5 has unveiled six new one-off films for its Play for Today strand, working with Vertigo Films and LA Productions.
The productions, which place emerging talent in key writing, directing and production team roles, will all receive limited theatrical rollouts. The broadcaster has slated three 45-minute films from Vertigo Films and three 60-minute titles from LA Productions.
Paul Testar, commissioning editor at 5, said: “The response to the first series of Play for Today was extraordinary, not only from audiences but from talent across the industry. This strand is about opening doors to new offscreen talent, taking creative risks, and giving new voices the space to thrive. We’re incredibly proud to expand the strand and discover the next wave of brilliant storytellers.”
The Vertigo Films slate encompasses Wild, written by Lewis Wren and directed by Brick; The Quiet Hour, directed by Margo Roe and written by Sarah Louise Madden; and Village Idiot, penned by Samson Hawkins and directed by Rhys Aaron Lewis, LA Productions is producing Closing Time (w/t), written by Mina Barber and directed by Dan Sloan; Tatters (w/t), from Matthew Greenhough and directed by Harry Machray; and The Castle, written by Jack Bradfield and directed by Emma Turner.
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