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Ray Pedretti Australia

Showrunner Productions is a wholly owned subsidiary of the publicly listed agency, Adcorp Australia. We produce factual and drama series for the international markets, as well as local stories and concepts for Australian broadcasters. Our team is highly experienced and motivated to produce quality television in an ever changing market.

Website:
showrunner.com.au
Ray Pedretti
Showrunner Productions
Executive Producer 
Profession
Australian P2P:Co-Create Company
Bio

Ray is currently Executive Producer at Showrunner productions one of Australia's most exciting production companies. Current projects include the format 'Wimp 2 Warrior', the factual series '72 Dangerous Animals Australia', 'GT Hunters' and '72 Dangerous Places to Live'. Previous credits as EP include the serie 'Can We help' (ABCTV), Aristos (Nine), 'Just Add Water (Nine) and 'Lily's View' (GZTV China). Ray has produced hundreds of hours of broadcast TV. Please see us in the P2P lounge.

Pilar Perez United Kingdom

DCD Rights is one of the UK’s leading independent Television distribution companies.

The brand, built through the merger of NBDtv and September International in 2007, comes with over 25 years international experience in acquiring & distributing multi-genre, high quality programming to all the major broadcasters worldwide.

Our catalogue encompasses 1500 hours of programmes and formats across a broad range of genres from cutting edge factual, high profile drama to the best music acts, but also entertainment, lifestyle, documentary, films and children’s.

We have a long standing client base of top international producers/directors and represent programmes on behalf of companies as diverse as BBC Productions, MTV, Universal Music Group, Sony BMG, EMI, US public groups such as Rainbow Networks (owners of AMC, IFC and Sundance), as well as over 70 independent producers.

Website:
www.dcdrights.com
Pilar Perez
DCD Rights
Head of Acquisitions 
Profession
Distributor/Sales Agent
Bio

Pilar began her career in television working as a freelancer on various UK productions including Channels 4’s Big Breakfast, Hotel Babylon, after which she spent 10 years at Zenith Entertainment where she grew to become Commercial Director working in all genres including, dramas 2000 Acres of sky, Class of 76, and SMTV:CD:UK, driving the international rollout of the format and licensing the brand and content. 

Pilar joined international distributor DCD Rights in 2009 as Head of Acquisitions and has since contributed to securing a wide range of acquisition totalling over 200 hours.

Working closely with CEO Nicky Davies Williams Pilar has helped secure high profile drama including most recently Mr & Mrs Murder, The Slap, Rake as well as factual series including I Found the Gown, the Coast Guard franchise, and Parole Diaries. Pilar’s network covers in addition to the UK Australia and NZ, USA and Canada, and her expertise encompasses all aspects of the acquisition process from development stage to the point of commission.

Anne Pick Canada

Real to Reel Productions, helmed by Bill Spahic and Anne Pick,  produces award winning films with compelling stories, strong characters, across a broad spectrum of subjects from series to docs to features.

Their latest film ANIMISM:PEOPLE WHO LOVE OBJECTS premiered last September and is enoying worldwide sales including Australia. Current production includes: ECCENTRICS and NO LIMITS both feature docs directed by Academy Award winner John Zaritsky respectively celebrating people who dance to the beat of their own drum and according to a study live longer, happier, healthier lives than the rest of us and the thalidomide survivors still fighting for justice 50 years after this crippling drug was released internationally. Their German co-production GAMBLING ON EXTINCTION is also about to go into production. Real to Reel also has signed four co-pro agreements, two in 3D, with Norm Wilkinson’s Visionquest in Queensland and look forward to launching them later in the year. 

I am interested in meeting potential co-pro partners interested in series suitable for both domestic and international markets particularly in wildlife and 'non destination' focussed travel shows.

