Communities
Pathways with real output.
A full pathway for young people facing barriers — from schools, youth spaces and workshops into tangible outputs, mentoring, shadowing, first credits, paid opportunities and next steps in the industry.
Communities. Broadcast. Digital. Branded.Hybrid independent creative production studio
Culture-shapingcontent.Real creativepathways.
Turn Up BC is a Community Interest Company and creative production studio working across Communities, Broadcast, Digital and Branded.
We build culture-shaping content and real creative pathways — from first access to first credits, from community to industry.
We sit at the intersection of making broadcast feel more relatable to digital audiences, and making digital work more broadcast-ready — with branded strategy and community heart running through the work.
Communities
Broadcast
Digital
Branded
International
Stories that shape culture.Communities
Schools
Productions
Communities.
A full pathway for young people facing barriers — from access into outputs, credits and real opportunities.
Broadcast.
Documentaries, factual entertainment, reality and talent-led stories shaped with editorial instinct.
Digital.
Creator-led formats, digital shows and social-first content built for how audiences watch now.
Branded.
Campaign films, branded series, BTS, live coverage and cultural moments with strategy and taste.
Different thinking, built around your brief.
Community access, broadcast craft, digital instinct and branded strategy — brought together when the work needs more than one lens.
SIDK / Triforce x ITVDigital and social support around entertainment output.
Community programmesCreative sessions rooted in access, confidence and proper contact with industry.
Fashion & cultureFast-turnaround content across fashion, culture and branded spaces.
Music contentArtist-led projects with pace, care and platform instinct.
Live eventsOn-the-ground coverage shaped for digital audiences.
Schools outreachCreative workshops and pathway-building for young people.
Selected partners + platforms.
Some of the brands, platforms and spaces the work has moved through.
From access to opportunity — and into the work.
The full picture: community access, production output, different thinking and real progression.
Turn Up BC is a Community Interest Company and creative production studio working across Communities, Broadcast, Digital and Branded.
We build culture-shaping content and real creative pathways — from first access to first credits, from community to industry.
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Our work starts with access. We create spaces for young people facing multiple barriers — including underrepresented young people, Global Majority talent, neurodiverse creatives, young people from lower-income backgrounds and those without easy access to the creative industries — to train, develop and apply their skills in real industry settings.
That journey can start in a school workshop, youth space or community project, but it is built to go further: into mentoring, shadowing, first credits, paid work and step-up opportunities on real productions.
We sit at the intersection of making broadcast feel more relatable to digital audiences, and making digital work more broadcast-ready — with branded strategy and community heart running through the work.
That comes from different kinds of thinking in the room: producers who understand formats, creators who understand audiences, editors who understand pace, campaign thinkers who understand the message, and community leads who understand access and care.
It means we can shape the idea, build the team, produce the content and create the pathway around it.
Repeatable series. One-off moments. Branded films. Broadcast social. Creator-led formats. Digital shows. Live coverage. Community access. Production support.
Culture-shaping content. Real creative pathways. From first access to first credits, from community to industry.
Communities
Access that leads somewhere.
Schools, youth spaces, workshops, mentoring, shadowing and production opportunities that leave young people with outputs, contacts, credits and clearer next steps.
Broadcast
Production with audience instinct.
Documentaries, factual entertainment, reality, talent-led films and digital extensions shaped with editorial craft and a sense of how people watch now.
Digital + Branded
Ideas with cultural pulse.
Creator-led formats, social-first ideas, branded films, BTS, live coverage and campaign content with strategy, pace and taste behind it.
What we can build.
Different briefs need different thinking. Some need broadcast structure. Some need digital instinct. Some need branded strategy. Some need community trust. Most need a mix of all four. That is where Turn Up sits.
Broadcast
Shows with an editorial spine.
Documentaries, factual entertainment, reality, talent-led films, digital extensions and broadcast social shaped with editorial instinct and audience understanding.
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Digital
Built for how audiences watch now.
Creator-led formats, social-first shows, platform-native edits and digital content built for how audiences actually watch, share and engage now.
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Branded
Campaign work with cultural pulse.
Campaign films, branded series, BTS, live coverage, founder stories and cultural moments with strategy, taste and production value behind them.
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Selected work with range.
A snapshot of the work across live culture, broadcast social, music, fashion, founder-led storytelling and branded content.
