The team behind
the stories.

George Vasiliadis is one of Australia's most accomplished and internationally experienced producers, with more than 1,200 production credits spanning a career of over 28 years. His extensive body of work includes Feature Films, Television Series, Telemovies, Reality Television, Commercials, Music Videos, Short Films, and Stills Campaigns. Having established and delivered productions across Australia, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, India, Singapore, and the United States, George has built a reputation for successfully managing complex productions in diverse international markets. His global perspective, combined with a practical, solutions-driven approach, has made him a trusted collaborator across the screen industry. With more than 40 years of combined experience in production, project management, and consultancy, George brings exceptional strategic capability and an extensive international network to every project. His expertise encompasses international production logistics, government and incentive navigation, visa and immigration protocols, regulatory compliance, strategic government collaboration, and the legal and operational requirements of large-scale domestic and international productions. George's international credits include major Bollywood box-office successes such as *Heyy Babyy*, starring Akshay Kumar, and *Shankardada Zindabad*, featuring Chiranjeevi. His work has also included productions with global music and entertainment figures, including Chinese singer, rapper, actor, and K-Pop star Lay Zhang, as well as commercial campaigns directed by renowned Korean filmmaker Park Kwang Hyun. Throughout his career, George has successfully orchestrated and delivered productions across multiple continents, navigating the unique cultural, logistical, and regulatory challenges of each territory. His strategic insight, diplomatic leadership style, and hands-on approach have earned him a reputation as a highly effective producer capable of bringing ambitious projects to life. Most recently, George produced the Singapore-based world-first short film *Disruption*, created with a cast and crew of differently abled filmmakers and performers. Developed in partnership with SG Enable and Nanyang Technological University, *Disruption* champions disability inclusion within the screen industry while delivering a compelling drama-thriller exploring themes of disability, faith, deception, and the unbreakable bond of sisterhood. The film is scheduled for release in Singapore in August 2026. George continues to develop and produce feature films, television series, and innovative international screen projects, leveraging his global expertise to connect creative vision with successful execution. This version reads more like an executive producer profile suitable for investor decks, film websites, production company profiles, government funding applications, and festival materials. It elevates the language while remaining credible and industry-focused.

Sylvia is a Producer, Production Executive, and Production Manager with broad experience in Television and Feature Film production. She has worked in various roles across multiple genres with notable and notorious creatives. Projects include Sweet Bird of Youth (Elizabeth Taylor and Mark Harmon,) as well as the pilot and six seasons of 1st and Ten (Delta Burke and O.J. Simpson). During the initial season prep for 1st and Ten, Sylvia pioneered, and, with the Screen Actors Guild, defined the contractual rules for shooting a season of episodic television by location; feature film style. A system that is commonplace today. Sylvia sees solutions where others see only obstacles. The result is consistent delivery of quality productions within the allotted schedule and budget constraints. Ask about the day her set for FIre in the Dark (Olympia Dukakis, Lindsey Wagner, and Jean Stapleton) was at the epicenter of the Sierra Madre Earthquake. Exceptional team building is her superpower. Years in theatre taught Sylvia the value of ensemble. This philosophy played a significant role in her advancement and success. It can be seen in crew retention and return, visible not only on the set, in the well-oiled functionality of the unit, but also off the set. The Aviator (Christopher Reeves and Rosanna Arquette) was shot in the former Yugoslavia, Sylvia arranged for the homesick cast and crew to use the hotel kitchen on Thanksgiving to produce a traditional feast by cooking together.

Gabrielle is a producer, line producer and production supervisor who has delivered or supervised over 250 hours of scripted and unscripted content. She has worked on US feature films shooting in Queensland and in screen funding agencies, a national broadcaster and various production companies across all areas of film and television - development, financing, production and business affairs. Her previous roles include Production Supervisor for Lifestyle, Food and Entertainment programs at SBS Australia and the Production Business Supervisor at Beyond Productions for scripted and non-scripted productions including the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series, Beat Bugs. She was the Supervising Producer based in Los Angeles for the 3D Netflix children’s animation series, Motown Magic, and Supervising Producer for the Esports broadcast for Gfinity Australia.

