Derren Lawford, the former creative director of British indie producer Woodcut Media, has launched a new film and TV outfit focused on premium content with diversity at its core. Headquartered in L…
, has launched a new film and TV outfit focused on premium content with diversity at its core.
“DARE Pictures is primed as a new breed of production studio that takes a progressive and transnational approach in uncovering impactful ideas, whilst shining a light on creative talent across multiple cultures and backgrounds from around the world,” said Lawford. Lawford, one of the U.K. industry’s most prominent champions for diversity, is a seven-year veteran of Kate Beal’s Woodcut Media, where he oversaw development and strategy and secured commissions, co-productions and financing opportunities. His credits include the BFI-funded feature documentary “Generation Revolution,” and Idris Elba-co-produced “Mandela, My Dad and Me” and “Cut From a Different Cloth,” all three of which were picked up by Netflix.
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