ASHILLAGH KASWA
CEO,
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Award winning producer Ashillagh is the CEO of Scribe Studios. Ashillagh has extensive experience running multiple productions for local and international broadcasters. In recent years she has overseen projects that range from drama, reality, specialist factual, documentary and factual entertainment often with multiple projects running in parallel.
Prior to Scribe her experience includes Endemol Shine Africa where she managed flagship shows including Big Brother Africa and Fear Factor controlling large budgets for channels such as M-Net.
Ashillagh has an exceptional knowledge of the local and international broadcast landscape and works closely with broadcasters & distributers including BBC, UKTV, HBO, ZDF, Red Arrow International, A&E Networks, DRG, DCD Rights, Beyond Distribution and Discovery
Ashillagh has been key in the formulation and implementation of business strategy and operational leadership in the media space in South Africa as well as taking a key role in the creative development and production of all Scribe projects. She recently oversaw the drama series Trackers for ZDF, HBO & M-Net and conservation documentary, Survival of the Species for BBC Studios & DCD Rights.
Ashillagh understands the business models that are required to see a project come to life and also create a future revenue stream. A highly skilled executive, business woman and creative, she believes in working with key partners unlocking value in projects to the benefit of all involved and not least the viewer.
Ashillagh is also the very proud mother of two beautiful daughters.
REBECCA FULLER-CAMPBELL
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, CO-FOUNDER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Rebecca is an award winning content creator with over 20 years experience in the television industry. Rebecca, a co-founder of Scribe Studios, is a formidable and respected screenwriter, showrunner, executive producer & director. Currently showrunning and screenwriting an adaptation of Impostor Alert by Uduak Akpabio for Canal+, which she will also direct.
Rebecca recently produced 6 part drama series Trackers, for Cinemax, HBO, M-Net and ZDF. Trackers is distributed worldwide by HBO.
Prior to moving to South Africa Rebecca spent several years working in drama development & production in London for companies including Jetix, Endemol, ITV and BBC and several years at Impossible Pictures developing series, story-lining and script editing on projects including Primeval and Jed Mercurio's Frankenstein.
Before establishing Scribe, Rebecca became Head of International Development and Co-Productions for Ochre Moving Pictures where she championed South African content for the global market, international co-productions and the creation, development and production of groundbreaking television concepts.
Rebecca and Scribe are currently working on a slate of original drama and adaptations which include Dance of the Vultures by Peter Nwankwo with Chudor House Productions, Concealment with Western Edge Pictures, The Livingstone Legacy & Beasts of Eden with Nucleus Media and Soon Comes Night for Ochre Media, Red Arrow International Studios & SABC.
Rebecca & Scribe regularly consult on scripted productions for production companies and broadcasters.
Rebecca is also the very proud mother of three beautiful children.
CHRISTOPHE BOCHNACKI
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Christophe Bochnacki has been working for the most important French and international audiovisual players since 2003. He began his career at Upside. Following the integration of the company by Havas Group in 2008, he created and headed Upside Distribution, where his focus was on brand content distribution and developing creative ‘packaging’ of factual and drama programming. He has been representing the shows such as: “Intervilles”, “Alice Nevers”, “7 Billion Others”, “A Day in the life of a Dictator”…
In 2013 he founded Balanga, a distribution agency combining international editorial and marketing expertise in factual and drama. His recent projects include the collaboration with Chris Long on “A Tale of Two Thieves” (1 x 90’) or Gerard Depardieu on “Bon Appetit” (10 x 52’). In 2017 he won The Prix Export of TV France International. Since 2017, he is a board member of TV France International and of SEDPA – the French distributors syndication union.
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