All3Media-owned UK drama producer New Pictures has hired Sandra Shuttleworth from rival Vertigo Films as head of production.
Sandra Shuttleworth
Shuttleworth will be responsible for leading New Pictures’ production management teams, working with co-founder and CEO Willow Grylls and COO Lisa Selway to help drive the company’s overall business strategy.
Shuttleworth joins from Vertigo Films, where as head of production she oversaw series and features including A Town Called Malice for Sky, Mammals for Amazon and the romcom This Is Christmas, which premiered on Sky Cinema.
Prior to joining Vertigo, she worked as a head of production at Dancing Ledge on series The Responder and Crossfire, and at Bend it Network on Beecham House and Blinded by the Light.
She also brings international experience working in the US on documentaries and dramas such as Three Identical Strangers and American Animals for companies including Raw and Darlow Smithson.
Grylls said: “Sandra is a hugely respected head of production with a wealth of UK and international experience in delivering critically acclaimed…
