Saturday 25th
BBC Ignite - Getting Your Development Off The Ground From 12:00 to 13:00 at Beehive Theatre BBC Ignite is a programme for co-development and support, assisting creatives and platforming new voices. BBC Ignite will be joined by some of the creators of supported projects to talk about why projects were selected, what that support looked like and thoughts on how to develop ideas into potential TV series that will appeal to commissioners. As well as giving consideration to elements such as Bible and a Script, we will take a closer look at 2 Ignite projects. Creator – Sam Shaw - ‘Duck and Frog’ Focus: Sam has been drawing these characters for many years. Ignite is helping to shape these characters into a TV show, both in terms of concept and also design evolution. Creators – Tito Olawole & Hayley Sarian - ‘The Guardian Chronicles’ Focus: Tito & Hayley’s vision for authentic portrayal of British school children and how this is being enabled via focus groups and writers’ workshops with diverse voices. The desire for authenticity has extended to the design of the characters and the ambition to create a uniquely British version of Anime.
Joining Liz Chan in hosting the session will be Sarah Muller from the BBC Children’s & Education Commissioning team.
Sarah Muller Head of Commissioning & Acquisitions 7-12, Sarah Muller rejoined BBC Children’s in 2019 as Head of Acquisitions and Animation. Previously she was Vice President of Children’s and Youth Programming at Sony Pictures Television with responsibility for the Pop and Sony Music Channels and before that, Sarah was Head of Children’s at Channel 5 where she was responsible for the Milkshake! brand. She was also Creative Director, Scripted, Animation and Co-Productions for CBBC In-House, a role that grew from her work as Head of CBBC Acquisitions, Animation and Drama Development. Prior to joining BBC Children’s, she was Managing Director of Elephant Productions. As a producer, credits include 6 series of the multi-award winning, ratings success “Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids”(CITV).
Liz Chan Liz Chan is the Development Executive looking after the BBC Children’s & Education nationwide Animation development programme BBC Ignite. Her role is key in supporting and guiding shortlisted Creators through all the stages of the initiative – this includes pairing Creators with complementary talent and animation studios where appropriate, and providing editorial support along with helping to manage the wider editorial support provided by the BBC’s commissioning team. Liz has 20 years’ experience in the animation industry having worked on a broad range of projects in a number of animation styles: from commercials, music videos, TV channel branding, title sequences, and computer games, to award winning animated shorts, TV and feature films.