FutureProof – Meet the Delegates

Find out more about the twelve delegates who will be taking part in FutureProof, TRC’s new programme aimed at unscripted production companies in the Nations and Regions.

FutureProof aims to equip unscripted TV production companies in the Nations and Regions with the skills, tools, and strategies needed to thrive in the digital-first landscape by looking at emerging technologies, platforms, and business models.

Naomi is the Creative Director of family-run Welsh indie, Afanti Media. Naomi has worked across production and development for the last 13 years, with a particular focus on factual, entertainment and digital propositions. During her time in development, she has secured competitive access, built strong on-screen talent relationships and developed internationally selling returning formats, securing some of Afanti’s most highly acclaimed commissions such as “World’s Biggest Cruise Ship” for Channel 4 (Lifestyle), “The Perfect Pitch” for Channel 4 (Daytime) or “Life Drawing Live!” With Joe Lycett for BBC2 and 4 (Music & Arts). Of late, she has turned her hand to the digital landscape, developing and producing live watchalong’s for the Euro’s 2025 streamed on YouTube, high profile talent led podcasts for BBC Sounds and even nabbing the award for Best Social Format at Edinburgh TV’s New Voices Award for our welsh-language digital format “Tisho Fforc?!” on S4C / Hansh.

Alison is an Executive Producer with over 20 years’ experience in TV, branded content, and digital production. At Afro-Mic Productions, her recent credits include “Will & Ralf Should Know Better” (U&Dave) and “If Walls Could Talk” (BBC NI). She has led development teams, shaped strategy, and secured commissions—often with small regional indies. Originally from Merseyside, Alison is passionate about championing regional production and amplifying working-class voices, and she’s really excited by the creative potential of digital storytelling.

Louis is the Managing Director of Button Down, a factual indie based in York. Specialising in documentary and factual entertainment, most recent commissions include “Will You Marry Me?” for E4, a series in which lovestruck Brits go to extreme lengths to pop the question, and the returning series “Brickies” for BBC Three. He is the Executive Producer of a forthcoming feature documentary for BBC, about a public health scandal, made by Button Down in partnership with Keo Films. Previously Louis has been a Producer and Director working for the likes of VICE, IMG and BBC.

Katie Lander set up Finestripe Productions in 2005, establishing it as a Glasgow-based, non-scripted fully independent production company. Over the past 19 years it has produced acclaimed documentaries and series for major broadcasters in both the UK and US, including “Shrink Rap with Pamela Stephenson”, “The Day John Lennon Died”, “Inside Dior”, and “The Mysterious Mr Lagerfeld”. In 2012, Katie created “Bank of Dave”, the BAFTA and RTS award-winning Channel 4 series that made Dave Fishwick a household name. The story went on to inspire two hit Netflix feature films starring Rory Kinnear and she was an executive producer on them both.

Katie continues to executive produce a wide range of Finestripe’s content including two series of “Sophie Grigson’s Slice of Italy” for Discovery’s Food Network that won the Fortnum & Mason award in 2024 and Davina McCall’s landmark Channel 4 films on the menopause and the contraceptive pill  — programmes that not only sparked a national conversation but also helped drive legislative change.

Emma Curtis started her TV career as a runner on the first series of “Big Brother” in 2000, she then went on to work on a number of large scale reality TV shows, live TV events and entertainment shows through to 2010, steadily working up to Production Manager, where she circled back round to “Big Brother”, re-joining the team as Task and Design PM on series 8 through to series 11. In 2010, a move to Scotland then saw a career shift into factual output where she worked with the BBC specialist factual unit for 6 years, following which, Emma joined Firecrest Films as PM in 2017, moving swiftly up to Production Executive that year and then to Head of Production in 2019. In January 2024, Emma moved into the newly created Role, Director of Business for Firecrest Films where she is across all production output, distribution, strategy and company business.

Joff is a television producer and showrunner known for crafting inventive factual formats. As Head of Factual at Hello Halo, he splits his time between Glasgow and London, having previously led Popular Factual at Remarkable Television. His credits include the BBC’s much-loved “Animal Park” and the creation of the mind-bending “Your Home Made Perfect”. Joff has a particular passion for blending emerging technology with strong storytelling, which is reflected in the slate he oversees. He’s just wrapped “Game of Wool”, a new competitive knitting show, proudly made in Scotland for Channel 4, fronted by Tom Daley.

