Writers’ Group: In Conversation with Malak El-Gonemy, Drama Development Executive at FilmNation Entertainment

For May’s Writers’ Group host Christina Pickworth will be in conversation with Malak El-Gonemy, Drama Development Executive at FilmNation Entertainment, talking about TV drama development, moving over from non-scripted to scripted, as well as Malak’s new initiative Broadcasting Marginalised Voices, a newsletter in which she facilitates creative conversations with talent from under-represented groups within the British TV and film industry.

Malak El-Gonemy is a British-Egyptian TV Producer based in London. She grew up in Manchester and entered the TV industry in 2016 as a member of the production team on Blue Peter. Since then, she has worked across development, factual entertainment, and scripted drama and comedy. She is currently a Development Executive at FilmNation. She started her newsletter, Broadcasting Marginalised Voices, to provide a platform for talent from underrepresented groups within the industry, offering insights into the journeys of writers, actors, directors, producers and members of crew.

Host

Christina Pickworth, Agent, Imagine Talent

Christina is an agent for writers and directors at a small, bespoke agency Imagine Talent, with a list that focuses on emerging talent and female voices. Christina has written feature films, consulted for production companies and financiers, and freelanced at United Agents, as well as spending several years working in film development finance for a fund that invested in 300 British film projects over three years. Christina has previously sat on the selection committee for the BAFTA Rocliffe screenwriting competitions, and she consults for Stage 32, Industrial Scripts and Reel One Entertainment.

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