From 1998 to 2008, Atkin was a commissioning editor for TV and online at Australia's
Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), where his work included
Taxi to the Dark Side and
Waltz with Bashir. At SBS, he was also responsible for securing broadcast rights to early seasons of
South Park. In 2006, he attended the MeetMarket at
Sheffield Doc/Fest as a buyer. In November 2008, he left SBS and began work at MeetMarket as producer and executive producer for three different documentaries. While in Sheffield, Atkin also collaborated with Doc/Fest's director
Heather Croall and Frank Boyd of Unexpected Media to create the film production company Crossover. After co-producing
From the Sea to the Land Beyond, Atkin spoke about the project at in a
TED talk at TEDxSheffield in 2012. In 2013 Atkin co-developed Animal Planet's
Walking the Nile for
Channel 4 in his role as multiplatform commissioning editor. In 2015 Atkin was the acting director of the Sheffield Doc/Fest, and in 2015 and 2016 he curated the virtual reality section of the festival. == References ==