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We are all very saddened to share the news that Neville Perry, who starred in Aussie Gold Hunters, died last Monday of complications from his ongoing battle with cancer. Neville was a lovable fan favourite of the series and also a treasured member of the wider Electric Pictures and Warner Bros. Discovery families. In accordance with Nev’s wishes, we prepared a video with him, that we would like to share now. Our condolences and love go out to Neville's family, friends and fans. xx
Bring on the Gold - Season 10 😃
Warner Bros. Discovery UK, Ireland and ANZ has ordered a tenth instalment of Electric Pictures’ hit series Aussie Gold Hunters. The commission comes ahead of season 8 launching in Australia on Foxtel and Fetch February 22. Season 9 is currently in post-production, while production on the latest se...
Here is more good and great news! We finally have an air date for AUSSIE GOLD HUNTERS SEASON 8 in Australia!!!! Yasss, so impatiently waiting for this. Start Date is 22 February 2024 @ 7.30pm EST Discovery Channel on Foxtel and Fetch.
Here is our joy for Aussie Gold Hunters Season 10 which is in the pipeline, yeehaha! It's recently been ordered by Warner Bros. Discovery, which makes us all very happy, especially as casting for Season 10 is underway at the Gold Portal: https://goldhuntercasting.com
Our Aussie Gold Hunters' series producer, Jason Giberti, talking AGH Casting for AGH Season 10 on 96FM 🏋
For a pretty niche show, Aussie Gold Hunters pulls in some jaw-dropping audience numbers. We’re talking 40 million people across 125 countries around the world. Not bad for a show that follows groups of gold prospectors in the Aussie outback, documenting their lows… and highs of trying to strike...
Yep, Season 10, go for it!
Producers of TV show Aussie Gold Hunters are searching for passionate goldminers and prospectors with compelling stories to share.
OFFLINE “PREDITOR”
Location: Fremantle, Western Australia
Commencement:
Position 1: start date 1/7/2024
Position 2: start date 1/7/2024
Position 3: start date 15/7/24
Estimated contract period:
Position 1: 10 weeks, July 2024 to September 2024
Position 2: 16 weeks, July 2024 to November 2024
Position 3: 8 weeks, July 2024 to September 2024
Description:
Electric Pictures is seeking a highly motivated ‘Preditor’ (Producer/Editor) with considerable proven broadcast experience in character driven, reality/factual content.
The position is to join the team of a long running returnable series screening on Discovery Networks International.
The position will work from our offices in East Fremantle.
Selection Criteria:
• Proven ability to work independently.
• Highly efficient story telling skills in this genre.
• Able to meet deadlines and manage pressure.
• High-level of editorial skills and judgment.
• Skilled at consuming and condensing a large amount of footage in a small amount of time, into entertaining and dramatic television.
• Able to craft functional narration.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Able to work collaboratively with the senior editorial and creative team.
• Overseas applicants will only be considered if they currently hold a relevant work visa.
This role is supported by our editorial team from start to finish, but due to the large amount of footage for each episode, applicants are expected to work independently for the first few weeks of the edit. Applicants must be able to fully address the selection criteria and include examples of their work.
If this sounds like you, please send a CV and covering letter including references to:
[email protected]
Closing date 15th January 2024 (only successful applicants will be contacted)
Aussie Gold Hunters hits the 10 Season mark! We are delighted Warner Brothers Discovery have commissioned another season and the gold fever will continue.
Warner Bros Discovery UK & Ireland has announced five commissions for discovery+ and linear, including three brand-new shows and two returning. Fatal Fligh
The Joys success at the recent Sydney screening. Still going strong 30 years on!
So appreciative of the wonderful write up by Marcella Marziani in today’s La Fiamma newspaper on The Joys 30th Anniversary screening in Sydney. Here's a quote:
ENGLISH TRANSLATION of REVIEW by MARCELLA MARZIANI FROM LA FIAMMA NEWSPAPERS
"This project was much more than a music documentary; it is a monument to the strength, identity and resilience of Italian immigrant women in Australia. Thirty years after its creation, the film continues to touch the hearts of viewers, offering an unforgettable experience through the beauty of music and authentic stories." Translation of article in full below.
The Joys of the Women - A Thirty Year Musical Journey
The documentary “The Joys of the Women” (Le Gioie Delle Donne) celebrated its thirtieth anniversary with a special screening, in collaboration with Co.As.It, at the Palace cinema on Norton Street, right in Sydney's "Little Italy", with a performance by Kavisha Mazzella (AM), followed by a question and answer session with the director of the film, Franco Di Chiera, and the director of the photography Simon Smith (ACS), compared by Comm. Mariangela Stagnitti (Order of the Star of Italy) of Donne Siciliane and the Italian Women's Business Network.
