Women In Film and Television Awards
Nahrein Kemp, Creative Diversity Partner in our D&I team, recently took home the ITV Studios Achievement of the Year accolade at the annual Women in Film and Television Awards.
The awards celebrate the achievements of women in the industry across 14 different categories including Director, Writer, Producer, Business and Contribution to the Medium.
Nahrein was nominated for her work in championing diverse talent and enabling the beginning of hundreds of careers in the film and television industry.
In her previous role as Film & TV Executive at Film London, Nahrein founded and ran the Equal Access Network (EAN) with support from the Mayor of London, HBO and UKTV. Under her leadership, over 390+ jobs were found for those from diverse backgrounds on productions for Netflix, Apple TV, Warner Bros, Marvel, Disney, HBO (amongst others) as well as in in-house roles at companies including Green Door Pictures, Two Brothers Pictures and Pathé. She also created the first ever Return to Work Scheme for Parents/Carers in TV (now in its' third iteration) where Returners are 'retrained' and placed in paid Returnships.