Jonathan M. Shiff
Jonathan Mark Shiff is an Australian television producer of television series. After leaving his work as a lawyer, he founded his own Melbourne-based production company, Jonathan M. Shiff Productions, in 1988. His company produces programs for children and families, which are screened in 170 countries.
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Jonathan M. Shiff
- Born
- 2000. · Melbourne.
- Nationality
- Australia.
- Occupation
- screenwriter, television producer, film director and film producer.
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Jonathan Mark Shiff is an Australian television producer of television series. After leaving his work as a lawyer, he founded his own Melbourne-based production company, Jonathan M. Shiff Productions, in 1988. His company produces programs for children and families, which are screened in 170 countries.
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He is regarded in the industry as being known for discovering Australian talent who go on to successful international careers, such as Margot Robbie, Liam Hemsworth, Claire Holt, and Phoebe Tonkin.
Shiff is best known for producing the Ocean Girl series, the H2O: Just Add Water series and spinoff Mako Mermaids, which stream on Netflix. Shiff also produced the television series The Bureau of Magical Things.
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While his professional homepage hints that a movie of 90 minutes length has been produced for Mako Mermaids, the B2B-site that ZDF Enterprises — distributor of the H2O franchise — operates for said show, shows no sign of such movie produced. Shiff also hinted the movie on social media.
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- 1.Profile. Jonathan M. Shiff Productions.
- 2.Jonathan Shiff; a mind of magical things. 7NEWS.com.au. 2020-05-26.
- 3.Bulbek, Pip. Netflix Acquires Australian TV Series 'Mako Mermaids'. The Hollywood Reporter. 2013-06-26.
- 4.Groves, Don. Jonathan M. Shiff on new shooting protocols and why the TV Producer Offset must be doubled. IF Magazine. 2020-07-20.
- 5.Jonathan M. Shiff's official site. www.jmsp.com.au.
- 6.Mako Mermaids. makomermaids.zdfe-b2b.de.
- 7.jonathanmshiff. @ALavigneLatest we are:) Season 3 starts filming tomorrow and movie to follow. Some new faces and some old ones return to Mako. @ufojmsp. 2015-04-11.
- 8.Jonathan M Shiff on Instagram: "Thanks Shanghai! Can't wait till #makomermaids movie brings Weilan home. 🎬💍👏". Instagram.
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