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B19 Media was set up by the producer, Lincia Daniel and writer Michael Maynard to tell stories from a black perspective and broaden the range of dramas and films available to black audiences and all viewers by working with diverse and inclusive teams.

B19 is passionate about creating projects where creatives can showcase and develop their talent. The award-winning actor and writer Arinze Kene achieved his screen debut on FREESTYLE and Alfie Alan (GAME OF THRONES) had one of his very early screen roles in the film.

All of the assistant directors were women and the music supervisor was the celebrated musician, entrepreneur and actor, Bashy who also had an early screen role in Freestyle before going on to star in ON THE NIGHT OF and TOP BOY.

We are also proud to have worked with the BAFTA nominted casting director, Isabella Odoffin on her first film in that role. SWEETHEART. B19 has produced six shorts wit new, emerging Black, Global Majority and LGBTQ+ filmmakers.

The company has a rich slate of distinctive films, TV dramas and documentaries

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thought-provoking dramas, films and documentaries powered by black talent, diversity and inclusion.

B19 made history when it produced the feature film FREESTYLE for BBC Film and Film London. An original movie written by Michael, FREESTYLE is a love story about a stressed, middle-class, A-level student who is torn between her love for a poor basketball player and obedience to her demanding mother who insists that she gets into Oxford.

Lincia Daniel is the managing director of B19 and an executive producer and producer.

After graduating with a degree in chemistry and biochemistry from Queen Mary College, London, Lincia began her career as a producer’s assistant and print journalist.

She landed her first job in TV when she was hired by Vastiana Belfon to join the team in the African Caribbean Unit At BBC Pebble Mill. Vastiana’s support was pivotal in enabling Lincia to work her way up to producing and directing factual television and documentaries for the BBC, Channel 4, ITV and Discovery.

She also produced sports programmes for IMG before moving into scripted by working as a reader for clients including BBC Radio 4, Lionsgate, Optimum Releasing, Studio Canal, MEDIA, The Irish Film Board, i-Features Redbus, the BFI, Pinewood Pictures and Simon Channing Williams’ Alchemy.  

Lincia is passionate about education and training in film and television. She has a post-graduation degree in education from the University of Canterbury and worked for the educational charity, Learning on Screen before designing and managing courses as the training manager at the Production Guild of Great Britain. Lincia gained advanced producer training by being selected for key programmes. Through the Producer Placement Programme supported by Screen Skills she trained under Martin Pope and Michael Rose at Magic Light Pictures (CHICO AND RITA, THE GRUFFALO) and she is also a graduate of EAVE and the Film Business School and completed Film London’s Film Passport Programme.

Lincia has produced six shorts and her HETV drama credits include departmental coordinator roles on BRAVE NEW WORLD (DISNEY) and BLACK NARCISSUS (BBC1). She was a production and business affairs associate at Slim Film + TV before working as the UK head of production on the international co-productions MYSTIC (CBBC, Seven, TVNZ) and AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS (BBC PBS, ZDF, RAI & FTV) starring David Tennant. She has also worked an executive producer for Moonriver TV.