{"id":6,"date":"2013-10-05T13:58:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T13:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2025-02-13T17:46:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T17:46:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"home"},"content":{"rendered":"<a name=\"film-tv\"><\/a>\n\n<section class=\"hunderdPCbackgrounds BGgrey\">\n<div class=\"contentInners BGoffWhite\">\n<h1 class=\"darkBlue\">Film &amp; TV<\/h1>\n<div class=\"filmTvVid\">\n      <div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n        <div class=\"video-container\">\n        <iframe src=\"\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/214153903?\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"filmTvText\">\n<h2 class=\"darkBlue falseLeft\">Independent film production<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"darkBlue falseLeft\">Specialising in archive, Featurebank started making films in 2011 and got into broadcast the following year with a short for Motors TV.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"darkBlue falseLeft\">We\u2019ve worked with incredible people to create exceptional factual content, incl. Channel 4\u2019s 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.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentInners\">\n<div class=\"bubbleGrey\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\"><em>\u201cIt&#8217;s documentaries like this that bring us closer to the music.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"bubbleCaption left\"><strong style=\"color: #666;\">Quincy Jones on Studio 17<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><a name=\"events\"><\/a>\n\n<section class=\"hunderdPCbackgrounds BGwhite\">\n<div class=\"contentInnersCase\">\n<h1 class=\"purple\">Events<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"darkBlue MB60\">We\u2019ve organised hundreds of events, large and small, from press conferences to awards ceremonies and benefit concerts<\/h2>\n<div class=\"picGalary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SDIA23_CAVForth-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-345\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SDIA23_CAVForth-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"AwardsText\">\n<h2 class=\"purple falseLeft\">Sensational live<\/h2>\n<h4>Nothing compares to a sensational live experience. That\u2019s why we love events.<\/h4>\n<h4>Bringing likeminded people together and generating unique content, they\u2019re the single best way to build personal relationships. We handle all aspects, from concept to delivery.<\/h4>\n<h4>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.<\/h4>\n<h4>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\u2019s charity The Flying Seagull Project.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"clearFix\"><\/div>\n<section class=\"hunderdPCbackgroundsCase BGwhite\">\n<div class=\"contentInners\">\n<div class=\"bubbleGrey\"><em>\u201cWe couldn\u2019t have asked for more deserving winners, picked by our esteemed and diverse panel of judges.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"bubbleCaption left\"><strong style=\"color: #666;\">Duncan Siegle, Event Director, Event Production Awards<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"clearFix\"><\/div>\n<a name=\"Publishing\"><\/a>\n\n<section class=\"hunderdPCbackgrounds Pink\">\n<div class=\"contentInners\">\n<h1 class=\"darkBlue\">Publishing<\/h1>\n<div class=\"journoPic\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Journalism-printer.jpg\" alt=\"featurebank Journalism printer image\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"journoText\">\n<h2 class=\"darkBlue falseLeft\">Writing for print<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"darkBlue falseLeft\">With a voracious appetite for news, Neil Kennett set up &#8220;Journalism &#038; PR&#8221; company Featurebank in 2007. Specialising in automotive, he wrote race reports for Autosport, stories for Auto Express, and exposed the \u201cSecrets of Your Car Insurance\u201d with Channel 4\u2019s Dispatches.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"darkBlue falseLeft\">A pivotal moment came in 2018. His seminal &#8220;Autonomous Now&#8221; 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.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"darkBlue falseLeft\">We launched Cars Of The Future online in 2019 \u201cTo chart the development of, and encourage sensible debate about, all aspects of self-driving.\u201d Responding to popular demand, we published our first hard copy in 2024.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentInners\">\n<div class=\"bubbleGrey\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\"><em>\u201cNeil is a great journalist with an in-depth knowledge of the motor industry. He was invaluable to the Dispatches investigation \u2013 tenacious, creative and thoroughly likeable.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"bubbleCaption left\"><strong style=\"color: #14193c;\">George Waldrum, Series Producer, ITN Productions<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><a name=\"PR\"><\/a>\n\n<section class=\"hunderdPCbackgrounds paleBlue\"><!-- Self-driving PR-->\n<h1 class=\"darkBlue\">Public Relations<\/h1>\n<div class=\"contentInners lightBlue\">\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"benPic\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/SDPR4CAM_sq_ad1.png\" alt=\"Featurebank Self-driving PR image\" width=\"465\" height=\"506\" \/>\n<div class=\"benText\">\n<h2 class=\"darkBlue falseLeft\">Your one-stop shop for brand awareness by the team behind Carsofthefuture.co.uk<\/h2>\n<h4 class=\"darkBlue falseLeft\">Specialising in public relations since 2007, we launched a new brand \u2013 Self-Driving PR \u2013 in 2021; the new name reflecting our entrepreneurial spirit, motoring heritage and passion for innovation.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"darkBlue falseLeft\">Building on our expertise in automotive \u2013 engineering, sales and leasing, the aftermarket, motorsport, collision claims and recycling \u2013 Self-Driving PR quickly established itself as a leader in connected and automated mobility communications.