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Understanding the nature and make up of storytelling is essential for developing and producing successful TV programming. John Yorke, who is behind some of the biggest hits in television (inc. Wolf Hall, Shameless, Life on Mars), has distilled his knowledge and experience into a detailed step by step course.

MediaXchange takes a step into the future and celebrates 21 years of its Showrunner Drama Exchange by introducing a new online format for connecting with experienced US showrunners.  See the brochure for the list of US Showrunners and Creators who will be sharing their creative perspectives and management experience of the development and production process for scripted drama series produced for broadcast, cable and streamers.

Our Showrunner workshop series will provide insights in to the creative, management and business decisions involved in the drama series development process. Sessions will focus on creative models and challenges faced by trail blazing writers and executive producers working in European markets and the new directions being forged by leading women showrunners and writers drawn from across the globe.

This edition will celebrate the 22nd year of our popular Showrunner Exchange. The fast paced schedule provides access to the best creators, writers, show teams and drama executives of established US shows. Mix with top US Showrunners and observe their role and styles in executing primetime US Drama series across all platforms.

Meet the Brits – a 3-day schedule of meetings with leading drama practitioners involved in writing, developing and coproducing High End Series, Continuing Series and Single Dramas. A unique opportunity to source UK partners for your projects.

Following the success of the inaugural Exchange in 2019, the Women Writers Exchange will return in 2021 to build on the industry’s focus on ensuring a wider representation of women in creative roles.  

Providing an unparalleled insight into the US Television Drama industry, and its writing, creative and production principles, the 5 days of industry meetings, with US showrunners, writers, producers and drama executives will optimise the participants’ creative and business ambitions.

Tailored schedules provide the opportunity to pitch Agents, Networks, Showrunners, Producers and Sales Agents with the aim of securing US partners and exploring the creative and commercial potential of your concept

Launched in 2016, the Soaprunner Exchange addresses the challenges faced by the studios, executive producers and writers, in maintaining strong storylines for multi-episode or multi-season, returning drama serials and series – the Soaps, Telenovelas and Continuing Dramas

The Exchange utilises the UK’s strong continuing drama landscape providing contrasting sessions with key drama providers for the creative team from a visiting show to analyse and explore the successful writing and producing elements of long running shows in the UK and the new developments in this arena

Under the MediaXchange banner of Creative Vision, we will be developing a Writers Programme in Iceland, Holland and Sweden. The principal ingredients will be to advance the professional development of writers of TV drama, as well as the promotion of collaborative partnerships between writers and producers for effective strategies in developing, pitching and managing shows.