Splonk.

Have a fresh 60 sample of Splonk 🧡 Our 2026 Comedy Reel for the new Welsh Indie Production Company based in Brecon! @splonkcomedy 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 A decades worth of friendship, films funded by fun and some sneak peaks at recent commissions. Featuring films, ads & TV pilots about 💩🐑🦆🕰️🚙👽🦖👵🐟👶🤵🏻‍♂️🫦🧟‍♀️ With our background in DIY indie shorts and commercials we’ve now had a year entering the TV world (with 2 comedy pilot deliveries to @bbccymruwales & @s4c already)…with our eyes set on a series, oh and a feature 👀 Dreaming big but not waiting for permission and doing it anyway. And as always, taking not taking ourselves seriously, really seriously. Reel features the comedic talents of: @alisontheaskot @xander.armstrong @maliharriesdirector @steffanevanscomedy @annathommy @thewaittinator @maliannrees @osian.hw.morgan @torilyons1 @emma_stacey_ @basicbish95 @arranfear @rileymadincea @nataliemartinsactress @christopherpeglerlambert (and of course a bit of @jamesbuttonfilms ) Edit, music & Splonk silliness by @jamesbuttonfilms @oscargarth @paulmarke @jimbertmorris And frequent collaborative talents of @phoebeferndesigns @jaynehyman @alunrhysmorgan @elliebaldwinfx @morganleyshonfx @mattwelfare @lewis.townley4 @tomgripper @ioanharri and sooo many more! Enjoy a taster of our silliness and Follow @splonkcomedy for some extra silly stuff…coming surprisingly soon! 🧡

First year for @splonkcomedy and FIRST comedy commission delivered to the BBC - @bbccymruwales ! Oh and of course, on time, on budget…and, most importantly, with everyone happy having had lots of laughs! Thank you to writer/performers @torilyons1 @emma_stacey_ and Bethan Leyshon for trusting us with your baby 👶 With complete set builds by @phoebeferndesigns at Splonk HQ in Brecon, mad prosthetics (spoilers!) by @elliebaldwinfx & @morganleyshonfx and a full fun cast of characters, inc @maliannrees @garyn_will @matyd88 and of course @christopherpeglerlambert 🙌 The team absolutely nailed it. And that’s not our words, that’s from the commissioners! Hopefully plenty more where that came from! 😉Very excited to see what we can make in 2026… What’s next? #BBC #Splonk #ComingSoon Credits: Starring: @torilyons1 @emma_stacey_ Bethan Leyshon @maliannrees @garyn_will @matyd88 @christopherpeglerlambert Written by Bethan, Emma & Tori Directed & edited by @jamesbuttonfilms Produced by @splonkcomedy @jimbertmorris @sianadler_ Director of photography & Colourist @oscargarth Gaffer & VFX @paulmarke Art director & set build @phoebeferndesigns SFX & Prosthetics @elliebaldwinfx & @morganleyshonfx Sound by @sam_wiltshire1998 & @lewis.townley4 1st AD @tomgripper AC @mattwelfare Script supervisor @ell1aaa Catering Nicola & Sue Original music by James Morris Script editor @caryslewiz Intimacy coordinator @laura.p.t BTS @florence__browne Work experience Rhys Townsend-Adams And everyone else who contributed! ❤️ Photo-photo by PUAL 📸

🐑 at the 🅱️🅱️🌊 Comedy Festival!? Even the BBC won’t take our performance ART seriously and has branded it a ‘comedy’…!? 🤬🐑 We will simply have to go to boycott! After the festivities of Glasgow and Belfast’s BBC Comedy Festivals- we’re feeling simply sheepish to be taking part this time. So off we go from Brecon to Liverpool next week…and this time to sheer our art. (As well as mingle, meet and drink with the beeb royalty of course). Turns out this questionable ‘weekend art project’ still has legs… Any non-furry familiar faces and friends also attending? 📸 art by @oscargarth Featuring Rose (left) and @jamesbuttonfilms (right) - special thanks to Tina* (*Seriously you’d be surprised what new friends you can make from a call out for “friendly sheep nearby” on Facebook ❤️)

One with the sheep. Creating #art. Coming to a gallery soon… (for real) 🐑 “When does art stop being art and start becoming silly?” - Some performance artist. Let’s find out. 📸 @oscargarth Thanks @huwprice1 for the BTS and a lovely day out with your sheep. [BTS of some new publicity for the short film ‘1 In 5 Sheep’ by @splonkcomedy ]

Spot the sheep… 🐑 True story: I was sat in @picturehousecentral in January, after screening ‘1 In 5 Sheep’ at @curzon.soho for @londonshortfilmfest and during the ads, I was like, I’d bloody love to screen here…so genuinely Googled what film festivals screen there and that was when I read about @picturehouses Create and thought, why not and submitted. But I did NOT expect that our silly (but of course deadly serious) art short would be there in SCREEN 1 just a few months later 🤯 Thank you to @lucyfenwickelliott and the whole @picentfilms team for curating such a brilliant film festival experience. And congrats to the other 9 films and their makers- such an eclectic bunch 🙌 Made so many new friends! Oh and thanks to winner @lialeexiv and @davidsheldrick for the midnight dumplings and bobaa cocktails at the after-after party…perfectly washed down all the pick’n’mix 🍸Oh and thanks @netflixuk ❤️ What a night. A fitting way to end(?) a year of touring Sheep with @oscargarth 🐑 📸 by the wonderful @joannedavidsonphotography

