Jo Allan

Jo Allan

Storyworlds Producer at The Ink FactoryLondon, United Kingdom
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Jo Allan

Jo Allan

Storyworlds Producer at The Ink FactoryLondon, United Kingdom
About me
Born in Tokyo and raised in Woking, Jo is a versatile producer working across screen, stage and interactive space. She is currently Storyworlds Producer at The Ink Factory.
Projects
  • Isle of Dogs
    Isle of DogsRole: Japanese Script Consultant Wes Anderson’s new stop motion animation set in a future dystopian Japan where dogs have been banished to a separate island.
  • Fun with Cancer Patients: Kanazawa Fringe
    Fun with Cancer Patients: Kanazawa FringeOriginating from Brian Lobel's own experience with cancer, Fun with Cancer Patients is a collaborative creative project involving cancer patients that begin in 2009. After coming to Japan for a preliminary survey, Brian confronted the question of "why is it difficult to talk about cancer even though I want to talk about it more?" Together with a number of professionals who provide support for local patients with cancer experience and bereaved family members, this project aims to create a safe an
  • SHUN-KIN
    SHUN-KINInspired by two texts by Jun'ichiro Tanizaki, A Portrait of Shunkin and In Praise of Shadows, Shun-kin is the story of a blind Shamisen player and the servant so devoted he will do anything to share her world. Shun-kin was performed in Japanese by an all-Japanese company. A Complicité co-production with Setagaya Public Theatre and barbicanbite09 Supported by The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation, Japan Foundation, Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation.
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Projects credited in
  • This International Women’s Day, meet the 200 Women Redefining the Creative Industry in 2018
    This International Women’s Day, meet the 200 Women Redefining the Creative Industry in 2018Discover our 2020 list here This International Women's Day, we asked influential icons to nominate 10 trailblazing women who they believe are redefining the creator landscape. The result? A unique and incredible list of 200 trailblazing women breaking barriers and inspiring change! Only 36% of jobs in the creative sector are currently filled by women. At the top of the tree there’s an even bigger problem - women make up only 11% of Creative Directors. In an attempt to change this, our month-lo
Work history
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    Storyworlds ProducerThe Ink Factory
    London, United KingdomFull Time
Skills
  • Budgeting
  • Problem Solving
  • Translating Japanese
  • Stakeholder Relationships
  • Producing Film and Digital Content
  • Crew Management
  • Theatre Producing
  • Company Strategy
  • Cultural Insight