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BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Network, and Creative Wales announced the launch of a new development fund for a Factual Entertainment series at the Wales Media Summit last year.<\/p>\n
Production companies with a substantive base in Wales were invited to pitch bold, original ideas that celebrate Welsh creativity while delivering unforgettable entertainment to audiences across the UK.<\/p>\n
Curve, South Shore, Ty\u2019r Ddraig and Boom have successfully been awarded funding to further develop their ideas for a new Factual Entertainment series. Each company will receive \u00a310,000 of funding, with development starting in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
Nick Andrews, Head of Commissioning BBC Cymru Wales, said: \u201cWe were really impressed by the variety and volume of the submissions we received \u2013 companies really responded to our call for ideas for an ambitious, returnable format, that surprises, unites, and captivates. We\u2019re so excited to be working with the four successful companies, and we\u2019re looking forward to seeing how their ideas develop further.\u201d<\/p>\n
Catherine Catton, Head of Commissioning, Factual Entertainment and Events, said: \u201cMade in Wales is a collaboration to find a major new factual entertainment series that will harness the best of Welsh creativity and resonate across the UK. We are really looking forward to working with brilliant Welsh talent to come up with the next big thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joedi Langley, Interim Head of Creative Wales, said: \u201cThis announcement follows a recently published and updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Creative Wales and BBC, a commitment between the two organisations to work together to support the vibrant, diverse, world-class screen industries in Wales.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new development funding will do just that \u2013 create new opportunities forWelsh based production companies to develop exciting, original ideas for factual content. Congratulations to the indies, we look forward to seeing what comes next!\u201d<\/p>\n
The total funding of \u00a340,000 has been provided by BBC Cymru Wales, BBC Network and the Welsh Government via Creative Wales.<\/p>\n
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