Film Industry: Big Talk Productions

Big Talk Productions is an English film and television production company based in London and established in 1995 by Nira Park. In October 2007, Big Talk's film arm, Big Talk Pictures completed a development deal jointly funded by Film Four and UK Film Council under which it developed Attack The Block, and in September 2009 the company completed a financing and distribution deal with StudioCanal in order to expand its role within the film industry.

Big Talk productions has grown since its launch. Kenton Allen, the former BBC Creative Head Of Comedy, became Chief Executive in September 2008 as part of an investment from BBC Worldwide, which became a shareholder in the company. Now, it has an array of original TV comedy and drama with all the major UK broadcasters.

One of the films Big Talk have made is Attack The Block. The storyline consists of a group of teenagers from south London that have an aim to protect their 'block' from an alien invasion. This film was written and directed by Joe Cornish, produced by Nira Park and James Wilson and distributed by Sony Screen Gems.The film had an estimated budget of $13 million and a gross revenue of $1,024,175, the amount customers actually pay the company when making their purchases.

Another film under Big Talk Productions is Shaun Of The Dead Staring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost which was released in 2004. It was written by Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg, directed by Edgar Wright and produced by Nira Park. It had an estimated budget of $4,000,000 and a gross revenue of $13,464,388, distributed by Universal Studios.

Paul, released in 2011 was directed by Greg Mottola and written by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. It had an estimated budget of $40,000,000 and had a gross revenue of over $37 million, distributed also by Universal Studios.