Film & TV
Independent film production
Specialising in archive, Featurebank started making films in 2011 and got into broadcast the following year with a short for Motors TV.
We’ve worked with incredible people to create exceptional factual content, incl. Channel 4’s award-winning current affairs strand, Dispatches, and acclaimed feature docs We Are Many, Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin, Radio Waves, and Studio 17: The Lost Reggae Tapes.
“It’s documentaries like this that bring us closer to the music.”
Quincy Jones on Studio 17
Events
We’ve organised hundreds of events, large and small, from press conferences to awards ceremonies and benefit concerts
Sensational live
Nothing compares to a sensational live experience. That’s why we love events.
Bringing likeminded people together and generating unique content, they’re the single best way to build personal relationships. We handle all aspects, from concept to delivery.
In 2021, Featurebank Events became part of Self-Driving PR (see below), establishing The Self-Driving Industry Awards in 2023 to celebrate excellence in automated mobility.
Did we mention winning an Event Production Award? The Benefit for Child Refugees feat. Charlotte Church, Ed Harcourt and Sophie Ellis-Bextor raised vital funds for kid’s charity The Flying Seagull Project.
“We couldn’t have asked for more deserving winners, picked by our esteemed and diverse panel of judges.”
Duncan Siegle, Event Director, Event Production Awards
Publishing
Writing for print
With a voracious appetite for news, Neil Kennett set up “Journalism & PR” company Featurebank in 2007. Specialising in automotive, he wrote race reports for Autosport, stories for Auto Express, and exposed the “Secrets of Your Car Insurance” with Channel 4’s Dispatches.
A pivotal moment came in 2018. His seminal “Autonomous Now” cover story for The Institute of the Motor Industry magazine caused quite a stir and highlighted an urgent need for a new, independent, self-driving news source.
We launched Cars Of The Future online in 2019 “To chart the development of, and encourage sensible debate about, all aspects of self-driving.” Responding to popular demand, we published our first hard copy in 2024.
“Neil is a great journalist with an in-depth knowledge of the motor industry. He was invaluable to the Dispatches investigation – tenacious, creative and thoroughly likeable.”
George Waldrum, Series Producer, ITN Productions
Public Relations
Your one-stop shop for brand awareness by the team behind Carsofthefuture.co.uk
Specialising in public relations since 2007, we launched a new brand – Self-Driving PR – in 2021; the new name reflecting our entrepreneurial spirit, motoring heritage and passion for innovation.
Building on our expertise in automotive – engineering, sales and leasing, the aftermarket, motorsport, collision claims and recycling – Self-Driving PR quickly established itself as a leader in connected and automated mobility communications.
From headline-grabbing media releases and industry events to influential white papers and top-ranking videos, we tell the world about your amazing services.
“Self-Driving PR consistently secure exactly the kind of media coverage we want, and help with reports, brochures and other communications too. If you’re looking for marcomms, look no further.”
Philip Swift, Claims Management & Adjusting
About
Featurebank was registered as a private limited company in October 2006 and began trading in April 2007. Based in the Kent seaside town of Margate, we launched Cars Of The Future in 2019, Self-Driving PR in 2021, and The Self-Driving Industry Awards in 2023.
Melody Kennett – Director
After graduating from The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, Melody embarked on a career in film and television. Before joining Featurebank full time in 2014 she spent 12 years in business development for ITV and ITN, working closely with many of the UK’s top broadcasters, producers, film directors and advertisers.
