WFTV SCOTland Mentoring Scheme
The WFTV Mentoring Scheme is a programme designed for women looking to take a significant step in their career. To apply for the Scotland Mentoring Scheme you must have more than five years’ experience working in film, TV or digital production.
Meet the 2025
WFTV Scotland Mentees
Colleen Paskins | Deb Charles | Denise Glass | Emma Swinton | Hannah Curie
Parisa Urquhart | Wilma Smith
2025 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.
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Jennie Paddon | Director
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Katharine Patrick | Senior Creative Director, Documentary Unit, BBC Studios
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Katie Lander | Joint MD, Finestripe Productions
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Sueann Rochester | Co-founder and Managing Director, Wild Child Animation
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Therese Lynch | Post Production editor
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Tilusha Ghelani | Executive Producer & Scripted TV Consultant
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Wendy Rattray | Managing Director, Hello Halo
the 2024 SCOTLAND Mentees
Clare Kerr
Drama Producer
Catriona Hastings
Production Accountant, Film & TV
Gemma McAdam
Boom Operator
Georgina Leslie
Factual
Producer/Director
Kate Eldridge
Drama Production Accountant
Morag Tinto
Factual Director
Rosie Brown
Factual
Producer/Director
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.
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Debbie Vertue | COO, Hartswood Films
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Judi Lee Headman | Production Sound Editor
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Lucie Kon | BBC Storyville Commissioning Editor
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Nicole Kleeman | MD, Firecrest Films
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Nikki Parsons | Multi-camera Director
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Samanta Waite | Line Producer
2023 MENTEES & MENTORS
the 2023 SCOTLAND Mentees
Ali Taylor
Screenwriter
Alice Black
Assistant Producer
Joanne Sneddon
Screenwriter/Script
Producer
Kath Pick
Series Producer/Producer Director
Leah Carroll
Creative Producer
Mish Lord
Editor
Sacha Kyle
Creator of content for Children & Young People
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Catherine Williams | Screenwriter
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Claire Armspach | Head of Drama Development, STV Studios
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Jo Roe | Exec Producer
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Lou Lockwood | Documentary Producer
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Nikki Parrot | Exec Producer, Tigerlily
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Sarah Brown | Creative Director, STV Drama
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Sarah Drummond | Exec Producer, LS Productions
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Sarah Howitt | Director
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Catherine Williams | Screenwriter
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Claire Armspach | Head of Drama Development, STV Studios
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Jo Roe | Exec Producer
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Lou Lockwood | Documentary Producer
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Nikki Parrot | Exec Producer, Tigerlily
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Sarah Brown | Creative Director, STV Drama
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Sarah Drummond | Exec Producer, LS Productions
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Sarah Howitt | Director
2023 MENTORS
2022 MENTEES
the 2022 SCOTLAND Mentees
Conxi Fornieles
Shooting AP
Jackie Oudney
Director
Jackie Savery
Company Director and Exec Producer
Julie Moran
Production Coordinator, Production Manager & Script Supervisor
Kim Millar
Screenwriter
Linda Sands
Producer/Director
Marion MacNeil
Producer/Director
2021 MENTEES AND MENTORS
Allanah Langstaff
Producer
Eunice Olumide
Actor
Jillian Mannion
Screenwriter
Julia Moon
Self-shooting Producer/Director
Robin Haig
Director
Sidra Khan
Producer/Director/Development Producer
Tasneem Maqsood
Junior Producer/
Assistant Producer
2021 Mentors
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Andrea Calderwood - Film Producer
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Charlotte Jones - Actor & Screenwriter
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Douglas MacKinnon - Film Director
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Fozia Khan - Commissioning Editor, Channel 4
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Mairzee Almas - TV Director
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Nasfim Haque - Commissioning Editor, BBC Three
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Sally Wainwright - Writer / Producer / Director
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Sophie Robinson - Journalist
The WFTV mentor scheme is a fantastic way to utilise the experience of TV professionals to further the careers of the next generation of content makers. The scheme benefits the mentees and the mentors equally - it really is a two-way thing, listening and discussing the minutiae of one's working life and realising that it was the small stuff that we had all but forgotten that made the big stuff possible.
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Maddy Darrall | Joint MD Darrall Macqueen
SPONSOR
We are very grateful to our Mentoring Scheme sponsor of our Scotland based programme:
