Sue Taylor (producer)

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.

Documentary

Sue Taylor 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 ABC, 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).

Sue Taylor later produced a book documenting the recollentions from childhood to old age of Ethel May Elvin who was born in 1906 in a poor working-class family and lived to the start of the 21st century.[1]

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.

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.

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 Drewe.

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.

3 Acts of Murder

3 Acts of Murder, a telemovie, Sue produced in Western Australia, with Rowan Woods as director and a script by Ian David, premiered on ABC1, on 14 June 2009.

The Tree

The Tree (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.

TV Drama Awards

2009 3 Acts of Murder

ADG Nomination: Rowan Woods, Best Achievement in Directing a Telemovie

2009 Time Trackers

ATOM Awards Finalist: Best Children's Television Production

2003 The Shark Net

SPAA Drama Producer of the Year Winner: Henry Lawson Award Best Australian TV Series AFI Nomination: Best Mini Series/ Telefeature 4 Logi Nominations inc Most Outstanding Mini/Telemovie Shortlisted NSW Premiers Award and WA Premiers Award

2001 Southern Cross

AFI Nomination: Best Children’s Drama Logi Nomination: Most Outstanding Children’s Drama

1998 Minty

AFI Nomination: Best Children’s Drama

References

  1. ↑ Jellied Eels and Zeppelins
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