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MarkMeetsTV: A Successful Red-Carpet Collaboration

MarkMeetsTV brought together presenters, filmmakers and entertainment journalists to take viewers onto the red carpet. The project was a hit, combining celebrity interviews, film-premiere coverage and press conference footage with the personality and industry access of the MarkMeets team.

It was a collaboration built around a shared enthusiasm for entertainment: finding the right questions, capturing the atmosphere and giving audiences a closer look at the people behind the films and television shows they enjoyed.

This page celebrates the project and preserves a selection of its videos, alongside the wider film coverage featured on the original MarkMeetsTV page.

Bringing the Premiere Experience to Our Audience

MarkMeetsTV built on the relationships and reporting experience developed through MarkMeets and UKFilmPremieres. With MarkMeets established in 2002, film events and celebrity interviews were already an important part of the brand’s identity.

The collaboration brought those strengths together on camera. Presenters handled conversations in a fast-moving environment, camera crews captured the interviews and atmosphere, and the production team shaped the footage into videos audiences could watch and share.

Its appeal came from that mix of access and personality. Viewers could hear from familiar names, see the activity around a premiere and enjoy conversations beyond the written article.

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The following videos are retained from the original page. They reflect the films, personalities and events covered at the time, including releases from 2014 and 2015.

Will Smith and Margot Robbie: Focus Press Conference

MarkMeets attended the press conference for Focus, starring Will Smith and Margot Robbie. This footage captures part of the publicity surrounding the film’s release on 27 February 2015.

Read the accompanying coverage: Will Smith stars in Focus: movie publicity and trailer coverage.

Men, Women & Children: London Premiere

Revisit the London premiere of Men, Women & Children through this video from the original MarkMeetsTV selection.

The Guvnors

The Guvnors featured Harley Sylvester, Doug Allen, Charley Palmer Rothwell and David Essex. The film reached UK cinemas on 29 August 2014, following its world premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

The Expendables 3

The original page featured two videos around The Expendables 3, which brought Sylvester Stallone’s Barney Ross back alongside a cast including Wesley Snipes, Harrison Ford, Antonio Banderas and Mel Gibson. Both clips are preserved below.

Spencer Matthews: On the Red Carpet

Made in Chelsea star Spencer Matthews chats with MarkMeetsTV in a red-carpet interview from the project’s video collection.

The Inbetweeners 2: Exclusive Interview

Watch the exclusive red-carpet interview featured in our coverage of The Inbetweeners 2.

Plastic: UK Film Premiere Interviews

The Plastic premiere interviews brought the collaboration’s presenting, camera work and production together, with MoMo in front of the camera, Shaz Salimian filming and editing, and Mark Boardman producing.

Presented by: MoMo (@greedymo)
Filmed and edited by: Shaz Salimian
Produced by: Mark Boardman

The Collaboration Behind the Camera

MarkMeetsTV worked because it brought different skills together. Presenting, filming, editing, producing and arranging access all contributed to the finished coverage. The project gave those involved a platform to combine their experience and create something audiences enjoyed.

Mo Mohamed — Presenter

Mo Mohamed, credited as MoMo, brought his television and radio presenting interests to the red carpet. His personality and enthusiasm for entertainment helped give the interviews their conversational feel.

Mo’s interests include music, fashion, networking and landscape photography. Away from presenting, he is a Liverpool FC supporter who enjoys five-a-side football. Visit Mo’s author page for more of his MarkMeets work.

Shaz Salimian — Filming and Editing

Shaz Salimian contributed professional videography and editing experience from television and red-carpet work. His role included capturing the interviews and shaping the footage into the finished production.

Mark Boardman — Producer

Mark Boardman, founder of MarkMeets, brought his entertainment journalism, publicity and event experience to the collaboration. His career spans celebrity interviews, music and film promotion, broadcasting, talent-show judging and writing for the press.

The project drew on that background and the relationships built through MarkMeets and UKFilmPremieres, connecting the practical production work with the wider entertainment scene.

A Project Worth Revisiting

MarkMeetsTV remains a successful chapter in the brand’s history. It brought people together, produced memorable interviews and gave viewers another way to enjoy our entertainment coverage.

Keeping these videos available preserves the work of the collaborators as well as the events themselves. They capture a particular period in film and television, with the conversations, personalities and premiere atmosphere intact.

Watch more available footage on the MarkMeets YouTube channel, or explore our celebrity interview archive.

Follow MarkMeets and UKFilmPremieres

For upcoming events, visit our London film premiere calendar. Our dedicated UKFilmPremieres accounts share premiere announcements and updates.

• UKFilmPremieres on Facebook.
• @UKFilmPremieres on X / Twitter.

MarkMeetsTV — a successful collaboration, preserved through the interviews and videos we created and shared.

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Dan Dunn

Executive Managing editor

Editor and Admin at MarkMeets since Nov 2012. Columnist, reviewer and entertainment writer and oversees all of the section's news, features and interviews. During his career, he has written for numerous magazines.

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