<\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"darkBlue falseLeft\">From headline-grabbing media releases and industry events to influential white papers and top-ranking videos, we tell the world about your amazing services.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"contentInners\">\n<div class=\"bubbleGrey\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;\"><em>\u201cSelf-Driving PR consistently secure exactly the kind of media coverage we want, and help with reports, brochures and other communications too. If you\u2019re looking for marcomms, look no further.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<h4 class=\"bubbleCaption left\"><strong style=\"color: #666;\">Philip Swift, Claims Management &#038; Adjusting<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/section><a name=\"about\"><\/a>\n\n<section class=\"hunderdPCbackgrounds mauve\"><!--Start-Directors-->\n<div class=\"contentInners\">\n<h1 class=\"white\">About<\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"white \">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.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"LeftCol\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"about-pics\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/feature-bank\/images\/melody.jpg\" alt=\"Melody-Kennett\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"white left\"><strong>Melody Kennett &#8211; Director <\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"white\">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\u2019s top broadcasters, producers, film directors and advertisers.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"RightCol\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"about-pics\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/feature-bank\/images\/niel-kennet.jpg\" alt=\"Neil Kennett\" width=\"500\" height=\"313\" \/>\n<h4 class=\"white left\"><strong>Neil Kennett &#8211; Director <\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 class=\"white\">After completing a degree in geography and politics, Neil attended The Journalism Centre to earn his NCTJ qualifications. Before establishing Featurebank he worked in editorial or press office roles for Blake Publishing, Channel 4, The Home Office, The National Crime Squad and The Retail Motor Industry Federation.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<footer><a name=\"contact\"><\/a>\n<section class=\"hunderdPCbackgrounds BGdarkBlue\">\n<div class=\"contentInners\">\n<h1 class=\"white\">Contact<\/h1>\n<h3 class=\"white\">Call our office on: <strong>+44 (0)<\/strong><strong> 1843 297 919<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"hunderdPCbackgrounds offWhite\">\n<div class=\"contentInners\">\n<div class=\"LeftCol\">\n<div class=\"contactHeadings\">Melody Kennett<\/div>\n<div class=\"contactContent\">\n<p class=\"whiteText\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"marginright20\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/feature-bank\/images\/contact-phone.png\" alt=\"contact phone\" width=\"48\" height=\"36\" \/>+44 (0) 7709 234 967<\/p>\n<p class=\"whiteText\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"marginright20\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/feature-bank\/images\/contact-email.png\" alt=\"contact Email\" width=\"48\" height=\"36\" \/><a class=\"whiteText\" href=\"mailto:melody@featurebank.co.uk\">melody@featurebank.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"whiteText\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"marginright20\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/feature-bank\/images\/contact-linkedin.png\" alt=\"contact LinkedIn\" width=\"48\" height=\"36\" \/><a class=\"whiteText\" href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pub\/melody-kennett\/5\/85\/177\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"whiteText\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"marginright20\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/feature-bank\/images\/contact-twitter.png\" alt=\"contact Twitter\" width=\"48\" height=\"36\" \/><a class=\"whiteText\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MelodyDK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@MelodyDK<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"RightCol\">\n<div class=\"contactHeadings\">Neil Kennett<\/div>\n<div class=\"contactContent\">\n<p class=\"whiteText\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"marginright20\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/feature-bank\/images\/contact-phone.png\" alt=\"contact phone\" width=\"48\" height=\"36\" \/> +44 (0) 7986 921 742<\/p>\n<p class=\"whiteText\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"marginright20\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/feature-bank\/images\/contact-email.png\" alt=\"contact Email\" width=\"48\" height=\"36\" \/><a class=\"whiteText\" href=\"mailto:neil@featurebank.co.uk\">neil@featurebank.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"whiteText\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"marginright20\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/feature-bank\/images\/contact-linkedin.png\" alt=\"contact LinkedIn\" width=\"48\" height=\"36\" \/><a class=\"whiteText\" href=\"http:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/pub\/neil-kennett\/24\/1b6\/8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"whiteText\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"marginright20\" src=\"https:\/\/featurebank.co.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/feature-bank\/images\/contact-twitter.png\" alt=\"contact Twitter\" width=\"48\" height=\"36\" \/><a class=\"whiteText\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeilKennett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@NeilKennett<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"white margin20 textwidget\">Featurebank Ltd is registered in England and Wales. 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