Max Welch

Founder and CEO of Production Company of the Year as voted for by Edinburgh TV Festival 2019. Max is an award winning creative with a background in unscripted, factual entertainment and documentary programming. He is Broadcast Magazine's youngest Hotshot Awards Winner to date recognized as a true innovator and leading example of a new generation of content creators that are not only changing the way TV is made today, but laying the foundations for a shift in how content will be made in the years to come. Max founded Renowned Films in 2012 to disrupt traditional media and create innovative, attention grabbing, engaging and thought provoking factual entertainment, documentaries and features, all with a fresh perspective, supporting new talent, and with a thought provoking tone of voice. In 2015 Channel 4 partnered with Renowned Films, acquiring a minority stake in the business. In 2017 Critical Content acquired an undisclosed stake in Renowned with Channel 4 exiting the business. The transaction signalled the formation of a strategic partnership between Critical Content and Renowned to supercharge its rapid US success. Since this partnership, under Max's creative direction and as CEO, Renowned has grown to be recognised as the leading diverse production company in the UK, with a current slate positioning it as a true transatlantic production company with shows in production for major SVODs, alongside US cable, and UK and European legacy broadcasters. Landmark factual series for the company include major competition format 'The Drop' for The BBC starring Grammy award winning Miguel, Ice Cold Catch - a brand new documentary series for Discovery+ in the US, the global hit franchise 'Copwatch' which currently airs on BET in the US, BBC in the UK and has sold to platforms including Netflix, as well as feature length films 'The Modern Game' with David Beckham, Neymar Jr, Lionel Messi, and 'How to Be Anne Marie' for YouTube Originals. Red Bull Music Global 'The Cut' which syndicated across YouTube and the Red Bull VOD platform, 'Generation Grime' for Sky as well as "Loving Elvis' a new premium documentary series for launching on major SVOD's globally throughout 2023. 'Backyard Envy' on Bravo, current affairs series tackling the dark worlds of trophy hunting in 'Women Who Kill Lions for Channel 4, and Broadcast nominated series 'Peng Life' as best original.