Headquarters United Kingdom | Website www.speakit.org | |
Type Film production company Industry Documentary films, feature films, independent films Founders Marc Francis, Nick Francis | ||
Speakit Films is a British film production company established in 2004 by writer, director and producer team Nick Francis and Marc J. Francis.
The company is best known for the award winning 2006 Sundance hit Black Gold and the acclaimed BBC, ARTE and VPRO co-production When China Met Africa. Their work has been supported by the Sundance Institute, the Channel 4 British Documentary Film Foundation, the UK Film Council, CNC and EU Media Fund.
Speakit's films have been released in cinemas and on television in over 40 countries around the world (e.g.: BBC, Channel 4, Arte France, PBS, NHK, Al-Jazeera, NRK, SVT, VPRO, YLE, National Geographic and SABC).
In addition to producing feature documentaries for international audiences, Speakit makes short films and works with organizations to help them tell their own story.