Big Talk’s Allen joins Drama Summit

CONTENT LONDON: Kenton Allen, CEO of Big Talk Productions, has joined the line-up for the International Drama Summit, part of Content London which runs between November 29 and December 1.

Kenton Allen

Allen is responsible for leading the comedy producer’s strategic growth into internationally coproduced drama and original programming for North America, where Big Talk has original and changed format comedy and drama projects in development with major US cable and broadcast networks.

He will join a panel at the summit looking into the recent trend for movie and TV reboots, having recently announced a TV remake of stage play and film Educating Rita, with a host of others in development.

Allen’s credits include the Oscar-winning film Six Shooter and sitcom BAFTAs for Rev, The Royle Family and Him and Her. He has led the growth of Big Talk Productions over the past eight years including BBC Worldwide Productions’ investment in the firm in 2008, which culminated in the sale of the company to ITV Studios in 2013.

He is also executive producer on all series that Big Talk is producing this year including: Mum, Friday Night Dinner, 4, Raised by Wolves, S2 and the return of Cold Feet, plus 3 pilots: Back, Timewasters and We The Jury for Channel 4, ITV and BBC.

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You can find other announced speakers for the 2016 Summit here.

The International Drama Summit takes place at Picturehouse Central in London’s West End, with the venue opening for registration and the opening night party on November 28. You can find out more about the event and register online by clicking here.

The three-day event features an unrivalled conference agenda, drama premieres, screenings programme, coproduction marketplace, networking lounges, drama series case studies, broadcaster briefings, writers room strand, craft workshops, coproduction and finance sessions, kids’ content futures, and much more.

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