SAW | Our Partners

Key Partners

Bad Wolf

Bad Wolf is an ambitious production company, based in Wales. Founded by Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner, its purpose is to create drama with global reach, to establish a sustainable centre of excellence and to build worldwide momentum for the film and TV industry in Wales. Having provided the creative spark to bring Dr Who, Torchwood, Sherlock, Merlin and Casualty to Wales, productions attracted to Wales include Da Vinci’s Demons, The Bastard Executioner, Will and The Collection. Having won an Emmy for The Night Of, Bad Wolf has produced Sky One’s new fantasy series A Discovery of Witches and is currently working on the BBC adaptation of Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials.

University of South Wales

USW is a major player in UK higher education and has a reputation for delivering excellence through its film and TV courses. It has campuses in Cardiff, Pontypridd and Newport and is renowned for its partnerships with employers across the creative industries. The University’s expertise in film making and the reputation of their alumni is widely acknowledged. Many staff members are award-winning film makers who continue to work in the industry. SAW is the lead partner in USW’s Film & TV School Wales, which provides students with many unique opportunities to build a successful career in 21st century screen industries.

Key Supporters

Sony Pictures

Sony Pictures Entertainment is the well known multinational mass media and entertainment studio that produces, acquires, and distributes filmed entertainment (theatrical motion pictures, television programs, and recorded videos) through multiple platforms. They are now one of SAW's sponsors in a shared goal of securing the future of the industry in Wales.

HBO

HBO have become an international symbol for top-quality programme across the globe. The American-based company are responsible for creating some of the most critically acclaimed television shows in the 21st century. They continue their work in adding to this library of amazing content, teaming up with other companies such as Bad Wolf and producing shows not only here in Wales, but all over the world.

Gorilla

Gorilla is a Cardiff based full service post production house specialising in broadcast media and film.

Based in bustling Cardiff Bay, their facilities and friendly team of staff combine creative excellence and technical innovation – all served up with a warm Welsh welcome.

Their HQ is equipped with 60 Avid suites, Baselight Grading suite and Pro Tools dubbing studios with ADR/VO.

Their vast portfolio of work for clients includes sport, drama, factual and entertainment programmes for some of the UK’s biggest broadcasters.

Sunbelt Rentals

As the UK's largest rental equipment provider, Sunbelt are big on all of the things that matter to productions, from equipment and service to sustainability and trust.

Panalux

Panalux offers the world of film, television and media production the very best in lighting rental equipment and associated facilities. Created specifically to cater to the exacting needs of the global entertainment industry, the Panalux service is unrivalled in its ability to provide creative solutions to the full spectrum of production types, regardless of size or genre.

BBC

BBC Wales is the nation's broadcaster. News, sport, television shows, radio programmes and digital content for Wales and beyond, from BBC Wales.

Dragon Fire and Water

Dragon Fire and Water provides many services to film and tv productions and studios. Their work crosses a wide spectrum of Health and Safety, Training, SFX Support and In Vision capability – you will find them on set working with SFX companies to make rain, safety cover for fire covering stunts and SFX, Water Safety, Recces and production Risk Assessments to in vision fire fighters creating realistic emergency service scenes – whatever the scene they are able to assist in helping you get the shot you want, safely.

Facilities by ADF

Facilities by ADF provides serviced vehicle hire for television and film productions in the UK and Europe, specialising in on-location support for dramas and major features.

S4C

S4C is a Welsh language television channel, broadcasting a wide range of programmes on including news, drama, documentaries, music, entertainment and children programmes

IJPR

IJPR is one of the country’s leading publicity companies with over 15 years of experience in the field. With offices in both Cardiff and London, IJPR have provided their incredible publicity services to some of the biggest productions on television including, Killing Eve, The Crown, Call the Midwife and His Dark Materials.

Real.SFX

Real SFX offer competitive and cost-effective special effects for all types of productions. Operating under strict codes of practice and safety, they are totally committed to delivering a personal, professional service from their uniquely qualified technicians. Their experience ensures that your effects are delivered safely, on budget and as realistic as possible. Using state-of-the-art techniques and equipment, they specialise in atmospheric, fire, snow/winter effects, explosives, mechanical rigs, model making, prosthetics and soft props.

Channel 4

Channel 4 is a video on demand service from Channel Four Television Corporation. They have supported Screen Alliance Wales in our Screen 4 Schools programme, which has helped almost 2,000 young people across South Wales through the filmmaking process.

Key Partner Schools

Ysgol Pen-Y-Bryn

Ysgol Pen y Bryn is a local authority maintained special school in Swansea.

They have developed a skills based curriculum and this continues to develop as we influence the new Successful Futures curriculum.

As a pioneer school they are leading the way for positive change in education in Wales.

As part of this, they developed a series of film projects over the last few years that have given the pupils experiences that benefit both their school work and future work opportunities.

As a Partner school, they developed our new Curriculum 2022 resources, which are free to download from our website.