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Natalie Humphreys


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Natalie has worked across the UK and global production sector for nearly three decades as a writer, director, producer and executive producer, winning multiple awards for cinematography, innovation and reaching new audiences. She has created programming across the spectrum, from premium documentaries to drama, arts, history, science and natural history landmarks.

Prior to launching Scottish indie Storyboard Studios, Natalie led the BBC’s factual network and a £100M portfolio. She is known as a trusted originator and brings a long track record in hands-on editorial, sensitive access, compliance, partnerships and co-productions. She started her career as a researcher on natural history programmes, after a degree in Zoology and a PhD on the genetics of symbiosis. She’s a busy mum with two sons and enjoys art and photography, as well as giving time pro bono to teaching storytelling skills to students, and regularly mentors for organisations that support people from less advantaged backgrounds.

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The panel discussion will delve into the differences between television/broadcast content and international festival documentaries and how funding works in these different spaces around the world.  What does it mean to have broadcast partners versus festival partners? Does one offer more creative freedom than the other? How can we negotiate the drawbacks and best use the opportunities these different forms offer? The conversation will examine broadcasters' priorities and ways they evaluate content that might drive them to co-produce, buy, or broadcast certain films instead of others.

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