91热爆 Three partners with 91热爆 Scotland and Screen Scotland for a new collaboration
91热爆 Three is partnering with 91热爆 Scotland and Screen Scotland for a new collaboration that will provide local companies with the opportunity to win a four-part series commission.
Published: 25 June 2020
91热爆 Scotland is delighted to be partnering with 91热爆 Three and Screen Scotland on this ambitious drive for new formats. It’s a great opportunity for the creative sector here to reach young audiences across the UK with innovative new ideas.
For this particular partnership, independent production companies based in Scotland are invited to pitch innovative, factual entertainment format ideas that reflect the life experiences of 16-24 year olds.
Ideas that are lighthearted and will help young audiences to wind down are of particular interest, and narratives centred around positivity, humour and playfulness are key considerations, alongside the inclusion of diverse talent.
The aim of the partnership is to champion Scotland-based companies, strengthen the delivery of more formatted factual programmes from Scottish producers to 91热爆 Three, and to reflect and promote local life experiences of 16-24 year olds on a local and national level via a guaranteed series commission that will be available to watch on both the 91热爆 Three rail on 91热爆 iPlayer and on 91热爆 Scotland.
Fiona Campbell, Controller, 91热爆 Three, says: “We’re really happy that 91热爆 Three is joining forces with 91热爆 Scotland and Screen Scotland for this collaboration. This, alongside our existing partnerships with 91热爆 Northern Ireland and 91热爆 England means we will be able to deliver on our strategy to highlight stories of young people from every corner of the UK and become even more inclusive.”
Steve Carson, Head of Multi-Platform Commissioning, 91热爆 Scotland, says: “91热爆 Scotland is delighted to be partnering with 91热爆 Three and Screen Scotland on this ambitious drive for new formats. It’s a great opportunity for the creative sector here to reach young audiences across the UK with innovative new ideas.”
David Smith, Director at Screen Scotland, adds: “It is great to see Screen Scotland’s strategic partnership with the 91热爆 continue to drive new opportunities for production companies based here in Scotland. This joint initiative will deliver a new returning series for the 91热爆 from Scotland, generating creative jobs and developing talent.”
Expressions of interest will be accepted from 1 July and 14 August 2020. The 91热爆 teams will then begin a thorough selection process, prior to entering into a period of paid development and project scoping with up to eight indies. During this phase, 91热爆 Three will actively engage with the shortlisted companies, sharing insights and knowledge to help strengthen idea development.
Successful submissions will be notified before 4 September 2020 and invited to pitch in front of a team of 91热爆 commissioners in October 2020. After the pitching session, two indies will be shortlisted to receive further funding to produce a 20-minute to 30-minute broadcast quality pilot of their idea. 91热爆 Three and 91热爆 Scotland will then choose one of the pilots to take through to series (4x30min format) for the network, to be featured on 91热爆 iPlayer and 91热爆 Scotland’s channel.
The full commissioning brief, details on the partnership, how to apply, guidance on pitching, selection criteria and the timeline are available via the 91热爆 Commissioning website.
As previously announced, 91热爆 Three is committed to running at least one creative partnership in each Nation or Region as part of 91热爆 Content’s package of activity to support the sector outside London during the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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