Macoy Media was established in 1999 as the commercial entity to support Mark Pressdee's activities working freelance on independent commissions for broadcast, education and arts in the corporate sector. His first broadcast commission was "It Could Be You! a commissioned short comedy drama for Carlton Television. As Producer/Writer this was a six-month project that incorporated a large cast and high production values, enabling Mark Pressdee to secure more work as a producer in the region. This experience has enabled Mark Pressdee to build up an associate specialised team capable of undertaking larger budget projects.
As the business steadily grew, it was joined by a new business partner Frank Pressdee and in July 2002 the company invested in a broadcast standard post-production editing suite to meet client demand for a more comprehensive service. The first commercial production was a show reel for a UK Channel 4 event. Since then Macoy Media has secured other commissions enabling the team to focus upon two innovative and original feature film projects. This healthy progress has enabled Mark Pressdee to an exclusive funded opportunity to visit the Canne Film Festival and pitch one of the feature films to the professionals, which has sustained ongoing interest.
We have now established a development base in the prestigious 'media arts' complex known as 'The Custard Factory' in the Eastside of Birmingham. This was a calculated move to exploit the current regeneration of this part of the city, as it will be known as the creative sector for Birmingham. With 200 million pound development over the next two years, this part of Birmingham will be a key figure in media for the region as well as nationally and internationally during this period.
