About me

An award-winning screenwriter and producer represented by CAA. His work, especially in providing richly detailed digital, film, and tv programming, has earned him a feature in Powerful Media’s 2015 edition of ‘Britain’s most influential people of African and African Caribbean Heritage’, BBC’s 2017 ‘New Talent Hotlist’, and a Screen Nation 2020 ‘Digital Vanguard Award’. He is Co-Founder of production group BWNG Ltd, a collective dedicated to showcasing the culturally diverse range of talent and narratives in modern day Britain - with multiple projects distributed in over 80 countries worldwide across television. streaming platforms, and airlines. In addition to co-running 'Insight’ a network designed to create opportunities for above-the-line black creatives in scripted production, Leon also works in development with the BBC drama commissioning team.

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Projects

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  The Circle (Podcast)Award-winning duo Leon Mayne (Screenwriter/Producer) & Akua Gyamfi (Journalist) wax lyrical with the best and brightest of black and brown British talent in television and film. The new season is sponsored by Soho Works! https://linktr.ee/thecirclepod
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  'Wandavision writer boards US adaption of UK series' - DeadlineWandaVision writer Chuck Hayward is penning comedy Brothers With No Game based on the popular UK YouTube series for Stuart Ford’s AGC Television, executive produced by Leon Mayne. Article Link: https://deadline.com/2022/04/wandavision-chuck-hayward-agc-brothers-with-no-game-1235008098/amp/
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  Binge Watching (Film)(Producer) BBC and BFI commissioned a series of films to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web, one of which was 'Binge Watching', written and directed by Nosa Igbenidion.

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Projects credited in

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  Get To Know: Screenwriter and producer Leon MayneWe hear about the TV and film writer’s creative rituals, and what projects he has coming up in 2022

Work history

Commissioning CoordinatorBBC
Jul 2020London, United KingdomFull Time
- Management, Reporting, and Development for submissions, development, and greenlit projects in the drama commissioning team - Sourcing and matching fresh writing talent with in-house IP and genre ideas
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FounderPolymath Ltd
Jan 2020Broxbourne, United KingdomFreelance
Development and Editorial services for television, digital, and film. Clients include: Disney, Film Nation, Untold Studios, Mammoth Screen, Big Deal Films and UKTV.

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Skills

• Script Writer/editor
• Producer
• Media Production
• Video Editor
• Treatment Writing
• Director
• Admin Assistant
• Production Coordinator
• Content Production

Awards

Digital Vanguard AwardScreen Nation Media
Awarded for a decade of 'trailblazing contribution to the British and international online industry’ in television and digital content.
BBC Producer New Talent HotlistBBC
BBC Director General Tony Hall and Idris Elba announced a list of emerging talent in different fields of broadcast. I was named amongst the producers, for my work with BWNG Ltd which included series that have deals with London Live, TRACE and multiple international VOD platforms.