Sport / live culture / social
Formula E / live culture coverage
Project details
Fast-turnaround digital coverage around live sport and culture, shaped for social platforms without losing the energy of the event.
Live sportCultureSocial content
Broadcast / social
Sorry I Didn’t Know
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Social and digital content around the ITV panel show with a sharp cultural voice and a clear audience. Broadcast tone, talent, culture and fast-turnaround content beyond the TX slot.
Broadcast socialITVTalent
Music / live access
The Weeknd — upcoming project
Project details
Production support around a major live music moment connected to one of the world’s biggest artists. Discretion, speed, crew coordination, talent awareness and premium capture while the moment was still moving.
MusicLive accessProduction
Talent / BTS
Kelly Rowland — Road to Mighty Hoopla
Project details
A talent-led, event-adjacent BTS piece built around Kelly Rowland and the road to Mighty Hoopla. High-profile access, music culture and behind-the-scenes storytelling with warmth and polish.
TalentBTSMusic
Founder / fashion / Adobe
Adobe Entrepreneur Series / Kai Collective
Project details
Branded storytelling through a fashion, founder and creative business lens. Culturally sharp, visually led content that understands founders, brands and digital audiences.
AdobeFounder storyFashion
Fashion / luxury / live culture
British Fashion Council / live culture
Project details
Fashion Awards, BFC spaces, luxury client coverage, red carpets, festivals and live events handled with taste, pace and attention to the room.
FashionLive culturePremium
Press and coverage.
Change Takes All moved beyond the project itself, with coverage across national and community-facing platforms.
Testimonial
“Turn Up BC moved fast, understood the vision, and delivered.”
The day before this shoot, my videographer cancelled. Mani came straight to mind because I knew he understood high-level production and would know the right people. Within hours, Kiren had sharpened the brief and planned the full shoot. Turn Up BC moved fast, understood the vision, and delivered exactly what was needed. I’d absolutely recommend working with them.
Fisayo Longe — CEO, Kai Collective LimitedChange Takes All
Met Police × COCOACase study
Met Police × COCOA Magazine
A campaign film and digital content project built around care, representation, community tone and strong visual delivery.
- Campaign film and digital content support
- Community-first tone and contributor care
- Representation handled with thought
- Social output with a life beyond the main film
Performance confidence
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Performance, music and audience-facing moments inside the school setting.
Real industry access
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We bring working creatives into the room — from BAFTA-winning talent, presenters, producers and directors to music, radio and TV professionals.
Hands on the kit
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Young people get hands-on with the kit and leave with something useful, whether that is confidence, a new skill or work they can build on.
Community is the route in — and the route up.
Community is not the add-on. It is the A-to-Z pathway: early access, training, outputs, shadowing, first credits, paid work and step-up opportunities.
Communities / Schools / Pathways
A full pathway, not a one-off moment.
Turn Up works as an A-to-Z bridge: from early creative exposure in schools and youth spaces, through to workshops, mentoring, shadowing, first credits, paid work and step-up opportunities on real productions.
We create expressive, practical environments for young people facing multiple barriers — including underrepresented young people, Global Majority talent, neurodiverse creatives, young people from lower-income backgrounds and those without easy access to the creative industries.
The aim is not just inspiration. It is movement: a headshot, a demo, a filmed piece, a CV point, a contact, a first credit, a paid opportunity or a clearer next step.
How the pathway works
Confidence-building workshops, media sessions, school events, hands-on kit, performance, storytelling and tangible resources young people can take forward.
More focused support: mentoring, portfolio-building, demos, headshots, filmed pieces, shadowing and direct access to working industry professionals.
First credits, placements, paid opportunities where possible and proper on-set experience across Turn Up productions and partner work.
Progression for people already in or near the industry: stronger credits, bigger rooms, more responsibility and routes into mid-level or senior opportunities.
We bring reputable industry professionals into schools and workshops — from BAFTA-winning talent, TV hosts and BBC Radio voices to directors, executives, musicians, music video directors and people actively making the work now.
See the Jubilee case study
Case study / Tower Hamlets
Queen’s Jubilee creative access project.
For the Queen’s Jubilee, Turn Up created a two-day creative access programme in Tower Hamlets, supported through the Let’s Create Jubilee Fund, National Lottery, East End Community Foundation and Arts Council England.
