WELSH INDIE COMEDY FILM & TV.

Silly stories. Cinematic style. Ridiculous commitment.

Splonk is a proudly independent production company based in Wales, specialising in cinematic, silly, and relatable comedy.

We develop original TV and film projects, and offer creative consultancy and production services across writing, filming, and post - all powered by a love of bold ideas, unhinged characters, and comedy that actually hits.

Whether building our own shows or collaborating on others’, we bring creative flair, technical reliability, and just the right amount of chaos.

OUR 2025 SHORT FILMS

Time's Up, I'm Afraid

A hypnotherapist discovers she may be the one hypnotised.

A dark surrealist comedy, starring Alison Thea-Skot. Original Chopin-inspired score, prestige TV look and full of surprises...

IN POST NOW. COMING SOON.

SOME OF OUR PREVIOUS SHORTS

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100s of festivals, 12x BIFA qualifying, 12x BAFTA qualifying, 2x Academy Award qualifying

WORK WITH US. PLAY WITH US.

What is a Splonk?

Splonk is a creative production company based in Wales, specialising in high-concept comedy with cinematic craft and an absurdist edge.

Founded by long-time collaborators with over a decade of experience, we’ve built a reputation for comedy that’s bold, distinctive, and beautifully made - with work that’s been BAFTA Cymru-nominated, screened internationally, and commissioned by broadcasters and brands alike.

What we do

We develop original TV and film projects - from concept to delivery - and provide creative production services to other companies, agencies, and creative teams.

That includes writing, directing, shooting, post, and consultancy - all with a focus on character, visual flair, and surprising choices. Yes, we once dunked Alexander Armstrong in jelly. (And hit him with a fish.)

We don’t just make silly things - we make silly things brilliantly.
Let’s make something good, weird, and unforgettable.

Script Development & Consultancy

Want something weird, but not too weird or at least, weird in a good way? Need help balancing comedy with horror, satire with sincerity or absurdism with structure that actually works? That’s funny, that’s kinda what we do.

We know how to take a funny idea and build it into something cinematic, sharp and all-importantly, short. Whether you have a single-line concept, or a fully drafted script that needs questioning, Splonk can help! We’ve got an ear for comedic timing, experience with festival audiences, and basically love to workshop funny things.

Editing

As you know, this is where the magic happens. The story is actually remade. Tight comedic editing, cinematic rhythm, or complete chaos when needed. Comedy is made or broken in the edit- so get a comedy editor.

Final delivery in any format you require…try us!

Colour Grading

Need reliable, creative grading, without the high-end post house price tag.

Feature film packages? Shorts? Commercials? You name it, Oscar Gerf can conform, grade and deliver stunning visuals without the faff.

If you want to take your footage from ‘meh’ to ‘hell yeh!’ drop me a message and let’s get cracking.

Sound Design, Editing & Mixing

Oof. We love this bit. We’ve worked across film, TV and theatre. We can provide full audio post — including location cleanup, dialogue, atmospheric design, and full surround/atmos mixes if needed with our fancy friends.

Original Music Composition

Music is core to our storytelling. We can score original soundtracks that are as funny, unsettling, or beautiful as your story needs. After 15(!) years of collaborating- we’ve got the shorthand down and such a backcatalogue of musical genres, it’s quite silly.

Visual Effects (VFX)

You shouldn’t ever say “fix it in post” but wizard arrives precisely when he needs to… And we’ve got one in-house. Plus a few just waiting for the call.

Invisible compositing to ambitious effects sequences- we always see how far we can push comedy and make VFX funny. Sometimes it’s subtle, sometimes it’s a giant gold head. Always ask! Because there is fun to be had…

Writing & Directing

Splonk’s director is a BAFTA Cymru nominated Writer (for a film where he kills a burglar with a crossbow) and a BBC Comedy Collective director. Endlessly enthusiastic with experience writing and directing work for short form, TV pilots, and high-concept festival pieces.

We don’t panic shy away from ambitious ideas- and happy to jump on board a project with the right fit!

Photography & Cinematography

In-house directing and cinematography powerhouses, we bring a feature-film visual sensibility to even the strangest projects. Growing up inspired by Spielberg and all those, left it’s mark. We match bold stories to bold styles — we make things look good with story at the core.

Practical Special Effects & Makeup

Working with trusted long-term collaborators, we can deliver some pretty mad practical SFX work — from subtle prosthetics like ageing to actual full creature builds. We know people… You’ve seen that giant poo film? That was us.

Comedy Consultancy

Want your project to be funny, but don’t know if it’s truly landing? Need an absurd moment grounded in emotional truth? We’d love to jump on-board and offer a writers’ room or development process to shape material from “you may lose the audience” to “your audience may lose it”. We can bounce ideas around (we do it on most sleepovers) but also we know that comedy can be workshopped and it can be a fun process and worth it in the end. Ultimately, it’s simply got to be funny.

OUR CORE TEAM

Four friendly filmmakers. Cinematically obsessed and mad in a good way. (Or so we’ve been told.)

James Button

Writer & Director

A silly Welshboy. James has so much fun making fun films for fun. He’s written, directed & starred (despite “not being an actor”) in mad number of mad films about goats, dinosaurs, aliens, ducks, sheep and god knows what is next…

Oscar Garth

DOP & Lighting Design

A bold and playful Director of Photography, who delights in bringing the surreal, bizarre and the unhinged to life on-screen.

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Paul Marke

DOP, Editor & VFX

A King Kong of guerilla filmmaking - big enough to scare off Godzilla. The VFX wizard who binds the galaxy together. A passion for getting stuff made that is only outmatched by his love of ducks. (NB: Inventor of Duck Day}

James Morris

Music, Sound & Producer

Composer and producer who balances spreadsheets with symphonies. The grown-up of the group, until he gets his hands on an instrument- then anything is a deadly weapon of musical destruction.