WFTV ENGLAND MENTORING SCHEME

The WFTV Mentoring Scheme is a programme designed for women looking to take a significant step in their career. For the English Mentoring Scheme to apply you must have more than seven years’ experience working in film, TV or digital production.

Alice Ramsey​

BBC Writers Room Development Producer

Bruna Capozzoli

Filmmaker & Digital Specialist

Cat Marshall

Production Supervisor,

WARP Films

Claire Batchelor

Composer TV

Emma Yap

Scripted Development Executive TV

Gilberte Phanor

Graphics Editor and Producer

Helen O'Donnell

Head of Development, BBC Studios Talent Works

Janice Okoh

Playwright

Jemma Parish

Senior AP, TravelMan

Jenny Stimpson

TV Documentary Producer

Kate Bennetts

Investment Director at Ingenious Media

Mel Bezalel

Director of Development at RDF Television

Rebecca Brown

Commercial Manager, BBC Studios

Ruchika Tagore

Development Executive

Ruth Mayer

TV Documentary PD

Samantha Fray

Programme Manager,Beyond Bronte

Serena Lloyd-Smith

Diversity and Inclusion – Network Specialist

Sian Whomes

Head of Talent, Sony Pictures Television

Suga Suppiah

Editor

Zoe McGivern

Head of Development/ Series Producer

WFTV MENTORS

WFTV has an extensive database of past and potential mentors who are keen to pass on their skills and experience to the next generation. Once mentees have been selected for the scheme they are hand-matched with an experienced industry figure who commits to spending at least six hours with their mentee over six months. Mentors are drawn from across the film and TV industry

2020 Mentors

• Jay Hunt – Chief Creative Officer, Apple

• Ade Rawcliffe – Head of Diversity,  ITV

• Danny Cohen – President, Access Entertainment

• Zeb Achonu – Editor

• David Glover – Founder 72 Films

• Lorraine Heggessey – Chair, Grierson Trust

• Laura Lankester – Creative Director, Lookout Point

• Hilary Rosen – Deputy Head of Commissioning, UKTV

• Tamara Howe – Managing Director, Vice TV EMEA

• Jocelyn Jee Esien – Writer & Actor

• Loran Dunn – Film Producer, Delaval Films

• Sumi Connock – Creative Director of Formats, BBC Studios

• Rachel Job – SVP Unscripted Content, All3 Media

• Catherine Catton – Commissioning Editor, Popular Factual and Factual Entertainment, BBC

• Harriet Pennington Legh – Agent, Troika Talent

• Sam Hoyle – EP Netflix

• Norma Wisnevitz – COO, True North

• Samantha Jukes-Adams – Executive Coach & TV Production Consultant

• Lindsay Bradbury – Commissioning Editor, Daytime, BBC

• Addie Orfila – Former Head of Production, serial drama and Founder AddieOrfila Training

WHAT the MENTORS SAy about the scheme

Julie Parmenter

MD, Molinare

The Mentee scheme is an exceptionally rewarding programme to be part of. To watch the transformation of the individuals over the period of six months is astonishing. For anyone to have the time to dig deep into what is most important, set goals and implement change to reach them is a unique opportunity that very few will ever have.

Hilary Davis

Co-Managing Director,

Bankside Films

I was perfectly matched with my mentee and believe that we both derived a benefit from our series of meetings. Training is crucial for the continued development of careers, especially for women, as the commercial side of the business is often overlooked but is vital if films are to be successful in the worldwide market place.

André Singer

MD Spring Films

Nothing is more effective in our fraught industry than the marriage of experience to aspiration. Linking mentees with passion and drive to industry veterans prepared to guide them is a great way to help remove some of the many hurdles ahead.