Blue Monday

What Blue Monday does

Blue Monday is a Birmingham-based creative studio and film and television production company founded in 2014 by Rory Barber (Creative Director) and Chris Cove (Producer). The firm delivers bespoke video production services for brands and organizations, spanning pre-production through post-production, including documentary production, commercial advertising, social media content, aerial filming, timelapse, 360-degree virtual tours, photography, 3D and animation, training films, health and safety content, and event coverage. Operations are handled entirely in-house without outsourcing, supported by a studio facility with a 3m green screen and lighting rig, plus CAA-compliant drone capability.

The company operates across at least eight verticals: construction and infrastructure, education, charity and non-profit, events and entertainment, retail and consumer brands, corporate and enterprise, F&B, and documentary film. Named clients include John Lewis, BBC Good Food Show, Pride of Britain, Tarmac, Lendlease, Birmingham City University, University of Birmingham, TSB, Vodafone, Virgin Trains, Biffa, Sienna X, Fry's Family Food, and Star Academies. Multiple multi-year partnerships (Tarmac since 2015, BBC Good Food Show 6 years, Pride of Britain 6 years, Lendlease 3 years) demonstrate strong client retention.

Blue Monday generates revenue on a project-based professional services model with quote-based pricing, flexible budgets agreed upfront, and no public rate card. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, primarily via website portfolio, social channels, and referrals. The firm is privately held with no disclosed external funding, has 1-10 employees, and has executed 500+ projects across 16 countries. In February 2026, the company extended into international film co-production via a French entity (Blue Monday Prods) joining the 'Kurinji' feature film alongside India's FilmKaravan and Eastern Eagle Production.

Name

Blue Monday

Legal name

Blue Monday

Website

https://bluemonday.tv

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Blue Monday is a Birmingham-based creative studio founded in 2014 that provides bespoke video production services, including filming, aerial, timelapse, and post-production, for enterprise clients across construction, education, charity, events, retail, and corporate sectors in the UK and internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Production Services

NAICS

Motion Picture and Video Production (51211)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Internal Communications Video (MPADAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Video Production & Post-Production (BPAFAIAB), Branded Documentary / Nonfiction (Corporate & NGO) (MPADADAK)

Keywords

• Video production services
• Commercial film production
• Aerial drone filming
• Corporate video content
• Creative production studio

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Video Production Services: Blue Monday generates revenue through professional video production services billed on a per-project basis. Services include pre-production, filming, and post-production. Pricing is quote-based with flexible budgets tailored to client ROI. The company does not outsource, handling all work internally.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Blue Monday is a creative studio and film and television production company delivering comprehensive video production services from concept through delivery. They produce documentary, commercial, social media, and branded content for brands and organizations across multiple sectors including construction, education, charity, events, and corporate enterprise. All production work is handled in-house without outsourcing, covering pre-production, filming, and post-production with specialized capabilities in aerial filming, timelapse, virtual tours, and 3D animation.

Product overview

Blue Monday is a creative studio and film and television production company established in 2014 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. The company operates as a single unified creative production service rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. Its offerings span eight core sectors: Education, Construction, Social Media, Commercial, Charity, Event, Documentary, and 3D & Animation. The service portfolio includes Film and Television Production as the core offering, complemented by specialized services such as Aerial Filming & Photography, Virtual Tour & 360 Services, Timelapse Production, Photography Services, Social Media Marketing, 3D & Animation, Post Production, Training Films, Health & Safety Films, Recruitment Films, Script & Storyboarding, Event Coverage, and Documentary Production. The company also maintains its own studio facility with a 3m green screen, lighting rig, and studio backdrops. Blue Monday works primarily with UK-based brands and organizations, delivering content for clients including BBC, John Lewis, Tarmac, Lendlease, Birmingham City University, and various educational institutions and charities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Film and Television Production

Quantifiable outcome

• Twitter trending No.1 UK with 1M+ impressions and 1.9M reach for John Lewis #ForwardBirmingham campaign
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FilmKaravancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 2026FilmKaravan is an Indian production company led by 'Delhi Crime' producers. Blue Monday Prods (French entity) joined as co-producer on 'Kurinji', a Kerala-set drama exploring migration and women's emotional experiences. The film received recognition at Berlinale Talents and NFDC Film Bazaar. Partnership formed at Berlin European Film Market.
• Eastern Eagle ProductioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 2026Eastern Eagle Production co-produced 'Kurinji' alongside FilmKaravan and Blue Monday Prods. The三方 partnership brings together Indian, French, and production expertise for the international drama.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Studio Output: London creative studio producing brand, digital, and video content for ambitious organizations. Similar B2B focus and sector-spanning client work (charity, education, retail), though with a stronger digital product bias.
• Grand Visual: London video production and interactive content studio specializing in brand and marketing video for enterprise clients. Comparable in offering breadth (production, post, digital) and client profile.
• The Edge Picture Company: UK video production company delivering brand films, commercials, and corporate video content. Operates in the same boutique-services tier as Blue Monday with overlapping enterprise client base.
• Another Company: London creative studio working with brands and organizations on film, design, and content. Comparable boutique scale and cross-sector client roster, with similar emphasis on storytelling and brand work.
• SampsonMay: London-based boutique video production company serving enterprise and brand clients with similar B2B service model. Closely comparable in scale, sector mix (corporate/brand video), and project-based delivery to Blue Monday.

Broad incumbents

• RSA Films: Ridley Scott-associated UK commercial and film production company. Overlaps with Blue Monday in commercial/brand video production, but operates at substantially larger scale with global director roster.
• Karmarama: UK creative agency (now part of Accenture Song) producing advertising, brand, and content campaigns. Comparable in producing brand storytelling and corporate content for UK enterprise clients, but with significantly broader agency scope.
• Unit9: London-headquartered creative production studio with broader capabilities (film, interactive, immersive). Larger scale but comparable in offering branded content, commercials, and post-production for enterprise clients.

Regional players

• B-Reel: Stockholm-based creative studio with global reach producing films, interactive experiences, and brand content for major international clients. Comparable creative production specialty, though larger and more internationally distributed than Blue Monday.
• Heckler: Sydney-based creative production studio producing films, commercials, and branded content for global brands. Same production-services DNA as Blue Monday but with US/Asia-Pacific market footprint rather than UK.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/_blue_mondays
• Facebookfacebook.com/bluemondaytv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bluemonday.
• Instagraminstagram.com/bluemonday.tv/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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