
Tina Dalton
Wild Fury has a large number of documentary projects in various stages of production, including The Coral Triangle (ZDF/ARTE, Discovery Asia), Wild Australia (ZDF, NDR, Nat Geo), Big Red (Nat Geo), Australia: Land and Landscape (Nine Network), Animals That Changed History (Canadian co-production with Ferns Entertainment), Duels (Czech co-production with KM Records), When the Queen Came to Town (Foxtel), The Wildest River (Malaysian co-production with FINAS) and the 3D IMAX feature Blue Fin (ZDFE, ABC).

Wild Fury
Joint Managing Director
Jodie De Barros
Sea Dog TV International Pty Ltd is an experienced television production company based in Perth, Western Australia. The Company was established in 2007 by Leighton and Jodie De Barros with the primary focus of expanding relationships within the television industry and producing high quality documentary programs. We have an extensive production history in factual programming, including natural history, wildlife and science. Pushing the boundaries of film-making, the company makes programs that are unique, innovative and entertaining, while educating and inspiring audiences.
Some of our major productions are the Hello Birdy factual entertainment series for ABC TV, starring well known actor William McInnes. Natural History/Wildlife documentary, The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator for ABC TV, Al Rayyan TV, Smithsonian Channel, NHK and National Geographic Channel. Wildlife documentaries, On a Wing and a Prayer for ABC TV and Whale Patrol for ABC TV and National Geographic Television International.

Sea Dog TV International
CEO, Head of Finance and Business Affairs
Leighton De Barros
Sea Dog TV International Pty Ltd is an experienced television production company based in Perth, Western Australia. The Company was established in 2007 by Leighton and Jodie De Barros with the primary focus of expanding relationships within the television industry and producing high quality documentary programs. We have an extensive production history in factual programming, including natural history, wildlife and science. Pushing the boundaries of film-making, the company makes programs that are unique, innovative and entertaining, while educating and inspiring audiences.
Some of our major productions are the Hello Birdy factual entertainment series for ABC TV, starring well known actor William McInnes. Natural History/Wildlife documentary, The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator for ABC TV, Al Rayyan TV, Smithsonian Channel, NHK and National Geographic Channel. Wildlife documentaries, On a Wing and a Prayer for ABC TV and Whale Patrol for ABC TV and National Geographic Television International.

Sea Dog TV International
CEO, Head of Development and Production
Mariska Deane
Foxtel is one of Australia’s most progressive and dynamic media companies, directly employing around 2,500 people, and delivering a diverse subscription television service to both regional and metropolitan areas over cable, satellite and broadband distribution.
We offer a better entertainment experience every day to each one of our 2.5 million subscribing homes through delivery of exclusive and inspiring programming across all genres, the world’s most popular channel brands, and investment in high quality local content.
As constant champions of innovation we have brought our customers:
•The iQ personal video recorder
•Australia’s largest HD channel offering, with 26 dedicated channels
•FOX FOOTY Channel – for true AFL fans
•The LONDON 2012 Olympic Games over 8 dedicated HD channels, plus a tablet app
•Live and catch up TV on your tablet or other mobile device with Foxtel Go
•Flexible access with our internet TV service Foxtel Play
In addition, the subscription television sector invests around $700 million every year in new and original Australian content.
Since creating a new national subscription television service, through the merging of Foxtel and Austar in 2012, Foxtel directly employs around 2,500 people and a further 2,000 workers are indirectly engaged in sales and installation services nationally.
The Foxtel Television Centre at North Ryde in Sydney is the headquarters of Foxtel's national subscription television operations and houses Foxtel’s television studios, broadcast operations and cable and satellite transmission facilities. Foxtel also operates two Customer Solutions Centres based at Moonee Ponds in Melbourne, and Robina on the Gold Coast.
Foxtel is owned by Telstra Corporation Ltd (50%) and The News Corporation Ltd (50%).
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FOXTEL
Head of of Programming - Factual Channels
Mr Wayne Denning
We are an award-winning full service media production company, based in the vibrant Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley.
We develop children’s television shows, documentaries, television commercials, corporate productions, websites and smart phone apps as well as branding, design, motion-graphics, animation, communication and marketing strategies and so much more.

Shoba Devi
Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad is a leading integrated consumer media entertainment group in Malaysia and Southeast Asia with operations in 4 key areas of business, namely Pay-TV, Radio, Publications and Digital Media.
With a customer base of over 3 million residential customers or approximately 50% penetration of Malaysian TV households, Astro offers 156 TV channels, including 68
Astro-created and branded channels and 22 HD channels, delivered via Direct-To-Home satellite TV, IPTV and OTT platforms. Astro provides HD, 3D, PVR, VOD and IPTV services through Astro B.yond and Astro On-The-Go.
Fulfilling its promise to bridge the digital divide for all of Malaysia, Astro introduced NJOI as an entry-level DTH satellite TV service and is the country’s first non-subscription based satellite TV, offering 17 TV and 20 radio channels.

Astro Satellite Television
Snr AVP, Citra
Pru Donovan
Screen Australia is the key Federal Government direct funding body for the Australian screen production industry. Its functions are to support and promote the development of a highly creative, innovative and commercially sustainable Australian screen production industry. In addition Screen Australia administers the Government's Producer Offset and International Co-production Program to increase the commercial sustainability of production in Australia.
Screen Australia was created under the Screen Australia Act 2008 and from 1 July 2008 took over the functions and appropriations of its predecessor agencies: the Australian Film Commission (AFC), the Film Finance Corporation Australia (FFC) and Film Australia Limited.

Screen Australia
Assessment Manager, Producer Offset and Co-production Unit
Amanda Duthie
The Adelaide Film Festival celebrates the moving image – the ideas and artists that animate the multiple screens in our lives. Every 2 years, over 11 days, you can immerse yourself in feature films, documentaries, shorts, animations and new media works – in cinemas, galleries and on the city streets. Take a risk – get out of your comfort zone – and travel the globe from your cinema seat.
