The Whickers Film & TV Pitch

Who will take home The Whickers' biggest ever prize of £120,000 at this year's Film & TV Funding Award? Five emerging directors step up to pitch their debut feature documentaries to a panel of expert industry judges.

The Whickers Film & TV Pitch gathers five exciting filmmaking talents from across the globe as they present their non-fiction projects to an expert jury. Come along to cheer them on, cast your own private verdict, and experience the moment a standout documentary idea begins its epic journey to the screen.

This year’s hopefuls are:
All Fixed Up: Hau Zhou (China)
Ashes: Daham Alasaad (Syria, France)
Children of Honey (Olanakwe Sa Ba’alako): Jigar Ganatra & Emmanuel Musa Marco (Tanzania)
Mexico is Our: Eoin Wilson (Mexico, UK)
Welcome to Our Bathhouse: Tommaso Barbetta (Japan)

Making the decisions:
David Green (Alan Whicker’s Producer)
Fozia Khan (Head of Unscripted, Amazon Studios UK)
Sam Soko (Award winning Filmmaker)
Anna Berthollet (Sales Agent, LightDox)
Jane Mote (Editorial Consultant, The Whickers)

Host:
Karolina Lidin (Documentary Consultant and Moderator)

Produced by Jane Ray, Denise Barren (The Whickers)
Supported by The Whickers