(L-R): Jean-Marc Vallée and Nathan Ross.
Executive producer of HBO’s Sharp Objects and Big Little Lies Nathan Ross will be among the keynote speakers at Screen Producers Australia’s Screen Forever conference this November.
The Emmy and Golden Globe award winning producer worked as an agent at ICM before leaving in 2010 to work on his first film, Dallas Buyers Club, with director Jean-Marc Vallée.
Together Ross and Vallée then shifted their focus to television, working on Big Little Lies and now Sharp Objects for HBO. Earlier this year the duo launched full service production company Crazyrose with a remit to develop, finance and produce original content across film, TV and documentaries. They have a first-look deal with Endeavor Content owned offshoot, Bloom.
“We are thrilled to have formed Crazyrose and be partnered with Bloom. Bloom totally speak our language of ‘artist first’ enhancing our notion that commerce and art can exist effectively and not be compromised. Our hope is to foster character driven stories and something seemingly unique and unprecedented in the marketplace that we and other filmmakers can take advantage of,” Ross said.
SPA CEO Matt Deaner said: “Nathan Ross is a rare producer that has traversed the big and small screen whilst retaining the authenticity of a bold cinematic vision. We trust that his incredible run working with some of Australia’s most trailblazing and innovative producing, acting and writing talent will expand during his visit to Screen Forever.”
Screen Forever runs November 20 – 22 at Melbourne’s Crown Conference Centre.