ASIA-PACIFIC, SEPTEMBER 2010 – Leading visual effects and design company Postmodern and Australia’s most credited feature facility Efilm announced that Stephen Douglas is to join their team as executive producer. Douglas is expected to take up his new position in Sydney in early October.
Douglas’ appointment comes off the back of nine successful years in New Zealand, and at a time when Postmodern and Efilm are expanding after being acquired by award-winning international VFX powerhouse, Hollywood and Vancouver-based CIS Visual Effects Group.
“Bringing Stephen into the business increases our capability and allows us to spread our wings further in the Australian market, and especially in terms of reach into Asia Pacific. Stephen comes with some impressive credentials and we are looking forward to putting his skills to good use in growing the business,” says Postmodern founder and executive producer, Andrew Robinson.”
Anthos Simon, General Manager of Creative Services at Efilm adds, “Stephen brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to both the local and international markets. He is a creative at heart and is passionate about his work, so I am sure he will add value to any production he is involved with.”
Douglas is well known across the Australasian and wider Asia Pacific production sector. A native South Londoner, he has spent the last nine of his 25 years in the business based in the antipodes, travelling extensively developing markets and adding strong regional networks to his already global Rolodex.
Douglas’ foundation lies squarely in post. Having carved a successful career in the highly competitive European film and TVC market, he moved down under in 2002, headhunted directly from London’s Condor Digital Media for a senior role in Auckland.
A highlight of his tenure in New Zealand was time spent working with Australasian production company, Film Construction, as general manager for both their New Zealand and Australian operations. Douglas left Film Construction on a high, with the company achieving ‘Production Company of the Year’ status at Axis 2007, and having picked up Silver and Bronze at Cannes Lions the same year.
2007 saw Douglas return to his roots, joining Auckland’s largest and most respected post production and VFX house, Digipost, as general manager, spearheading their expansion into international TVC markets.
Douglas says “I have really enjoyed my time in New Zealand – the challenges and successes, and especially the great friends I’ve made. It is a fantastic place to live and work; my family and I will definitely miss it. However, the opportunity to team up with the legendary Andrew Robinson and the creative people at Postmodern and Efilm was an opportunity not to be missed.”
“I’m looking forward to helping to drive business in the region and, in particular, cementing Postmodern and Efilm as the premier post production and VFX business in Australia and Asia."
