The A-Z of Unscripted Co-Production

Solange Attwood

CEO, Serial Maven Studios

Solange is the CEO of the independent and Canadian-headquartered content studio, Serial Maven Studios. She is a highly-regarded media executive with a track record of building global content businesses. Supported by her deep relationships with premium buyers and producers around the world with a keen commercial and creative sensibility evidenced by her success as an international distributor, producer and content development executive.

Previously, Solange was EVP, International and on the corporate team at Blue Ant Media from 2014- 2023, where she launched and then grew Blue Ant Media’s worldwide distribution arm into a global business. She spearheaded all aspects of the business including the overall strategic direction, financial management, and co-productions, pre-sales and worldwide sales activities while leading the business’ ongoing expansion and sales offices in Toronto (Canada), London (UK), Singapore, Australia (Asia-Pacific), New York (USA) and Los Angeles (USA). Under her leadership, the division built a slate of 4,500 hours of award-winning content.

An active industry advocate, Attwood is on the Board of Directors of The Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, serving as Vice-Chair. Additionally, she has participated as a juror in industry awards events including Realscreen Content Awards and the TBI Content Innovation Awards. Attwood has also sat on Realscreen Summit’s Advisory Board and contributed to Banff World Media Festival’s Diversity of Voices program. Over the last decade, she has been a featured speaker on dozens of industry panels at Realscreen, MIPCOM, Content London, Wildscreen and Banff World Media Festival.

Prior to Blue Ant Media, she served as VP of international sales and development at Si Entertainment, where she headed up the development and launch of the company’s distribution arm and spent four years at Tricon Films & Television working across development, production and distribution.

Tom Brisley

CEO & Creative Director, Arrow Media

Tom Brisley, a BAFTA and RTS award-winning producer, is CEO of Arrow Media. Tom’s creative vision and leadership have played an integral role in establishing Arrow Media as one of the UK’s most ambitious creative forces and a leading producer of factual content around the world. The company specialises in creating high-quality and innovative programming across all platforms.

Powerful storytelling is at the heart of what Tom does best. He spearheaded Arrow Media’s foray into True Crime, which includes a slate of returning series including Body Cam, See No Evil and American Monster for Investigation Discovery, Shark Attack 360 for National Geographic Channel, The Secrets of the Hells Angels for A&E and Magic Of Disney’s Animal Kingdom for Nat Geo and Disney+. Tom is also a specialist in factual coproductions collaborating with broadcasters around the world to create stand out documentaries and limited run specials. 

Prior to Arrow Media, Tom ran the factual TV output of Darlow Smithson Productions where he was responsible for creating and executive producing more than 150 hours of television. Previously, Tom worked as a producer/director in the independent sector and at the BBC, where he started his TV career as a graduate trainee.