Sky News Taps HiddenLight Alum to Lead Full Story Films

Sky News has appointed Hidden Light Productions alum Siobhan Sinnerton as creative director of Full Story Films, its new long-form documentary production unit.

Sinnerton will be responsible for shaping and implementing the editorial and creative strategy for Full Story Films, a new brand identity that operates within Sky’s news group and complements the broader commissioning strategy of Sky Documentaries with news-adjacent films for streaming and television.

Sinnerton joins from Hidden Light Productions, where she developed and executive produced documentaries such as In Her Hands for Netflix.

Previously, she served as commissioning editor for news and current affairs at Channel 4. In that role, she commissioned the BAFTA-winning Myanmar’s Killing Fields and the Oscar-nominated For Sama. She also oversaw dozens of human-interest and investigative films and series, including Dispatches and Unreported World.

“This new production unit with Siobhan Sinnerton at the helm will epitomize the premium offering from Sky News,” said David Rhodes, executive chairman of Sky News Group, to whom she will now report. “We see tremendous editorial and commercial opportunities in long-form journalism online and on TV. We’re very fortunate to have Siobhan guiding and developing a slate of bold projects as the new creative director of Full Story Films.”

Sinnerton commented, “I am delighted to be offered this incredible opportunity to make films that say something important about the tumultuous world we are living in. Pulling on the incredible journalism of Sky News and partnering with the best talent in the independent sector, I believe we can make powerful, emotional films that really connect with an audience. Sky has a great reputation for gaining access to the biggest stories or our time, and [by] working with the U.K. and Ireland’s best directors, producers and editors, we aim to translate that into engaging premium documentaries that cut through the noise.”