Pact has named the 30 emerging indies that it will supercharge with two years of training and development.
The ‘Future30’ indies will each get two years’ free Pact membership and a tailored development programme with access to industry experts.
The chosen companies span the UK nations and regions and include London-based comedy start-up Daddy’s Yacht Productions; Bruce Goodison’s Bristol indie Indefinite Films; Lucy Pilkington’s Milk & Honey; disability specialist Born This Way Media; SLNda Productions, a Loughborough-based company co-founded by actor Ashley Walters; former Sky exec Cameron Roach’s Manchester indie Rope Ladder Fiction; London/Manchester youth-oriented LGBTQ+ producer Teen Club; and Belfast’s Walk on Air Films.
Pact launched the scheme in July to mark its 30th anniversary and the announcement of its selection comes as Pact prepares to count the votes for its ’10 Leading Lights’ of the indie sector.
Voting closes on Friday 15 October for the poll, with nominations due in two categories: Disruption, Innovation and Creativity, and Unsung Hero. The winners will be named at Pact’s Indie Xmas Party on 17 December.
The Future30 in full:
Born This Way Media (London)
Creative director: Max Barber
Head of talent: Samantha Renke
Bowled Over Media (Surrey)
Creative director: Heidi Gomes
Caspian Films (Kent)
Founders: Georgina Paget; Thembisa Cochrane
ClockWork Films (Leeds)
Director/executive producer: Heenan Bhatti
Daddy’s SuperYacht Productions (London)
Creative director: Benjamin Sutton
Scripted comedy head: Charlie Dinkin
Unscripted comedy head: Kevin Muyolo
Head of production: Laura Shaw
Dark Pictures (London)
Founder: Yaw Basoah
Earthling Films (London)
Founders: Matt Diegan; Ross Bolidai
HopSkip Studios (Belfast)
Creative director: Kate Finn
Managing director: Aisling Gallagher
Indefinite Films (Bristol)
Partners: Bruce Goodison; Kate Cook
Insight TWI Films (London)
Producer/director: Clive Patterson
Producer: Hugh Davies
Kailash Films (Cardiff)
Founder: Gwen Hughes
Little Bird Films (Cardiff)
Creative director: Tammy Kennedy
Managing director: Louise Bray
Little Monk Pictures (Manchester)
Chief executive: Nadia Jaynes
Loop (London)
Founders: Catherine Bray; Anthony Ing; Charlie Shackleton
Milk and Honey Productions (London)
Managing director: Lucy Pilkington
Pan Yard (London)
Founder: Cassie Qaurless
Particle6 (Maidenhead)
Executive producer: Eline van der Velden
Phoenix Television (Hampshire)
Managing director: Miles Jarvis
Creative director: Jaimi West
Reel Soul Movies (Bath)
Chief executive: Shelley Williams
Rope Ladder Fiction (Manchester)
Founder: Cameron Roach
Skye Films (Isle of Skye)
Founder: Lena Vurma
SLNda (Loughborough and London)
Chief executive: Nagajan Modhwadia
Head of development: Laura Russell
Executive producer: Ashley Walters
Spirit Media Studios (London)
Chief executive: Peter Cowley
Studio BE (Brighton/Hove)
Chief executive: Brandon Relph
Studio Something (Scotland)
Co-founder: Jordan Laird
Head of production: Andy Maas
Teen Club (London/Manchester)
Founders: Savannah James-Bayly; Loran Dunn; Sorcha Bacon
Three Tables Productions (London)
Founders: Jun (JT) Wong; David Chikwe; Himesh Kar
Threewise Entertainment (Birmingham)
Founders: Michael Ford; Luna Luo
Partner: Kate Larking
Walk on Air Films (Belfast)
Creative director: Rachel Hooper
Managing director: Martha O Kane
Wander Films (Middlesborough)
Managing director: Lou Tonner
Creative director: Chloe Clover
