Closer Productions

05/03/2026

Thrilled to have taken home 5 pitch prizes for 3 of our projects at this year! We can’t wait to get back to work on these and hopefully share them with you soon 🎥

THE DIG - Shark Island Foundation Prize and DocPlay indie booster prize

SISTERS IN WAR - DOK Leipzig Prize and DMZ Docs Prize

HELL HAS NO FIRE ESCAPE - Post Lounge Group Prize

08/03/2025

Our very own Sophie Hyde is leading a directing workshop at The Mercury on Saturday 15th March. Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to hear from Sophie about her process, including working with actors. This event is FREE for Mercury subscribers.

Don't miss this amazing opportunity to learn from director Sophie Hyde in this one day Launch Lab.

23/02/2025

Join Closer's Sophie Hyde, along with a diverse panel of women leaders, to discuss what inspires true confidence. When we embrace our unique strengths unapologetically yet generously, we create powerful ripples – from individual leadership to collective impact.

CrewHQ founder (and Forever Projects Community member) Kirsty Stark will be joining founder Mark Dombkins to co-MC the evening.

📅 Mon 3 March 6-9pm
🌏 The Mercury - 13 Morphett St, Adelaide
🔗 Register here > https://lu.ma/jrdtp01n
💰 Pay as you feel (100% of ticket sales empower Tanzanian women)

18/02/2025

The spirits have spoken… they’ve told us Aftertaste Season 2 is now available to stream on 👻🎥

10/02/2025

DEER - TONIGHT 8:30pm on ABC iview
Catch the final episode of Eat the Invaders.
Tony Armstrong and Kirsha Kaechele are joined by Geoffrey Robertson QC to eat one of our most divisive invaders yet! Vince Trim serves up a meal sourced entirely from the land, with goods foraged by Provenance Growers!

Extra thanks to Dr John Keane for teaching us how we can on the Great Southern Reef by eating the long-spined sea urchin!

10/01/2025

More than half a million people tuned in to ABCTV to watch episode 1 of Eat the Invaders on Tuesday night. If you haven't watched yet, you can catch up on ABC iview and if you're hungry for more, you can stream the full series there too!

Episode 2 screens on the telebox at 830pm this coming Tuesday.

New ABC series Eat the Invaders asks should invasive species be on our dinner plate – and what does it taste like?

10/12/2024

Meet the team behind The Hunting, Aftertaste and Eat the Invaders.

21/11/2024

We're excited to announce Closer's brand new series Eat the Invaders, hosted by Tony Armstrong, coming to screens in January 2025. Written and directed by Matthew Bate, produced by Rebecca Summerton and Sarah Wormald 🍴🐸 keep your eyes peeled and your stomachs hungry!

Exciting new factual series Eat The Invaders from South Australia’s Closer Productions will premiere on ABC TV and ABC iview on Tuesday 7 January at 8.30pm. From SA writer/director Matthew Bate and SA executive producer Rebecca Summerton, Eat The Invaders looks at Australia’s unique biodiversity...