Glasgow’s Blazing Griffin has been announced as one of five companies to be matched with one of ITV’s commissioners and given pitch funding as part of the broadcaster’s initiative Amplify: The Regions.
Amplify: The Regions is a spin off of Amplify: The Companies, which is already working with ten companies led or owned by People of Colour and/or Deaf, Disabled and/or Neurodivergent people that have been matched with genre commissioners and are being funded through The Diversity Development Fund.
Blazing Griffin will receive a brief and £5,000 to develop potential ideas. If the ideas are greenlit, the next step will be to go through the standard ITV commissioning process. If ideas are not right for ITV, then the production companies are free to pitch their ideas to others.
The aim of the pilot is to further strengthen and accelerate ITV’s relationships with the regional independent production community and to get great stories from the UK onto ITV’s platforms.
Blazing Griffin has been matched with Callum Dziedzic, assistant commissioner, drama & comedy for the programme.
The production house is a BAFTA-winning, Glasgow-based digital entertainment company which specialises in storytelling across a wide range of platforms and mediums with a specific focus on video game development, film and TV production and high-end post production services.
Lizzie Gray at Blazing Griffin said: “We are thrilled to be partnering with ITV as part of Amplify: The Regions. We are big fans of ITV drama and this generous connection and support comes at a crucial time for the growth of Blazing Griffin. We can’t wait to get started.”
