Supersizing Global Sales 2024- Company Application Form

SuperSizing Global Sales is TRC’s latest creative development programme for indies based in Northern Ireland.

SuperSizing Global Sales will grow the skills and ambitions of the entire development team through a series of intensive group training sessions, addressing the following key areas:
  • Creative Leadership: the qualities and principles needed to lead great creative teams
  • Creative Facilitation: developing new and innovative ways of working to get the best ideas and create a network of skilled facilitators that can work across the whole company
  • Pitching: working with your whole development team on the art of the perfect pitch and developing a compelling story to help you sell your ideas
  • Communication and Ideation: How to develop ideas across your team in a constructive and collaborative way. How to give and receive feedback and the importance of developing resilience across the whole team.
  • Distribution and Sales: Preparing for markets and maximising global reach by focussing on areas such as pre-sales, licensing deals, co-production and international distribution.
Alongside the training activities, a Development Executive from each team will then receive expert mentorship and attend relevant market trips to sell their slate.
Who can apply to SuperSizing Global Sales?
To apply, you must meet the following eligibility criteria:
  • Have a company with a substantive base in Northern Ireland with long term premises and full time staff who are resident in NI.
  • The company must have a minimum of two full time staff across development and senior management who are instrumental in winning business.
  • Be an established indie with a minimum of two UK or Ireland Network credits in unscripted content in the last 2 years.
Criteria for Selection
  • Have a slate of projects in development aimed at the International Market with an outline sales strategy for how you plan to get this slate realised internationally.
  • Must be able to demonstrate why the company is ready to participate in the programme and what long term benefits it will bring.
Places are limited, so please make sure you make a strong case for why you want to do this programme.
Your team must be available to participate on the stated course dates. For further information on the programme, please refer to the FAQ section on our website.
Contact Details 

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* 1. Main contact details 

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* 2. Company information

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* 3. Give approximate company turnover for last financial year

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* 4. How many people are on your development team?

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* 5. What genres does your company work in?

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* 6. To be eligible for the programme, you must have a minimum of two UK or Ireland Network credits in unscripted content in the last 2 years. Please outline your two production credits:

Due to the bespoke nature of this consultancy programme, places are very limited. Please make sure to answer the following questions as fully as possible to support your application.

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* 7. Describe how your company would benefit from the SuperSizing Global Sales tailored consultancy programme (e.g. outlining any gaps or shortcomings which currently exist in your business plan and how this programme will help to address them). Up to 500 words.

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* 8. Please summarise up to 3 projects in development, outlining any funding or development the project has received:

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* 9. Please provide a summary of your strategy for taking this slate into production over the next three years. Include details on any secured or potential funding partners, co-production agreements, and current international interest. Up to 500 words

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* 10. Please provide the name, job title and working location of all team members from your company who will take part in the programme. The minimum requirement to apply is one staff member from development and one from senior management.

The available training dates are listed below. We'll confirm your company's allocated dates once we know the exact number of people taking part in the programme.

Please check and confirm that your team will be available to attend training on the following dates.

Each company will receive:
- 2 in person training days in Belfast
- 1 in-company consultancy day, to take place at your premises
- 3 x 3 hour Zoom training sessions
- 3 consultancy sessions

Supersizing Global Sales will run from Tuesday 15th October till early February 2025 approximately. The training sessions will be held both online and in-person.

· Creative Leadership - Tuesday 15th OR Wednesday 16th October in Belfast

· Creative Facilitation - Tuesday 22nd OR Wednesday 23rd October in Belfast

· Developing Ideas - Tuesday 29th OR Wednesday 30th October on Zoom

· Giving Feedback - Tuesday 5th OR Thursday 7th November on Zoom

· Sales & Distribution Overview - Wednesday 20th November on Zoom

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* 11. I confirm that my team will be available to take part in training on the above dates.

Please note the below sessions will be scheduled at a mutually agreeable time:

· Pitching Consultancy - Mid November-December taking place in person at company offices. Exact date to be agreed between your company and the trainer.

· Sales & Distribution Consultancy – 3 sessions to be scheduled between December – February. Exact dates to be agreed between your lead delegate and the consultant.
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