Aquarius Films is an independent Australian film and TV production company based in Sydney, founded in 2008 by producers Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford. TV credits include Love Me, The Unusual Suspects, The Other Guy and Savage River Film credits include Academy Award and Golden Globe nominated Lion[1] starring Dev Patel and Nicole Kidman, produced by Aquarius in association with See-Saw Films and the psychological thriller Berlin Syndrome starring Teresa Palmer and Directed by Cate Shortland which premiered at Sundance Film Festival, Dirt Music, directed by Gregor Jordan and starring Garrett Hedlund, Kelly Macdonald and David Wenham and Wish You Were Here, starring Joel Edgerton and Teresa Palmer, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival and won two Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards, including Best Screenplay, and five Film Critics Circle Awards, including Best Film.[2]
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Entertainment |
| Founded | December 2, 2008 |
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| Headquarters | Sydney, Australia |
Number of locations | 1 (2008) |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Website | aquariusfilms |
Romantic drama series Love Me starring Hugo Weaving,[3] by Aquarius for Warner Bros. Australia and Foxtel's BINGE, premiered in the USA on Hulu in April 2021, and premiered on BINGE in December 2021. Mini-series The Unusual Suspects starring Miranda Otto and Aina Dumlao is streaming on Hulu and premiered on SBS in June 2021 and their 10 x 30’ YA series for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Born To Spy, premiered in December 2021. Additional television credits include The Other Guy[4] Seasons 1 & 2, a 6 x 30’ comedy-drama, for Stan and Hulu starring Matt Okine, Valene Kane and Harriet Dyer and The Unlisted,[5] a 15 x 30’ YA sci-fi thriller for Netflix and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Aquarius Film's most recent production Savage River,[6] a 6 x 1’ crime drama series directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse and starring Katherine Langford premiered on 4 September 2022 for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.[7]
Aquarius Films received the 2018 NSW Creative Laureate and the 2018 SPA Screen Business Export of the Year Award. In 2022 Aquarius was nominated for two SPA awards; Screen Business Export of the Year and Telemovie or Mini-series Production of the Year for their production The Unusual Suspects.[8]
Productions
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| 2012 | Wish You Were Here (2012 film) | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Kieran Darcy-Smith & Felicity Price |
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| 2016 | Lion[9] | Garth Davis | Luke Davies |
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| 2017 | Berlin Syndrome[10] | Cate Shortland | Cate Shortland |
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| 2019 | Dirt Music | Gregor Jordan | Jack Thorne |
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Television
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| 2019 | The Unlisted[11]
15 x 30' |
Justine Flynn, Lucy Gaffy, Rhys Graham, Rebecca O’Brien, Neil Sharma, Nicholas Verso | Jane Allen, Tristram Baumber, Nicholas Brown, Rhys Graham, Mithila Gupta, Chris Kunz, Timothy Lee, Alice McCredie-Dando, Natasha Somasundaram, Greg Water. |
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| 2017- 2019 | The Other Guy[17]
12 x 30' Seasons 1 & 2 |
Kacie Anning, Gracie Otto | Kacie Anning, Tristram Baumber, Becky Lucas, Matt Okine |
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| 2021 | Born to Spy[18]
10 x 30' |
Created by Justine Flynn, written by Tiffany Zehnal, Tristram Baumber, Michelle Lim Davidson, Melissa Lee Speyer, Undi Lee, David D.S. Park, Sophia Chung, Alice McCredie-Dando, Hyun Lee, Justine Flynn |
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| 2021 | The Unusual Suspects[19]
4 x 60' |
Roger Monk, Vonne Patiag, Jessica Redenback | Natalie Bailey, Melvin J Montalban |
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| 2021 | Love Me[20]
6 x 45' |
Based on Swedish Series Alska Mig Created by Josaphine Bornebusch
Blake Ayshford, Alison Bell, Leon Ford, Adele Vuko |
Emma Freeman |
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| 2022 | Savage River[21]
6 x 60' |
Giula Sandler, Franz Docherty,Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford, Belinda Bradley, | Jocelyn Moorhouse |
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References
edit- ^ "Lion Sweeps Australia's Academy Awards - Twelve Wins". Hollywood Reporter. 6 December 2017.
- ^ "AACTA Awards 2013 Overview". www.aacta.org.
- ^ "Hugo Weaving fronts Binge Drama Love Me". If.com. 16 August 2021.
- ^ "The Screen Guide - The Other Guy Series". Screen Australia.
- ^ "The Unlisted TV Adaption wins International Youth Jury Prize". Lora Fountain Agency. 15 June 2020.
- ^ "More Than a Murder Mystery, Savage River". The Conversation. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "First Look - ABC Confirms Premiere date for Gripping Drama Savage River". TV Blackbox.
- ^ "Buckle up for 'The Unusual Suspects', an exciting heist series from the makers of 'Lion'". SBS.com.au.
- ^ "Lion Nominations and Awards". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Berlin Syndrome - Metascore". Metacritic.
- ^ "The Screen Guide - The Unlisted". Screen Australia.
- ^ "Prix Jeunesse International 202 Prize Winners Announced". Prix Jeunesse. 11 June 2020.
- ^ "Bluey First Day, The Unlisted, Play School win Kidscreen Awards". TV Tonight. 10 February 2021.
- ^ "ASSG Awards 2020 Winners". ASSG.org.
- ^ "AACTA Awards Winners and Nominees 2019". AACTA.org.
- ^ "Nominees 2020 ADG Awards Announced". Filmink.com.au. 14 July 2020.
- ^ "Matt Okine's Stan Original Series Other Guy Renewed for Second Season". Filmink.com.au. 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Born to Spy (2021) - The Screen Guide - Screen Australia". www.screenaustralia.gov.au.
- ^ "Airdate - The Unusual Suspects". TV Tonight. 29 April 2021.
- ^ "From Heartbreak Hotel to Heartbreak High: All of the 2022 AACTA winners". Harper's Bazaar. 7 December 2022.
- ^ "AACTA Industry Awards Winners". Variety. 5 December 2022.
- ^ "Logie Awards 2023: Full List of Nominees Revealed". 19 June 2023.
- ^ "SPA Awards". IF.com. 5 May 2023.
- ^ "AACTA Industry Awards Best Original Score TV". Youtube AACTA. 11 December 2022.
- ^ "C21 Drama Awards - Finalists announced". c21.