Clearance Services

To clear or not to clear?

We offer productions pragmatic clearance advice that doesn’t always fall under the clear or not clear labels because we understand the nuances of clearances that can save time, resources and enable creative vision.

At Reviewed & Cleared we know that clearances are not an afterthought, not something that can be done on the side as part of another job, not something that always has a clear answer.

We have access to some of the most experienced legal consultants working in the industry today and work closely with them to help reduce the noise and confusion that can arise around clearance issues.
This resource, unmatched in the clearance services industry, allows productions to outsource the entire clearance process and focus on getting the creative work done.

Liaising directly with each department we relieve the production of documenting and tracking clearances to help deliver a fully cleared project.

We understand the deliverables of the major streamers and work regularly with Netflix, Apple, Disney and Amazon on partner managed and in-house productions.

From neg checks and script research reports though to clearance advice and full-service packages we work with productions to find the clearance solutions they need.

Get in touch with us at clearances@reviewedandcleared.com for a package tailored specifically for your project.

Tonia Cohen

Tonia Cohen

tonia@reviewedandcleared.com
Mari Roberts

Mari Roberts

mari@reviewedandcleared.com
Kevin Smith

Kevin Smith

kevin@reviewedandcleared.com
Katherine Burgess

Katherine Burgess

katherine@reviewedandcleared.com
Katie Bull

Katie Bull

katie@reviewedandcleared.com
Paula Byrden

Paula Byrden

paula@reviewedandcleared.com
Sarah Challis

Sarah Challis

sarah@reviewedandcleared.com
Natalia Dubini

Natalia Dubini

natalia@reviewedandcleared.com
Tom Williams

Tom Williams

tom@reviewedandcleared.com

Tonia Cohen

tonia@reviewedandcleared.com

tonia@reviewedandcleared.com
Tel:+44 (0) 7787 847167
Consultant neg checker (non-solicitor)

Tonia established a dedicated in-house Neg Checking Team at ITV that provides clearance service for dramas produced by ITV. She has over 20 years’ experience, having worked with household name broadcasters and independent TV and film production companies. Tonia joined Granada TV in 1995 as Compliance Manager and was responsible for ensuring that ITV programmes being produced in Manchester, such as Coronation Street, and CITV programmes and Granada Dramas complied with UK broadcasting rules governed by OFCOM and with relevant legislation. 

In 2007 Tonia started Capello Media Solutions, providing a freelance neg checking service to a wide range of productions working on well-known films such as Slumdog Millionaire and The Imitation Games and a large range of TV dramas including, The Stranger, Years & Years, Bridgerton, Peaky Blinders, Des, The Trial of Christine Keeler, Car Share and Ghosts. Tonia's work for R&C includes Life (Drama Republic)and The Nest (Studio Lambert) and the feature films The Midnight Sky (Netflix) and The Duke (Pathe).

Mari Roberts

mari@reviewedandcleared.com

mari@reviewedandcleared.com
Mari is trilingual, speaking English, French and Welsh. She studied languages at Cardiff University and after teaching in France, decided to pursue a career in art and design.  Working in television, she fulfilled creative roles both on and off set as an Art Director and Art Department Coordinator.  Starting off with Welsh dramas for the BBC which were filmed back to back in English for network, she has recently been working on large-scale HBO production, 'Industry.'  With a keen eye for detail and a penchant for scripts, she enjoys the organisation and creativity that comes with our working process and thrives when she can combine the two.  Mari finds joy in cycling, lino-printing and swimming in the sea.  She could also talk to you for ages about houseplants and her rescue pets.

Kevin Smith

kevin@reviewedandcleared.com

kevin@reviewedandcleared.com
Tel: +44 (0) 333 011 6771
Neg Checker

Kevin joined Reviewed & Cleared in early 2019, returning to work after three years as a stay-at-home dad.

