Miranda Dear is an Australian film producer, who worked with Darren Dale at Blackfella Films for ten years. She is especially known for many acclaimed TV series, including Redfern Now and Total Control.
Early life
editCareer
editMiranda Dear started her film career in the UK at public broadcaster Channel 4, initially in music and arts, then becoming a senior film buyer in the acquisitions unit.[2] She then became production and acquisition consultant for Film Four[3][4][5] in Australia[6] around 1996. Film Four had partnered with Showtime Australia in its first foreign co-financing venture, and during this time the collaboration produced John Polson's Siam Sunset and Mark Lamprell's My Mother Frank.[7]
Dear left Film Four in July 2000,[7] to became commissioning editor of drama at SBS independent (the production arm of public broadcaster SBS) in Sydney, Australia,[3][5][4] after which Film Four closed its Australian office.[7] During her time at SBSi, it became an important brand, notable for series such as The Circuit and RAN.[5] She commissioned feature drama films such as Look Both Ways, Ten Canoes, and The Tracker, as well as Indigenous drama by Warwick Thornton, Beck Cole, and Wayne Blair.[2]
In 2005, Dear joined ABC Television as executive producer of drama.[2] She was appointed acting head of drama after Scott Meek left, and appointed to the role of ABC head of drama in March 2007.[5] In this role she executive produced many successful drama and comedy series, including Rake and The Librarians. She also commissioned feature films, including Samson & Delilah and Bran Nue Dae, and series such as The Slap and The Straits, among others.[2]
In 2010, she joined Blackfella Films as a producer and head of drama, where she stayed until 2020.[8] There she co-produced many films and series with Darren Dale.[9] In 2019 she was co-creator, with Rachel Griffiths and Darren Dale, of Total Control, and co-produced series 1.[10][11]
Other activities
editDear was one of three judges at the 2006 My Queer Career short film festival.[3]
In 2017, she was on the jury at the Adelaide Film Festival.[12]
Notable and awarded works
edit- Mabo (2012)[2]
- Redfern Now s1 (2012): 2013 Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama [2]
- Redfern Now s2 (2013): 2014 Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Drama and 2014 AACTA Award for Most Outstanding Television Drama[2]
References
edit- ^ "Black Bitch". TIFF. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Redfern Now: The telemovie" (PDF). 2015.
- ^ a b c "My Queer Career 2006". Queer Screen. 2006. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b George, Sandy (10 May 2000). "Dear moves to SBS from Film Four Australia". Screen. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d Idato, Michael (12 March 2007). "Drama queen". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "New Head of Drama Named for ABC TV in Australia". World Screen. 12 March 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Woods, Mark; Dawtrey, Adam (19 July 2000). "FilmFour closes office in Oz after Dear ankles". Variety. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "About". Blackfella Films. Archived from the original on 23 May 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Speakers ⇽ Regional to Global Screen Forum 2022". Glue Up. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Griffiths, Rachel (11 September 2021). "Lights, Camera, Activism with Rachel Griffiths AM". Griffith News (Interview). Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Total Control (TV Series 2019–2024)". IMDb. 21 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ Kornits, Dov (13 October 2017). "I Am Not a Witch and Taste of Cement Lauded at Adelaide Film Festival". FilmInk. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
