NOVEMBER 12–14 | The Factory - Franklin, TN

WHAT A CELEBRATORY WEEK!

We’re so thankful for everyone who carved out time to join us at the Factory in Franklin for Wedgwood’s 2025 Showcase. We trust you were energized by the abundance of songs, shows, and testimonies shared. We generated so many strategic connections that are undoubtedly pleasing in God’s sight. We’re eager to see what creative collaborations arise from this confluence of investors and storytellers. 

SAVE THE DATES FOR NEXT YEAR’S EVENT: NOV. 11-13, 2026 BACK IN FRANKLIN!

18+ Years of Impact

Over 20 million dollars, hundreds of artists, 5 Grammys, an Oscar, and 20 million monthly listeners later...we're just getting started.

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    Jon Batiste

    MUSIC

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    Before the Oscar for Pixar’s Soul and the Grammys for We Are, Jon Batiste created an instrument called a melodica that Wedgwood helped to underwrite in 2014.

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    FILM

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    Martin Scorsese dreamed of adapting Shusaku Endo’s novel of faith and sacrifice in feudal Japan. A Wedgwood member led the investment group that finally brought this stirring story to the big screen.

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    Johnnyswim

    MUSIC

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    Back in 2013, before so many inspiring songs, three adorable kids, and a show on the Magnolia network, Wedgwood provided Abner and Amanda with a grant to help create a new music video.

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    The Falconer

    FILM

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    A Wedgwood member invested in the first feature film set in Oman. The Falconer swept awards at film festivals around the world before Gravitas Ventures released it to streaming services in Fall 2022.

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    Sleeping at Last

    MUSIC

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    You’ve heard that memorable voice and those ethereal sounds on Grey’s Anatomy, on Super Bowl commercials, and on The Astronaut Wives Club. We supported Ryan O’Neal’s musical project back in 2008.

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    Copper

    LITERATURE

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    Founded by Wedgwood board member Allison Trowbridge, Copper is a platform for authors and readers to connect. This vibrant community of book lovers launched in 2022.

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    Babette's Feast

    THEATRE

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    Isak Dinesen’s acclaimed short story became a beloved film and ultimately a theatrical adaptation fueled by an investment team led by Wedgwood members.

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    Alison Wisdom

    LITERATURE

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    After attending Wedgwood's GoodLit Writers Retreat in 2016, Alison received mentorship and a grant to help finish her acclaimed debut, We Can Only Save Ourselves. He second novel, The Burning Season, arrived in 2022 from Harper Perennial.

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    Secret Sisters

    MUSIC

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    The lilting harmonies of real-life sisters Laura and Lydia Rogers garnered a Grammy nomination for Best Folk Album in 2017. When The Secret Sisters were invited to appear on The Tonight Show, Wedgwood stepped up to get them to Hollywood for their network TV debut.

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    GAC Family

    TV

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    Wedgwood members helped CEO Bill Abbott make headlines when the GAC Family and GAC Living channels launched in 2021 with a slate of Great American Christmas movies.

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    Ruby Amanfu

    MUSIC

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    When she’s not writing Grammy-nominated songs with H.E.R., Alicia Keys, and Brandi Carlile, Ruby Amanfu is releasing her own rousing musical anthems. Wedgwood first invested in Ruby’s musical gifts in 2009.

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    Cave Publishing

    GRAPHIC NOVELS

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    Wedgwood Founder Mark Rodgers launched Cave Pictures to publish graphic novels and webtoons that range from the sci fi of The Blessed Machine to The Book of Ruth and George MacDonald’s classic Phantases.

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    Jessica Grasl

    TV

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    Wedgwood launched a development program for screenwriters that Jessica Grasl finished in 2012. Her recent TV credits include serving as co-executive producer of Designated Survivor starring Kiefer Sutherland and The Good Doctor on ABC.

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    Colony House

    MUSIC

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    The energy exchange between Colony House and their dedicated fans lights up entire cities. They kicked off the Melody League Sessions for Wedgwood’s Artist Relief Fund with a memorable acoustic set in 2020.

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    Fiddler on The Roof

    THEATRE

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    In 2015, a Wedgwood member invested in the revival of the beloved musical about Tevye and his three daughters that’s still touring today.

  • Imladris

    INTERACTIVE GAMING

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    Imladris is meant to be an intimate group of steadfast Christians working in, or adjacent to, the gaming industry. Whether you're a designer, a programmer, an actress or an executive, if you're lending your God-given gifts to an Interactive effort, then we're so glad you found us. 


    Imladris started as a fellowship and an alliance. It is quickly becoming a movement. Imladris is fashioned out of a desire to get connected and stay connected with game makers of a similar heart, to bring unity to previously separated groups, and remove the things that keep us apart like competition, tribalism, and apathy. We are dedicated to joining our brothers and sisters on their walk on a daily basis, not for just a weekend.  

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    INTERACTIVE GAMING

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    Green Ember - Helmer in the Dragon Tomb

    Around the world, children of all ages have played Green Ember games in their backyards and homes. Now, kids can enter into an action-adventure video game translated from the Green Ember universe. Story Warren is working together with Brazen Animation, a studio known for its world-class visuals and storytelling. Serving such clients as Nintendo, Hasbro, ESPN, the NFL, the NBA, Warner Bros., Riot Games, EA, and many more, Brazen is a talented, trusted name in high-quality entertainment.

    Story Warren is beginning a movement towards games that value families and their time. Rather than exploiting families for time and money, this company wants to develop hospitable games that enable parents and kids to have fun together, rooted in a beloved series of books. 

