PAUL MOLONEY Producer
Paul Moloney has a long and consistent body of work behind him, spanning series television, telemovies, mini-series and feature film, as a Director and as a Producer for Playing for Keeps and Winners and Losers (Series 2, 3, 4 and 5).
Since his debut on renowned long-running series The Sullivans in 1981, Paul has worked solidly across all genres of television, from children’s programming, to high-end drama series.
Paul’s directorial credits are widespread and feature some of the most popular Australian programs ever produced, including Satisfaction, City Homicide, Halifax f.p., Dogwoman, State Coroner, Embassy, Seachange, Good Guys Bad Guys, Blue Heelers, Stingers, Snowy, Law of the Land, The Flying Doctors, Carson’s Law and The Henderson Kids.
Paul has been nominated for an AFI Award for Best TV Direction for the ABC mini-series This Man This Woman, the children’s mini-series Halfway across the Galaxy and Turn Left and the Halifax telemovie titled Cradle and All.
In 2002 Paul was nominated for an AFI Award for Best Director for the feature film Crackerjack which was the highest grossing Australian film for 2002.
MATT FORD Writer/Executive Producer
Matt Ford is a writer, producer, musician and performer. His TV writing credits include Underbelly: Vanishing Act, Hiding, Road, Informer 3838, Bloom, Satisfaction, Love Child, Stingers, Love Is A Four-Letter Word and the US sci-fi series Farscape.
He wrote the documentary feature Killing Priscilla, directed by Academy-Award winner Lizzy Gardiner and produced by Jane Scott (Shine, Mao’s Last Dancer). In 2011 he won the John Hinde Award for Science Fiction for the telemovie Panic At Rock Island.
Matt has composed and performed music for film and TV, and his songs have featured in shows as diverse as GP, The Secret Life Of Us and Underbelly. He won an ARIA Award for Song Of The Year. He remains a successful stand-up performer and touring musician.
SARA RICHARDSON Executive Producer
Now leading the scripted strategy for Endemol Shine Australia, Sara Richardson is one of Australia’s leading production creatives.
In her previous role, as Channel 10’s Network Drama Executive, Sara oversaw the development and production of the critically acclaimed thriller The Secret She Keeps and the much-celebrated drama Five Bedrooms. She also looked after My Life is Murder, Sisters, the final season of Offspring, the special event mini-series Wake In Fright, as well as the second season of The Wrong Girl, two seasons of Playing For Keeps and the perennially popular Neighbours.
Prior to joining Channel 10, Sara spent over five years at Playmaker Media working in drama development across titles including The Wrong Girl, House Husbands, Love Child, The Code and Hiding. She joined Playmaker from Essential Media and Entertainment, where she worked across Development and Business Affairs for over two years including on iconic series Rake and Jack Irish.
Most recently Sara is Executive Producing NCIS: Sydney for Endemol Shine Australia in partnership with CBSS, the first international iteration of the franchise. Sara has produced Network Seven’s eightpart series RFDS and now Season 2 which is in development. Sara has also Executive Produced BALI: 2022 which recently premiered on Stan, and Underbelly: Vanishing Act for Nine Network. In her role at Endemol Shine Australia, Sara is working across a drama slate for both domestic and international audiences with a key focus on unearthing new talent.
ANDY RYAN Head Of Drama 9Network/Executive Producer
As Head of Drama for the 9Network Australia, Andy oversees the commissioning and production of the network’s drama, comedy and children’s drama output, across Nine’s linear and digital channels.
Recent productions include Underbelly: Vanishing Act, After The Verdict, Informer 3838, Halifax: Retribution and five seasons of Australia’s most popular series, Doctor Doctor. Other commissions include Underbelly: Badness, Underbelly: Razor, Fat Tony & Co, Underbelly Files: Chopper, Love Child (Seasons 1-4), House Husbands (Seasons 1-5), Amazing Grace, SeaChange, Bad Mothers, Here Come the Habibs, the mini-series Howzat: Kerry Packer’s War, House of Hancock, House of Bond, Gallipoli and telemovies including Beaconsfield and The Great Mint Swindle.
For the Australian streaming platform STAN, Andy was Executive Producer of the landmark drama Bali: 2002, as well as STAN’s first ever Stan Originals: crime thriller Wolf Creek and comedy series No Activity .
Prior to joining Nine, Andy was a screenwriter and script producer for top rating dramas including McLeod’s Daughters, Home & Away and All Saints, as well as children’s animations Blinky Bill and Flipper & Lopaka.
GEOFF BENNETT Director
Geoff Bennett is a writer and director for many Australian television shows. Most recently, Geoff directed Underbelly: Vanishing Act for the 9Network, Home & Away for the Seven Network, MaveriX for the ABC and Bump for Australian streaming platform STAN.
For the 9Network Geoff has directed Informer 3838, Doctor Doctor, Bad Mothers, Bite Club, House Husbands, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story, Sea Patrol, Cops L.A.C., Rescue Special Ops, Underbelly and McLeod’s Daughters.
Geoff’s other directorial credits include the first ever Stan Originals series Wolf Creek, Harrow for the ABC, Secret Daughter, All Saints and Headland for the Seven Network, Wentworth and Love My Way for Foxtel and Brock, Rush and Water Rats for Network Ten.
Geoff’s directorial film credits include Hating Alison Ashley and telemovie The Great Mint Swindle
for the 9Network.