With her extensive and diverse repertoire of mainstream and art house cinema, Swapna David has been a leading Executive Producer of feature films and documentaries both in India and the UK. Swapna’s filmography of over 20 films includes top-grosser Bollywood mega-starrers such as Ra One starring Shahrukh Khan, Housefull 1 & Housefull 2 starring Akshay Kumat, as well as Canadian art house features What’s Cooking Stella? and Heaven on Earth directed by Deepa Mehta. As Founder-Director of Hobo Pictures Ltd, UK, Swapna turned producer with the Telugu language blockbuster One... Nenokkadine starring South Indian legend Mahesh Babu and directed by Sukumar of Pushpa fame. Hobo Pictures was also a producer on David starring Vikram, Lara Dutta and others, aimed at global Indian audiences. In 2012, she was joined by Jeremy Zimmermann. Together they are currently developing Kira the powerful, historical feature set in Poland and British India. Swapna and Hobo Pictures are also developing the British feature The Bridge of The Wind, adapted from the novel Daughters of Char Chinar by Almas Hussain. Recently Swapna set up Hobo Pictures Asia in Singapore, and is currently developing content for the Asia-Pacific region with producing partners in Australia. Swapna has also been focussing on IP development and creation with Hobo Interactive Ltd., that she cofounded in the UK with her brother and VFX director Nirmal David. Their first game Bot Rods which is the first vertical from their premier IP Bot Rods, has already won acclaim and worldwide attention with a Gold medal at the Big Indie Pitch 2020, while still in development. Bot Rods has also been showcased at the ID@Xbox Pre-Pax Open House at the Microsoft Campus in Redmond, and is slated for release for the end of 2027.

Botsford's work runs the gamut from novels to the screen including official MGM novels and short stories for Stargate SG-1, the fan-favorite Star Trek: Next Generation episode, “Rascals,” and the award-winning science fiction web series Epilogue, which she created and served as showrunner. Her recent short story, "Perceptions" (included in the Stargate anthology, “Far Horizons") received a Scribe Award nomination from the International Association of Media Tie-in Writers. Botsford served as showrunner on the cult favorite animated series, Spiral Zone. Prior to picking up the pen, Botsford was a producer and Visual FX supervisor for various TV/Film projects such Dusk 'til Dawn, Tank Girl, Nightmare on Elm Street VI, Harts of the West, Terminator 2. She’s produced over 1,000+ hours of animation including fan favorites Inspector Gadget, M*A*S*K, and Heathcliff for D*I*C Enterprises, then moving onto The Kushner-Locke company where she served as VP, Family Programming, overseeing both animated and live action projects. As a professor and workshop leader, she's mentored many a screenwriting student on the finer points of storytelling. Botsford's pursuit of great stories has taken her across the globe from Japan to Africa to Antarctica. If she could save up the $250,000, a seat on board Virgin Galactic would be next.

With a rich history spanning over two decades in the global VFX, animation, and gaming industry, Nirmal stands as a pivotal figure. His journey with animation commenced at the tender age of 11, leading to credits on notable films like the VFX Academy Award-Winning Golden Compass, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, and the action-packed Star Wars: The Clone Wars. His versatility shines through in both realistic creature animation, as seen in these films, and the more whimsical style of Alvin and the Chipmunks: 1 & 2. During his 7-year tenure as the animation lead at the Academy Award-winning Rhythm and Hues Studios, Nirmal played a crucial role in guiding teams across various feature films, shorts, and commercials. His impact was felt not just aesthetically and technically but also as a mentor to budding animators. In 2011, he expanded his horizons, relocating to Singapore to contribute to the award-winning Star Wars: The Clone Wars series with LucasFilm Animation. The journey continued to Jakarta, where Nirmal took on the role of animation supervisor for a feature film project with EpicsFx Studios. Fuelled by an intense passion for storytelling and a vision to create original intellectual properties, Nirmal returned to India. Here, he founded Hobo Interactive, a venture dedicated to producing high-quality animated content, games, and VR experiences. Currently, Nirmal is deeply immersed in the development of "Bot Rods, an eagerly anticipated and award-winning game and TV series. Additionally, he serves as the animation director at The Cirqus Studios, contributing his wealth of experience to the dynamic world of animation.

