Splat Productions

Splat

Factual film & television

Splat Productions was established in 2025 by producer Suzanne Colwell. Based in Dublin, with a dedicated development arm in Perth, Western Australia, the company specialises in high-end factual documentaries, landmark historical series and features.

Established
2025
Head office
Dublin
53°20′N 6°16′W
Development
Perth, WA
31°57′S 115°51′E
Output
Factual · Historical · Co-production

The company

The name stands for impact: the collision of cultures, modern storytelling technique and bold narrative choices with deeply humanistic stories.

Splat enters the market with the established reputation of its founder with more than twenty plus years producing for broadcasters and distributors worldwide.

Founder

Suzanne Colwell, Producer

A native of Perth, Western Australia, Suzanne moved to Ireland in the early 1990s and became a prominent freelance producer in Irish film and independent television.

About Suzanne Read more

Her credits span critically acclaimed features and high-profile international documentary features and series. Recently she was line producer on Róise & Frank (2022), an Irish-language feature drama that achieved wide international festival success.

As producer she has delivered large-scale international factual television, including From That Small Island – The Story of the Irish (2024), narrated by Colin Farrell, Aerial Greece (2021) and the historical series Queens of Ancient Egypt (2023). Her work in biographical and political history includes Daniel O’Connell: The Emancipator (2025), narrated by Domhnall Gleeson, exploring the global impact of Ireland’s non-violent civil rights leader.

Her first-hand experience of international filming protocols, multi-jurisdictional tax incentives and co-production treaties forms the operational backbone of Splat.

Suzanne Colwell on LinkedIn ↗

Broadcasters & distributors

  • RTÉ
  • TG4
  • TV3
  • BBC
  • PBS
  • ABC
  • SBS
  • Curiosity Stream
  • Smithsonian
  • National Geographic
  • Off the Fence

The slate

The factual slate prioritises projects that explore:

Arts forgotten legends

How historical creators faced huge challenges.

Environmental resilience

Landscapes and communities adapting to a changing world.

Cultural transformation

How societies remake themselves across generations.

Contact

Get in touch

Contact details Show

Head office

Dublin, Ireland

Development

Perth, Western Australia