The partners at Hello Deer Studios (see below) have a breadth of experience across all genres of TV and Film…
We are currently developing and producing very exciting projects including feature films & docs, drama & comedy series and reality/fact-ent formats with a range of networks and SVODs, as well as industry leading co-producers, show-runners, writers and directors
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NEWS
HELLO DEER SELECTED FOR ITV’S AMPLIFY
We are delighted and honoured to be selected for this… a testament our exciting slate and ambitious growth plans (click the image below for the article in Televisual):
BERLINALE & EFM
We will be at Berlinale & EFM 2024… if you’re attending, please say hello
CONTENT LONDON
Jasper was a UK Global Screen Fund Producers Programme delegate at this Content London 2023…
CYNEFIN S4C COMISSION
NEW DIRECTOR OF UNSCRIPTED
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PRODUCED
AUR DU – BLACK GOLD
We’re Really proud to have produced these films for Black History Month 2022 for S4C through Hello Deer’s joint venture with Richard Parks, CYNEFIN FILMS. Aur Du (Black Gold) is a series of films in which actress Mali Ann Rees talks with Welsh pioneers to take a fresh look at the intersection between race, identity and language in Wales:
CLIMBING OUT OF LOCKDOWN
THE ABSURD MAN
” THE ABSURD MAN dares to tackle a painful subject with wit that never trivialises the predicament. Acutely observed… “
Francine Stock – Film critic and presenter of BBC Radio 4‘s weekly film review show The Film Programme
THE ABSURD MAN is a dark comedy drama feature film which is financed and currently being cast. The proof of concept is an award winning short film, TWEAKS (trailer below), a highly personal, singular and topical film about mental health starring Simon Callow, written and directed by Jasper Warry.
Tweaks has been licensed for global distribution by Shorts TV who also theatrically distribute the Academy Award nominated short films each year, so it’s in great company.
CAN I BE WELSH AND BLACK?
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IN DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTION
We’re currently working on various scripted and non-scripted projects for film and TV, including:
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PARTNERS
We work with the best co-producers and financiers in the business to bring our stories to life… we’ve set up partnerships to develop and produce exciting TV and film projects with established producers and organisations like:
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FINANCE, SALES & DISTRIBUTION
Hello Deer adopts an international outlook from the outset – we sell our content internationally (where appropriate), and package and finance all our projects using our network of global distribution and finance contacts.
Our Commercial Director Joel Atley (see below) has over 20 years top level experience in intentional content sales and distribution at companies like Optomen, Celador and DRG.
We offer international sales and distribution, as well as consultancy services to other producers and rights holders, ranging from BAFTA to Sony, eOne and Silver Star.
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TEAM
JASPER WARRY
FOUNDER & CREATIVE DIRECTOR
Jasper is an award winning writer, producer and director with over 20 years experience in TV & film production and development of both scripted and unscripted content. A member of BAFTA, he’s on BAFTA Cymru’s Regions Committee.
As a writer/director his films and screenplays have been selected for various international films festivals, nominated for and won awards, and screened on TV networks across the world, and he’s developed TV projects with Channel 4 and Avalon Television. He’s also an alumnus of the Edinburgh International Film Festival and Reykjavik International Film Festival Talent Labs where he was selected as a writer/director, and was a delegate at Content London 2023 on the UK Global Screen Fund Producers Programme. He has also tutored at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, and composed and performed all the soundtracks on his films.
As a documentary maker, he’s directed numerous films for charities and political campaigns, often dealing with equality and mental health issues, and recently exec produced and directed the 60′ prime time ITV documentaries Can I Be Welsh And Black? and Climbing Out of Lockdown.
He works across the whole slate at Hello Deer and Cynefin Films (our joint venture with Richard Parks) but as a filmmaker and screenwriter he is currently developing his TV drama Hermit, and feature film directorial debut, The Absurd Man.
JOEL ATLEY
PARTNER & COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
Joel has worked in international content sales and distribution for 20 years. Starting at Optomen Television he headed their sales department and was responsible for the global roll out of titles including Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares and Police Camera Action.
He went on to work for Celador & 2waytraffic selling formats that included Who Wants To Be A Millionaire before spending 10 years as SVP International Sales at DRG launching Don’t Tell The Bride as a format and scripted series Doc Martin, Peepshow and drama The Cry.
Since leaving DRG in 2018 he has consulted for a number of production and distribution companies, including eOne, Sony, NENT UK and BAFTA, before joining Hello Deer as a partner and Commercial Director in 2021.
GAVIN HENDERSON
PARTNER & HEAD OF UNSCRIPTED
Gavin has had a long, successful career in unscripted TV making formats and series across factual and entertainment.
He was Creative Director of Big Brother and Head of Programmes at Endemol West before joining the Natural History Unit at BBC Studios and then being part of the founding team at Plimsoll.
He has overseen shows in a range of genres : The Big Breakfast (C4), The Games (C4), Autumn Watch (BBC), Life at the Extreme with Davina McCall (ITV) and Planet Earth Live (BBC), as well as series like Great Bear Stakeout (BBC), Jeremy Wade: Dark Waters (Discovery) and Handmade: Britain’s Best Woodworker (Channel4).
RICHARD PARKS
PARTNER & CO-FOUNDER OF CYNEFIN FILMS
Richard is a multiple world record holding polar adventurer, award winning author, ex Welsh rugby international and multiple BAFTA Cymru nominated broadcaster.
He’s presented series for the BBC and Channel 5 and recently presented and exec produced our documentaries Can I Be Welsh & Black? and Climbing Out Of Lockdown for ITV Cymru Wales, as well as exec producing Aur Du, a series of short films for S4C celebrating Black History Month 2022.
Cynefin Films is a joint venture between Hello Deer and Richard Parks – we are developing a slate of varied programs and films, with the core focus being Rich’s passion for education, the environment, mental wellness, adventure, sports and social issues that matter to him.
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CONTACT
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