Music, radio, acting, dance, media, panel talks and a live showcase all sat under one aim: give young people real access to the industry, then leave them with something they could actually use.
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The young people did not get a watered-down version of the industry. Acting participants left with headshots. Radio and DJ participants created first demos. Across the project, the room held presenters, performers, directors, broadcasters and creative leaders they would not usually get to meet.
Big ZuuHappyToby from Top BoyDJ Kissy / BBC Asian NetworkJan GenesisAshley JadeRemi Burgz / BBC Radio 1
Turn Up Jubilee highlights
55+young people directly engaged through workshops and project roles
150+young people and community members reached through the showcase and panel
5creative lanes across music, radio, acting, dance and media
What young people leave with
Tangible outputs
They leave with something real.
Headshots, demos, filmed pieces, portfolio material, CV points, confidence, contacts and transferable skills. The work is designed to be useful after the session ends.
Where the pathway has led
Access that turns into movement.
Young people and emerging creatives connected to Turn Up have gone on to work across major productions, studios, development teams, digital teams, theatre agency spaces, branded content and community organisations.
Beyond shadowing
We help people level up.
It is not only entry-level. We also support emerging, mid-level and senior creatives ready for the next credit, the next room or the next step up — beyond shadowing, and with real progression in mind.
See community impact Workshops, productions, progression
Impact follow-up
Where the pathway has led.
We track what happens after the session, shoot or placement: what young people leave with, where they go next, and how the pathway turns into confidence, transferable skills, first credits, paid work, step-up roles and stronger industry confidence.
Draft impact figures.
These are working figures from recent Turn Up delivery and internal follow-up. We keep tracking confidence, transferable skills, production credits and where people go next as each pathway grows.
From workshops
They leave with something they can use.
Headshots, demos, filmed pieces, portfolio material, CV points, contacts, confidence and transferable skills — not just a nice day in the room.
From productions
Access turns into credits.
Young people and emerging creatives connected to Turn Up have worked across The Weeknd, Sorry I Didn’t Know, Turn Up Jubilee, Change Takes All and wider broadcast, digital, branded and community projects.
From shadowing
Not just watching. Moving up.
On our productions, the next step is always in mind: a first credit, a stronger role, a paid opportunity, or the space to step up into more responsibility.
Progression board
Where the pathway has led.
A selection of young people and emerging creatives who have moved from Turn Up projects into real next steps. No personal images here — just the route, the work and the progression.
Turn Up role
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Project experience
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Next step
Runner on The Weeknd → AP on Britain’s Got Talent
Johnny worked with Turn Up as a runner on The Weeknd project. He has since progressed into Assistant Producer work on Britain’s Got Talent.
Digital researcher → Spirit Studios
Alexia worked with us as part of the digital / branded team on Sorry I Didn’t Know, then moved into full-time work at Spirit Studios.
Researcher → development at Find Research
Jasmine worked with us as a researcher and across Sorry I Didn’t Know digital activity. She has since moved into the development team at Find Research, Big Zuu’s indie with Banijay.
Videographer → full-time videographer
Abdullehah worked with Turn Up as a videographer and has gone on to full-time videography work at Find Research.
Community assistant → theatre agency work
Becca worked with us as a community assistant and supported a Turn Up shoot. She has since moved into theatre agency work.
Short-film director → Change Takes All director
Jordan had directed short films before. Turn Up helped him step up to direct Change Takes All, a larger-scale Met Police × COCOA project.
Turn Up Jubilee → community-sector work
Jordan worked with us in-house across community projects, including Turn Up Jubilee, and has gone on to work in the community sector.
Beyond credits.
The pathway is not just about a name on a call sheet. It is about confidence, contacts, stronger CVs, paid work, first credits and the next room people can walk into.
How we crew up
How we crew up
We crew intentionally.
Across Turn Up productions, the pathway continues on set. We build teams with a mix of senior leadership, experienced freelancers, emerging creatives and young people taking their first real steps. The aim is not just to open the door. It is to keep the door open long enough for people to grow, get credits and move up.
That means being mindful about who gets shadowing opportunities, who gets their first break, and who is ready for the next level too. We care about progression from entry level through to mid-level and senior step-ups.
Why this matters
Why this matters
Talent is not the gap. Access is.
The creative industries are worth billions and employ millions, while youth unemployment and NEET numbers remain a live national issue. At the same time, the creator economy is reshaping who gets to make culture, build audiences and earn from ideas.
