Sumrah Mohammed

THE SPLIT UP (Producer)

Sister Pictures / BBC / Sundance

Written by Ursula Rani Sarma

Currently in production

PASSENGER (Producer)

Sister Pictures / ITV / Britbox

6 x 60'

Dirs. Nicole Charles and Lee Haven Jones

Written by Andrew Buchan

THE SPLIT 3 (Producer)

Sister Pictures / BBC / Sundance

6 x 60'

Dirs. Abi Morgan and Dee Koppang O'Leary

Written by Abi Morgan

LADY PARTS (Assistant Producer)

Working Title / Channel 4 / Peacock

6 x 30'

Written and Directed by Nida Manzoor

Produced by John Pocock

THE THIRD DAY(Assistant Producer)

Sky Studios / Plan B / Sky / HBO

6 x 60'

Dirs. Marc Munden and Philippa Lowthorpe

Written by Dennis Kelly

Produced by Adrian Sturges

GIRI / HAJI (Assistant Producer)

Sister Pictures / BBC2 / Netflix

8 x 60'

Dirs. Julian Farino and Ben Chessel

Written by Joe Barton

Produced by Susie Liggat

PRODUCTION ASSOCIATE

Playground Television

- Worked closely with production and editorial team at Playground - across production from prep to post via Executive Producer Sophie Gardiner, specially on HOWARDS END and LITTLE WOMEN (BBC)
- Working on set across various Playground productions, including being the point of contact for publicity and EPK shoots
- Continued work with the development team, attending development meetings and taking meetings with junior writers
- Frequently attended theatre performances and provided script feedback on submissions and paid developments
- Across all press and publicity at Playground, liaising with individual production teams and broadcasters, including responsibility for all Playground social media, events and screenings and overall talent management
- Initiated deal negotiations with agents, as well as manage and oversee all contracts with Head fo Business Affairs
- Responsible for setting up and managing work experience scheme, as well as other charity outreach

OFFICE MANAGER

Playground Television

- Ensured the smooth setting up of the office and oversaw the day to day running of both the office and diaries for the Managing and Creative Directors
- Acted as front of house liaison to all guests and suppliers
- Assisted production team with early stages of prep, including checking availabilities of above and below the line talent and crew
- Overseeing development submissions and script distribution to readers, as well as assisting the development team by doing script coverage
- Acquiring astute knowledge of key trends in the UK and US TV

DRAMA TEAM ASSISTANT AND PROGRAMME COORDINATOR

Channel 4 Television

- Reporting directly to the Head of Drama to ensure the efficient operation of the department
- Managing departmental overheads budget to ensure the department operates within budget
- Liaising with producers to monitor the progress of commissioned projects from development to transmission
- Implementing new systems to ensure effective and efficient operation of department as well as reorganising multiple information storage and retrieval systems
- Liaising with Channel Support, Programme Finance, Legal and Business Affairs, Press and Marketing departments to follow up on any arising problems
- Extensive diary management for Head of Department and Commissioning Editors