Philip Palmer
CEO & Lead Producer
CEO of Firedrake and lead producer on The Rag. A creative producer, screenwriter and novelist with extensive experience of working with new and established writers.
The producers
Firedrake Entertainment
The team backing The Rag.
The company
A new force in Welsh film
Firedrake Entertainment is a major new player in the Welsh and UK media scene — an EIS-eligible film production company making high-calibre, lower-budget feature films.
Its previous work includes The Ballad of Billy McCrae, a Welsh film noir starring David Hayman and Ian Virgo.
Firedrake is also launching a Cardiff-based VFX house as one of its divisions, building toward a diversified and sustainable media enterprise.
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The team
Mike Riley
Head of Production
Head of Production at Firedrake. A producer with exceptional experience who has made more than thirty feature films, including The Seasoning House and The Ballad of Billy McCrae. He has particular experience in the horror genre, and his films have won awards at international festivals.
Stephen Cranny
Executive Producer
Executive Producer at Firedrake. Producer and line producer of many feature films, including Out of Depth, World War Dead: Rise of the Fallen and Hamlet. He is also Director of Programming for the Kingston International Film Festival.
David Cunningham
Executive Producer
Executive Producer at Firedrake. David produced the multi-award-winning short Avernus and is the founder of the acclaimed Kingston International Film Festival, which has supported a wide range of new directing and writing talent over the past four years.