Why post production deserves a seat at the creative table

As demand for deliverables grows and AI becomes more embedded in post production workflow, Bianca Redgrave, Managing Director at Studio Private, makes the case for bringing post in from the very start of the creative process.

From pitch costs to the changing media landscape, Rogue Films' owner, MD and EP Kate Taylor breaks down the stresses and strains of the production obstacle course and tries to look at the positives of what 2026 can bring.

From Super Bowl mania to the caffeinated pace of client meetings, Polly Durrance, EP at Electric Theatre Collective, unpacks on her move from London to the Big Apple and shares the contrasts between producing on either side of the Atlantic.

Producers want to make things work, so saying 'yes' is in their DNA but, says Epoch EP & Managing Partner, Melissa Culligan, sometimes saying 'yes' comes with a cost.

As budgets tighten and expectations expand, Dalia Burde, Founder and EP at Avocados and Coconuts, explores the soft skill of holding ambition and constraint at once, and knowing when doing 'more with less' comes at a creative and human cost.