclusion, All3Media
Dan Cheesbrough, managing director, Hartswood Films
Ella Umansky, vice president of format acquisitions, ITV Studios
Jonathan Lewsley, UK scripted executive, Amazon MGM Studios
Manali Lukha, head, ITV Millbank Studios
Melissa Hardinge, senior commissioning editor for BBC Children’s 7-12
Nicky Huggett, Vice president of factual development, Nutopia
Nicole Hajimichael, head of production, Nine Lives Media,
Pia Masters, head of development, Happy Prince
Rob Holloway, commissioning executive at Warner Bros Discovery
