Features – Page 18
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Behind The ScenesOtto Baxter: Not a F***ing Horror Story/Puppet Asylum, Sky Documentaries
Producer Daisy Allsop explains how the combination of a documentary and a short film helped a man with Down Syndrome tell his own story
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FeaturesFirst look: The Doll Factory, Paramount+
Buccaneer Media’s period drama series airs late autumn
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FeaturesReaping the rewards of mentoring writers
The Responder indie Dancing Ledge explains the benefits of putting time and energy into supporting new writing talent
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FeaturesElizabeth Kilgarriff on the subconscious tension of Wilderness
The exec reveals how her new Prime Video thriller balances scale, emotion and unease
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FeaturesFirst look: The Way, BBC1
First production from Wales-based indie Red Seam, written by James Graham
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FeaturesRoundtable: Distributors make their case for building relationships with indies
Our panel bust some myths and highlight the important role they can play
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FeaturesGreenlight slowdown: ‘It feels pretty horrendous out there’
The TV ad market has crashed, the licence fee is frozen, inflation is rampant and streamers have slashed their spending. Five people offer an anonymous snapshot of their experiences
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Freelancer #2
“The sad case is that talented freelancers are leaving the industry in droves”
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Freelancer #1
“I had quite a few friends leave the industry in the 2008-9 recession – and this feels worse”
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Indie boss #2
“Award winners who have CVs I would absolutely kill to have aren’t working”
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FeaturesCommissioning slowdown: Indie boss #1
“I do worry about the impact on freelancers. There are some great people who haven’t worked for a really long time”
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Features‘Dramatising trauma’: Ruth Wilson on her latest drama
Star and exec producer of BBC1’s The Woman in the Wall reveals why a blend of genres drew her towards a ‘vital’ story about Ireland’s dark past
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FeaturesFirst look: The Woman in the Wall, BBC1
Motive Pictures thriller examines the infamous Irish Magdalene Laundries
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Behind The ScenesFred and Pete’s Treasure Tales, CBeebies
Executive producer Jasper James on the joys of unearthing local talent in Cornwall for a fast paced kids factual show
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FeaturesMultichannel Production Company of the Year: Yeti
‘An emerging Welsh powerhouse which proves that a smaller company can punch above its weight’
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FeaturesBest Short Form Documentary: Kingpin Cribs: Drugs, Death And Pet Tigers
‘Eye-opening and terrifying, subversive and totally unexpected’
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FeaturesBest Specialist Factual Programme: Prehistoric Planet
‘An innovative approach to a very assured format’
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FeaturesBest Entertainment Programme: Don’t Hate The Playaz
‘An exhilarating watch, edged with a joyous sense of danger, in a format that is coming into its own’