The film offers a touching look through the musical journey undertaken by singer/songwriter Kavisha Mazzella in rediscovering the lost songs of a generation.
The heart of the narrative is the Italian women's choir from Fremantle, a concentration of extraordinary personalities who bring to the stage the last glimmers of Italian popular music both in Italy and in Australia.
In 1993, "The Joys of the Women" was released in cinemas nationally and broadcast on ABC TV, introducing the choir to a national audience and turning it into a cultural phenomenon. The documentary includes Kavisha's touching song, "Wedding Sheets", which won her the Songwriting Prize at the West Australian Music Industry Awards (WAMIA).
The positive reviews that greeted the documentary highlighted the connections with Italian neorealism, capturing the daily lives of working-class Italian immigrants.
The film has crossed borders, screening at international film festivals and receiving nominations for Best Documentary at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards and was showing at the Festival dei Popoli in Florence.
The Fremantle Italian women's choir has become the symbol of the ‘Joys of the Women’. Invited to perform at prestigious events such as the 100 year anniversary celebration of Australian women winning the right to vote, the choir also recorded the theme song for the Fremantle Dockers football team.
Its impact goes beyond music, encompassing the celebration of the lives of immigrant women.
Director Franco Di Chiera said the inspiration came during the Gemellaggio Festival in Fremantle, when SBS commissioned him to record artists performing there. The power of the choir's songs deeply affected Di Chiera, who, being of Italian descent, felt a personal connection to the story of immigrants.
The journey with the choir began with research into Kavisha Mazzella and the choir, supported by funding from the WA Film Council and the Fremantle Film and Television Institute. The Australian Broadcasting Corporation embraced the project, starting the creation of what is now an important piece of history for Fremantle and for all of Australia.
This documentary focuses on the healing and cultural power of music, highlighting the political and feminist undertones of the choir's songs. Women, who mainly had a role as housewives and weren’t active participants in Australian society, still linked to Italian traditions which saw them mainly taking care of the house and children, found a voice through music, transforming themselves into recognized and respected figures.
The film seeks to validate the experiences of immigrant women, revealing their impact and transformative power.
Three decades later, "The Joys of the Women" continues to be an integral part of international festivals, testifying to its lasting impact. The director reflects on the effect of the documentary, which not only helped change the Australian public’s perception of immigrant women but also the attitudes of their husbands, and inspired the establishment of numerous similar choirs around Australia.
Looking to the future, Di Chiera is involved in a new project entitled "Bonegilla", a movie set in a migrant camp in the 1950s which has resonances with contemporary issues such as asylum seekers in detention.
In his work, the director underlines the importance of affecting people's emotions to create lasting changes within society, underlining the unique power of art in general, music and cinema as fundamental tools to facilitate change and social reflection.
This project was much more than a music documentary; it is a monument to the strength, identity and resilience of Italian immigrant women in Australia.
Thirty years after its creation, the film continues to touch the hearts of viewers, offering an unforgettable experience through the beauty of music and authentic stories.
US-BASED DEVELOPMENT PRODUCER
Location: Los Angeles or New York City (other US bases will be considered)
Duration: Part-time or short-term contract
Commencement: Dec 2023 / Jan 2024
Description:
Electric Pictures is an award-winning, factual production company, based in Western Australia with an office in Toronto. We produce the hit outback series Aussie Gold Hunters, now in its 9th season. We currently seek an experienced and industry-connected Development Producer, based in America, with extensive professional experience in the production and development of factual programming for major US networks and streaming services. This is offered as either a short-term contract or longer part-time position for a collaborative team player with a genuine passion for working in development. You will be working remotely from your base in the USA, with regular guidance from the team based at the Electric Pictures offices in Fremantle, Western Australia and in Toronto, Canada.
Company Website: https://electricpictures.com.au/
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
• Advanced writing skills, with the proven ability to write pitches and treatments across various genres of factual programming (proof of concept required);
• Proven success in generating and developing ideas in the factual space which have gained traction in the marketplace;
• Ability to seek out compelling stories or unprecedented access to fascinating ‘precincts’ and engaging characters;
• Strong understanding of television formats and market trends and a boundless curiosity for factual programming;
• Competency and flair using presentation tools like Canva, Midjourney, Powerpoint or similar (highly desirable);
• Ability to produce casting reels and sizzles (highly desirable);
• Proven ability to secure high-caliber on-screen talent.
• Ability to respond accurately and clearly to a brief, work effectively under pressure and to meet deadlines;
• Ability to take direction from senior members of the development team and executive producer(s)
NB: Eligible applicants MUST be able to address the criteria above and include examples of their development work. ** To further clarify, only experienced television professionals need apply please **
NB: Candidates residing outside of America will not be considered at this stage.
