Andy Burnham Speaking At Mythos Manchester Film TV Event

The man with ambitions to be the next UK Prime Minister is set to headline a new film and TV event in Manchester championing talent in the north of England.

Andy Burnham will topline the Mythos Manchester event next Thursday at an event alongside the likes of BBC iPlayer and channels boss Dan McGolpin and Emily Feller, Chief Creative Officer at Adolescence producer Warp Films.

The new event comes with Greater Manchester bidding to be the new home of the Edinburgh TV Festival, which is currently exploring options to move.

Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, will deliver the keynote at the ABC Buildings in St John’s District. Burnham is about to fight a by-election that will see him return to UK parliament amid what almost the entire country believe is the beginning of a leadership challenge against unpopular Labour leader Keir Starmer. This political psychodrama has dominated UK news for weeks.

Others speaking at Mythos include Caroline Simpson from GMCA, Phil Hunt, founder of Head Gear Films and Bankside Films, Richard Fee of Quay Street Productions, Rob Page from Screen Manchester and Space Studios, Screen Yorkshire’s Caroline Cooper Charles, Isabel Davis from Screen Scotland and Dead Man’s Shoes writer Paul Fraser.

Manchester has a rich TV and film heritage, having been home to classics like Queer as Folk and 24 Hour Party People. Last night, Russell T. Davies’ Tip Toe, set in Manchester’s famous Canal Street, launched on Channel 4. The city and wider region is currently bidding to take the Edinburgh TV Festival from 2027, which would be the first time the fest has relocated in its 50 year existence. Greater Manchester is into the final three versus Newcastle and Edinburgh.