We're delighted to announce our 2026 judges! Further jurors will continue to be added to the line-up over the coming weeks. Loading All 0 - 9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Abigail Dankwa Series Director Adam Luria Head of Documentary, Impossible Factual Alan Toner Social Channels Lead, 4Studio (Channel4) Alan Tyler RTE Director of Entertainment Alex Segal MD, InterTalent Alexander Irvine Cox Director, Freelance Amie Parker-Williams Director, Digital Commissioning and Production | MTV & Comedy Central, Paramount Andre Sousa Head of Social Media, iPlayer and BBC Three, BBC Art Sejdiu Head of Commissioning Development, Channel 4/Channel 4.0 Becky Gardner Head of Originals, LADstudios Ben Powell-Jones Co-Founder, Strong Watch Studios Bronson Payne Development Producer, BBC Studios Entertainment Bruce Fletcher Commissioning Editor, Sky Documentaries Camilla Lewis Chief Exec, Curve Media Carolyn Payne Commissioning Editor, National Geographic Catriona White Digital Commissioning Executive, Channel 4 Claire McArdle Co-CEO, CMG Productions Daisy Lilley Director, Unscripted, Netflix Daniela Neumann CEO, Rare TV Danny Fenton Chief Exec, Zig Zag Dave Martin Series Producer & Director, Ricochet David Dehaney Creative Director, Proper Content Deanne Cunningham Head of Development, Synchronicity Films Denise Seneviratne Commissioning Editor, Channel 5 / Paramount Diana Carter Commissioning Editor & Head of Talent, Hearst Networks EMEA Diene Petterle Co-Founder & Creative Director, 22Summers Duncan Gray Founder, Twenty Six 03 Entertainment Ed Sleeman MD, Mitre Studios Emma Cooper Film-maker, Producer & Founder, Empress Films Emma Loach Lead Commissioning Editor, Documentaries, BBC Emma Morgan Creative Consultant & Executive Producer, Freelance Erica Gornall Documentary Director, Freelance Eva O'Flynn Head of Development, Buffola Pictures Francesca Johnson Founder, Table41 Entertainment Gina Lyons Founder, Gobby Girl Productions Graham Gallery Head of Digital, Lime Pictures Gwenllian Gravelle Head of Film & Drama, S4C Hannah Brownhill Creative Director, Storycore Hannah Wesson Head of Content Development, BBC Studios Digital Holly Cocker Welfare Producer/Edit Director, Freelance (currently The Garden and Southshore) Iain Scollay Creative Director, Firecrest Films James Parris Producer/Director Jane Rogerson Managing Director, Red Sky Productions Jeremy Salsby Managing Director, Saltbeef TV Jessica Schibli Head of Creative Diversity, BBC Joff Hatfield-Powell Chief Creative Officer, Spark Media Jon Cahn Executive Producer, Mothership Jon Swain Commissioning Exec, Disney Jonathan Hall Head of Development, Clapperboard Studios Kate Ansell Commissioning Editor, Factual, Channel 5 / Paramount Kate Bennetts CEO, Ringside Studios Kate Devlin Director of Development, Boom Kate Maddigan Director of Programmes, Renowned Films Katy Manley Managing Director, Initial Kay Stonham Producer and Creative Director, Female Pilot Club Kelly Webb-Lamb Founder & CEO, Mothership Kirtsy Cunningham Creative Director, BBC Studios Doc Unit Kit Morey VP Commissioning Editor, 5 Krish Majumdar Me&You Productions Laura Spence Producer, 72 Films Lisa Edwards Chief Creative Officer, Studio Ramsey Global Louise Hutchinson Creative Director, Boldprint Studios Louise Ogunnaike Assistant Commissioner, ITV Luci Sanan Founder, 53 Degrees North Media Matt Bennett Director of Programmes, Shine TV Matt Crook Founder, Studio Crook Matt Richards Managing Director, Air TV Mel Bezalel Head of Studio Central, BBC Studios Michelle Farr-Scott Producer, Exec & Script Editor Michelle Singer Co-Founder, Rockerdale Studios Mike Beale Managing Director, Global Creative & Production Support, ITV Studios Mona Qureshi Director, UK Scripted Series, Netflix Nick Emmerson CEO, Headers and Volleys Entertainment Nick Smith All3Media Ollie Wright Creative Director, Coming Up Roses Owen Gay Creative Director / Co-Founder, One Tribe TV Paul Evans Head of Unscripted Development, Amazon MGM Studios Paul Hughes Head of Development, Hello Mary Paul Testar Commissioning Editor, Scripted, Paramount / Channel 5 Phil Harris CEO, Boldprint Studios Rachel Drummond-Hay Co Director, Drummer Television Rhianna Adams-Christie Assistant Commissioner, Scripted, BBC Ria Hebden Ros Edwards Head of Programmes, Honey Bee Media Russ Lindsay Executive TV Producer, Moon&Back Media Sam Lawrence Media MD, XXIV Comms Sarah Asante Founder & Chief Creative, Asante Space Sarah Tyekiff Founder, Mettlemouse Shoshana Wilson VP of Scripted Content, Playhouse Studios and LipSync Simon Young Head of History, BBC Unscripted Commissioning, BBC Stephen McQuillan CD, Atomic Television Tamara Gilder Joint MD, Remarkable Television Tom Currie Executive Producer, Twofour Tom Edwards Creative Director, Red Sauce Tom Popay Creative Director, Chalkboard TV Tom Pullen Commissioning Editor, BBC Documentaries Tom Wilde Series Producer/Editor, Freelance Tom Williams Creative Director, Talkback Thames Zuelika Brown Series Editor, Freelance
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