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Nat geo archive expert7/26/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Nat Geo is most interested in crisp storytelling with key protagonists, Raikes said, whether “human or beast.” Programs should have conflict or tension, wit and levity, and show audiences something they haven’t seen before.Īfter a year of navigating shutdowns and delays amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Raikes said Nat Geo is firing on all cylinders, and the team are now returning their gaze to new commissions with budgets to back slots into 2022. The session featured Carolyn Payne (pictured above, top right), Simon Raikes (bottom left) and Nat Geo International’s Traci Harris (bottom right). Nat Geo’s UK-based commissioning team convened virtually at this year’s festival to delve into the development and production process across the Disney-owned network. To read Realscreen‘s coverage of another Sheffield panel that saw execs from the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Sky and Channel 5 divulge their programming wishlists, click here. Sheffield Doc/Fest ran virtually June 4 to 13. Stay tuned for tomorrow to learn what commissioners at UKTV and Sky are eager to order. UK factual commissioning executives from the likes of National Geographic, ESPN, UKTV and Sky participated in a series of talks last week at Sheffield Doc/Fest that offered producers some insight into how they can fine-tune their pitch and potentially secure a greenlight.īelow, Realscreen details the key takeaways from sessions with Nat Geo and ESPN in part one of our two-part report. ![]()
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