If this sounds like you, please send a résumé and covering letter including references to:
[email protected]
Closing date 15 January 2024
Award-Winning Screen Producers Electric Pictures is a specialist in producing quality factual programming character-driven series with global appeal Award-Winning Screen Producers Electric Pictures are specialists in producing quality factual programming character-driven series with global appeal
PRODUCER DIRECTOR
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Duration: Fulltime, open ended & Freelance
Commencement: March 2024
Description:
Electric Pictures seeks a Producer Director with extensive professional experience in the production of factual programming in the ‘tough job’ space for UK free to air and Discovery. Applicants should have experience writing and developing shoot outlines for complex stories involving dangerous work sites, challenging contributors, and harsh environments. The ability to think on your feet and manage a small team in the field to produce and film dynamic stories that appeal to a diverse audience is essential to this role.
**Only experienced television professionals with previous Producer Director credits need apply**
ESSENTIAL Selection Criteria:
• Advanced directing and camera skills.
• Experience working in harsh environments.
• Experience dealing with difficult contributors and big machinery.
• Ability to travel to various locations in and around Australia during shooting period(s).
• Proven creative success in producing factual series content to a high standard.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to relocate to Perth, Western Australia (if currently residing elsewhere)
• Overseas applicants will be considered if they are eligible for a work visa.
This position is based out of our head office in Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia. Assistance with relocation costs will be provided for successful applicants, on a case-by-case basis.
If this sounds like you, please send a CV and covering letter including references to:
[email protected]
Closing date Friday 8th December (only successful applicants will be contacted)
SERIES PRODUCER
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Duration: Full-time, open ended
Commencement: January 2024
Description:
Electric Pictures seeks a Series Producer with extensive professional experience in the production of factual programming in the ‘tough job’ space for UK free to air and Discovery. Applicants should have experience writing and developing shoot outlines for complex stories involving dangerous work sites, challenging contributors, and harsh environments. The ability to think on your feet and manage a small team in the field to produce and film dynamic stories that appeal to a diverse audience is essential to this role.
**Only experienced television professionals with previous Series Producer credits need apply**
ESSENTIAL Selection Criteria:
• Experience working in harsh environments.
• Experience dealing with difficult contributors and big machinery.
• Ability to travel to various locations in and around Australia during shooting period(s).
• Proven creative success in producing factual series content to a high standard.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet deadlines.
• Willingness to relocate to Perth, Western Australia (if currently residing elsewhere)
• Overseas applicants will be considered if they are eligible for a work visa.
This position is based out of our head office in Fremantle, Perth, Western Australia. Assistance with relocation costs will be provided for successful applicants, on a case-by-case basis.
If this sounds like you, please send a CV and covering letter including references to:
[email protected]
Closing date Friday 8th December (only successful applicants will be contacted)
ELECTRIC PICTURES SEEKING MOTIVATED CASTING PRODUCER
Location: Perth, Western Australia or could work remotely
Duration: 2 months (with possibility to extend)
Commencement: NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2023
Description:
We are seeking an experienced casting producer to find new contributors from Western Australia for our next series of Aussie Gold Hunters. This is a casual position for a strong motivated person with excellent communication skills that can work to a tight time frame. Experience in the tough jobs space is essential.
The role is based at the Electric Pictures office in Fremantle, WA or can be a remote position for the right candidate.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
• Proven success in sourcing talent and interviewing potential candidates;
• Experienced in non-scripted tv;
• Ability to respond accurately and clearly to a brief, work effectively to meet deadlines;
• Strong research, analysis and organisational skills;
• Social Media Marketing experience
NB: Eligible applicants MUST be able to address the criteria above and have proven experience in the television world. ** To further clarify, only experienced television professionals need apply please **
NB: Candidates residing outside of Australia will not be considered at this stage.
If this sounds like you, please send a CV and covering letter including references to:
[email protected]
Closing date Friday 17th November 2023
The finale for this year's 30th Anniversary screenings of our first documentary, JOYS OF THE WOMEN, is on soon in Sydney. Hope you can make it 🥰
We know everyone is impatient for AGH8 to drop in Australia and New Zealand, but we are stilling waiting for a broadcast date from Discovery. First quarter 2024 is what we have at the moment. Otherwise, the series is still going strong and Season 9 is currently well into production.
Featuring the biggest cast of gold teams ever, Aussie Gold Hunters Season 9 is well into production in the spectacular goldfields of Western Australia, Queensland, and the south-eastern state of Victoria. The series follows eight unique teams of gold miners across Australia’s wildly different regi...
