TRUE INDIES PRODUCTION 100


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Top true independents


Afro-Mic Alleycat Films Angel Eye Arrow Atlantic Avalon Back2Back Big Light Blue Zoo Brinkworth Bronte Film & TV Cactus ClearStory Drama Republic Element Filmwave First Look Fullwell 73 Hardcash HCA Entertainment Hungry Bear ITN Productions Keo Films Label1


Lightbox Magic Light Noah Media Nutopia Oxford Film & TV Pacific Plimsoll Rare Television Red Planet Red Sky Rollem Rondo Silverback Sister Somethin’ Else Spring Films Spun Gold Strawberry Blonde True Vision Two Rivers Waddell Media Warp Films Whitworth Media Wildflame Woodcut Media Zig Zag


True indies are something of a rare breed in the consolidated world of TV production. But they are some of the most creative programme makers around


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pposite is a list of the ‘true indies’ that form part of the Production 100.


The true indies are companies that


are run by their owners rather than as divisions or labels by a superindie group, US studio, UK broadcaster or private equity group. Included in the list are production


companies that have minority investors, such as Red Planet (BBC Studios), Label1 (Fremantle) and Plimsoll Productions (private investment firm LDC). The A-Z list looks different from


last year: missing are Sex Education producer Eleven and sports producer Whisper Films, both of which won investment from Sony Pictures Television this year. Fremantle also fully acquired Naked Television, having previously held a 25% stake. Among the largest true indies is


comedy and entertainment producer Avalon, whose hit format Taskmaster transferred from UKTV to Channel 4 this year. Avalon is also big in the US thanks to shows like Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. ITN Productions is also a major


supplier to multiple networks, with credits this year including the Oscar-nominated For Sama


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for Channel 4 and PBS. Nutopia, meanwhile, is a standout name in the factual space, with notable credits this year including Netflix’s The Last Czars, and two Emmy nominated series: The Hunt for Jihadi John and Apple TV+’s The World According to Jeff Goldblum Sister has restructured since


last year, with Elisabeth Murdoch and Stacey Snider joining forces with founder Jane Featherstone. The drama indie’s credits include Giri Haji. Natural history producer Silverback is also going from strength to strength following the critical acclaim for Netflix’s Our Planet. Element Pictures has won


plaudits for its scripted adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Normal People for BBC3 and Hulu. Keo Films has stood out in the factual space for Once Upon a Time in Iraq. HCA Entertainment has six series in production, including C4 hit Find It Fix It Flog It. New entrants this year include


Alleycats (Raiders of the Lost Past with Janina Ramirez), Afro-Mic (Scenic Ireland), Big Light (Medici: The Magnificent), Hungry Bear (Michael McIntyre’s Big Show), Noah Media (The Edge), Red Sky (Spring at Jimmy’s Farm), Strawberry Blond (The Playlist), Two Rivers (Frankie Boyle’s Tour of Scotland), Waddell Media (Work on the Wildside), Whitworth Media (Inside Cadbury), and Wildflame (The 1900 Island).


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