An artist in sheep’s clothing 🐑💭 How a dream came true. Literally. The story behind ‘1 In 5 Sheep’… #art On a total budget of £600 (usually the cheapest film in a festival block), 1 costume, 4 rolls of 16mm, 2 countries and some friends- a film made for fun. “Some people count sheep to sleep, some people dream they are sheep (when they sleep)” - a poem by some anonymous artist Credits Directed, edited & performed by @jamesbuttonfilms Shot on 16mm and graded by @oscargarth Music by @jimbertmorris ADR by @lewis.townley4 Costume by @amygarth Computer effects by @paulmarke Produced by @splonkcomedy 🐑 More BTS coming soon 🧡

Subtly repping our short film ‘1 In 5 Sheep’ last night screening at @picturehousecentral #PicturehouseCreate 🐑 Thank you for the best night ever @picturehouses - consumed too much free pick’n’mix and drinks 🍬🍻

Go on then! Quick festival screening roundup for two shorts from @splonkcomedy 1year on and still bugga going 🩳 🐑 1 IN 5 SHEEP 🐑 This is a biggie… -1 of 10 shorts shortlisted for @picturehouses Create competition, screening at the one and only @picturehousecentral on Saturday 18th in London. A dream cinema ticked off the list! -Screened at @ffilmcymruwales supported @adracymru at the @riverfrontarts last week…at an aptly arty showcase of contemporary art films 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 -Nominated for 5 awards inc Best UK Short at the @bifa_film recognised @sundshortsfilm where Quackening premiered last year! Thanks @chrisjallan 🍻 🦆 THE QUACKENING 🦆 -Official selection at the @baftacymru recognised @focuswales @focuswalesfilm in Wrexham, where Sheep premiered last year! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 -8 award nominations at @indiefilmfests member @wtonfilmfest inc. Best Actor, Best Film & Best Director! Cheers @arunkapur0303 🙌 We are scared of the car parks there tho after getting locked in last time… -Selected to screen up north in the suitable mad @peopleversustv Fringe Flicks screening in May! -Offered a trip to Italy by the lovely folk at @bref_shortfilmfestival - so tempted… 🍕 -Apparently went down a treat in a Seattle cinema last week at @bonebatshow 🦇 Lots of lovely messages! -Oh and won another award for Horror Comedy from the very generous @thefunnylifefilmfestival in London 🏆 -also shout out to @gregthegodfathersmith for screening it at a comedy night in Newport @portscreenpresents 🧡 Then @oscargarth and I had a bugga lovely time talking about our aaaaart like artholes at the @bafta recognised @mcrfilmfestival last month! Doubling it up for planning for our feature script… More news on the premiere for our most recent shorts premieres…very soon! 🧡 Congrats to aaaaaall the crew (and cast aka just James 🙄)- let’s make some more? P.S. I thought this would reduce the number of festivals posts by cramming them into one… @madeinwales_ @screenalliancewales

Film festival awards, nominations and screenings! Updates for 2x @splonkcomedy short films! 1 IN 5 SHEEP (our arty art film)🐑: -screened at the largest UK rural film festival at @borderlinesfilmfestival yesterday at @courtyard_arts and is screening again at @ludlowassemblyrooms on Friday -official selection at the @bifa_film recognised @ramsiftvfest (in Experimental of course) -is now available online for a limited time NOW at @boundlessfilmfest THE QUACKENING (our mad horror indie) 🦆: -WON Best Short Film at @romfordhorror (where the teaser premiered back in 2024!) -selected at @nevermorefilmfestival in the States and had some really lovely emails about how it went down!! -selected at @funnylifefilms fest where we won Best Comedy Actor for RoButler last time! -Last but not least, nominated for Best Horror at the @bifa_film qualifying @beestonfilmfestival next month! We will be announcing the premiere of a third short film TIME'S UP, I'M AFRAID very soon too! Fun times! Congrats to all cast/crew involved ❤️ Bring on the next... @madeinwales_ #madeinwales

That’s a Splonkin’ wrap! Second comedy commission in the first year of our new indie production company @splonkcomedy 🧡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Can’t say too much yet but we had a blast bringing this mad one to life. Top tier Welsh cast including @osian.hw.morgan (Under Salt Marsh, Waterloo Road, Mr Burton) & @maliharriesdirector (Hinterland, Foyle’s War, The Way) …and a very special (double!) role for stand-up legend @steffanevanscomedy ⭐️ Yet another set build by @phoebeferndesigns at the Splonk HQ office in Brecon - featuring more prosthetic wizardry from @elliebaldwinfx & gonna be some monstrous VFX from @paulmarke 🙌 Always the best time making our fun things our fun way with fun friends old and new. Very happy to be bringing dir. @alunrhysmorgan ‘s (true?) story to life! Coming soon… 🫦 Cast: @osian.hw.morgan @steffanevanscomedy @maliharriesdirector @ellenjnelle @thegracedixon @cardiffchris @angharadparry Crew: @alunrhysmorgan @paulmarke @oscargarth @jamesbuttonfilms @jimbertmorris @phoebeferndesigns @elliebaldwinfx @creativeintimacy.with.laura @lewis.townley4 @tomgripper @ioanharri @andree_coster_reeves_mua @splonkcomedy Thank you all for absolutely smashing it 🙌 Couldn’t have gone better! Doing our thing just with the paperwork too. Bring on the next one… 🤞

Our baaaaaa-art keeps spreading. Delighted to be showcasing our most serious and experimental film ever at the BAFTA and BIFA recognised @mcrfilmfestival 🐑🎞️🗻This is a first for us at this festival, so very excited for sleepovers in a new place…always the best way to brainstorm the next wave of ideas ❤️ Cheers Manchester Film Festival 🐝 Directed & performed by @jamesbuttonfilms Shot on 16mm by @oscargarth Music by @jimbertmorris Costume by @amygarth Computer effects by @paulmarke Produced by @splonkcomedy