Name: Sophie Francis Jones
Company / Organisation / Freelance status: Freelance I work in... Television
Given my experience, I would be able to assist BAFTA Cymru with... - Operations and Governance - Income generation - Partnership development - Reaching new members - Learning and Events strategy
Personal Statement
I can bring to BAFTA my 20 years experience at all levels in the television industry in Wales, making drama for both network and local audiences. I have shown commitment to producing quality popular programming and I’d like to work with BAFTA in order to keep the organisation and the industry relevant to its audiences and to ensure that quality and integrity remain at the fore.
CV
Post Production and Development Producer, including the setting up of production arm Ffilmworks.
This autumn Ffilmworks has produced our first commissioned project, a 15’ drama for S4C and the European Broadcast Union entitled “DAD”.
2011 - 2013 – BBC Continuing Drama Series
Script Producer CASUALTY Series Producer: Nikki Wilson; Executive Producers: Johnathan Young, Oliver Kent
2008 - 2011 – Fiction Factory Ltd
Series Producer GWAITH/CARTREF (HOMEWORK), 10 x 60’ drama series for S4C, series 1 and 2. I devised this series from scratch with writer Roger Williams. It is now in its 4th series.
Executive Producer PERFECT SUMMER, 1 x 30’ drama for BBC Wales (nominated in the category of Best Youth Programme at this year’s BAFTA CYMRU Awards)
Freelance Development Producer WAY OUT WEST, with Boomerang Ltd. One 30’ script and story bible of this 10 x 30’ drama series was commissioned by BBC Wales. Producer: Gareth Rees; Writer: Catrin Clarke
2005-2008 – BBC Wales
Executive Producer BELONGING (BBC 1 Wales, 10 x 30’ drama and 60’ special episode)
Producer TORCHWOOD – 2 Episodes “Random Shoes” and “Adrift” BBC 3/ BBC 2
Assistant Producer TORCHWOOD – series 1 and 2 Executive Producers: Julie Gardner; Russell T Davies Producer: Richard Stokes
Producer TORCHWOOD “Alternate Reality Game” (BBC New Media)
Producer/Director of drama content for web: TORCHWOOD/SARAH JANE ADVENTURES Executive Producers: Julie Gardner; Russell T Davies; Jo Pearce
Producer TARDISODES (13 x 90” prequel episodes of DOCTOR WHO designed for tx on mobile phone) Executive Producers: Julie Gardner; Russell T Davies Writer: Gareth Roberts
Producer CASUALTY BBC 1 (6 month attachment) Series Producer: Jane Dauncey Executive Producer: Mervyn Watson
Producer DOCTOR WHO: ATTACK OF THE GRASKE (a special 20’ interactive episode for the red button channel, tx’d on Christmas Day 2005) Executive Producers: Julie Gardner; Russell T Davies Writer: Gareth RobertsProducer STICK OR TWIST (original 30’ drama for BBC Wales) Executive Producer: Bethan Jones Writer: Catherine Tregenna
2001-2004 – BBC Wales
Producer BELONGING (4 x series for BBC 1 Wales) 3 TIMES WINNER OF BAFTA CYMRU BEST DRAMA SERIES, 2002, 2003, 2004 WINNER OF CELTIC FILM FESTIVAL BEST DRAMA SERIES, 2004 Executive Producers: Foz Allan; Matthew Robinson Lead Writers: Jason Sutton; Catrin Clarke; Catherine Tregenna; Alex Carolan
1998-2000 – BBC Wales
Script Editor, BBC Wales Drama Department Production Credits: BELONGING, SERIES 1&2 BBC 1 Wales Producers: Foz Allan; Karen Lewis WINNER OF BAFTA CYMRU BEST DRAMA SERIES (SERIES 1) THE MAGICIAN’S HOUSE, SERIES 1&2 BBC 1 WINNER OF INTERNATIONAL EMMY AWARD FOR BEST CHILDREN’S SERIES (SERIES 1) Producer: Stephen Garrett (Kudos Productions) Writer: William Corlett SCORE, a two-part comedy drama for BBC 1 Producer: Foz Allan Writer: Jason Sutton STATION ROAD, a daily soap opera for BBC Radio Wales. I was part of the team that created this new soap for radio. Executive Producer: Foz Allan
I also worked in development on a number of projects on the BBC Wales Drama slate with writers including: Stephen Volk; Jason Sutton; Mick Forde; Catherine Tregenna; Catrin Clarke and Tony McHale
1994 - 1995
Producer – short film SUNDAY STORIES Sunday Films Director: Euros Lyn Writer: Roberto Troni WINNER OF THE KIEV INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL, BEST SHORT
1992-1997
Freelance Drama Production Manager/Co-ordinator/Secretary MORTIMER’S LAW BBC 1 Chatsworth Television INSOMNIA (short film) Blue Orange Films Producer: Lisa Marie Russo THE JAMES GANG (feature film) Revolution Films Producer: Andrew Eaton BENT (feature film) Sarah Radclyffe Productions Producer: Dixie Linder HOUSE OF AMERICA (feature film) September Films Producer: Sheryl Crown LIFEBOAT BBC 1 Bloom Street Productions Producer: Ruth Kenley-Letts FRANZ KAFKA’S IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE (short film, Academy Award Winner, Best Short 1995) Producer: Ruth Kenley-Letts Director: Peter Capaldi CIVVIES BBC 1 Producer: Ruth Kenley-Letts
Education and Training
Royal Academy of Dramatic Art - Diploma in Stage Management
Furzedown Secondary School, London SW17 – 3 x A’Levels (English, History, Government and Politics); 9 x O’Levels
2003: MediaXchange Showrunner’s Exchange Programme. I spent a week in Los Angeles attached to the series SMALLVILLE, observing the writing and production process.
2004: Arista story editor course, led by Stephen Cleary.
2009: I completed an extended multi-platform writing/development course run by Cyfle. The course involved developing a multi platform drama idea and seminars with industry professionals over a six month period.