Deb brings a wealth of experience to the table, having spent more than a decade as a Producer at Clemenger before transitioning to freelance opportunities. With over 25 years in the industry, she has successfully overseen productions in Queensland, across Australia, and internationally. Deb's hands-on and approachable management style has enabled her to build a dependable team that consistently delivers productions on time and within budget. Notably, she is the preferred Australian fixer for the US Government's White House Media Department, having served as the line producer for Fox News and CBN teams covering international meetings with high-profile figures.

Ian is an award-winning writer and director whose short films have screened internationally and received multiple directing honours. His recent work includes Ashes & Sighs (2025), selected as a finalist in all three of its initial festival screenings; Temple Crimes (2023), recipient of 21 international festival awards; the science documentary Biofilm (2023); and Project Rêve (2022), also awarded 21 festival prizes. Earlier directing credits include The Perimeter (2017), Interference (2016, four awards), Wee Jimmy (2001, SBS – Director’s Commendation at the San Francisco International Film Festival), and The Raptor Detail (2000). His debut feature, Crushed (2008), which he wrote, directed and produced, screened theatrically at Cinema Nova. His graduating film Cut (1999) screened at the Cork International Film Festival and won Gold at the Australian Cinematographers Society Awards. Ian is currently developing new feature projects in Australia and Asia, with writing support from Film Victoria and Screen Australia. He has completed directing traineeships supported by Film Victoria and the AFC on long-running Australian television series including Neighbours, Blue Heelers, and Horace and Tina, subsequently directing episodes across broadcast television. In addition to filmmaking, Ian has written three novels and serves as an Associate Professor at a leading Singapore university, teaching filmmaking, television directing, transmedia storytelling and public speaking. He has also appeared as an actor in productions including Underbelly, City Homicide, Martial Law, Guinevere Jones, Heartbreak High and Temple Crimes (2023).

Marco Sinigaglia is a director, action director, 2nd Unit director, stunt action designer/stuntvis videographer. He was born in Italy, raised in Australia. He has study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute and has a degree in Film and Television from Griffith Film School, Griffith University and has been in the industry for over 20 years working on numerous international and local productions such as Mystery Road, Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, Water Diviner, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man Tell No Tales, Thor: Ragnarok, Pacific Rim Uprising, Aquaman, Love and Monsters, Peter Rabbit 2, Shang-Chi, Nautilus, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Anyone But You and Amazon’s Rings of Power S1. As a director, Marco has written and directed numerous award-winning projects such as the short films Bloody Footy, Sunny, Clown Around and The Misadventures of Lefty Deadeye, and the feature documentary for SBS Shintaro! The Samurai Sensation That Swept a Nation. Marco is now building towards a career as a director and action/2nd unit director for film and television. He has numerous feature films and drama series projects in development as a writer/director and is attached as an action director on numerous upcoming projects.

Matthew Lathrom is a writer, visual effects producer, and designer whose collaborations include HBO, Netflix, Apple, Google, and Disney. His career has spanned a range of fields from web design and development to screenwriting and visual effects. Matt was a writer and producer on the award-winning web series Epilogue, which earned a College Emmy in 2013. As a VFX producer, he led high-profile projects such as AMC's Brockmire, Shermans Showcase, Netflix's The Starling, and the HBO series South Side. He’s produced effects for acclaimed artists such as Miley Cyrus, The Arctic Monkeys, Kings of Leon, and Metallica. As an art director, he co-led graphics and visual effects for Apple's WWDC events in 2022 and 2023, helping to unveil the Apple Vision Pro to the world. As a lead designer and frontend developer, Matt helped launch the new OReillyAuto.com. Later he founded and currently operates ScriptSlug.com, the most popular screenwriting resource on the web, and plans to use this platform to promote his projects and produce original content for millions of yearly visitors.

