Channel 4’s Nevine Mabro Becomes BBC’s Storyville Chief

The BBC‘s international docs strand Storyville has a new leader.

Channel 4‘s Nevine Mabro has been hired as Head of Storyville and will begin her new role in January 2026, reporting Fiona Campbell, the BBC’s Controller of Youth Audiences and Interim Director of Unscripted.

The role was created earlier this year when the BBC shuttered a trio of other positions at the strand, namely lead commissioner, commissioning editor and commissioning co-ordinator. Emma Hindley exited in that restructure.

Mabro will join the BBC with 25 years of experience in world news and docs under her belt. At Channel 4, she was a commissioning editor specializing in international docs and current affairs. Besides commissioning BAFTA, Peabody and Grierson-winning programs, she headed up the long-running Unreported World strand and worked on building digital reach.

Further back, Mabro had several senior editorial roles at Channel 4 News and in that time produced the Oscar-nominated doc For Sama, which Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts directed. She has also executive produced three International Emmy-wininng programs about Syria and has covered U.S. elections for Channel 4 News and Associated Press.

“Nevine has a wealth of experience delivering award-winning, high impact films and I’m delighted that she has accepted this role,” said Campbell. “She is hugely respected within the industry as a champion of bold and original storytelling and I’m looking forward to her lead BBC Storyville into the future.” 

Mabro added: “It’s a huge privilege to be joining BBC Storyville with its rich history of showcasing the best international documentaries from around the world. I believe it’s the place where storytelling, journalism and cinema can meet. I can’t wait to start working with the best documentary directors and producers in the world, making impactful films as well as finding and nurturing new talent and voices.”