Head of Production, Development & Inward Investment at Screen WM
Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Current
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- Head of Production, Development & Inward Investment at Screen WM
- Past
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- Production & Innovation Executive at Screen WM
- Production & Development Executive at Screen WM
- New Talent Manager at Screen WM
- Production Assistant at Screen WM
- Production Assistant at Maverick Television
- Education
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- The University of Birmingham
- De Montfort University
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Dan Lawson’s Summary
Highly skilled project manager and team leader with strengths in strategy, vision, and project organisation and delivery. Expertise in creative project and talent development in film, and delivery of projects for major public funders including EU funds. Strong interest in new and interactive media and the opportunities for creatives to take advantage of new mediums for storytelling.
Dan Lawson’s Specialties:
Script development, talent development, creative commissioning, convergence in storytelling
Dan Lawson’s Experience
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Head of Production, Development & Inward Investment
Screen WM
(Media Production industry)
March 2009 — Present (5 months)
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Production & Innovation Executive
Screen WM
(Media Production industry)
April 2008 — February 2009 (11 months)
I oversee a number of projects for Screen WM, including feature film and broadcast TV development funding through the Advantage Development Fund, and talent development initiatives such as digishorts, a short film financing scheme co-financed by Screen WM and the UK Film Council.
I am also working between the Innovation, New Markets & Skills department and Production & Development department to help identify opportunities for collaboration between the West Midlands' film, broadcast and new media companies and creatives. -
Production & Development Executive
Screen WM
(Media Production industry)
January 2006 — March 2008 (2 years 3 months)
Continue to oversee talent development projects, and head up the delivery of a £500k development fund project supporting film, broadcast and new media with R&D funding, supported by the regional development agency.
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New Talent Manager
Screen WM
(Media Production industry)
2005 — 2006 (1 year)
Overseeing a range of talent development projects, including seed script development grants for new writers, and managing the Digital Shorts scheme for the UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund.
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Production Assistant
Screen WM
(Media Production industry)
March 2004 — January 2005 (11 months)
Providing administrative support to the Production & Development department across a broad range of projects.
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Production Assistant
Maverick Television
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Media Production industry)
January 2003 — April 2003 (4 months)
3 month voluntary placement working on IdeasFactory/Channel 4 scheme, acting as production assistant for a slate of 4 short films broadcast on C4 in the summer of 2003.
Dan Lawson’s Education
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The University of Birmingham
M.Phil(B) , History, Film & Television , 2002 — 2004
30-minute documentary thesis examining the creation of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., commended for quality of production and access to key individuals to tell the story in first-hand accounts and secondary study and debate.
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De Montfort University
BA Hons , American Studies & Media Studies , 1999 — 2002
Dissertation on the use of atomic weaponry in World War II awarded the Jim Ralph prize for an outstanding dissertation in American Studies.
Additional Information
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Dan Lawson’s Interests:
Film, TV, games, ARGs, music, photography, football
Dan Lawson’s Honors:
4Talent Creative Class 2006
Dan Lawson’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- new ventures
- expertise requests
- reference requests
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