Matchbox Pictures
- Tony Ayres
- Penny Chapman
- Helen Bowden
- Michael McMahon
- Helen Panckhurst
(managing director)
(Comcast)
Tony Ayres Productions[1]
Matchbox Pictures is a film and television production company headquartered in Sydney with production houses in Sydney, Melbourne, and Singapore.[2][3] It was formed in 2008 by Tony Ayres, Penny Chapman, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon and Helen Panckhurst. In 2011, NBCUniversal took a majority stake in Matchbox Pictures, and full ownership by January 2014.[4]
Matchbox Pictures is led by Alastair McKinnon (managing director), Matthew Vitins (COO), Debbie Lee (Director of Scripted Development), Penny Chapman (Producer), Helen Panckhurst (Head of Production), Michael McMahon (Producer), and Kate O'Connell (Finance Director).
On 16 July 2018, Matchbox Pictures and NBCUniversal backed co-founder Tony Ayres' new company, Tony Ayres Productions.[1]
Productions
Current or upcoming productions are listed in bold text.
Film
- The Home Song Stories (2007)
- Saved (2009) (TV movie)
- Lou (2010)
- The Turning – Cockleshell (2013)
- Cut Snake (2014)
- Nowhere Boys: The Book of Shadows (2016)
- Ali's Wedding (2016)
Television
Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production.
Title | Network | Years | Notes |
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Anatomy | ABC TV | 2008–2013 | |
Darwin's Lost Paradise | — | 2009 | Documentary |
Saved | — | Tele-movie | |
My Place | ABC Me | 2009–2011 | |
Miss South Sudan Australia | ABC TV | 2010 | |
Leaky Boat | 2011 | ||
Sex: An Unnatural History | SBS | ||
The Slap | ABC TV | ||
The Straits | 2012 | ||
Underground: The Julian Assange Story | Network Ten | Tele-movie | |
Next Stop Hollywood | ABC TV | 2013 | |
Camp | NBC | co-production with BermanBraun, Selfish Mermaid and Universal Television | |
Formal Wars | Seven Network | ||
Zuzu & the Supernuffs | KidsCo | ||
Nowhere Boys | ABC Me | 2013–2018 | |
Young, Lazy and Driving Us Crazy | Seven Network | 2014 | |
Old School | ABC TV | 2014 | |
Devil's Playground | Showcase | 2014 | |
The Real Housewives of Melbourne | Fox Arena | 2014–present | |
The Slap US | NBC | 2015 | co-production with Universal Television, P+M Image Nation and Scratchpad Productions |
Room 101 | SBS | ||
Maximum Choppage | ABC TV Plus | ||
Deadline Gallipoli | Fox Showcase | Limited series. Co-production with Full Clip Productions | |
Glitch | ABC TV | 2015–2019 | Second season co-production with Netflix[5] |
The Family Law | SBS | 2016–2019 | |
Wanted | Seven Network | 2016–2018 | co-production with R&R Productions |
Secret City | Fox Showcase | 2016–2019 | |
The Real Housewives of Auckland | Bravo | 2016 | |
The Real Housewives of Sydney | Arena | 2017 | |
Mustangs FC | ABC Me | 2017–present | |
Australian Spartan[6] | Seven Network | 2018–2019 | |
Safe Harbour | SBS | 2018 | |
Everyone's a Critic | ABC TV | ||
The Heights | 2019–2020 | co-production with For Pete's Sake Productions | |
Stateless | 2020 | ||
Hungry Ghosts | SBS | ||
Young Rock | NBC | 2021–2023 | co-production with World Wrestling Entertainment, Grit & Superstition, Fierce Baby Productions, Seven Bucks Productions and Universal Television |
Clickbait | Netflix | 2021 | Filming suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[7] Co-production with Tony Ayres Productions, Heyday Television and NBCUniversal International Studios |
Making It Australia | Network 10 | co-production with Eureka Productions | |
Fires | ABC TV | co-production with Tony Ayres Productions and NBCUniversal International Studios | |
La Brea | NBC | 2021–present | co-production with Bad Apple, Keshet Studios and Universal Television |
Joe vs. Carole | Peacock | 2022 | co-production with Universal Content Productions and Wondery |
Irreverent[8] | Netflix Peacock[9] | ||
Bad Behaviour | Stan | 2023 | |
Class of '07 | Amazon Prime Video | 2023–present | |
Turn Up The Volume[10] | ABC Me | 2023–present | co-production with Film Camp |
References
- ^ a b "NBCUniversal International Studios, Matchbox Pictures Back Glitch Producer Tony Ayres' New Label". The Hollywood Reporter. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ Groves, Don. "Matchbox Venture into Asia". If.com.au. If. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Groves, Don. "The Slap Producers Open Queensland Office". If.com.au. If. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (29 January 2014). "NBCUniversal Takes Full Control of Australia's Matchbox Pictures". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
- ^ Petski, Denise (14 October 2016). "'Glitch' Gets Second Season For Global Distribution On Netflix". Deadline. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ Carmody, Broede (3 August 2017). "Seven Network poised to capitalise on Nine's Australian Ninja Warrior success". Sydney Morning Herald. No. Online. Fairfax media. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ^ Knox, David (16 March 2020). "Netflix drama Clickbait halts production in Melbourne". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Irreverent to shoot at Mission Beach". TV Tonight. 15 July 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Australia-Set Crime Drama 'Irreverent' Gets Straight-To-Order At Peacock, Co-Pro With Netflix Australia". Deadline. 21 August 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Cameras roll on Turn Up The Volume for ABC Me". TV Tonight. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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