We are an independent film production company founded by Jennifer Matthews.
Cariad is the Welsh word for love. Love is at the heart of everything we make.
Welcome to Cariad
what we do
Films
Our slate spans production and development. Highlights include: Crushed, shortlisted for Funny Women Comedy Short Awards 2025; A New Era, screened at BAFTA 95; and Behind, now on the festival circuit.
Programmes
Cariad collaborated with Terror Arcade to produce Scream Queens, BFI-funded genre development lab, and is now executive producing 50% of the developed screenplays. Scream Queens is returning in late 2026, with other genre labs set to pilot in 2027.
Purpose
Jennifer Matthews founded Cariad because fairness has always been her driving force. As a child, she refused to go into school until the girls could wear trousers like the boys. That instinct never left and has become our company ethos.