Candle & Bell are an award-winning film, television, podcast and video content production company and in 2023 we celebrate 10 years in business.

In 2017 we were named one of the TOP 50 Emerging Creative Companies in England, and we are recipients of BBC Small Indie Fund 2023.

Our name is inspired by Andrey Rublev by Andrei Tarkovsky. It conveys the power of the moving image - to shock, to inspire, and to change lives. The company mission is to produce original content for international audiences, to believe in cinema as a force for change, and to tell stories across all media platforms.

We are driven by three values: Creativity, Ambition, and Generosity. We don’t care for ‘safe’ or ‘normal’. In fact, we feel a sense of pride whenever someone describes us as off-beat, different. or even weird. We believe weird people change the world. Weird people make great art.

We achieve our goals by championing marginalised and regional voices, collaborating with international partners and funders, and by ensuring the filmmakers and film crews we work with are a reflection of the diverse society and community we are part of. Our work is about disrupting the status quo and the stereotypical depictions of northern life, of minority groups and communities.

We believe, that in leveraging the power of video and audio to tell engaging stories, we enable businesses, institutions, and organisations to connect and engage with their audience to a much greater degree.