Editor's desk with broadsheet newspapers, typewriter, leather notebooks and a brass lamp
Film and editorial storytelling

Cultural storytelling.

About this programme

Bring the people, craft and history behind a story into view through film or editorial work. Tell us about your audience and the story you want to share.

The approach

What story do you want to bring into view?

Start with the people, place or practice at the heart of your story. Discuss the format, audience and purpose before shaping a brief.

More about the approach

Contributors, consent, credits and agreed uses belong in the brief. A cultural history is not automatically available for us to license.

Cinema camera and lens

How we approach the work

Shape the brief

Discuss the story, audience, format and intended publication.

Identify contributors

Establish who can speak to the story and what participation requires.

Agree how it is shared

Confirm consent, credits, permissions and intended uses before publication.

What to explore

Creators collaborating at a laptop
Film

Explore a documentary or short film built around the people behind the story.

Editorial

Consider an interview, feature or photo-led story for your audience.

Press enquiries

Tell us your publication, angle and deadline when requesting information or imagery.

Filmmakers operating a cinema camera

What story could we tell together?