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PAPAYA FILMS LONDON OPEN THEIR DOORS.
27 January 2022

The new year has brought Papaya Films London a new office, with the company now based at Rivington Place, Shoreditch.

Almost two years after the first 'work from home' order and countless video calls later, executive producer Wojtek Skiba and his team are under the same roof again. So, what triggered the move?

Rivington Place looks sharp.  

"We all struggled to keep the spirit of togetherness through the pandemic and especially the periods of lockdown," Skiba says. "We decided that we really need a place that we can call our own— a space that people want to come to." That's when they found 1 Rivington Place.


In our new home, everyone is welcome!

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Papaya's new digs feature a screening room, areas for group/solo work, and more plants than David Attenborough's Green Planet. Skiba also promises employees and visitors "great coffee on tap"—ideal for those who formed a support bubble with caffeine during the pandemic.

Papaya's new home sweet home.  

Skiba adds: "We wanted to stay in Shoreditch, be close to the hustle and bustle of the big city, and we wanted to be able to call it Papaya Clubhouse. We absolutely love what the interior designers have done—in our new home, everyone is welcome!"

To learn more about Papaya's London abode, ring Wotjek Skiba (wojtek.skiba@papaya-films.com) on 020 7993 6628 or Lemonade Reps' Corin West on (corin@lemonadereps.com) on 07792 675 779.

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