2010 Speakers
- Sarah Muller
- Head of Development - Drama and Animation
- CBBC
Sarah Muller is currently Head of CBBC Acquisitions and Drama Development. Passionate about both drama and animation, commissioned projects include
Spirit Warriors, Dr Who - Dreamland, Halfmoon Investigations, My Almost Famous Family, Tracy Beaker’s Back, Strangehill High, Sadie Jones, Wolf Blood, Just William and
Muddle Earth – which she is also Executive Producing.
Previously, she was Managing Director of Elephant Productions – a well-known company specialising in the development and production of animation and children’s programming. As a producer, credits include 6 series of the multi-award winning, ratings success
Grizzly Tales For Gruesome Kids (CITV) – winner of the Best Children’s Series and Children’s Choice awards at the BAA and nominated for Best Animated Series and Best Original Writer awards at BAFTA, 2 series of
Animal School (CBBC), 2 series of
Pop Skool (BBC1), 2 series of animated
Short Change (BBC1), 3
Brothers Diamond (C4), the top-rated
New Willo The Wisp (Disney) and
Johnny Casanova (C4), as well as developing the BAFTA-winning drama series
The War Diaries of Alastair Fury (BBC1).
After graduating with a BA in Drama from Middlesex University, Sarah moved from fringe theatre to work as a runner at BBC Bristol and the old Canary Wharf studios. From there, she went into the Art Department, working mainly on prestige adult and children’s drama programming – freelancing for companies including TVS, TSW, Thames, BBC Bristol, HTV Wales and many more. A move into Location Management took her to Talkback to work on 3 series of Smith & Jones prior to starting at Elephant. Sarah was also Head of Development at Isle of Man start-up venture Lough House Animation – now Cinnamon Animation.
