Michael Jenkins & Somina ‘Mena’ Fombo
Blak Wave Productions is a Bristol-based, UK production company founded by Michael Jenkins and Somina "Mena" Fombo. They make bold, character-led drama and documentary for film and television. They create stories rooted in real experience and social tension, amplifying unheard voices and telling untold stories. Commissioned by BBC, Channel 4, Warner Brothers / TNT Sports, Paramount and BFI Network.
Their films have screened at major festivals including Encounters, Pan African Film & Arts Festival (LA), Toronto Black Film Festival, Aesthetica and BFI Flare, with work nominated at the Royal Television Society West awards. Blak Wave was an Emerging Indies recipient with Channel 4 and has just been awarded Channel 4's IP Fund for a new drama series.
Their flagship development programme, New Voices, is delivered in partnership with BFI NETWORK South West, championing fresh voices and perspectives. Blak Wave are PACT members and both founders are BAFTA full voting members.