The Edinburgh TV Festival has revealed the 90 successful candidates that have been selected for its talent schemes — Ones to Watch, TV PhD and The Network. The schemes are part of The TV Foundation, the festival’s charity with a mission to identify and nurture the next generation of talent from all backgrounds.
Ones to Watch is aimed at those who already have three or more years’ experience in TV and are looking to make the next big step. The candidates will be in Edinburgh for the festival with a full festival pass, where they will participate in bespoke sessions and panels. In addition, they will receive 12 months of mentoring from senior industry figures.
The Network is the TV Foundation’s scheme for aspiring industry entrants. Delegates will be given three days of workshops and sessions designed to introduce them to the TV industry and equip them to begin successful TV careers.
Ones to Watch is aimed at those who already have three or more years’ experience in TV and are looking to make the next big step. The candidates will be in Edinburgh for the festival with a full festival pass, where they will participate in bespoke sessions and panels. In addition, they will receive 12 months of mentoring from senior industry figures.
The Network is the TV Foundation’s scheme for aspiring industry entrants. Delegates will be given three days of workshops and sessions designed to introduce them to the TV industry and equip them to begin successful TV careers.
- 8/4/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Comedy Central is celebrating International Women’s Day with the launch of all-female sketch comedy series Flaps.
The company’s international division has partnered with Viacom Digital Studios International to launch the digital short-form series.
The nine-part series features a lineup of female comedians, including Maddie Rice, who starred in the theatrical version of Fleabag, Beth Rylance (Plebs), Bronwyn James (Harlots), Danielle Vitalis (Attack The Block) and Elinor Lawless (The End of Hope). Each sketch is written by different female writers, including Harriet Kemsley, Sarah Morgan, Gemma Arrowsmith, Kat Butterfield and Cassie Atkinson.
Topics covered include when to fly the flag for feminism, joining a bride tribe, running late for work, social detoxing and dealing with a hangover from hell. Flaps was produced by Viacom Digital Studios International, and was produced and directed by Lucy Forbes (In My Skin).
The series is premiering across Comedy Central International’s Facebook and...
The company’s international division has partnered with Viacom Digital Studios International to launch the digital short-form series.
The nine-part series features a lineup of female comedians, including Maddie Rice, who starred in the theatrical version of Fleabag, Beth Rylance (Plebs), Bronwyn James (Harlots), Danielle Vitalis (Attack The Block) and Elinor Lawless (The End of Hope). Each sketch is written by different female writers, including Harriet Kemsley, Sarah Morgan, Gemma Arrowsmith, Kat Butterfield and Cassie Atkinson.
Topics covered include when to fly the flag for feminism, joining a bride tribe, running late for work, social detoxing and dealing with a hangover from hell. Flaps was produced by Viacom Digital Studios International, and was produced and directed by Lucy Forbes (In My Skin).
The series is premiering across Comedy Central International’s Facebook and...
- 3/8/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Viacom is ramping up its slate of digital originals with three new series from Comedy Central International.
The digital studio is launching female focused series Bad Cramps and Laughing at Salad and scripted series Waiting.
Bad Cramps comes from the mind of Georgie Fuller and Danni Jackson, stars of Comedy Central’s digital short Bad Snappers. The duo are back with a sexy, raucous and completely inappropriate take on everything from one-night stands to heavy periods. The series, which consists of six, five-minute episodes, launch today on Comedy Central UK’s YouTube and Facebook pages, with more regional releases in the coming weeks.
Laughing at Salad, which will launch in January, is a nine-part sketch series that features an all-female line up, including Maddie Rice, Beth Rylance, Bronwyn James, Danielle Vitalis and Elinor Lawless. Each sketch is written by different female writers, including Harriet Kemsley, Sarah Morgan, Gemma Arrowsmith, Kat Butterfield...
The digital studio is launching female focused series Bad Cramps and Laughing at Salad and scripted series Waiting.
Bad Cramps comes from the mind of Georgie Fuller and Danni Jackson, stars of Comedy Central’s digital short Bad Snappers. The duo are back with a sexy, raucous and completely inappropriate take on everything from one-night stands to heavy periods. The series, which consists of six, five-minute episodes, launch today on Comedy Central UK’s YouTube and Facebook pages, with more regional releases in the coming weeks.
Laughing at Salad, which will launch in January, is a nine-part sketch series that features an all-female line up, including Maddie Rice, Beth Rylance, Bronwyn James, Danielle Vitalis and Elinor Lawless. Each sketch is written by different female writers, including Harriet Kemsley, Sarah Morgan, Gemma Arrowsmith, Kat Butterfield...
- 12/10/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
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