Essential Media and Entertainment

Essential Media & Entertainment is an Australian production company with its head offices in Sydney. It also maintains offices in Los Angeles (with Essential 11 USA) and in minority partnership with 11 Television Canada in Toronto.

Formed in 2005,^[1] the company has produced factual and drama productions for broadcasters around the globe, including Arte France, ABC Australia, BBC, CBC, Discovery Channel, France 5, History Channel, National Geographic Channel, PBS, RTÉ, SBS Australia, Sundance Channel and many others.

Directors

• Chris Hilton - CEO/Executive Producer/Head of Factual
• Ian Collie - Producer/Partner/Head of Drama
• Sonja Armstrong - Partner/Producer
• Carmel Travers - Partner/Head of Children's Content/Director of Business Development

Programming 2005 - 2011

Factual programs

• The Grammar of Happiness (2011)
• Seduction in the City (2011)
• A Traveler's Guide to the Planets (2010)
• Miracles (2010)
• The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea (2010)
• The Making of Modern Australia (2010)
• Gourmet Farmer (2010)
• Whatever! The Science of Teens (2009)
• Lush House (2009)
• Solo (2008)
• Connected: The Power of Six Degrees (2008)
• Rodney’s Robot Revolution (2008)
• The Hobbit Enigma (2008)
• Rogue Nation (2008)
• Miracle on Everest (2008)
• Never Say Die Matildas (2008)
• Indonesia: A Reporter’s Journey (2008)
• The Choir (2007)
• Songlines to the Seine (2007)
• Policing the Pacific (2007)
• The Catalpa Rescue (2007)
• Is Your House Killing You? (2007)
• Ten Pound Poms (2007)
• In the Line of Fire (2007)
• Neil Perry’s High Steaks (2006)
• Johnny Warren’s Football Mission (2006)
• The Floating Brothel (2006)
• Heat in the Kitchen (2005)

Drama programs

• Rake (2010)
• Jack Irish (In Production 2011)
• The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce (2008)
• Scorched (2008)

Factual programs produced as Hilton-Cordell Productions

• Suspicious Minds (2006)
• The Colony (2004)
• Dying to Leave (2004)
• Art House (2004)
• The Shadow of Mary Poppins (2002)
• Shadow Play (2001)
• DIY Law (2001)
• Drama School (2001)
• Bondi (1999)

Factual programs produced as Aspire Films

• Dealing with the Demon (1996)
• Advertising Missionaries (1996)
• The Last Husky (1993)
• The Ice Capped Jungle (1993)

Selected awards and nominations

• Golden Gate Award - San Francisco International Film Festival
• Silver Plaques - Chicago International Film Festival (x4)
• Cine Golden Eagle Award
• UN Media Peace Prizes (x2)
• Selected for Joris Ivens Award Competition at IDFA (x2)
• Human Rights Awards
• Banff Rocky Award Nominations (x4)
• ATOM Awards (x3)
• Best Documentary, Film Critics Circle
• AFI Best Documentary Award
• AFI Best Documentary Nominations (x3) and numerous craft awards
• Logie Award for Most Outstanding Doc Series (and other nominations)
• Dendy Best Documentary Award and Nominations, Sydney Film Festival
• Walkley Award for Excellence in Journalism

References

External links

• Official website
• Essential Media & Entertainment at the Internet Movie Database