OUR STORY
Founded by award-winning producer Kate Beal in 2014, Woodcut Media is a female-led operation with a diverse team at its core, whose main ethos is to provide an honest and trusted voice – creating programming that tells incredible human stories with creativity, authenticity, and care.
WHAT WE DO
As well as being one of the leading true crime doc producers in the UK, Woodcut also specialises in a broad range of standout unscripted content covering factual entertainment, specialist factual, and premium/talent led programming. Titles include Fatal Family Feuds (Oxygen), Confessions of a Psycho Killer and Becoming Ian Brady (Amazon Prime Video), long-running series World’s Most Evil Killers/Britain’s Most Evil Killers (8 seasons), Fiennes: Return to the Nile with Joseph and Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Queens That Changed The World (C4), Cut from a Different Cloth, Mandela, My Dad, and Me, both featuring Idris Elba, Hitler: A Life in Pictures, and Paranormal Captured to name just a few.
Woodcut is an active contributor to the wider television community. We are members of PACT with our founder, Kate Beal, on PACT Council. We’re also proud to be founding members of the Association of True Crime Producers and endeavour to follow the ATCP ethical guidelines in all our productions. These can be found here: https://atcp.tv/guidelines/. Woodcut has enthusiastically signed the We Are Doc Women 50/50 pledge which aims to ensure equal representation behind the camera, especially in the field of female directors. We are also an ‘Industry Friend’ of the Film and TV Charity whose main aim is to support those behind the camera in television production. Lastly, we’re actively involved in the Royal Television Society – Southern Centre.
Our Code of Ethics can be found here:
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Woodcut Media is dedicated to crafting compelling narratives that represent diverse voices and experiences. With a commitment to inclusivity, we strive to amplify under-represented stories, ensuring a rich tapestry of perspectives in our content. Our mission is to be a catalyst for positive change in our industry and beyond, fostering a creative space where authenticity and diversity thrive, inspiring audiences around the world. We want to ensure that the Woodcut team fully represents the communities we entertain. Television made by everyone for everyone!
THE TEAM
At Woodcut we love our team and our aim is for each individual to thrive in a supportive, creative environment filled with positive challenges. In particular, we are so proud of the training schemes we have developed over the years. Our ‘Woodcut Media Post Production Graduate Award’ in association with Solent University is now well established and has provided invaluable experience and training for junior editors. Off the back of this success we launched the ‘Woodcut Media Production Management Graduate Award’ in 2023 with Solent in order to replicate the same positive trajectory. Alongside these a ‘Development Internship’ was created in 2023 to specifically target under-represented groups within the industry. Our talented team are our lifeblood and it’s brilliant to help them achieve their best within the Woodcut world.
In 2020, Woodcut launched Woodcut International, a content distribution company representing a growing portfolio of Woodcut and other producers’ content around the world.
