BAFTA Member and Head of Internatinal Development-Development Executive Producer with a strong track record of developing ideas and winning commissions from concept to commission and re-commission across the board in popular factual, specialist factual, factual entertainment, true crime and human interest programmes. I’m a developmen... Read More
BAFTA Member and Head of Internatinal Development-Development Executive Producer with a strong track record of developing ideas and winning commissions from concept to commission and re-commission across the board in popular factual, specialist factual, factual entertainment, true crime and human interest programmes. I’m a development all-rounder. A natrual ideas generator and experienced in developing game-changing, returnable series and format creation that have scope for the international market, commercially and results-focused - I make sure ideas can stand up.
I'm based in Auckland working across the NZ, Australia and UK markets, so I'm used to working across global time zones.
Recent commission highlights include: Hospice Heroes Discovery Three (NZ) Titanic in Colour C4/SBS, Fatal Family Feuds NBCU/Oxygen, The Suitcase Murders Discovery Quest Red, Queens That Changed The World C4, Women of WW2 C4, Shocking Emergency Calls (also co-exec’d) C4, Seven Australia, ‘Hitched in Vegas’, ‘I Do at 92’ C4, ‘Behind Bars: Dallas County Prison, Texas’ Discovery TLC, ‘999 Killer on the Line’ (2 series), ‘Inside the KKK’ C4, ‘50 Ways To Kill Your Lover’ (3 seasons).
I have extensive global contacts book of Commissioning Editors (UK, US, Australia, NZ), Global Distributors, Co-Pro Brokers, Programme Financers, and Talent Agents. I regularly pitch into international networks and work across time zones.
I seek out the best co-pro and co-commission partners & I look for opportunities to utilise ANZ tax breaks.
I attend the major international TV markets, such as Real Screen US, MIPTV, the World Science Congress, the Edinburgh TV Festival, SPADA & AIDC. I was Jury Lead at Real Screen US 2023 and have recently been invited as a Real Screen Mentor.
I have a solid background in production (Co-Executive Producer and Series Producer) and a strong business acumen with the ability to implement strategies to help companies expand and diversify their development slates.
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