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ROB INNES

PRODUCER / WRITER / DIRECTOR - AU

After spending six years in talent management at a top-level agency, Rob decided to pursue his creative interests and move into production. He is an ambitious producer and creator, and his combination of skills gives him a well-rounded approach to developing and producing projects.

Rob has just completed Housemates, an ABC iview original series that he produced and directed. This was a concept he developed with his creative team and pitched directly to ABC. Currently he is working with Princess Pictures as a story producer on a brand new documentary series to be broadcast in 2017. He is also finishing a web series on busking in Melbourne, and a short documentary film about a group of volunteers in the Laos capital city Vientiane. Previously he was a producer on Harley-Davidson TV, a branded lifestyle and travel series on 7Mate and 4ME (56x episodes). This series saw him producing stories in Vietnam and across Australia, including a trip on the back of a motorbike from Broome to Brisbane, which he also shot.

Rob has produced, written and directed short films that have screened and won awards at festivals around the world. His most recent short film First Date screened at Byron Bay International Film Festival, Internationale Kurzfilmwoche Regensburg and Shorts at Midnight both in Germany, and won third prize at the Lorne Film Festival. Other short films include For Evie, Courage, and One Moment. He has also placed in several international competitions for commercial spots including second place in MOFILM Coke Zero and as a finalist in the Genero.tv Qantas competition.

Rob has a strong interest in telling great stories, and his passion and energy has him continuing to develop new ideas and projects, both as a freelancer and also with his creative company Mashup Pictures.

 

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