Made in the South West

South West Screen would like to thank all the delegates who attended this hugely successful commissioning event that was held on Weds 2nd May at Arnolfini. We were at full capacity with 9 commissioners and 190 delegates present and we've had some really positive feedback from both. Andy Whitman from UKTV said,

'There's clearly an increasing amount of talent in the south-west and we are keen to maintain relationships with you all.'

A delegates response was,

'Superbly organised. Extremely useful and vital market intelligence. A great bonus for the creative industries in the south west'

For those of you who missed the event you will soon be able to listen to all the presentations via our podcasts. We will let you know when these are available through our e-bulletins.

The commissioners have supplied the following information regarding sending ideas and proposals:

BBC
Richard Klein, Commissioning Editor, Docs, BBC
Martin Davidson, Executive Producer for Specialist Factual
BBC E-Commissioning is now live and all proposals must now be submitted on the system - independent suppliers can register for an account and submit proposals here.
Full information about the system is available online.

Channel 4
Meredith Chambers, Commissioning Editor, Docs
Liza Marshall, Commissioning Editor, Drama
All ideas have to be submitted via the Channel 4 online submission system. Please log on here.

Five
Chris Shaw, Senior Programme Controller, Docs and Current Affairs
Please go to their website for details about submitting programme ideas.

SKY
Steve Jones, Commissioning Editor, Entertainment
See their website for full details about commissioning

UKTV
Andy Whitman, Commissioning Executive
For all commissioning enquiries please contact Commissioning Assistant, Melisa Newbury, 020 7299 6168

National Greographic
Edwina Thring, Head of Acquisitions and Co-productions, NGTi
Simon Bohrsmann, General Mananger, National Geographic UK
For producers can submit ideas and proposals online here.