Southern Pictures promotes Georgia Woodward to the role of general manager

Multi award winning production company, Southern Pictures has appointed Georgia Woodward as general manager.

The appointment comes 12 months after Woodward was placed in the company, through Screen Australia Enterprise People Program to work as a development producer specialising in data analytics.

In her new role Woodward will guide the company’s strategic growth, working with chief executive officer and executive producer Laurie Critchley managing the development slate, as well as overseeing the broader production (long and short form), servicing an influx of new projects, and expanding the company’s offerings.

She will also oversee the launch of Southern Pictures Queensland operations as the company continues to expand, with the opening of new Brisbane offices and the appointment of Queensland executive producer, Ross Wilson.

Says Critchley: “Georgia brings more than a decade of experience producing and delivering content across different sections of the entertainment industry from factual, reality and lifestyle entertainment to digital and branded content, with a significant capability in applying data analytics to drive the development and distribution of content.

“Georgia’s appointment consolidates Southern Pictures’ growth and development across its slate of short form, branded content, original factual and new formats.”

Commenting on her appointment, Woodward says: “I am thrilled to be moving into this new role and to help lead Southern Pictures through this exciting period of growth and progression.”

The company has a number of projects currently under way, including factual series, Miriam Margolyes Australian Unmasked (ABC, BBC), Missing Persons Investigation (Nine Network), The School (SBS) and Magda’s Big Health Check (ABC).

Southern Pictures is a leader in creating original formats for the international marketplace, specialising in extraordinary access-driven stories for broadcast and streaming platforms. Its multi-award-winning content includes Miriam Margolyes Almost Australian (ABC, BBC, Discovery NZ); The Embassy (Nine Network, All3Media); and The Mosque Next Door (SBS, Netflix).

For new project and business enquiries across all states, contact:
Georgia Woodward, General Manager – georgia@southernpictures.com.au