Draft:Camilla Lewis
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Comment: The sources are talking about the Curve, perhaps Curve Media. Safari ScribeEdits! Talk! 06:31, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
Camilla Lewis | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 1969 |
| Occupation(s) | Television producer businessperson |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Website | https://curvemedia.com |
Camilla Lewis (born January 1969) is an English television producer and executive. She is the co-founder and the chief executive of Curve Media, a London based company which produces long-running factual and entertainment programming for the BBC, Channel 4, Netflix, Sky, ITV, Disney+, Paramount+, and Channel 5.[1][2][3]
Prior to Curve Media, she led the factual departments at CBBC, BBC, Talkback Thames and Cineflix,[4][5] where she became an Emmy and BAFTA award-winning producer.[6][7]
Lewis serves on the board of directors of the Edinburgh International Television Festival[8] and is a former chair of the RTS Futures Committee, an initiative of the Royal Television Society aimed at supporting the next generation of television professionals.[9] She is also the co-founder of Promise Foundation.[10]
Career
[edit]Lewis began her career by producing factual and current affairs programs, including Watchdog.[11]
She was appointed Head of Factual at CBBC in 2001, where she commissioned and created all factual programming. In 2003, she became the executive producer in the BBC's specialist factual department, overseeing the output including Should I Worry About...?.[12][13] She then joined Talkback Thames, a division of FremantleMedia, as the Head of Factual Features and oversaw factual brands including Grand Designs, Property Ladder and Escape to the Country, and created Great British Railway Journeys and the RTS Awards winning Four Rooms.[14][15][16]
Lewis became chair of RTS Futures in 2009 and chaired the committee for the following six years.[17] In 2011, she was appointed Productions Managing Director at Cineflix, where she created the Emmy winning children's series Pet School.[18] In 2013, she co-founded Promise Foundation, a registered charity that offers one-on-one mentoring support to Queens Park Community School students.[19][20]
In 2014 she co-founded and became the CEO of Curve Media, an independent production company.[21] Since 2022, the company has been working alongside Night Train Media, a media group based in Munich.[22]
She became a member of Edinburgh International Television Festival's board of directors in 2019, where she is responsible for guiding the governance and strategic direction of the Festival, ensuring it remains a key event in the television industry calendar.[23][24]
References
[edit]- ^ "About Us". Curve Media. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ Conlan, Tara (29 April 2015). "BBC Worldwide takes 25% stake in producer Curve Media". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Channel 4 commissions Geordie Hospital from Curve Wales". Channel 4. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Tips in 60 seconds... How to get your idea commissioned". Royal Television Society. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Former Cineflix Productions Execs Launch U.K. TV Shingle". The Hollywood Reporter. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Camilla Lewis". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "BBC Worldwide Takes 25 Percent Stake in U.K. TV Production Firm Curve Media". The Hollywood Reporter. 29 April 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "The TV Festival Board". Edinburgh TV Festival. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Event Report: RTS Futures Careers Fair 2017". Royal Television Society. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Promise Foundation. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Camilla Lewis". Media Parents. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Curve Media. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Love Island and Bake-off creators on what makes a successful reboot". Royal Television Society. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Mum of four Camilla Lewis on setting up and growing an indie". ScreenSkills. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "RTS Programme Awards 2014". Royal Television Society. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "THE GREATEST AUCTION: AJ ODUDU TO HOST NEW CHANNEL 4 SERIES". TvZone UK. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Broadcast Hotshots shine at RTS Futures event". Royal Television Society. 9 December 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Winners Announced For INTERNATIONAL EMMY® KIDS AWARDS". Royal Television Society. Archived from the original on 2016-06-03. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Promise Foundation. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Inspiration". Promise Foundation. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Former Cineflix execs Carey, Lewis launch UK indie". Playback. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Germany's Night Train Media acquires UK factual indie Curve Media". TBI Vision. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "The TV Festival Board". Edinburgh TV Festival. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
- ^ "Avalon Boss Jon Thoday "Surprised" ITV Bosses Didn't Know About Phillip Schofield Affair – Edinburgh TV Festival". Deadline. 23 August 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2024.