Channel 4 Daytime and Screen Scotland join forces to give boost to Scottish indies

1 October 2020

Channel 4 and Screen Scotland have announced the independent production companies who are to benefit from their funding partnership designed to support the development of creative output from independent production companies based in Scotland.

 

Together Channel 4 and Screen Scotland pledged a £75k investment to fund up to five new developments and one new transmittable pilot from Scotland-based producers and suppliers.

 

The shortlisted independent production companies are Beezr, Firecracker Scotland, Hello Halo, and Mentorn Scotland.

 

The projects were selected following an open application process by Channel 4’s Head of Daytime and Head of Hub, Glasgow Jo Street and her team as part of their latest commissioning cycle.

 

Jo Street said “We have been delighted to team up with Screen Scotland to co-fund projects for Scottish indies and champion the fantastic talent in the nation.  Working with Screen Scotland has enabled us to develop new projects and we have been blown away by the response from the creative industries in Scotland. We are pleased to announce we now have four new projects in development.”

 

Louise Acheson, Head of Business and Market Development at Screen Scotland, said: "We are committed to providing new and enhanced opportunities for producers in Scotland, through constructive partnerships, fostering growth of talent and engagement with the TV marketplace. Dani Carlaw, Screen Scotland’s new Head of Unscripted, and I look forward to working with Jo and her fantastic team at Channel 4 Daytime.”

 

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Notes to editors:

About Screen Scotland

Screen Scotland is the dedicated partnership for screen in Scotland. Sitting within Creative Scotland, it is a partnership with Scottish Enterprise, Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Skills Development Scotland, Scottish Funding Council, working in close collaboration with the sector to ensure its success. With funding from Scottish Government and The National Lottery, Screen Scotland is driving the cultural, social and economic development of all aspects of the sector in Scotland, through enhanced funding, services and support. For further information please visit: screen.scot, and follow us on twitter @screenscots and @screenscots on instagram.

 

About Channel 4

Channel 4 is a publicly-owned yet commercially-funded public service broadcaster and has a remit to be innovative, experimental and distinctive. Its public ownership and not-for-profit status ensure all profit generated by its commercial activity is directly reinvested back into the delivery of its public service remit.

 

As a publisher-broadcaster, Channel 4 is also required to commission UK content from the independent production sector and currently works with around 300 creative companies across the UK every year.  In addition to the main Channel 4 service, its portfolio includes: E4, More4, Film4, 4seven, Channel4.com, streaming service All 4 and The Box Plus Network, including 4Music.