Real Ideas Organisation
Emily Saunders currently serves as Operations and Systems Lead at Real Ideas and Film Festival Organiser for the Elevation Film Festival, where responsibilities include reviewing and curating film submissions. Prior to these roles, Emily held various positions at Superdry from September 2013 to February 2025, progressing from Sales Advisor to Retail Operations Manager. Additionally, a brief stint as a Costume Assistant at Warner Bros. Entertainment occurred in May 2015. Earlier experience includes working as an Event and Administration Officer at ACHSM from September 2012 to May 2013. Emily's educational background encompasses a Master of Arts in Scriptwriting from Falmouth University and a Bachelor of Arts in Cinematography and Film/Video Production from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, with ongoing studies in Playwriting and Screenwriting at Falmouth University.
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Real Ideas Organisation
We’re Real Ideas - and we believe that social enterprise has the power to create a fairer world. Drawing on our extensive experience of setting up and running social enterprises, we offer a range of imaginative and ethical services including consultancy, project delivery, research, training and qualifications, all designed to empower others to transform their world. As a social enterprise ourselves we operate a triple bottom line with a focus on the social and environmental impact of our business and we don’t have any shareholders, which means all profits are reinvested back into the work we do. By providing individuals with the skills and confidence to work collaboratively to address real challenges, RIO enables them to develop talents, gain qualifications, create new networks and discover potential they never realised existed. The experience is important but it’s not all about the individual journey: Real Ideas' approach to co-production sees high quality, creative solutions applied to a range of issues: solving social problems, changing spaces, breathing life into old buildings, creating new networks and customers, igniting activity and energy. We currently run Game Changer Cornwall, we are the Bridge organisation for the Arts Council in SW, Creative Traineeships, Start Something (our own enterprise support programme) and a range of other projects supporting young people and communities.