Amanda is a UK / Australian Media-Business Woman of the Year finalist with Friend of Australia status for digital media thought leadership who has been awarded the DDA UK / Korea TV Best Collaboration Award, and also serves as the Asian Director of the Global Entertainment Awards
The Bridge collaborates with numerous Asian creative and Governmental bodies whose ambitions are shared with those of The Bridge, to increase the flow of creative industry business between East and West. Amanda Groom is a global content strategist with a specialist, deep understanding of Asian markets and an entrepreneurial flair for creating new commercial deals for the company’s clients including global producers, broadcasters, streamers and platforms.
Amanda Groom opens the Shout London festival with the Ashford Place ambassador Michelle Collins
Amanda Groom moderates the New Commercial Models panel with Lilla Hurst, Blue Ant Media; Manoj Mathew, Zee TV; Patrick Carr, Mandarin Films and Figs Jackman, Spring Films UK.
MIPcom 23. Producers Tool Kit panel with Amanda Groom. Panel: Wendy Bernfeld, Rights Stuff, Sophie Ferron GRB Media Ranch, David Cornwall Scorpion TV and Pete Fergusson, Nemorin.
Amanda Groom fireside chat with media legend Susan Zirinsky. President of See It Now Studios former CBS News President and EP.
Amanda Groom moderating the Content Funding and New Commercial Models panel at MIPcom 2023 with Jon Gosier, Film Hedge; Wayne Borg, NEOM and Judith Chan, Coutts Bank.
Key Note Speaker
Amanda is a frequent key note speaker and panel moderator at MIPTV, MIPcom, RealScreen, SunnySide, Asian Side, Science Congress, Busan and Incheon Media festivals, South Korea and Film Bazaar, India. She is a regular contributor to the Industry and Parliamentary Trust, member of the British Screen Advisory Council and the Royal Television Society.
Mentoring and Training
Amanda has helmed training for Scotland’s TRC Media and acts as a mentor for Women in Film &TV and Screen Skills UK. She is a Judge on the Asian Academy Creative Awards, the Broadcast Digital Awards, TBI’s Content Innovation Awards, Seoul International Drama and numerous Asian national TV and documentary festivals.
Judging
Amanda is a judge of the Seoul Drama Awards (2017), Asian Academy Awards (2019) and is currently judging the UK’s Broadcast Digital Awards (2020).