Live moments with a social brain.
Formula E / live coverage
Culture spaces. Festivals. Live moments.
The room matters. The talent matters. The detail matters. The moment matters. Turn Up captures live culture with pace, polish and platform instinct.
Meet the bench.
Core team at the centre. A wider bench around the work.
Turn Up is built around different kinds of thinking in the room: producers who understand formats, creators who understand audiences, editors who understand pace, campaign thinkers who understand the message, and community leads who understand access and care.
Mani, Kiren and Juice sit at the centre of that model — editorial leadership, visual direction, digital content, creator instinct and community impact — with a wider bench shaped around each brief.
Founder / Editorial Lead
Mani D-Whyte
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Producer Director, editorial lead and founder, connecting community access with broadcast, digital and branded production.
Credits and experience connect to ITV, BBC, Channel 4, Netflix, Amazon, Paramount, BET, MTV, Smithsonian and Sky, with work across I’m A Celebrity…, Coming Out, Love Island UK, Britain’s Got Talent, Limitless Win, Double Date Island, MAFS UK, Celebrity Big Brother, Geordie Shore, Drag Race UK, Stand Up To Cancer, Romesh Ranganathan, Building the Band, Celebrity Bear Hunt, Eat Africa with Lupita Nyong’o, Sidemen Charity Match, Sorry I Didn’t Know, The Voice and ITV’s Win Win.
Contact: mani@turnupbc.co.uk
Co-Founder / Creative Director
Kiren Anandji
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Co-founder, creative director, videographer and editor, shaping visual output across branded, broadcast, music, digital and culture-facing work.
Experience connects to Channel 4, ITV, BBC Studios, Amazon Music, Adobe, Studio Ramsay, Formula E, Wireless, Kelly Rowland, The Weeknd, British Fashion Council, Celebrity Big Brother and Sorry I Didn’t Know.
Contact: kiren@turnupbc.co.uk
Digital Content Lead
Julienne Dorceus / Juice
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Digital Content Lead, presenter and creator, bringing audience instinct, social confidence and a sharp understanding of how the next generation watches.
Across her own platforms and wider digital work, Juice has built a strong digital footprint with 220K+ followers, 80M+ views to date, 1.2M reach in 90 days and 15%+ average engagement.
Contact: juice@turnupbc.co.uk
CommunitiesAccess, youth work + impact delivery
BroadcastUnscripted producers + editorial leads
DigitalProducers, editors, presenters + creators
BrandedCampaign thinkers + branded content leads
InternationalFixers, local producers + production partners
At the end of the bench sits our international support: fixers, local producers, production freelancers and regional partners who can help support work across markets while keeping one creative standard.
International rollout? We can build around it.
For briefs that do not sit in one country, one city or one market.
Global reach / local support
Key regions. Local partners. One creative standard.
Across Turn Up and our wider freelance bench, we have relationships across key EMEA, LATAM, APAC and North America markets — from local producers and fixers to freelance crews, production partners and co-production conversations.
See recent markets
Our teams and wider network have recently worked across the UK, US, Canada, Brazil, Australia, key European markets, parts of Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Where the brief needs it, we can help build the right local support around the work.
US · Canada
Brazil
UK · France · Germany · Spain · Italy · Greece · Nigeria · Ghana · South Africa · Mozambique · Kenya · Qatar · UAE
Australia · Singapore · Malaysia · Hong Kong
Work with us
Tell us what you are trying to make.
Whether the work sits in communities, broadcast, digital or branded — or needs a pathway built around it — start the conversation here. We can help shape the idea, build the team, produce the content and create the access route around the work.
A working portfolio build showing the heart, quality and range behind Turn Up BC.
Why we began — and why it still matters.
The bridge we built for ourselves became something we wanted to keep open.
Read the Turn Up story
Turn Up began in East London as a Community Interest Company, built by creatives who had to find their own way into the industry.
We taught ourselves how to shoot, how to edit and how to make things look and feel right. We made work because we wanted to learn. We created opportunities because there were not enough being offered.
That pathway became a bridge. When young people came into our projects, then onto our shoots, then into trainee roles and first credits, we realised the access we had built for ourselves could be kept open for others.
Now the work has evolved, but the heart is the same: bring different people into the room, make the output sharp, and leave the door wider than we found it.