OUR STORY
THE ELEPHANT’S NEST PRODUCTIONS STORY
Elephant’s Nest Productions was born from two Production Office bods seeking to break free from the world of spreadsheets and taxi bookings and sink their teeth into matters more creative. Perhaps with the odd spreadsheet thrown in, though, just for good measure…
Here at Elephant’s Nest, our goal is to explore stories that amplify voices from diverse backgrounds through both comedy and drama. We love to be silly and we love a bit of darkness, too. Drawing on influences from the shows we love, we seek to combine this with our love of theatre and art to create films and tv that are weird and wacky – just the way we like things!
THE WOMEN BEHIND
ELEPHANT’S NEST PRODUCTIONS
LILY PAPWORTH
Lily has worked in the wonderful world of telly for the last six years, starting her career in Fact Ent Development and eventually moving across to Scripted Production. It was in the Production Office that she found her feet amongst the organised chaos, although eventually it was the draw of Producing that stole her away.
For Lily, Elephant’s Nest is an opportunity to combine the organised with the creative and explore Producing on her own terms. She’s excited to test the waters both through personal projects, as well as those of other talented creatives working with Elephant’s Nest.
It is also an opportunity for Lily to test the waters of writing, something that she has not yet had the opportunity to explore. Supported by Camille and the wonderful team they are building together, she's excited to see her work one day come to life on screen!
CAMILLE TANNER-SMITH
After quite literally running away from the circus three years ago, Camille has had the great fortune to work on some incredible shows within the world of television. Although Camille’s career so far has been concerned with the craziness of the production office, writing and directing is where her dream truly lies.
Camille’s aim for Elephant’s Nest is to not only write and direct personal stories, but to also create a broad, inclusive platform that makes space for unheard stories and like-minded creatives. Above all, Camille wants to tell stories that celebrate femininity through a lense of wildness and silliness, the likes of which she has seen within the work of French and Saunders, Ellie and Natascha and Phoebe Waller-Bridge, to name but a few of the formidable women who inspire her.
Above all, Camille feels this is an opportunity to take the reins to write, direct and make the stories she has been working on for years onto the big screen and beyond! She hopes to have fun with her co-founder Lily, building a new world and flexing her creative muscles!