Hannah Truswell

Short Course Tutor

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Hannah is a freelance Production Executive with over 20 years’ experience of broadcasting across a wide range of titles and award-winning productions. Hannah's diverse experience includes genres such as factual, archive, children’s shows, quiz shows, primetime property, and international feature docs. She has also worked on several BAFTA Scotland and RTS Scotland award winning programmes such as Brian Cox’s Russia, Kirstie & Phil’s Love it or List It and It was Alright in the 70s. She played a key role on the largest live TV debate in UK history, Scotland Decides: The Big, BIG Debate, and on the critically acclaimed feature film Make Me Up by renowned artist Rachel Maclean. When she’s not working on a production, she is a guest Lecturer at the University of West of Scotland as well as a mentor on the ScreenSkills PM training course. In addition to training, she works as a production consultant for independent production companies in both Film and Television.

Hannah is passionate about the need for inclusive leadership across the screen industries and is currently training in Access Coordination as she has a special interest in disability inclusion within the industry.

Her courses are full of industry knowledge, and she uses her own expertise to make the sessions interactive, entertaining, and educational.