Tammy cofounded Little Bird Films in 2017. Since setting up Little Bird, Tammy has worked as a producer director for their popular BBC Wales and BBC3 series “Hayley Goes”, before becoming Creative Director and overseeing their development slate and winning over 30 hours of commissions for BBC Wales, BBC3, C5, S4C and C5 ranging from award winning docs, to popular factual and factual entertainment formats. Her latest S4C format has been picked up by ITV Studios and Tammy’s focus in now on working closely with distributors and digital producers to develop highly returnable formats that can travel and sit on any platform. With the commissioning slowdown, Tammy has embraced the digital landscape and with her co-founder they have pivoted their business plan to be more digital focussed as well as developing a soon to launch carbon calculator app and website for greener productions. Tammy’s passion at Little Bird is to help create a greener and more sustainable industry and make content that has impact and broad appeal with purpose.

Jackie is an exec producer with extensive experience developing and producing factual Natural History and children’s content. Co-founding Maramedia in 2010 she has jointly overseen the company’s growth into an award winning Scottish Natural History production company with an international reputation.  She was a lead producer on the company’s Emmy-nominated “Highlands”. Other notable credits include “Chasing the Rains” narrated by Adjoa Andoh and the “Stormborn” trilogy narrated by Ewan McGregor along with recent Feature Doc – “A Life Among Elephants”.

With a prior background as a conservation biologist Jackie has extensive specialist natural history expertise and a real passion for nature storytelling.  She began her TV career at the world-renowned BBC Natural history Unit and has worked on 100 + hours of successful award-winning natural history productions.  Jackie is excited by new ideas and collaborations and is passionate about inspiring, entertaining, and educating all about the natural world.

Linsay has been Head of Development at RTR since 2018. The huge variety of subjects that being in development brings with it (quite often all at the same time) is one of her favourite things about the job. One minute you’re creating a series set on a farm, the next writing a documentary on homelessness; exploring the work of high-end florists or working out how to travel around Europe in the most fun way possible.

Linsay has created formats, series and singles for C4, C5, BBC, BBC Scotland, and Discovery+, such as “Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas” (C4 Daytime), “Escape to the Farm with Kate Humble”, “A Country Life for Half the Price” (both C5), “Billionaire Blooms” (C4), and “Holiday Homes in the Sun” (C5) amongst many others.

Award-winning producer, writer, executive producer, founder of Scottish film and television label Storyboard Studios.  Across an almost three decade career, Natalie has created and delivered ratings and acclaim at home and around the world for directing,  innovation, craft and reaching new and underserved audiences.  Current projects Natalie is producing include “Molly Versus the Machines”, an arresting story about the rise of surveillance capitalism and filming is also underway in Africa on a landmark environmental story of our times, plus we are producing a major cinematic project that will allow us inside a confronting WWII photographic archive for the first time. Recent on-air projects include “Michael Mosley’s Wonders of the Human Body”, “Cu Leis Thu?” which follows Paddy MacQueen travelling the country in search of a new puppy. Before launching Glasgow’s Storyboard Studios, Humphreys held a number of senior roles including leading factual for BBC Studios and controller of factual for BBC Television.  She was in charge of a £100M+ portfolio which included the world-renowned BBC Natural History Unit, Science and Documentaries and was editorial lead for the BBC’s partnership with PBS.

Norma brings over twenty-five years of television production experience to her role as CEO at Leeds based, True North Productions. True North’s broad slate includes high volume lifestyle, premium access documentary series, talent led formats and true crime.

True North are always exploring Futureproofing the business and are therefore very pleased to be on this new digital focused TRC course.

Previously Norma was at Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund where she invested in a successful portfolio of companies. Prior to C4, Norma held senior finance roles at Optomen Television, where she helped grow the business and sell it to All3Media and at Talkback Productions (Fremantlemedia). She is originally from South Africa and is a CIMA qualified accountant.

Edwina is a development executive and series producer at Tuesday’s Child Scotland. She splits her time between development and production – spending half the year series producing “The Hit List” and getting involved in whatever other projects she can get her hands on. The remainder of the year she works in development and loves interrogating new formats.  She is happiest in a studio and loves a glossy ents format or a good quiz. She moved to Glasgow in 2011 for a 6 month contract and hasn’t left since. She has previously worked with indies across the UK including Firecracker, Hungry Bear and IWC Media.

TRC’s programmes are subsidised by the generous support of core funders Screen Scotland, BBC Nations and Channel 4, with additional funding provided for FutureProof by Channel 4’s 4Skills programme.