Media Parents

Media Parents is delighted to announce the guestlist for our January Drinks! Join us on Thursday 30th Jan for a spot of networking, hosted by Film + TV Charity in their glorious Central London building. The wine sponsors for this event are https://storytailors.tv/ – thank you! There goes Dry January…

What happens at Media Parents drinks? There’s no agenda! We are keen to get TV companies, freelancers and organisations in a room to catch up. If it’s your first time at an event we make an effort to meet you, and introduce you to other people who could be useful to you to know. If it’s not your first time at a Media Parents event, we are pretty confident you loved it the first time!

There are a few tickets left for this event so please contact us for last minute returns. Scroll down for more information about Storytailors and Film + TV Charity.

January Guest List So Far

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Anna Coane: SP / S Edit Producer Read Anna’s latest blog below…

https://www.mediaparents.co.uk/freelancers/2251/anna-coane

Anika Pilnei: EP / PD

Read Anika’s latest blog: https://blog.mediaparents.co.uk/2025/01/5-minutes-with-pd-anika-pilnei/

https://www.mediaparents.co.uk/freelancers/18539/anika-pilnei

Daren Tiley: offline editor

Read Daren’s latest blog: https://blog.mediaparents.co.uk/2024/04/5-minutes-with-offline-editor-daren-tiley-on-a-fast-turnaround-doc/

https://www.mediaparents.co.uk/freelancers/9614/daren-tiley

Floury Crum : Production Exec

https://www.mediaparents.co.uk/freelancers/5245/floury-crum

Katy Southwood: Line Producer/Production Executive

https://www.mediaparents.co.uk/freelancers/18573/katy-southwood

Richard Hughes: Shooting PD and DOP

https://www.mediaparents.co.uk/freelancers/6200/richard-hughes

Tom Colvile: Shooting PD

https://www.mediaparents.co.uk/freelancers/7749/tom-colvile

Anthony Willis: PD / Writer / Editor

Read Anthony’s latest blog:

https://www.mediaparents.co.uk/freelancers/18343/anthony-willis

Claire McMahon Brown: Snr Producer / Edit Producer

https://www.mediaparents.co.uk/freelancers/15530/claire-mcmahon-brown

Jules Seymour: SP

https://www.mediaparents.co.uk/freelancers/126/jules-seymour

Liz Convey: returning offline editor

Stephen Mizelas: Director / SP

Amy Walker	Director	Media Parents
Steve Wynne	MD	Strawberry Blond
Jess Hamilton	HOP	Strawberry Blond
Claire Simpson	Exec	Curve Media
Zara McFadden	Talent Manager	ITN
Martin McAleese	Head of Production Partnerships	StoryTailors
Dulcie Bushell	Programmes Producer	EdTVFestival
Alon Ziv	Creative Director / Exec	Nola Creative / Lion TV
Ruth Cody	HOP	Curve Media
Gayl Paterson	Talent Manager	Dragonfly
Stephanie Weit	Managing Partner	StoryTailors
Katherine Bovey	Development Executive	ITN
Katie Mcafee	Talent Executive	Tinopolis
Lucy Maxwell	Community Development Manager	Film+TV Charity
Matt Holden	SP	Little Bird
Ros Attille	Head of Children’s and Young Audiences	Big Fish, Little Fish

The Film and TV Charity supports everyone working behind the scenes in film, TV, and cinema, including full-time staff, freelancers, writers, production teams, and more. It offers a 24/7 confidential support line, legal and financial guidance, Stop-Gap Grants, a Bullying Advice Service, and free counselling. The Charity is also working to change the culture of our industry,  providing resources like the Whole Picture Toolkit for mentally health productions, financial guidance and wellbeing advice, as well as promoting equity and inclusion across the industry.

For more information, visit its website or call 0800 054 0000. You can also sign up for its monthly newsletter for updates on services, events, and opportunities.

Every day at Storytailors is a thrilling ride—we’ve set up Keanu Reeves to race through the Slovenian countryside, transformed a Romanian salt mine into a playground for MrBeast, and ensured Ford’s latest EV glides effortlessly through Bhutan for Amazon Prime. With a network of over 1,500 vetted media professionals across 150+ countries, we deliver everything from full production to local access, film permits, crew hire, and logistics for entertainment, documentaries, and drama. Our clients include leading indies like the BBC, Plimsoll, Nutopia, and Box To Box, as well as major streamers like Netflix and Disney.

https://storytailors.tv/work-with-us/

Wish we could say every day at Media Parents is a thrilling ride. We’ll do anything we can to help TV  freelancers work, and TV companies find great freelancers. Join us! Message via our contact button for returns for this event.