Edinburgh TV Festival Selects 90 Candidates for Talent Schemes

TheEdinburgh TV Festivalhas revealed the 90 successful candidates that have been selected for its talent schemes Ones to Watch, TV PhD and The Network. The schemes are part of The TV Foundation, the festivals charity with a mission to identify and nurture the next generation of talent from all backgrounds.

Ones to Watch is aimed at those who already have three or more years experience in TV and are looking to make the next big step. The candidates will be in Edinburgh for the festival with a full festival pass, where they will participate in bespoke sessions and panels. In addition, they will receive 12 months of mentoring from senior industry figures.

The Network is the TV Foundations scheme for aspiring industry entrants. Delegates will be given three days of workshops and sessions designed to introduce them to the TV industry and equip them to begin successful TV careers. They also receive a year of mentoring from one of the Ones To Watch and ongoing access to employability support through the TV Foundations job pool.

Across both schemes, the delegates are from across the U.K.s nations and regions. Some 27% are from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds and more than a quarter identify as disabled.

TV PhD, a joint venture between the TV Foundation and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, part of U.K. Research and Innovation, provides 15 early career researchers an intensive introduction to TV to equip them with the tools to work in or with the TV industry once they have completed their PhDs.

Sarah Vignoles, talent schemes director, The TV Foundation,said:This is the fifth set of cohorts Ive seen come into our programs and I still find the process of meeting them and discovering what makes them tick completely thrilling. The competition was fierce this year across the board so were looking forward to welcoming an exceptional group of people to this years Edinburgh TV Festival.

The festival runs Aug. 22-25 and is supported by Screen Scotland.

The Edinburgh TV Festival Ones to Watch 2023 are:

Jack Bailey, Producer/Director, FreelanceHeloise Beaton, Disability Lead, thinkBIGGER!Kat Butterfield, Writer, FreelanceEleanor Canham, Production Manager, Raw TVSarah Conner, Senior Producer Director, Freelance / BBC NHUFlorence Craig, Journalist, BBC StudiosLuke Frost, Script Editor, BBC Studios Kids FamilyCameron Gray, Planning Executive, ParamountVida Green, Production Coordinator, BBC Studios (NHU)Rosanagh Griffiths, Writer / Producer, FreelanceDion Hesson, Assistant Producer, FreelanceRachel Hunter, Producer, FreelanceYeota Imam-Rashid, Assistant Producer, FreelanceJasmin John, HETV Assembly Editor/1st Assistant Editor, FreelanceTalisha Tee Cee Johnson, Development Producer / Presenter / Filmmaker, FreelanceDavid Kerr, Senior Development Producer, Tern TVHannah Ladds, Dramatic Rights Agent, Madeleine Milburn Literary, TV Film AgencyRobert Leventhall, Online Editor, Picture ShopWayne Linge, Casting Director, Crampsie Linge CastingMaria McCloskey, Shooting Assistant Producer, FreelanceBen Nisbet, Development AP, RDFNikkita Punia, Shooting Producer, FreelanceMalaka Senanayake, DV Director, FreelanceKezia Sheard, Assistant Producer / Development AP, Button DownLauren Taylor, Assistant Producer, ITV Taking part in TV PhD 2023 are:

Desiree Acholla University of SouthamptonHirah Azhar University of Southampton and Imperial War MuseumEmma Bryning University of York and English HeritageAnni Byard University of LeicesterMolly Carlin University of SussexEleanor Cook Coventry University/The Herbert Art Gallery MuseumShibani Das The University of ExeterRebekah Hodgkinson University of OxfordRuby Hornsby University of LeedsImo Kaufman University of NottinghamOdile Lehnen Durham UniversityArisa Loomba University of OxfordMartha OBrien Cardiff UniversityDaisy Powell University of LeedsAlex Watson Jones University of St Andrews/National Museums Scotland