Features – Page 421
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FeaturesAlex Hryniewicz, 25, new media producer
Perhaps Alex Hryniewicz should be a doctor because he knows exactly the right tone for tackling embarrassing illnesses, according to Channel 4 new media commissioning editor Adam Gee.
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FeaturesLucy Allan, 29, producer
“Despite disagreeing with me on a daily basis, it's clear that Lucy's priority is always the show and never her ego,” says Hollyoaks producer Bryan Kirkwood of his talented deputy.
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FeaturesKeith Martin, 29, producer
Keith Martin knows how to make friends and influence people - he has, according to Green Inc head of format development Chris Jones, a “penchant for spontaneously hugging high-level industry figures”.
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FeaturesLucy Cotter, 29, journalist, producer and presenter
Despite just three years in the industry, Cotter has interviewed almost every A-lister in Hollywood, from Meryl Streep to Tom Hanks.
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FeaturesWaseem Mirza, 28, broadcast journalist
One of a new generation of truly multimedia journalists, Mirza is as comfortable in front of a camera as he is behind it.
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FeaturesVince Lynch, 29, creative director
Lynch was singled out for having achieved so much in such a short space of time.
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FeaturesJohn Farrar, 28, head of development
John Farrar (not to be confused with NBC Europe director of programmes Jon Farrar), is really starting to make a name for himself.
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FeaturesKate Collier, 25, assistant producer
“One of the brightest APs around” is how Mentorn Media chief executive John Willis describes Collier.
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FeaturesMatt Bailey, 25, radio producer
“His production skills are the best I have ever come across in all my years” is how multi-award winner Bailey is described by Alan Robson, broadcaster and executive producer at Metro Radio.
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FeaturesTim Wardle, 29, producer
As head of development for Century Films, Wardle has to be equal parts talent-spotter, negotiator and creative thinker.
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FeaturesPolly Buckle, 29, head of development
Buckle combines a knack for charming talent with impressive editorial judgement - so much so that some writers already cite her as the best script editor in the business.
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FeaturesAndrew Jackman, 29, producer
One of TV property double act Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer's favourite producers, Jackman is “a great team player and always calm in a crisis,” says Spencer, who admits to having been impressed within minutes of first meeting this 29-year-old producer.
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FeaturesAbby Ajayi, 28, writer
Ajayi has already written for EastEnders and Doctors - also via the BBC Drama Writers' Academy - and is currently working on her first Casualty script.
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FeaturesPhilip Gawthorne, 26, writer
“A writer with a strong, clear voice” is artistic director of New York's Mind the Gap theatre Paula D'Alessandris' take on 26-year-old Gawthorne.
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FeaturesOliver Lansley, 26, writer/actor
“Some theatre writers can't adapt to TV but Oli has embraced both forms with equal success.”
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FeaturesNicole Taylor, 28, writer
“For such a new writer she has displayed amazing maturity, insight and creative flair,” says Carnival Films executive producer Christopher Aird, with whom Taylor worked on an episode of ITV1's new primetime drama Harley Street.
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FeaturesPaul Doolan, 25, writer/script development producer
“He's learnt way too fast, and I fully expect to be working for him at some point in my career - the little shit,” declares The Office producer Ash Atalla, now managing director of Roughcut TV.
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FeaturesJames Graham, 26, writer
As a playwright, Graham's political satires - Little Madam, which imagines Margaret Thatcher as a small child, and Suez Crisis drama Eden's Empire - have already won him plaudits for his ability to mix the politics of an era with an in-depth study of human relationships.
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FeaturesShona Somerville, 24, social networks journalist
Bringing her own unique twist to web 2.0, Somerville has been charged by ITN's online division “to engage the disenfranchised audience that lies between Newsnight and Newsround” through cross-platform show You News, which she writes and packages herself.
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FeaturesRobin French, 29, writer
This TV writer and playwright also has a rock'n'roll sideline as the bassist in upcoming band Mr Hudson and the Library, which has supported Amy Winehouse in concert.