Our Clients

We are associated as legal advisers with many of Australia's most successful and well known films, documentaries, actors, producers and directors, composers and performers.

To see some samples from the vast array of projects we have represented and clients for whom we are proud to have provided legal services, please see our trailer and poster page

Particular films and industry persons with which we are and have been associated with professionally include:

Film and Television

Acting as Solicitors for the Producers of:

Australia

  • Crocodile Dundee, 1986 [Rated M], Produced and Written by John Cornell and Paul Hogan
  • Sweetie, 1989 [Rated M], Producer John Maynard, Arenafilm Pty Limited
  • Strictly Ballroom, 1992 [Rated PG], directed by Baz Luhrmann and Children of the Revolution, written and directed by Peter Duncan 1996 [Rated MA 15+], both Produced by Tristram Miall.
  • Dingo, 1991 [Rated PG] and Bad Boy Bubby, 1994 [Rated R], both directed by Rolf de Heer and both Produced by Giorgio Draskovic
  • Idiot Box, 1996 [Rated MA 15+], Written and Directed by David Caesar, Castanet Club, 1990 [Rated PG], Directed by Neil Armfield all Produced by Glenys Rowe
  • The Interview, 1998 which won AFI Best Film, Produced by Bill Hughes
  • 50 Years of Silence, 1994, Produced by Ned Lander
  • Eternity, 1994, Written and Directed by Lawrence Johnston and Produced by Susan Mckinnon
  • Praise, 1998 [Rated R], Directed by John Curran, Written by Andrew McGahan, Produced by Martha Coleman
  • Looking for Alibrandi, 2000 [Rated M], Directed by Kate Woods, Written by Melina Marchetta, Produced by Robyn Kershaw, Executive Producer and Production Development by Tristram Miall
  • Three Dollars, 2005 [Rated M], Directed by Robert Connolly, Written by Elliot Perlman
    The Boys, 1998 [Rated MA 15+], Directed by Rowan Woods, Written by Graham Gordon and Stephen Sewell
    The Bank, 2001 [Rated M], Directed and Written by Robert Connolly.
    Monkey's Mask [Rated R]
    The Navigator [Rated PG]
    Robert Connolly and John Maynard, Arenafilm Pty Limited
  • Oyster Farmer, 2005, [Rated MA 15+] Directed and Written by Anna Reeves, Heroes' Mountain - The Thredbo Story, 2001, Written by John Misto, Directed by Peter Andrikidis 2001 AFI Telemovie of the Year 2005 Jessica, 2003, Directed by Peter Andrikidis, Written by Peter Yeldham, Logie Winner for Best Film, Producer Anthony Buckley
  • Hell Bento, Sexing the Label, Helen's War by Anna Broinwoski, HELEN'S WAR - portrait of a dissident (SBS/ZDF/CBC/FFC) won the 2004 Australian Film Institute award for Best Director in a documentary and Best Documentary (Dendy Awards) at the Sydney Film Festival, received an Honourable Mention at the US Chris Awards, and showed in Hors de Concours in Banff. It was nominated for an AFI for best Documentary, an Independent Film award for Best short Documentary, an Australian Film Critics' Circle award and a 2004 Canadian Gemini award.

International

  • Last Orders, 2001, [Rated M] Directed by Fred Schepisi Based on the novel by Graham Swift script by Fred Schepisi and Graham Swift, UK/Germany Co-Produced by MBP-Medien Germany.
  • Taking Sides, 2001,[Rated M] Directed by István Szabó based on the play by Ronald Harwood, Ronald Harwood screenplay, Fr/UK/Ger/Austria Co-Produced by MBP-Medien Germany.
  • Mee Shee: The Water Giant, 2005, (Not Yet Classified) Directed by John Henderson, screenplay Barry Authors UK/Canada/Ger, Co-Produced by MBP-Medien Germany.

Representing Distributors:

  • Accent Film Entertainment Pty Limited distributors of 9 Songs, 2004, [Rated R] Directed and Written by Michael Winterbottom
    Irreversible, 2002 [Rated R] Written and Directed by Gaspar Noe.
    Successfully defending these films from being X Rated and banned respectively as well as being Accent's specialist advisers for its distribution business.
    Accent Film has kindly lent us a sample of some of the trailers from their catalogue:
    Cremaster Cycle 1995(#4) 1996(#1) 1997(#5) 1999(#2) 2002(#3),[Rated R], Written and Directed by Matthew Barney
    Fallen Angel [Rated MA 15+]
    Ozon [Rated R]
    Tasty Bust [Rated MA 15+]
  • Arclight Films Pty Limited distributors of Hating Alison Ashley
  • Hopscotch Films distributors of Mysterious Skin, successfully defended from a Classification Review Application
  • Potential Films, distributors of Anatomie De L'Enfer by Catherine Breillat, acting pro bono, successfully defended Classification Review Application

New Media, Design and Technology

  • Protein Design an Award Winning Multidisciplinary Media, Design and Production company. They produce creative work for Brand Creation/Management, Print, Web, Interactive and Film.
    Protein Logo
  • Eskimo Design
  • VNS Matrix
  • Linda Dement
  • Bill Seaman
  • Kathryn Crawford K-Grid
 

Music

Personnel

  • Baz Luhrmann
  • Russell Crowe
  • Mel Gibson
  • Peter Best
  • Wim Wenders
  • Phillip Noyce
  • Jack Thompson
  • Anatole Daumann
  • Dr Timothy Flannery
  • Anthony Buckley AM
  • Rachel Perkins
  • Anna Broinowski
  • Ruth Cullen
  • Malcolm Douglas
  • Tom Zubrycki
  • Peter Duncan
  • Jeremy Sims
  • Glenys Rowe
  • Ned lander
  • Tristram Miall
  • New Holland Pictures Pty Limited (A dynamic new Dutch Australian Film and television Joint Venture Company)
  • Rainer Mockert and Brooks Riley MBP-Medien, Germany

Institutions

We have advised the following organisations on an ad hoc basis. (We do not unless expressly indicated purport to be retained on any permanent basis.)

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