Sue Taylor (Producer)
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Sue Taylor has been a filmmaker for over twenty five years, She established her own company, Taylor Media
in Australia in 2001. A graduate in Anthropology from London University, she began her career as a journalist in the UK before moving to Perth, Australia
and into television production in the early 1980s.
, SBS
, Film Australia
and Channel 7
. These included Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend (for Big Country
series), Fungimentary (for Cutting Edge) and Vegie Wars (for True Stories).
Minty
In 1998 she produced and executive produced the 13 part teen series Minty
– a co-production with Scottish Television
/ ITV
and the ABC. In 2000, she co- produced Wild Kat, a 13 part children's television series for Barron Films and Network Ten
, and line-produced the feature film, Let's Get Skase
for Mediaworld and Village Roadshow.
Taylor Media
In 2001 she established her own production company, Taylor Media
, and went on to co-produce the children’s telemovie Southern Cross for the Nine Network
.
.
Last Train to Freo
In 2005/6 she co produced the feature film Last Train To Freo
, the first of the West Coast Visions Initiative, directed by Jeremy Sims
and written by Reg Cribb
. The film received five Critics Ciicle nominations and three AFI nominations, and was theatrically released by Dendy Films, with a recent DVD release by Madman
.
Marx and Venus
In 2007 executive produced the 26 x 5 minute comedy drama, Marx and Venus
, an innovative multi platform series for SBS television.
Time Trackers
Time Trackers
, a children’s comedy drama series, she made in co-production with The Gibson Group in New Zealand
aired on major networks to critical acclaim in both countries.
, with Rowan Woods
as director and a script by Ian David, premiered on ABC1, on the 14th June 2009.
(L'Arbre), a feature film is a co-production with France, adapted from the
Judy Pascoe novel, Our Father Who Art in The Tree
, with Cannes
award winning director, Julie Bertuccelli, and starring Cannes award winning actress, Charlotte Gainsbourg
. The Tree was produced in Queensland and set in the Queensland town of Boonah.
Nomination: Rowan Woods
, Best Achievement in Directing a Telemovie
Winner: Henry Lawson
Award Best Australian TV Series
AFI
Nomination: Best Mini Series/ Telefeature
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Nominations inc Most Outstanding Mini/Telemovie
Shortlisted NSW Premiers Award and WA Premiers Award
Nomination: Best Children’s Drama
Logi
Nomination: Most Outstanding Children’s Drama
1998 Minty
AFI
Nomination: Best Children’s Drama
Taylor Media
Taylor Media is an Australian film and television production company founded in 1991 by Sue Taylor .The company has produced children’s dramas; Minty, Southern Cross, Time Trackers, mini-series; The Shark Net, documentaries; Courting With Justice, feature films; Last Train to Freo and The Tree ...
in Australia in 2001. A graduate in Anthropology from London University, she began her career as a journalist in the UK before moving to Perth, Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
and into television production in the early 1980s.
Documentary
She initially worked in the corporate video and television commercial market, and began producing television documentaries in the mid 80’s. She wrote/produced/directed and/or executive produced several documentaries for the ABCAustralian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
, SBS
Special Broadcasting Service
The Special Broadcasting Service is a hybrid-funded Australian public broadcasting radio and television network. The stated purpose of SBS is "to provide multilingual and multicultural radio and television services that inform, educate and entertain all Australians and, in doing so, reflect...
, Film Australia
Film Australia
Film Australia was a company established by the Government of Australia to produce films about Australia. Its mission was to create an audio-visual record of Australian culture, through the commissioning, distribution and management of programs that deal with matters of national interest or...
and Channel 7
Seven Network
The Seven Network is an Australian television network owned by Seven West Media Limited. It dates back to 4 November 1956, when the first stations on the VHF7 frequency were established in Melbourne and Sydney.It is currently the second largest network in the country in terms of population reach...
. These included Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend (for Big Country
Big Country
Big Country are a Scottish rock band formed in Dunfermline, Fife in 1981. They were most popular in the early to mid-1980s, but they still release material for a cult following...
series), Fungimentary (for Cutting Edge) and Vegie Wars (for True Stories).
