“Development is relentless. Ed always brings an invaluable amount of energy, wisdom and drive to our team. She looks at every idea – whatever the size or value – with enthusiasm and a forensic lens.
She has a wealth of solutions in her back pocket to help wrangle every idea and take it forward with either a new approach or angle.”
“In its short life, Honey Bee has been lucky enough to work extensively with Matisse and in particular Ed Silver; with impeccable commissioner relationships, a brilliant instinct for the ideas that will make channels sit up and notice and a rigorous offering of the intellectual (and emotional!) support that developing projects requires, Ed has helped propel Honey Bee to a place where it is offering big, ambitious ideas to the same people and at the same table as long established, well known production companies.”
“Ed is fantastically strong; supporting our development in so many ways, from interrogating an idea to thinking more laterally about where it might land, to full-on support liaising with a broadcaster to deliver a paid development.
Her judgement is spot-on, her insight invaluable and her knowledge far-reaching”
Working with Edwina is a breath of fresh air. She has been vital in empowering and emboldening our approach to development. She helps get behind the needs of the commissioners and fill in the gaps in those all so important conversations. She brings invaluable intelligence to the table and helps streamline the development process to make it more ambitious and more efficient for all.
Ed has been an incredible addition to the team, really at the coal face with us, sifting ideas to find the gold, working through challenges, helping to get the best out of people and then at the other end, using her great network and the trust she has built up over the years of delivering groundbreaking TV formats, to help move projects forward. On top of all of that, she is a wonderful human being who never fails to bring energy and honesty to the room.
Edwina has been incredibly helpful in our senior development talent searches. She’s been involved throughout the process, from helping us strategize on our needs through to support with interviewing, referencing and final selection. Edwina has excellent knowledge and contacts and we totally trust and value her insights.
Ed is a fantastic asset to any company. She has a laser-sharp read on what makes an idea great and just as vitally, can spot where the holes are! Due to her extensive contacts, relationships and experience, she has an almost clairvoyant sense of how a commissioner will respond to any pitch and they in turn, trust her to support only the ideas which reach her very high bar.”