Wildflame Productions


Channel 4 acquires Welsh-lanaguage Wildflame doc ‘Sex, Me & Disability’

UK broadcaster Channel 4 has acquired Wildflame Productions’ Welsh-language documentary Sex, Me And Disability. Originally commissioned for Welsh broadcaster S4C’s Drych/Mirror strand under the title Fi, Rhyw ac Anabled, the 60-minute factual title will broadcast (with subtitles) on C4 this winter. The doc follows Rhys Bowler who has Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) as he breaks […]

Welsh indie Wildflame recruits Outline exec as production head & rejigs team

Welsh factual indie Wildflame Productions has appointed Wiliam Gruffydd Edwards as head of production and rejigged his new team. In his new role, Edwards will be responsible for overseeing its slate of productions, as well as company operations, supporting and developing Wildflame’s team and leading on inclusion and company welfare. Wildflame has promoted Rebecca Merry […]

S4C in Wales visits ‘Flower Barn’ as Wildflame receives double commission

Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has expanded its unscripted slate with a new factual entertainment format exploring what motivates people to give flowers to each other. Y Sgubor Flodau (The Flower Barn) is a 6 x 60-minute series from Cardiff-based indie Wildflame Productions, described as a “warm and moving series” that finds out why poeple are giving […]

Wildflame lands Off The Fence’s creative chief to ignite international expansion

Brink Of Disaster producer Wildflame Productions has named Off The Fence’s former chief creative officer as its new creative director. Allison Bean starts in January and will oversee Wildflame’s international push, reporting to Wildflame’s CEO, Paul Islwyn Thomas. She had been with Off The Fence for 16 years, most recently expanding its production capability as […]

Wildflame ups Connie Fisher to head of development

Welsh factual indie Wildflame Productions has promoted Connie Fisher to head of development. In her new role, she will lead company efforts to partner with international broadcasters and build upon existing relationships in the UK. She will report directly to Wildflame CEO Paul Islwyn Thomas. Fisher joined Wildflame in 2016 as development executive, during which […]

Wales’ S4C orders multi-format wartime factual series

Welsh-language FTA channel S4C has commissioned a new flagship multi-format documentary series exploring civilian evacuation efforts to Wales during World War Two. Cardiff-based indie Wildflame Productions will produce the 14-part series, with the working title of Evacuees (aka Efaciwis), which will be comprised of a 4 x 60-minute factual living history format, an 8 x […]

‘Yellowstone Supervolcano’ prodco Wildflame names creative director

Yellowstone Supervolcano producer Wildflame Productions has promoted Llinos Griffin-Williams to become its creative director as part of plans to expand its international footprint. Griffin-Williams will lead the Welsh company’s push to expand engagement with SVODs and broadcasters worldwide as well as building upon links with UK broadcasters. She joined Wildflame in 2018 as executive producer for […]

How Wildflame navigated int’l co-pros for Discovery+ & C5

Llinos Griffin-Williams, executive producer of factual & international co-productions at Welsh indie Wildflame, discusses what it takes for international co-productions to succeed, ahead of the launch of Yellowstone Supervolcano: American Doomsday, which is headed to US streamer Discovery+ on 24 June and the UK’s Channel 5 later this year. Pitching international projects takes commitment, investment and dedication. It’s not […]

‘Game Of Thrones’ star launches ‘True Viking’ format with Zig Zag, Wildflame

Game Of Thrones star Kristofer Hivju and his TV presenter partner Gry Molvær Hivju have struck a co-production deal with Zig Zag Productions and Wildflame for an unscripted series. Set to debut at next week’s MIPCOM, True Viking is an endurance competition series in which contestants must, over five weeks, hone their ‘Viking’ skills and […]

Australia’s Flame sets up in Wales

Australian producer and distributor Flame has set up Wildflame, a Wales-based factual prodco. The new company already has a BBC commission in hand and will make The Greatest Poem of World War One (pictured) for the pubcaster’s BBC Four service. The new production business is the latest to set up in Wales with Welsh government backing […]