Drama
Ten years ago she made the transition to drama production, and since that time has produced and/or line produced over $22 million of film and television drama in Western Australia. These include two 13 part children’s drama series, two feature films, a telemovie, a 3 hr adult mini series and a 26 x 5 comedy drama/ multiplatform series. She has production experience in most shooting formats (high def, super 16mm, super 35mm) and has a detailed knowledge of film financing, production management, production design and special effects. MintyMinty (TV series)Minty is a 1998 Australian / British comedy television series, in which Australian actress Angela Kelly appeared in the dual roles of Minty and Melanie ....
In 1998 she produced and executive produced the 13 part teen series MintyMinty (TV series)
Minty is a 1998 Australian / British comedy television series, in which Australian actress Angela Kelly appeared in the dual roles of Minty and Melanie ....
– a co-production with Scottish Television
Scottish Television
Scottish Television is Scotland's largest ITV franchisee, and has held the ITV franchise for Central Scotland since 31 August 1957. It is the second oldest ITV franchisee still active...
/ ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
and the ABC. In 2000, she co- produced Wild Kat, a 13 part children's television series for Barron Films and Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
, and line-produced the feature film, Let's Get Skase
Let's Get Skase
Let's Get Skase is a 2001 Australian comedy starring Lachy Hulme, Alex Dimitriades, Craig McLachlan and Bill Kerr. It is based on the life of failed Australian businessman Christopher Skase, who after the collapse of his Qintex business, fled to Majorca, Spain. Skase died at around the time of the...
for Mediaworld and Village Roadshow.
Taylor MediaTaylor MediaTaylor Media is an Australian film and television production company founded in 1991 by Sue Taylor .The company has produced children’s dramas; Minty, Southern Cross, Time Trackers, mini-series; The Shark Net, documentaries; Courting With Justice, feature films; Last Train to Freo and The Tree ...
In 2001 she established her own production company, Taylor MediaTaylor Media
Taylor Media is an Australian film and television production company founded in 1991 by Sue Taylor .The company has produced children’s dramas; Minty, Southern Cross, Time Trackers, mini-series; The Shark Net, documentaries; Courting With Justice, feature films; Last Train to Freo and The Tree ...
, and went on to co-produce the children’s telemovie Southern Cross for the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
.
The Shark Net
In 2003, she produced and executive produced The Shark Net, a 3 part adult mini series for the ABC, based on the memoirs of novellist Robert DreweRobert Drewe
Robert Duncan Drewe is an Australian journalist, novelist and short story writer.-Biography:Drewe was born in Melbourne, but moved with his family to Perth, Western Australia at the age of six. He was educated at Hale School, and in his final year was appointed School Captain...
.
Last Train to FreoLast Train to FreoLast Train to Freo is a 2006 Australian film based on Reg Cribb's play The Return, and directed by Jeremy Sims.-Synopsis:Two thugs from the Perth suburb of Midland catch the last train to Fremantle. When a young woman, unaware that the train guards are on strike, boards the train several stops...
In 2005/6 she co produced the feature film Last Train To FreoLast Train to Freo
Last Train to Freo is a 2006 Australian film based on Reg Cribb's play The Return, and directed by Jeremy Sims.-Synopsis:Two thugs from the Perth suburb of Midland catch the last train to Fremantle. When a young woman, unaware that the train guards are on strike, boards the train several stops...
, the first of the West Coast Visions Initiative, directed by Jeremy Sims
Jeremy Sims
-Personal life:He was educated at Wesley College, Perth, 1977–83. Sims was married to film director Samantha Lang. They have two daughters, Frederique and Evelyn Rose.-Career:...
and written by Reg Cribb
Reg Cribb
-Background:Reg Cribb graduated from NIDA in 1990 and his first play, Night of the Sea Monkey, was performed in 1999.-Plays:Reg Cribb's plays include The Return , Last Cab to Darwin, Gulpilil, Chatroom, Ruby's Last Dollar, an adaptation of Uncle Vanya, Unaustralia, Mt Ragged, Night of the Sea...
. The film received five Critics Ciicle nominations and three AFI nominations, and was theatrically released by Dendy Films, with a recent DVD release by Madman
Madman
Madman is a fictional character, a comic book superhero created by Mike Allred and most recently published by Image Comics. He first appeared in Creatures of the Id...
.
