Francesc Escribano i Royo (born 9 April 1958)[1] is a Catalan journalist, writer, and audiovisual producer.

Born in Vilanova i la Geltrú, El Garraf, he earned a licentiate degree in Information Sciences (Journalism) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

[2] From 2004 to 2008, he served as the director of Catalan public broadcaster Televisió de Catalunya.

[1] In 2009, he joined the newly created production company Minoria Absoluta [es] in the position of director.

La història de Salvador Puig Antich (the basis for the 2006 film Salvador), Descalç sobre la terra vermella (the basis for the 2014 miniseries Descalç sobre la terra vermella [ca])[4] and Desenterrant el silenci: Antoni Benaiges, el mestre que va prometre el mar (the basis for the 2023 film The Teacher Who Promised the Sea).