  • Wingfeather Saga

    ANIMATED SERIES

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    The Wingfeather Saga is a series of four children's fantasy novels written by singer-songwriter Andrew Peterson. It is being adapted into a free-to-watch, seven-season animated television series by Angel Studios, with Peterson as an executive producer along with J. Chris Wall. Production of the show has been funded by equity crowdfunding. The first season aired from December 2, 2022 to March 10, 2023. The second season aired from April 5, 2024 to May 17, 2024. The third season started airing on November 12, 2025. The series proper consists of On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, North! Or Be Eaten, The Monster in the Hollows, and The Warden and the Wolf King.

  • The Faith Healer

    THEATRE

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    Playwright and producer Kelley Nicole Girod, whose plays reflect Louisiana communities and, in particular, the often overlooked stories of the Black/Creole/Cajun experience that she was brought up in.

    Kelley Nicole Girod’s plays include This Stretch of Montpelier, The Faith Healer, and A Body of Water, which comprise an expansive trilogy drawing on her family’s oral histories.

    For the past 16 years in New York City, Girod has dedicated herself to the curation and development of work by Black playwrights as well as building community.

    She serves as director of new works at the Apollo Theater and founded Obie-winning The Fire This Time Festival, which just celebrated its 15th anniversary and has developed nearly 100 new plays by playwrights of the Black diaspora.  In 2023, she was named the recipient of New York Innovative Theater’s Ellen Stewart Award. 

  • 2521 Entertainment

    FILM | TV

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    As a production and finance independent studio, 2521 fearlessly tellS stories that cast light on the reality and frailty of humanity and yet, show the power of the spirit, honoring the good and exposing the evil.

    With movies that stir the soul, they are not just creating good art and entertainment, they are changing the culture through art and entertainment.

A Collective of Investors, Patrons and Artists

Committed to Helping Create Good, True, and Beautiful Entertainment

We use our extensive reach in the entertainment industry to empower, educate, and inspire our community to create and fund projects that matter.

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Become part of this dynamic community of Investors, Patrons, and Artists who believe that creativity and imagination reflect the very nature of God, and that people of faith are called to create the world’s finest art and entertainment.

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FILM & TV INVESTMENT

The Wedgwood Investor Summit

Each Spring, Wedgwood Circle gathers savvy faith-fueled leaders of significant means alongside key voices in arts and entertainment. 

In 2023, our roundtable discussions focused on the future of film, TV, and streaming. Check out some of the videos we captured:

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Who We Support

Wedgwood educates and advises our network of patrons and investors and then connects them with artists, executives and entrepreneurs who are creating entertainment that is good, true and beautiful for the common good.

Film & TV

Wedgwood vets producers seeking to finance film/tv projects that align with our mission and can compete in the shifting marketplace.

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Music

Wedgwood provides grants to up-and-coming musicians and bands, promoting them via our “Wedgwood Sessions” and in-person showcases.

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Theatre

We organize an annual excursion to NYC to see musicals, plays and workshops from producers seeking to rise from regional theatre to the next big Broadway hit and national tour.

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Interactive/Gaming

As the influence of games continues to rise, we look for ways to help developers bring good, true, and beautiful stories to handheld devices and established consoles.

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Execs & Entrepreneurs

Wedgwood helps bring capital to start-ups seeking to blend tech and entertainment across emerging platforms and delivery systems.

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Literature

We support new, faith-driven writers with mentorship, resources, and creative writing retreats to help them become published authors in mainstream media.

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How We Support Artists

We operate in five sectors of the entertainment industry (Film/TV, Music, Literature, Theatre and Interactive/Gaming) and we have four main avenues for directing capital to help fund artists and their work:

  • Micro-grants are given to emerging artists who are at a critical transition point -- where a grant of $1K to $10K can make a huge impact and help propel their career forward.

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  • Slightly larger grants that are given to more established artists who have demonstrated an excellence of craft and depth of spirit, but who could use a project to help them break through to the next level. These grants typically range between $25K and $250K.

  • Rather than attempt to secure tax-exempt status, individual artists may contract with Wedgwood to extend tax-exempt status to their project as long as it aligns well with our stated mission. As a Fiscal Sponsor, Wedgwood serves as a conduit for financial resources and provides support and oversight for independently produced projects including films, plays, books, albums, etc.

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  • In addition to the direct avenues listed above, Wedgwood also indirectly helps fund projects and companies by vetting artists and industry executives and entrepreneurs with investment opportunities in specific projects, platforms and companies and then connecting them to our Inner Circle Members for their consideration.

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    Michael W. Cook

    Wedgwood Member
    Founder, CEO & Co-CIO
    SouthernSun Asset Management

    “Wedgwood's ability to foster collaboration between people of disparate talents is truly unique. Through this organization, we have developed diverse and lasting friendships over a common goal whilst also benefitting from other circle members’ vast experience.”

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    Michael Swanson

    Wedgwood Board Member
    SVP Production | NBCUniversal

    “As an investor in and producer of film and theatre, I celebrate the work Wedgwood Circle does to bring like-minded investors, patrons, artists and content creators together to influence culture and community for the better. To God be the glory for the significant impact artists and creators are making because of the commitment, support and fuel provided by Wedgwood.”

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    Jess & Angela Correll

    Wedgwood Member
    Co-Founders Wilderness Road Hospitality

    “Wedgwood provides the platform and the connections for so many good things to happen in the arts. It creates a faith-based community so deeply needed by those of us in creative fields who are doing work for the mainstream.”

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    Allison Trowbridge

    Wedgwood Board Member
    Founder/CEO of copperbooks.com

    “As an author and the founder of a platform to support books, the Wedgwood community has deeply impacted the way I think about our work and values. It’s been my great joy to help lead GoodLit and the literature sector at Wedgwood, supporting incredible authors and seeing great new works come to life! Wedgwood’s impact has only just begun.”