Marx and VenusMarx and VenusMarx and Venus is an Australian television comedy series broadcast on SBS TV. Set in Perth, Western Australia, the program is about two flat mates; John Marx, played by Bryce Youngman and Venus Hoy, played by Rhoda Lopez. Originally Emma Lung was to play Venus Hoy, but she pulled out of the project...
In 2007 executive produced the 26 x 5 minute comedy drama, Marx and VenusMarx and Venus
Marx and Venus is an Australian television comedy series broadcast on SBS TV. Set in Perth, Western Australia, the program is about two flat mates; John Marx, played by Bryce Youngman and Venus Hoy, played by Rhoda Lopez. Originally Emma Lung was to play Venus Hoy, but she pulled out of the project...
, an innovative multi platform series for SBS television.
Time TrackersTime TrackersTime Trackers is a children's television series produced for the Seven Network in and TV2 in New Zealand The 13 half-hour episodes first screened in 2008...
Time TrackersTime Trackers
Time Trackers is a children's television series produced for the Seven Network in and TV2 in New Zealand The 13 half-hour episodes first screened in 2008...
, a children’s comedy drama series, she made in co-production with The Gibson Group in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
aired on major networks to critical acclaim in both countries.
3 Acts of Murder
3 Acts of Murder, a telemovie, Sue produced in Western AustraliaWestern Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
, with Rowan Woods
Rowan Woods
Rowan Woods is an Australian film and television director, actor and screenwriter. Woods directed The Boys in 1998 and won an AFI award for best direction. His next film, Little Fish was released in September 2005 in Australia, starring Cate Blanchett...
as director and a script by Ian David, premiered on ABC1, on the 14th June 2009.
The Tree
The Tree (film) 2010The Tree (film) 2010
The Tree is a French-Australian 2010 film co-produced between Australia and France. It was filmed in the small town of Boonah in Queensland, Australia and follows the lives of Dawn and her four children after the unexpected death of her husband Peter...
(L'Arbre), a feature film is a co-production with France, adapted from the
Judy Pascoe novel, Our Father Who Art in The Tree
Our Father Who Art in The Tree
Our Father Who Art in The Tree is Judy Pascoe’s debut novel and is written from the perspective of a little girl who believes her late father is living on inside the tree in their backyard. The book was first published in the UK in 2002 but is now out of print. It is available in many languages...
, with Cannes
Cannes
Cannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
award winning director, Julie Bertuccelli, and starring Cannes award winning actress, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg is an Anglo-French actress and singer. After releasing an album with her father at the age of fifteen, more than twenty years passed before she released two albums as an adult to commercial and critical success...
. The Tree was produced in Queensland and set in the Queensland town of Boonah.
2009 3 Acts of Murder
ADGArt Directors Guild
The Art Directors Guild is an American labor union and branch of the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees representing almost 2,000 motion picture and television professionals....
Nomination: Rowan Woods
Rowan Woods
Rowan Woods is an Australian film and television director, actor and screenwriter. Woods directed The Boys in 1998 and won an AFI award for best direction. His next film, Little Fish was released in September 2005 in Australia, starring Cate Blanchett...
, Best Achievement in Directing a Telemovie
2003 The Shark Net
SPAA Drama Producer of the YearWinner: Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson
Henry Lawson was an Australian writer and poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the best-known Australian poets and fiction writers of the colonial period and is often called Australia's "greatest writer"...
Award Best Australian TV Series
AFI
Australian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
Nomination: Best Mini Series/ Telefeature
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Logi
In Norse mythology, Logi or Loge is a fire giant, god and personification of fire. He is son of giant Fornjótr and brother of Ægir and Kári...
Nominations inc Most Outstanding Mini/Telemovie
Shortlisted NSW Premiers Award and WA Premiers Award
2001 Southern Cross
AFIAustralian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
Nomination: Best Children’s Drama
Logi
Logi
In Norse mythology, Logi or Loge is a fire giant, god and personification of fire. He is son of giant Fornjótr and brother of Ægir and Kári...
Nomination: Most Outstanding Children’s Drama
1998 MintyMinty (TV series)Minty is a 1998 Australian / British comedy television series, in which Australian actress Angela Kelly appeared in the dual roles of Minty and Melanie ....
AFIAustralian Film Institute
The Australian Film Institute was founded in 1958 as a non-profit organisation devoted to developing an active film culture in Australia and fostering engagement between the general public and the Australian film industry...
Nomination: Best Children’s Drama