# TV Festival Unveils Dates, Venues & Advisory Chair For First-Ever Greater Manchester Edition

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/tv-festival-unveils-dates-venues-advisory-chair-for-first-ever-greater-manchester-edition/
- Published: 2026-10-22T09:29:34+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-22T10:40:25+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/10/greater-manchester-tv-festival-dates-venue-wayne-garvie-chair-1237170489/
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Travel, TV

## Key points

- The TV Festival moves to Greater Manchester in 2027.
- It runs from 31 August to 3 September.
- Sony’s Wayne Garvie will chair its advisory group.

## Summary

The UK’s TV Festival will move from Edinburgh to Greater Manchester in 2027, holding its first edition there from 31 August to 3 September. Organisers say the move is intended to make the event more affordable and accessible, while opening up scope for it to grow in a new home.

The festival’s programme will be staged at Versa Studios Manchester and Aviva Studios, including Factory International’s Law Family Hall; Versa occupies the former Granada Studios site. Sony executive Wayne Garvie will chair the advisory group, succeeding Netflix commissioner Adam Hawkins, who held the role for the 2026 festival. An Edinburgh event is also planned for next year with Screen Scotland and other partners.

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