Chun Hyon Lee writes weird and fantastic stories that have appeared in established publications like New Myths (Oath of the Oni Brothers), Fall Into Fantasy (The Novice Inquisimancer), Sails and Sorcery: Tails of Nautical Fantasy (Stillworld), Like Sunshine After Rain (Regret, Safely Enclosed, and A Different Way to Fight), Hazard Yet Forward (Crenshaw), Jersey Devil Press (Bubbling Over), The Late Late Show (A Contained Inferno), and many others, which can be found on his author page. He is also the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Angry Gable Press, Editor-in-Chief of Gatorbites, former Co-editor of the Southwestern Review and a member of the Horror Writers Association and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He is also a recovering journalist of the Penobscot Times. His Master's thesis is titled Angel’s Reflection and his PhD dissertation is Stillworld: a novel.

Chef and writer Ari Botsford offers experience in both media savvy and culinary arts. Raised on an Ozarks farm, she became a New York food pioneer by helping launch restaurants like Dig Inn, 61 Local, and Bond & Taylor. Her cooking interweaves Southern heritage ingredients with global spices and flavors from the Middle East. Ari has grown rare heirloom vegetables for a 4-star hotel rooftop and developed gut-healthy recipes for the Dig Inn restaurant chain. She’s also personally cooked pasture-raised meats from Fleisher’s for renowned authors and champion athletes during her stint as a private chef. Formally trained at the Institute of Culinary Education after studies in Sociology and Media, Ari is now a garden-to-table creative consultant. Her writing and recipes spotlight the seasons’ freshest produce paired with vibrant global flavors. With chops as both a refined chef and engaging storyteller, she connects people to food's origins and future possibilities.

David is an industry veteran of 35+ years. He graduated from Massachusetts College of Art as a Photography Major. This paved the way into range of positions in the local Boston Broadcast Commercial Production; working his way up into roles as a Prod. Coordinator, Location Scout/Manager, and 2nd Assistant Director. He later moved into movies and TV, as a Location Manager. Eventually he settled into a career as a 1st Assistant Director, with most of his career in TVC’s. He moved to Los Angeles in 1994 continuing in the field. He became a member of the Directors Guild of America, (DGA) in 2000 and is still an active member. Whilst in LA his workload became heavily involved in Automotive advertising and it quickly became a favourite genre to work in. This lead to a side career in Precision and Stunt Driving, eventually becoming a Screen Actors Guild member (2006- still active). David also directed a number of short films, ( Mothers Dance in 2004, High Traffic in 2005) during his nearly 20 year run in California. He migrated to Australia in 2013, with his Australian wife, and merged quickly into the SE Queensland TVC workforce. He continued to 1st AD, but also began dabbling in Directing, & Producing as well. He has since written a number of screenplays with his writing partner and also has started a career as a Voice Over Artist (US and AUS). David continues to be active in all of these mediums.

Rick, originally from Canada, is a seasoned professional in the film and television industry. He earned his Bachelor of Applied Arts from Ryerson University in Toronto and embarked on his career as a floor manager in television. Transitioning into the world of film, Rick completed the Directors Guild of Canada's Assistant Director's Training Course. With a career spanning Canada, the UK, the Middle East, Australia, and Asia, Rick has excelled as a 1st Assistant Director since 1998. His expertise lies in creative scheduling and planning strategies, characterized by innovative thinking and a unique approach. As a thoughtful communicator, he holds dual citizenship in Australia and Canada and is a certified Senior First Aider.

ith over 30 years of film industry experience, Kathryn has specialized in location scouting and management on feature films, television series, TV commercials and producing for reality television. Her credits include Swinging Safari, Nautilus, Apples Never Fall, At Last, and The Amazing Race Australia. Kathryn provided freelance location services to Screen Queensland over several years prior to stepping inside the state screen agency between 2019 - 2022 to manage the locations portfolio. She successfully showcased Queensland’s diverse topography, architecture, towns and cityscapes through marketing campaigns, location presentations, co-hosted inbound scouts and familiarization tours to inspire Producers and to attract productions to Queensland. Drawing upon her extensive experience, Kathryn can visualize the universe depicted within the script and provide real world options as a canvas and framework to support the world building of amazing storytelling. Blending the creative with the practical, Kathryn will manage the delicate balance required when juggling location filming whether it be in downtown cities, deserts, beaches, or rain forests. She has collaborated with local and international production companies and studios, such as Disney+, Netflix, Warner Bros and See Pictures.