On the edge of the Great Victoria Desert in Western Australia, the Mine SOS team have just six days to install a full-scale hard rock mining operation and deliver a potentially life changing payday for hard rock rookies, Nathan and Steve. Tune in to the final episode of Aussie Gold Hunters Mine SOS on Discovery Channel, Foxtel at 7.30pm AEST. 😀⚒🕺
This week we meet aspiring prospector Jarrod, and his partner Lori, in Ep 5 of Aussie Gold Hunters Mine SOS. Paul and the team put the two through a 6 day mining boot camp to find out if the young bloods have what it takes to succeed as goldminers. 🤩
In Episode 4 tonight of Aussie Gold Hunters Mine SOS we meet The Vets in the Pilbara. This trio of ex-servicemen are using their passion for amateur prospecting to help them heal from the trials of active service. Paul and his team aim to help these rookie gold hunters become self-sustaining gold miners in 6 days. 🕺
ELECTRIC PICTURES: ONLINE EDITOR CALLOUT
Electric Pictures is on the hunt for an online editor with experience finishing/mastering broadcast television to work on a 20 part factual series.
A successful applicant would fulfil the following criteria:
- Technical understanding of conform, online and mastering processes
- Familiarity with Avid Media Composer and DaVinci Resolve
- Skills in blurring/paint outs (usually completed in Avid MC, Resolve or AE)
- A keen eye and the ability to assess/QC moving images for broadcast.
- The ability to work autonomously while liaising with internal/external providers
- Strong multitasking capacity and the ability to juggle deadlines on multiple episodes
- A meticulous nature, with strong media management/file naming practices
This position will run from 19/2/24 for 9 weeks.
The editor will be required to work on site in Fremantle, Western Australia.
Remote work applications will not be considered.
Please send your resume and covering letter to [email protected]
In Ep 3 tonight of Aussie Gold Hunters Mine SOS, Paul Mackie and the SOS team take on a mining mystery, as they try to find and fix the causes of a two-year dry streak that threatens to end the prospecting dreams of rookie miners Chris and Vince. 🤩
The next screening of The Joys of the Women will be in Sydney 18 November, tics here:
In occasion of the 30th Anniversary of The Joys of the Women film, Palace Cinemas in association with CO.
ELECTRIC PICTURES: EDITOR CALL OUT
Location: Western Australia
Commencement: September - December
Description:
Electric Pictures seeks an offline editor with considerable experience in character driven factual content to join the team of a long running returnable Discovery series. Working as a ‘Producer/Editor’ the applicant must have a proven track record of editing independently, efficiently and to deadline in collaboration with our senior editorial team. The applicant must work from our offices in Fremantle, Western Australia. Must have experience editing with AVID.
If this sounds like you, please send a CV and covering letter including references to:
[email protected]
Only successful applicants will be contacted.
A wonderful 30th Anniversary celebration of the Electric Pictures' production The Joys of the Women at Luna SX over the weekend. We had sell-out sessions and lots of laughter, singing and clapping. Thankyou for making this important documentary Kavisha, Franco and Andrew. And thank you to the Italian Women's Choir of Fremantle both past and present.
In Ep2 tonight of Aussie Gold Hunters Mine SOS, Paul and the SOS team have just six days to carry out a complete reboot of the Gibson's gold operation, and help the brothers save their fortunes from ruin. Watch tonight on Discovery Channel/Foxtel Platform at 7.30pm AEST.
The AUSSIE GOLD HUNTERS MINE SOS Team get ready for tonight's challenge in Episode One - AEST 7.30pm Discovery Channel Australia 🕺🤾🏋
We've heard The Joys of the Women screenings at Luna SX have now sold out - how amazing!! So, by popular demand a third screening is scheduled for Sunday 13th Aug st 6.30pm. Ticket link below for the lucky 😊
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We are getting ready to kick-off with Ep1 of AUSSIE GOLD HUNTERS MINE SOS tomorrow night on Discovery Channel Australia, AEST 7.30pm. Here's a glimpse of Paul Mackie and his mine rescue team working with the Bates Family to get them back on the gold.
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We are all very saddened to share the news that Neville Perry, who starred in Aussie Gold Hunters, died last Monday of complications from his ongoing battle with cancer. Neville was a lovable fan favourite of the series and also a treasured member of the wider Electric Pictures and Warner Bros. Discovery families. In accordance with Nev’s wishes, we prepared a video with him, that we would like to share now. Our condolences and love go out to Neville's family, friends and fans. xx
It took a while to get here but AUSSIE GOLD HUNTERS MINE SOS is pure gold from the heart 🤩
Tonight’s the night! Aussie Gold Hunters Season 7 premieres in Australia and New Zealand on Discovery Channel…it’s going to be a big one⚒✨
Two days to go for the premiere of Aussie Gold Hunters Season 7 in Australia and New Zealand 💪🤩⚒
The Gold is on its way!! Season 6 of Aussie Gold Hunters starts Thurs 29 April on Discovery Channel ANZ. Get Ready ⚒💰😁
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