Untamed Stories

Founded by Julia Berg, now partnered with Ruth Spencer.

We train new and emerging creatives and create exciting career steps for underrepresented talent. We believe that strong, unique stories matter and flourish when supported. With our training guidance in development and the marketplace, new talent have secured funding from major financiers, such as The BFI, Stan, Film Victoria, Creative England, ABC and key producers have optioned works.

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 Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Natalie Portman.

Julia started her career as a development producer 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'). Creating Untamed Stories was Julia´s mission to create greater access to what can seem a somewhat formidable industry, particularly to those who are traditionally excluded in its narratives.

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. Ruth offers her depth of experience in this space to new creators.