Full Name
Lisa Shaunessy
Company
Independent Producer
Title
Producer
Country (Address)
Australia
Biography
Lisa produced 2067, starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten and Deborah Mailman. 2067 set the most-watched record for an Australian film on Netflix and was a commercial success internationally including selling to China in an unprecedented sale for an independent Australian film. 2067 was nominated for AACTA, ADG, SPA, APDG, AEAF, ACS and ATOM Awards in 2021.
Lisa produced SXSW 2022 breakout hit SISSY, starring Aisha Dee. Ahead of its World Premiere, SISSY sold to Shudder and was nominated for three AACTA Awards, including Best Film. SISSY was nominated for Best Feature Production at the SPA Awards.
Other producing credits include Sundance hit KILLING GROUND; Sydney Film Festival Audience Award runner-up IN VITRO; streaming and genre festival favourite THE FURIES and BLACK & WHITE & SEX that premiered at IFF Rotterdam.
In television, Lisa produced WHILE THE MEN ARE AWAY, that premiered at Berlinale Series Selects. Also nominated for Best Miniseries at the 2024 AACTA and SPA Awards, winning Best Music, TV Comedy at the APRA AMCOS Screen Music Awards and reaching Number One on SBS. Lisa also produced AACTA award-winning series HIPSTERS and SLAMMIN' SAM, winner of the Australian Sports Commission Media Award for Best Profiling of an Athlete, 2014.
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Lisa Shaunessy
Production Company Profile
Genre producer and director team, Lisa Shaunessy and Seth Larney head up a new venture focussed on high calibre, elevated genre movies for a broad audience. Combining their 20+ years experience in industry, Lisa and Seth create high concept, entertaining stories with impact, reflecting the essential human (and sometimes non-human) experience.
We are seeking screenplays and stories primarily in the thriller genre, $15M+ budget. We love drama-thriller, sci-fi, action and fantasy, as well as material that explores meta scientific and psychological concepts. We are happy to work with writers and, if the right fit for our brand and sensibilities, other directors and producers.
