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grabs. Finding a good distributor can be a huge help, especially with the increasing expectation that producers will find deficit finance. The Indielab Export Lab programme features a day where distributors and producers can meet and discuss.
“Distributor relationships are key for all small indies, whether they choose to work with one main distribution company, through a first look or partnership, or work across the piece with different distribution companies…Distribution is becoming such an important piece of the pie in terms of production finance,” says Powell.
In unsettled times, one thing that is for sure is that all elements of the industry need to continue to pull together. “We need to work as a
whole industry to protect and sustain our independent sector because it’s to everybody’s benefit, including the viewing population, that we have a really successful and creative, flourishing TV sector,” says Powell.
Channel 4
Alongside the talent gap and the cost of living crisis, Channel 4 privatisation is looming. While the Channel 4 Indie Growth Fund, being a commercial enterprise, may well be insulated from any changes that imminent Channel 4 privatisation might bring, the threat of privatisation to true indies feels very real.
When asked what keeps him up
Broadcasters sufficiently cash flowing projects is still our major concern, but alongside this is still the shortage of skilled production freelancers, especially production management and accountants
at night, Freedman at Curious says: “I do worry about what the government has got planned for Channel 4. I think that could have bad consequences for the whole indie community, especially the true indies. Who knows what the plans are and how the government might want to sweeten the deal for a potential buyer.” For now, the opportunities can outweigh the challenges. “There are uncertain times coming, but we have just lived through a pandemic and we managed to keep making television through that,” says Freedman, who is focused on building his brand of programming. “It seems to be a golden time for documentaries. There are the challenges, but there are still more people to pitch to with our stories and the way that we like to tell stories.”
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