
UNTAMED STORIES.
Producers of the Unexpected and Champions of New Voices.
write. produce. connect. is our debut summit and market celebrating and connecting women and nonbinary screenwriters over 40 in the industry.
The Summit, Masterclasses and Skills Training, from Oct 30-31 hosted key panels, skills development sessions, masterclasses with prolific mentors, one-on-one connections and meetings for our alumni to more producers, and insights from our patrons and partners who have supported The Writers Lab UK and Europe since 2021.
On our second day, to a greater online audience of Women In Film and TV members around the world, we celebrated creators in the film and TV industry across all roles and forged local and international connections.
Now, from Nov 6-8 we will host an invite only market for alumni of The Writers Lab UK & Europe.
This is a celebration and a provocation, building momentum to connect creators and a moment for advocacy to address much needed changes in the industry.
We will share more exciting news and announcements here soon so stay tuned!
Founded by Julia Berg, now partnered with Ruth Spencer.
Untamed Stories is a regional female-led production company who are excited to nurture projects led by underrepresented talent. We believe that strong, unique stories matter and flourish when supported. With our guidance, new talent have secured funding from major financiers, such as The BFI, Stan, Film Victoria, Creative England, ABC and key producers have optioned works.
Untamed is currently in development on an in-house slate of projects across Film, TV and podcast.
In 2021, Untamed Stories partnered with The Writers Lab NY to bring their pioneering Lab for women and non-binary screenwriters over the age of 40 to the UK & Ireland for the first time. For the UK&I venture we joined forces with Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films in association with Birds Eye View.
The Writers Lab US is supported by Oprah Winfrey, Nicole Kidman and Meryl Streep.
Julia is an award winning creative producer who has worked for leading BAFTA and Oscar winning producers and filmmakers, including Charlie Kaufman and Nicole Holofcener. She has worked in development for producer James Wilson on projects for Jonathan Glazer and Lynne Ramsay, including Cannes award winning 'You Were Never Really Here', and for Maven Pictures (Executive Producers of 'American Honey').
Ruth worked in London for 12 years in the digital media and talent management/agency spaces, starting her career in music TV for Channel U. As Head of Development / Creative Producer for a podcast and YouTube show, she developed and produced hundreds of hours of content with a huge range of guests/contributors with unique, fascinating stories; amassing millions of views and downloads along the way.