Bedlam Productions appoints Olwyn Silvester as director of production, Stella Nwimo to production and development role.

Bedlam Productions has appointed former director of production for Atlantic Productions, Olwyn Silvester, as director of production and producer Stella Nwimo to a production and development position.

In the newly created role, Silvester will be responsible for over-seeing all productions and expanding Bedlam’s output across factual, TV drama, feature films and new media.

Olwyn was previously director of production for 5 years at Atlantic Productions, most recently overseeing production of Kingdom of Plants 3D.

Nwimo most recently produced Campbell X’s Stud Life and is in post on thriller Rearview starring Antonia Thomas, Jamie Sives and Jay Simpson. Nwimo is also producing femme-fatale noir thriller Necropolis by screenwriter Lydia Adetunji, which has secured development finance from the BFI with Jens Jonsson attached to direct.

Silvester will join the senior management team alongside Bedlam’s CEO Gareth Unwin, managing director Simon Egan and creative director Simon Breen.