Emily Allen joins Sky Studios as comedy commissioner
- Emily Allen will be the new comedy commissioner at Sky Studios from March
- She joins the company from Boffola Pictures, where she was Head of Development
- She says: "Sky Studios is a place brimming with possibility and ambition"
Sky Studios has announced it has signed Emily Allen as its new commissioning executive for comedy.
The production outfit explains: "Allen joins Sky Studios from Boffola Pictures, where she was Head of Development, leading on development across a broad slate of comedy and comedy drama titles. Boffola Pictures are the producers behind BAFTA-winning Friday Night Live and comedy-thriller Am I Being Unreasonable?, written by and starring Daisy May Cooper. Before Boffola, Allen spent three years in the BBC Comedy Commissioning team in a role dedicated to developing the next generation of British talent. Her commissions include the award-winning series Zen School Of Motoring for BBC Two and the inaugural Festival Of Funny shorts which brought 15 films from emerging filmmakers to BBC iPlayer. She was also a Development Executive on Rye Lane for BBC Film.
"Allen, who joins the Sky Studios team in March, reporting into Head of Comedy Commissioning Alex Moody, will have responsibility for commissioning Sky Original comedies from the independent production sector."
Alex Moody says: "We are delighted to be welcoming Emily into the Sky Studios comedy team. Emily is the best in the biz - she has impeccable taste and a passion for all things funny. Her track-record finding and developing talent is outstanding and she is rightly loved within the industry. We can't wait for her to join, as we further supercharge our Sky Original comedy offering."
Emily Allen comments: "Boffola is passionate, rigorous, and a true creative triumph. Leaving is a hard decision but the comedy-shaped opportunity at Sky Studios, working alongside Alex, was impossible to resist. Sky Studios is a place brimming with possibility and ambition, and I'm thrilled to be joining the commissioning team at this exciting time."
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