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hibiscus films

Hibiscus Films Pty Ltd is owned by Bridget Ikin. The company has been producing original and distinctive films in both New Zealand and Australia since 1984 - amongst them Jane Campion's AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE, Alison Maclean's CRUSH, Clara Law's FLOATING LIFE, and most recently, Sarah Watt's acclaimed LOOK BOTH WAYS.

 

bridget ikin

Bridget Ikin is a passionate champion of new and innovative filmmaking.

She has produced Jane Campion's AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE (Silver Lion Venice Film Festival 1990), Alison Maclean's extraordinary short film KITCHEN SINK (In Competition, Cannes, 1989), as well as her feature CRUSH (In Competition, Cannes, 1992).

She also co-produced LOADED, Anna Campion's debut feature (Venice 1995), Clara Law's lyrical and evocative film FLOATING LIFE (Silver Leopard, Locarno, 1996) and a large number of ground-breaking short films.

For four years (1996 - 2000), she was the General Manager of SBSi (the commissioning arm of SBS). During these years, she was responsible for more than 400 hours of distinctive Australian television programming - including animation, documentary, drama and feature films.

She was the Associate Director of the 2002 Adelaide Festival, whose artistic director was the maverick American director, Peter Sellars. In a world first, the arts festival commissioned four new feature films - for which Bridget was the executive director: THRE TRACKER, AUSTRALIAN RULES, WALKING ON WATER and KABBARLI.

Bridget was also an Evaluation Manger at the FFC in Sydney and is currently re-partnering with writer/director Sarah Watt on MY YEAR WITHOUT SEX which recently completed production.