Channel 4's Jo Street on the importance of talent: "I want to be surprised - an indie came back with a left field suggestion. Never in a billion years would I have got to the suggestion." #CCC2025 #Bradford

Stephanie Ronan Chlond, The AI Film Maker shares the real danger of AI for creatives is not engaging with it, the limit is your imagination. #AI #CCC2025

BBC Docs Commissioning Editor, Fran Baker, on access led films: "There is a danger that you let access drive the idea and you have to really, really think about what the purpose is and what you're going to deliver to the audience." #CCC2025 #Bradford

Anna Hall, Founder of Candour Productions and maker of recent Channel 4 doc 'Groomed: A National Scandal', on getting police access: "You need the Assistant Chief Constable, or Chief Constable, to sign off on the idea, that can take a very long time, 18 months is standard." #CCC2025

Julian Bellamy, MD of ITV Studios, on speculation of merger with All3Media: "We just don't comment on that stuff. We're just focused on the day job, trying to come up hit shows and make them famous around the world." #CCC2025 #Bradford

Ruth Berry, President of ITV Studios Global, on drama funding crisis: "The reality is cost inflation has outstripped sales inflation, so distributors are thinking about what the deficit is driven by, what do you think the market appetite is to buy this show?" #CCC2025 #Bradford

Virdee writer A.A.Dhand says he took themes that are universal for the hit BBC drama and at the same time challenge on-screen representation of South Asians which “for decades have been trapped in a cliched world”

#Virdee was commissioned as a returning series. “We’re in conversations with the BBC. I’ve published six books,” says writer A.A.Dhand, adding he wanted the show off #Bradford in the hit show. “I know what’s in series two,” he says

C4's MD of Nations & Regions, Sinéad Rocks, on regional presence: "There have been times where I have been frustrated and wanted us to do more and to go faster, it's totally understandable that different things we have achieved or not achieved have had a mixed response." #CCC2025

C4 MD Nations and Regions Sinead Rocks says there will be more “creative decision makers” outside the London offices in future, when asked about fewer commissioners by session host Will Rowson #CCC2025 #Bradford

C4's Sinead Rocks on whether Alex Mahon's replacement should be based outside London: “If we are prioritising recruitment for all our other roles in the nations and regions, we should be open to basing the CEO in any of our offices." #CCC2025 #Bradford

Fascinating and tip-heavy Where's the Money session with Mike Benson of Clapperboard Studios, Lucy Smith of FawkesDigital and Paul Heaney of distributor Bossanova Media - we all learned loads. "The Financial Model is King", not content, in case you're wondering. #CCC2025 #Bradford

BBC DG Tim Davie on Bradford: "When we bring our programming strands here, they're not thinking, we need to do this for the city culture. We think this is a great opportunity to tap into talent, communities, people that have got absolute world class skills." #CCC2025 #Bradford

On #Bradford & Beyond from 4pm with John Hebden & Nita Kaur: Bradford Live Venue Director Darren Moore talks venue’s first shows Artist Shy Burhan chats Dying Matters workshops at Cliffe Castle BCB’s Mary Dowson tells us about the Creative Cities Convention 106.6FM & online

#CCC2025 Warp Films Peter Balm says the company ethos is simple, ‘we are reasonable people’. Lead actor and ‘deaf explorer’ Matthew Gurney celebrates the lack of tokenism in #Reunion and hopes it lights a fire in opportunity. #dei #tvproduction

#CCC2025 Now legendary Warp Films #adolescence ‘one shot’ format made possible due to meticulous preparation, the best creative team and partners to mitigate risk. Production Park Screen Yorkshire

Let us know what you thought of this year's conference. #CCC2025 #Bradford

Last Wednesday, we had a wonderful time at Creative Cities Convention's Skills Summit​ in Bradford! It was a pleasure connecting with so many talented professionals from across the Film & TV industry. Thank you, Creative Cities Convention, for hosting such a great event!

1) We were proud to support the Creative Cities Convention again this year! Alongside industry partners like Amazon Prime and 4Skills, ScreenSkills was in attendance at the Skills Summit, which was designed to support experienced freelancers amidst current industry challenges.

On The Media Club this week it's taraconlan and Peter Fincham. So, are film tariffs coming, PodX's Lemonada Media acquisition and Xanthe heads to Creative Cities Convention in Bradford to talk out-of-London TV. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=XQrL48… Listen: podfollow.com/themediaclub