Overview

• The inaugural Edinburgh Fellowship recognizes television creators whose work has had significant cultural and creative impact.
• The 50th Edinburgh TV Festival runs in Edinburgh from August 19 to 22 with its full program to be announced in mid-July.
• Festival creative director Rowan Woods hailed Rhimes as one of the international television industry’s most respected creative powerhouses whose global cultural impact inspires future storytelling.
• Rhimes is the first woman to have three series—Grey’s Anatomy, Private Practice and Scandal—surpass 100 episodes and her Netflix hit Bridgerton holds three of the streamer’s top 10 English-language spots.
• Honored as a CBE for her contributions to U.K./U.S. relations, she leads Shondaland and founded The Rhimes Foundation to support arts, education and activism.