These creative partnerships have been really successful and are vital for 大象传媒 Three. For this new North East partnership, we鈥檙e looking for powerful, single documentary ideas that are really rooted in the region but have a wide appeal for youth audiences across the UK.
Following the recently announced partnership between the 大象传媒 and North East local authorities to help encourage and develop investment in independent production companies, talent and the creative sector in the region, 大象传媒 Three, 大象传媒 England and Northern Film + Media are launching a new creative opportunity in North East of England.
For the initiative, independent production companies with established links in the North East of England will be invited to submit documentary ideas that reflect the life experiences of 16-24 year olds in the region. After a selection process, at least one Indie will be commissioned to produce a Factual documentary for 大象传媒 Three and 大象传媒 England.
Since beginning the creative partnerships with Nations teams and screen agencies, 大象传媒 Three has worked with 29 regionally based indies and commissioned over 12 titles including The Fast and the Farmer-ish, Hot Cakes and Flight Club.
Fiona Campbell, Controller, 大象传媒 Three says: 鈥淭hese creative partnerships have been really successful and are vital for 大象传媒 Three. For this new North East partnership, we鈥檙e looking for powerful, single documentary ideas that are really rooted in the region but have a wide appeal for youth audiences across the UK.鈥�
Aisling O鈥機onnor, Head of TV Commissioning for 大象传媒 England says: 鈥湸笙蟠� England continues to work closely with 大象传媒 Three to provide a platform for the diverse, surprising and local voices of people across our nation. The North East is a fabulous story telling location, full of talent and I can鈥檛 wait to see what fresh perspectives this creative partnership delivers.鈥�
Alison Gwynn, Chief Executive, Northern Film + Media says: 鈥淲e know we have great talent and unheard voices in our region and this is a fantastic opportunity for Indies to work with the 大象传媒 with support from Northern Film + Media for North East Based production companies to get our stories on screen.鈥�
Expressions of interest will be accepted from the 1 March until the 18 April. After the closing date, 大象传媒 Three and 大象传媒 England will shortlist up to four indies to share further details of their ideas via 大象传媒 Pitch, prior to entering into a period of paid development and project scoping. They will be invited to pitch in front of a team of 大象传媒 England and 大象传媒 Three commissioners in July 2022. After the pitching session, 大象传媒 England and 大象传媒 Three teams will select at least one Indie to produce a 30 minute documentary film, to be TX鈥檇 on both Network Television (i.e. 大象传媒 Three鈥檚 linear channel and a 大象传媒 England slot on 大象传媒 One) and iPlayer.
The full commissioning brief, how to apply, selection criteria and the timeline are available via the 大象传媒 Commissioning website here.
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