Federation Stories UK, the UK arm of Federation Studios, has announced the appointment of Beth Warin as new Head of Development.
Working alongside Managing Director, Polly Williams, Warin will be responsible for the company’s international drama production slate. Federation Stories recently wrapped on a 6 x 60’ Chris Lang series I, Jack Wright and has “several high-profile projects” in development with broadcasters in the UK, the US and Europe.
Warin joins from her role at BBC where she was Drama Commissioning Executive, supporting Commissioning Editors Jo McClellan and Gaynor Holmes editorially across their varied slates including Lockerbie, The Night Manager S2, Lions, Virdee, Reunion, The Jetty and The Ministry of Time. Prior to that Warin was at Fremantle backed Dancing Ledge Productions where she held the position of Development Executive. Warin has managed various mentorship programmes with ScreenSkills, ITV and BBC and will continue to focus on nurturing emerging talent as well as working with established talent across the company’s drama output.
Polly Williams, Managing Director says, “We are thrilled to have Beth join the team. It’s a very exciting time of growth for Federation Stories. Beth’s exceptional talents will help us drive our existing international drama slate and make sure it continues to attract the best writing talents in the industry.”
Beth Warin, Head of Development says, “I’m delighted to be joining Polly and her brilliantly dynamic team at such a pivotal point in Federation’s journey. With a slate this emotionally resonant and bold, boasting great international scope, Federation feels like the perfect home to create fantastic stories that are built to last.”
Jon Creamer
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