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BBC Storyville Seeking New Head Following Role Closures & 20% Reduction In Films
BBC Storyville is seeking a new head following role closures including lead commissioning editor.
Initial news of the restructure was announced in an internal email sent round several months back by then-BBC unscripted boss Kate Phillips, who has since taken on the Chief Content Officer role. Films will be reduced by 20% per year “due to the pressures of global financing,” according to Phillips’ email, but the annual undisclosed budget remains the same. In late 2023, she was reported to have embraced the director of a Storyville-backed film on stage at the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam after he had made remarks deemed by some to be antisemitic.
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