Crowblack Films is an independent production company specialising in creative led content, artist moving image, narrative film, video design & documentary. 

CROWBLACK FILMS is a small UK-based studio with offices in Cardiff, London & Llanidloes and grew out of a long-term collaboration between filmmakers Simon Clode & Matt Smith. After years of working together they joined forces to create CROWBLACK FILMS from their own companies Simon Clode Films & VIDEOfeet.

Our production expertise covers documentaries, narrative, short and long form content, and video design for live performance. We have a close team of long term collaborators, artists and creatives who bring stories to the screen that stand out.

If you have an idea, we can help bring it to life, turn it into a film, create video design for live performance, an animation, or collaborate on an art project.  So if you'd like to have a chat about how we might work together, get in touch.

Meet the Team

  • Simon

    CO DIRECTOR

  • Matt

    CO DIRECTOR

  • Joby

    CAMERA OPERATOR & AERIAL CINEMATOGRAPHER

What People Are Saying

“Working with Crowblack Films was an overwhelmingly positive experience, they managed to deliver a high-quality and collaborative project on an extremely compressed schedule for a key delivery date.
From pre-production all the way up to delivery of the final cut, the team was engaged in the vision for the project and the story we were trying to tell together.
The FLEXIS in 2022 film was a great success and well received by our project stakeholders and I look forward to working with Simon and Matt in the future!”

— Sam Jones, FLEXIS

“Working with Crowblack Films was fantastic.
Simon and Matt helped with every aspect of the campaign, from refining the brief with their valuable creative and technical expertise to delivering a professional, enjoyable and high-quality shoot. I am so grateful to both of them for taking the stress away!
They took time to understand our brand and objectives and I can't thank them enough for their input. Diolch yn fawr i'r ddau!”

— Carys B, CREATIVE CARDIFF

“We've worked with Matt and Simon at Crowblack on a number of projects and have always found them to be energetic, creative and professional. The Crowblack team are always willing to explore new ideas and I don't hesitate to recommend them.”

— Marc Heatley, PROPER DESIGN

“gentle/radical approached Crowblack Films to help us develop a series of video works for our 2021 Turner Prize nomination/exhibition. It was an absolute joy working with them - easeful, supportive, they made everything possible, and were so flexible and adaptable given the breakneck speed at which we had to get the work across the line...Working with Matt and Simon took so much of the pressure away from us, in what was a challenging moment/project. Their technical skills and expertise are impressive, and you can rely on them to accompany you right through from initial ideas/concepts to post-production. Beautifully creative thinkers and film makers, they are skilful, utterly dependable and we cannot recommend their services enough.”

— GENTLE/RADICAL

“It's always a real pleasure to work with the Crowblack team. They are diligent at getting to the heart of the story and brilliant at navigating sensitive situations and working with a broad mix of people in different settings.”

— Isabel Griffin, CREATIVE PRODUCER

“We have worked with Crowblack over a number of diverse projects now. The team always grasp the concept of what we are after and deliver beautiful films on budget and to time and which really capture the essence of the projects being featured. They are proactive in setting up interviews and put those being interviewed at ease. They are also very flexible and willing to work around things when there are any necessary restrictions on account of safeguarding issues. We’ve worked with Crowblack for some time and I’m sure we will be again in the near future. Highly recommend them!”

— Jennifer Hill, WELSH NATIONAL OPERA