Website:
www.r2r.ca
Anne Pick
Real to Reel Productions Inc.
VP & Executive Producer 
Profession
Producer
Bio

Anne Pick is an award-winning independent producer, director and story-editor. Her passion for story telling began as a teenager writing for her father‚'s country newspaper in South Australia. This led to a career in print and television journalism in Australia and Canada then as an independent filmmaker based in Toronto. Under her company banner Real to Reel Productions. Anne has a reputation for engaging and popular films and series. Learning to write from the front to the back pages of a newspaper ingrained an interest in all kinds of stories from social and political issues, to history, performing arts, science and natural history. Real to Reel is currently involved in several International co-productions, specifically with Australia and Germany in both 2D and 3D. Anne was a founding Board member and former co-chair of Hot Docs and is currently Co-Vice Chair of DOC Canada and on the board of Imaginative.

Harriet Pike Australia

Bearcage has more than twenty years experience in media production. Its innovative approach blends outstanding projects and teams with the business of production, delivering exceptional creative and commercial results. Compelling stories, high production values and specialist expertise in post-production have brought success with domestic and international audiences.

Recent productions have included: The Story of Australia (2013 CCTV9), Building Australia (2013) for History Channel (nominated for a Screen Producers Association of Australia Award), The Boffin, the Builder & the Bombardier (2013) for ABC TV (nominated for an ATOM Award), New Zealand From Above, (2012) a co-production with Making Movies (NZ), GebruderBeetz (Germany) and broadcasters ARTE/ZDF (Germany), National Geographic (Australia) and Prime (NZ). The feature documentary The Digger (2011, History Channel) received the Gold Dolphin at the Cannes Corporate Media and Television Awards in 2011. 

Bearcage has twice won the ACT Chief Ministers Export Award and was a winner in the Federal Governments inaugural Arts in Asia Awards.

Website:
bearcage.com.au
Harriet Pike
Bearcage
Development Producer 
Profession
Australian P2P:Co-Create Company
Bio

Harriet is a Senior Producer at Canberra based production Company Bearcage. She joined the Company in 2011 following on from five years experience working as a distributor and producer at Ronin Films where she had responsibility for acquisitions, business development and documentary production. Harriet has a Bachelor of Business from Griffith University and a Masters of Liberal Arts from the Australian National University. In her role as producer, completed documentary projects from her time at Ronin Films include Chinese Australian co-production Across the Plateau (Adelaide Film Festival 2009), The Chifleys of Busby Street (Brisbane International Film Festival 2008) and Emily In Japan (2009, ABC). Since joining Bearcage Harriet has worked as producer on Who We Are In Sport (2012, Bio Channel), Building Australia (2013, History Channel) and The Boffin, the Builder and the Bombardier (2013, ABC).

Suzie Punchard Australia

Prospero Productions is one of Australia's leading independent documentary production companies. We have made quality, multi-award winning documentaries and documentary series for nearly 20 years. The Prospero signature is strong narrative-driven documentaries that appeal to a wide range of viewers.

For appointments during AIDC please email: suziepunchard@prospero.com.au

Website:
www.prospero.com.au
Suzie Punchard
Prospero Productions
Marketing & Development Coordinator 
Profession
Other Professions
Bio

Marketing & Development Coordinator at Prospero Productions.

Ed Punchard Australia

Prospero Productions is one of Australia's leading independent documentary production companies. We have made quality, multi-award winning documentaries and documentary series for nearly 20 years. The Prospero signature is strong narrative-driven documentaries that appeal to a wide range of viewers.

For appointments during AIDC please email: suziepunchard@prospero.com.au

Website:
www.prospero.com.au
Ed Punchard
Prospero Productions
Managing Director 
Profession
Producer
Bio

Ed Punchard is a Managing Director of Prospero Productions. He has produced many internationally award-winning documentaries. In 1988 Ed survived the world's worst ever offshore oil rig disaster on board the Piper Alpha in the North Sea, when it exploded with the loss of 167 lives. This incident ended Ed«'s eight year career offshore and began his role as a documentary film-maker. He advised in the making of programmes for World in Action ITV, First Tuesday ITV, Yorkshire Television and BBC Panorama.

For appointments during AIDC please email: suziepunchard@prospero.com.au