Full Name
Barbara Stephen
Company
Flying Bark Productions
Job Title
CEO
Country (Address)
Australia
Biography
Barbara Stephen GAICD, President of Flying Bark Productions, has over two decades of experience in the entertainment industry. She manages the studio's creative and business operations across its three locations and has been essential to Flying Bark's growth and success. Barbara oversees the development, financing, and production of award-winning independent productions and premium production of full-service programs for major studios.
Recent productions include prime time series What If…? (Marvel), Marvel’s Moongirl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney TVA) and Shaun Tan’s Tales from Outer Suburbia, which premiered at Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2025. The company is currently working on the highly anticipated Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85 series (Netflix), and an animated Ghostbusters series (Sony/Netflix) as well as The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender feature film (Paramount).
Her leadership has earned her the NSW Women in International Business Award in 2016 and 2024, and the company has won multiple Emmy, Annie, Kidscreen, innovation and creative excellence awards. Barbara serves on the Industry Advisory Board for the UTS School of Communications and is also a member of the NSW Department of Education Creative Animation and Digital Reference Group. She has recently joined the Women in Animation (WIA) Board and previously served as the Screen Producers Australia’s Vice President and Counsellor.
Production Company Profile
‘Flying Bark is looking for character-driven comedies with heart and inclusive community values with a preference for repeatable formats.
Our focus is kids, family and young adult content, live action and animation with a local flavour and global appeal.
Flying Bark is a creator-driven studio so prefers to work directly with show-runners.’
Flying Bark Productions is a prolific independent producer of family-focused animated content. With studio locations in Sydney and LA and partner studios around the world, Flying Bark operates as a full-service production facility for award-winning original independent feature films and series as well providing world-class animation services for global clients.
It continues to grow its world class animation team across CG, 2D and CG/2D hybrid productions. Flying Bark is one of the most sought-after studios around the world for traditional frame-by-frame and CG animation. www.flyingbark.com.au
