These creative partnerships have been really successful and are vital for 91福利社 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 91福利社 and North East local authorities to help encourage and develop investment in independent production companies, talent and the creative sector in the region, 91福利社 Three, 91福利社 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 91福利社 Three and 91福利社 England.
Since beginning the creative partnerships with Nations teams and screen agencies, 91福利社 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, 91福利社 Three says: 鈥淭hese creative partnerships have been really successful and are vital for 91福利社 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 91福利社 England says: 鈥�91福利社 England continues to work closely with 91福利社 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 91福利社 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, 91福利社 Three and 91福利社 England will shortlist up to four indies to share further details of their ideas via 91福利社 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 91福利社 England and 91福利社 Three commissioners in July 2022. After the pitching session, 91福利社 England and 91福利社 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. 91福利社 Three鈥檚 linear channel and a 91福利社 England slot on 91福利社 One) and iPlayer.
The full commissioning brief, how to apply, selection criteria and the timeline are available via the 91福利社 Commissioning website here.
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