{"id":13082,"date":"2026-09-15T15:50:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/?page_id=13082"},"modified":"2026-09-16T12:46:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T11:46:17","slug":"meet-the-participants-producer-lab","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/making-films\/past-lab-participants\/meet-the-participants-producer-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Participants: Producer Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"spaceBlock text style01\" >\n\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t<div class=\"widthContainer wide\">\n\t\t\t<p>Meet the cohort taking part in our Producer Lab, in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/screencornwall.com\/\">Screen Cornwall<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/exeterphoenix.org.uk\/creative-hub\/\">Exeter Phoenix<\/a>.\u00a0 <span data-contrast=\"none\">Across online and in-person sessions, selected producers will receive practical guidance and insights \u2013 including soft skills \u2013 that participants can later apply to larger budgets and long-form projects.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"13084\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13084\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><strong>Hannah Lingard<\/strong> (she\/her)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"13086\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13086\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><strong>Dannie Dart <\/strong>(she\/her)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"13087\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><strong>Tom Kinnear<\/strong> (he\/him)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"13083\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13083\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><strong>Rajinder Kochar <\/strong>(she\/her)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"13088\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13088\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Esther Saunders-Jennings <\/strong>(they\/them)&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"13085\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-650x650.png 650w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9.png 1215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong><strong>Milly Rustom<\/strong> (she\/her)&nbsp;<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Hannah Lingard (she\/her)\u00a0<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hannah is a Creative Producer with over five years\u2019 experience bringing productions to life from concept to final delivery. With a Master\u2019s in International Journalism, specialising in documentary filmmaking, she is naturally drawn to stories that not only inform, but drive conversation and change. Hannah comes from Cornwall and is determined to help grow the film industry in this talented, creative corner of the world by bringing more productions and opportunities to the region.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hannahlingard.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Website<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignRight verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Dannie Dart (she\/her)\u00a0<\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Dannie is an actor, producer, and director with over 7 years of experience creating original work for stage and screen. An MA graduate of Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Dannie <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">started out in theatre, her credits include <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Cardboard Village<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (2022), <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Morally Grey<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (2023), and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">To Build a Bigger Table <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">(2024). She recently founded her own production company, Hidden Voice Productions, expanding into screen and creating original shorts such as <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Presence<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (2026), <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Lady Macbeth Was Never a Girl <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">(2026) and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Wolf <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">(2027).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hiddenvoice.co.uk\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Website<\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dannie.dart\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instagram<\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hidden_voice_productions\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Hidden Voice<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Tom Kinnear (he\/him) <\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tom Kinnear is a Gloucestershire-based film producer working across development, production and distribution. His credits include <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Beneath the Veil<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, on women&#8217;s rights in Pakistan, <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Echoes<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, a narrative short about grief, and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Adopt Me, Please<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">, on loneliness and isolation in later life. He founded Third Place Films to make community narratives with universal themes, and is developing features set in Zimbabwe, Ukraine and the UK.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:0,&quot;335551620&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tomkinnearfilm\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Instagram<\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/name\/nm16722447\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">IMDB<\/span><\/a> \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/tom-kinnear-prod\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignRight verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Rajinder Kochar (she\/her) <\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Rajinder is a Producer, Consultant and Tutor. Most recently she produced <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Never Had A Chanc<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">e, the debut feature from Jazz Bhalla, which premiered at London Independent Film Festival 26 and won best UK feature award. The film won Best Film at various festivals including <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Kingston<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">Tongues on Fire<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">. Rajinder is developing Brit-Asian talent, working-class voices and female-led projects.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">She is interested in all formats, from art-house, to mini-web series, film and TV.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"figureWithCaption\">\n\t\t\t\t            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/watershed.co.uk\/filmhub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"spaceBlock textImage style01 paddingAll alignLeft verticalAlignCenter half\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tint\">\n\t\t<div class=\"innerPadding\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wide\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"span6 grow\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockTitle\"><h2>Esther Saunders-Jennings (they\/them) <\/h2><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        \t\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"blockContent\"><p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Esther is a freelance producer working across live events,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> film and theatre. They produced the micro-short <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">DEAD WIFE HUG <\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\">(2025), selected as Best 48-Hour Film at Exeter Phoenix\u2019s Two Short Nights Film Festival (2025) and was subsequently commissioned to make <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">dawnbreaker<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (2026). 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