ABOUT JO SOUTHWELL
Henley-on-Thames Director Jo Southwell Takes Welsh Company Mermaid Pictures Global
Henley-on-Thames based director Jo Southwell is celebrating international success as her new production company, Mermaid Pictures, has secured an exclusive distribution deal with Australian company Escapade Media. The partnership will see two original Mermaid Pictures projects launched at Mipcom in Cannes next month, one of the world’s biggest TV markets.
Natalie Lawley of Escapade Media said:
“Jo Southwell and Sara Gibbings are a formidable creative force, and Escapade is honoured to be working with them.”
Distribution Deal
Mermaid Pictures Ltd
Jo Southwell is an EP at www.mermaid-pictures.com
They have recently signed a global distribution deal across scripted and unscripted content.
National Television Awards
Call the Midwife – Ep,3 S13. Dir. Jo Southwell
Special recognition has been given for Cliff Parisi’s portrayal of Fred Buckle’s dangerous decent into tetanus. Directed by Jo Southwell, the storyline can be watched on BBC iplayer.
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JETS Initiative Winners for 2024 Announced
The awards recognise feature film projects which have significant artistic and/or commercial potential. This year, the jury honoured six promising pitches out of a total of twenty entries and alongside Jo Southwell and Sara Gibbings from the UK, there were winners from Ireland, Austria, Germany, Canada and South Africa.
Jo and Sara’s winning pitch The Sleeper was a female-led road movie with psychological undertones, described as “Gina Davies and Susan Sarandon on speed” with the potential to be a cinema hit.
