Mark Atkin is a director of Crossover Labs, organising and delivering cross-platform production workshops around the world, and an executive producer, currently working with Brook Lapping Productions (UK), Renegade Films (UK) and Context TV (Germany).

For six years, until October 2008, he was Commissioning Editor for SBS TV and on-line commissioning, co-producing and acquiring for TV and on-line, across all genres, for SBS Australia, the world’s most diverse public broadcaster.

Industry posts:

• Board Member, Sheffield Doc/Fest
• Advisory Panel, Hot Docs

Activities:

• He was joint commissioner on the Why Democracy? project, as well as helping co-ordinate the on-line activities.
• Project selection for IDFA and Hot Docs documentary pitching forums; panellist for international fund of ITVS.
• Advisor to Wellcome Institute on science documentaries for funding.
• Producer of The Truth Is Out There ARG at Sheffield DocFest.