Having studied Film and Production in Sheffield, Kevin left the UK in search of some adventure. He began by giving guided ski tours in the French Alps before heading to Vienna and then Munich, where he taught English as a second language. Kevin spent some years working on magazines, first for Hearst UK on its then bestselling title Men’s Health, and as Staff Writer for a lifestyle magazine in Kuwait.

Kevin eventually found his way back home with two young sons to look after and he has continued to pursue his passion for writing, working on screenplays, short stories, a novel or two and taking one of Curtis Brown’s prestigious creative writing courses.

With a love of scripted productions, a keen eye for detail and a genuine desire to help the creative process; Kevin is a perfect support to film and TV production clients requiring Neg Checking services.

Katherine Burgess

katherine@reviewedandcleared.com

katherine@reviewedandcleared.com
Katherine was a lawyer in a former life and left it all behind to develop a criminally underrated App (thank you to those 40 or so people who bought it!).Katherine became Operations Manager at a Media Law Firm while retraining in Neg Checking and Clearance Co-ordination. She has worked on many well-known productions.Family and dog aside, Katherine finds joy in pootling on her bike, cake and running.

Katie Bull

katie@reviewedandcleared.com

katie@reviewedandcleared.com
Katie Bull has a range of experience working in the creative industries. She ran her own photography studio and still like to photograph and edit her own work.Since joining the team Katie has been consulting on clearances for The Crown and Industry.She loves a list, likes to run and enjoys vintage shopping.

Paula Byrden

paula@reviewedandcleared.com

paula@reviewedandcleared.com
Paula is a veteran of the film and television production industry with over twenty-five years’ experience. Prior to specialising in script and legal clearance Paula worked in a variety of roles in production and script development with Samson Films. She also worked on a freelance basis for many film and television productions based at Ireland's Ardmore Studios. Since 2012, Paula's work has focused on legal clearance. Prior to working in film and television production she worked as a freelance journalist in Dublin. She also spent a number of years working in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Paula holds a Diploma in Arts, Entertainment and Media Law (Incorporated Law Society of Ireland), a Degree in English and Art History (University College Dublin) and an MA in Journalism (University College Galway).Paula is the founder and owner of Film and TV Clearance Ltd.  Paula works with major international studios and producers including Lionsgate, FOX, AMC, Universal Studios, EON Productions, Sony Pictures, Showtime, Amazon, Netflix, BBC, ITV, RTE Television, Channel 4, Left Bank Pictures, Element Pictures, Virgin Media and Channel 5.

Sarah Challis

sarah@reviewedandcleared.com

sarah@reviewedandcleared.com
Sarah Challis has been working in TV, Radio and podcasting for the last 20 years for broadcasters including the BBC and Nickelodeon.Since joining Reviewed & Cleared, Sarah has been consulting on clearances for, His Dark Materials, Industry and Knives Out 2.  She likes drinking tea in her garden, tinkering with crochet patterns and walking in the woods with her kids.

Natalia Dubini

natalia@reviewedandcleared.com

natalia@reviewedandcleared.com
Natalia Dubini started her career in the contemporary art world, helping to organise exhibitions in various museums and galleries to then land on her first film production and get enthralled by this world. For the past six years she has been working freelance on international movies and TV series with some of the most renowned broadcasting companies as well as with independent productions between London, Milan and Paris.She has been consulting on clearances for various TV series including : Sex Education (Netflix), Jack Ryan (Amazon), The Great (Hulu).She writes and develops scripts, she loves a dance and can’t do without her daily session of Kundalini yoga

Tom Williams

tom@reviewedandcleared.com

tom@reviewedandcleared.com
 Tom spends his spare time writing, taking his theatre company touring internationally with his award-winning sell-out musicals, and directing the annual Suffolk ‘ShakesBeer’ Festival.Since joining Reviewed & Cleared, Tom has been consulting on clearances for, The Crown, Embankment and Knives Out 2He currently lives in London with his girlfriend and their cats, Dusty and Forrest (hundreds of pictures available upon request).