<p>Adna is a 24-year-old creator and aspiring screenwriter from Leicester. She’s passionate about telling underrepresented stories and working to make the creative industries more inclusive.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Adna is one of our creators for IN THE MIX 2022, a programme developed by BBC Studios TalentWorks and Black Creators Matter, in partnership with the Barbican.&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><br><p>In this episode, Shukri and Adna discuss -&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why Adna was driven to write her own TV scripts</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The successes Adna’s had with her scriptwriting development incubator, Babes in Development</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>How Adna found producing her first documentary for IN THE MIX 2022</li></ul><p><br></p><br><p>Adna’s clips -</p><br><p><br></p><ul><li>Early - A scene from Adna’s TV sitcom script ‘Pipe Dreams’&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Most significant - A voicenote from a Babes in Development group member</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Now - Adna’s documentary ‘Naag Nool’ created for IN THE MIX 2022.</li></ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The TalentWorks Podcast

BBC Studios Distribution

Episode 33: Adna Ahmed

FEB 2, 202325 MIN
The TalentWorks Podcast

Episode 33: Adna Ahmed

FEB 2, 202325 MIN

Description

<p>Adna is a 24-year-old creator and aspiring screenwriter from Leicester. She’s passionate about telling underrepresented stories and working to make the creative industries more inclusive.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Adna is one of our creators for IN THE MIX 2022, a programme developed by BBC Studios TalentWorks and Black Creators Matter, in partnership with the Barbican.&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><br><p>In this episode, Shukri and Adna discuss -&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why Adna was driven to write her own TV scripts</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>The successes Adna’s had with her scriptwriting development incubator, Babes in Development</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>How Adna found producing her first documentary for IN THE MIX 2022</li></ul><p><br></p><br><p>Adna’s clips -</p><br><p><br></p><ul><li>Early - A scene from Adna’s TV sitcom script ‘Pipe Dreams’&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Most significant - A voicenote from a Babes in Development group member</li></ul><p><br></p><ul><li>Now - Adna’s documentary ‘Naag Nool’ created for IN THE MIX 2022.</li></ul><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>