Wildseed Studios Investing in New Talent

Wildseed Studios is relaunching its ideas portal, inviting creators to submit a project in live action or animation.

Applicants have the chance to secure up to £10,000 per project to develop and even pilot their idea before pitching to global platforms. A script is not needed for ideas to be considered; character designs, videos, graphic novels and manuscripts are all of interest.

Jesse Cleverly, co-founder and creative director at Wildseed Studios, said: “Success in the content business is, now more than ever, driven by passion projects from unique voices and, as we know from joyful experience when we find raw talent and mentor their creative vision, we find the next generation of hits.

“We are also very aware that the industry has so far failed to enable the full spectrum of creative talent, which is why we are especially focussed on those voices who have not felt represented in the industry to date. Our submissions portal is a level playing field open to all creators, and we will be specially focused on delivering this opportunity to creative talent who have not felt that the normal routes into the industry are as open to them.

“We are also committed to delivering value to anyone who submits an idea to us from the very first contact, which is why we promise to give constructive feedback on every idea we are sent, even if we can’t take it forward. For ideas that we think have potential to progress to the next stage, we will talk to the creator, and then if we feel we see the opportunity in the same way and the idea continues to excite, we will work with the creator and invest up to £10,000 to develop their idea so that it is ready to pitch to the world’s leading content platforms.”

Wildseed’s managing director, Miles Bullough, added: “Wildseed’s mission is about finding and mentoring the most exciting new talent in scripted entertainment. We pioneered this approach to talent development because we wanted to find fresh ideas from people who would not necessarily get access through the standard routes. We use our industry experience and know-how to identify and nurture new creative talent towards commissions for mainstream platforms and, judging by the results to date, we know it works.”