BBC Storyville Boss Mandy Chang to Step Down

BBC Storyville Boss Mandy Chang to Step Down

05/10/2021

Mandy Chang, the head of BBC’s documentary strand ‘Storyville,’ is stepping down after four years in the role.

Chang, whose role was officially commissioning editor of Storyville and acquisitions, will stay in the post until August, though recruitment for the role will begin in due course.

At Storyville, Chang helped to deliver more than 85 feature docs, including “The Fourth Estate,” “Maiden,” “The Cleaners,” “The Mole: Infiltrating North Korea,” “The Trial of Ratko Mladic,” “One Child Nation,” “Welcome to Chechnya,” “The Night Notre Dame Burned,” “The Mole Agent” and “Collective.”

Under Chang, Storyville picked up numerous accolades. “The Trial of Ratko Mladic” won best international doc and “Minding the Gap” won best theatrical documentary at the Griersons; “The Raft” won a Peabody Award and “The Cleaners” the Prix Europa. Meanwhile, this year, “Collective” and “The Mole Agent” both received Oscar nominations.

Storyville also has three BAFTA TV nominations, including “Locked In: Breaking the Silence,” which has been nominated for single documentary and best director, while “Welcome to Chechnya” is nominated in the international documentary category. “Welcome to Chechnya” and “Collective” are also nominated for a 2021 Peabody Award.

“From my earliest days working in documentaries, I was a passionate fan and advocate of Storyville and the unique brand of international storytelling it represents,” said Chang. “I’m proud to have had the stewardship of Storyville and to have delivered so many fine films to what was already an epic roll call of masterful factual storytelling. Even better, to have done so at the BBC — in my view still the best public service broadcaster in the world and still representing the gold standard of filmmaking.

“My deepest thanks and appreciation goes to my hard-working, committed team across Storyville and Acquisitions, those brave and supportive bosses who supported some downright risky and provocative films, and most of all the tenacious, clever and passionate filmmakers with whom I have had the honour and privilege to share in their diverse and extraordinary visions, and without whom Storyville would simply not exist. I will miss you all and this mighty brand hugely.”

Charlotte Moore, chief content officer, added: “Mandy has been a fearless editor of Storyville, seeking out the very best feature length documentaries from around the globe and expanding the ambition and remit of the strand to reach all audiences across the BBC’s channels and iPlayer. The sheer range and creative ambition of the titles commissioned over the last few years demonstrates her passion for great storytelling. I am sorry to see her go but we wish her the very best for her new venture.”

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