Walking Fish Productions

Company Summary

Walking Fish Productions is a Melbourne-based documentary production company specialising in bold, character-led stories. Their latest feature documentary ‘Clean’ (directed by Lachlan McLeod), was nominated for a Grand Jury Award at SXSW 2022, and selected as the Closing Night film at the 70th Melbourne International Film Festival. Other recent credits include ‘Who I Am’ which had its World Premiere at Doc Edge 2022, and VICE short ‘Searching for the Tassie Tiger’ which released both online and on SBS VICELAND – both by director Naomi Ball. In 2020, Louis Dai’s feature documentary ‘Hakamada’ was published on Al Jazeera Witness strand. Earlier works include 2018 feature doc ‘Big in Japan’ (Amazon Prime/DocPlay) and 2012 TV documentary ‘Convenient Education’ (SBS).

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Professional Credits

• 2022, Clean, International, Factual / Documentary /, Observational, 92min, Walking Fish Productions / Good Thing Productions, Production Company /
• 2022, Who I Am, International, Factual / Documentary /, Observational, 23mins, Walking Fish Productions, Production Company /
• 2021, Searching for the Tassie Tiger, International, Factual / Documentary /, Observational, 28mins, Walking Fish Productions, Production Company /
• 2020, Hakamada, International, Factual / Documentary /, Human Rights, 72min, Walking Fish Productions, Production Company /
• 2019, Flavours of Tohoku, International, Web Series /, Branded Content, 2 x 11min, VICE, Production Services /
• 2018, Hot Heads, International, Web Series /, Branded Content, 4 x 7min, VICE, Production Services /
• 2018, Big in Japan, International, Factual / Documentary /, Comedy/Adventure, 95min, Walking Fish Productions, Production Company /
• 2012, Convenient Education, Domestic, Factual / Documentary /, Social Issues, 38mins, Walking Fish Productions / Chocolate Liberation Front, Production Company /

Festivals, Awards, Nominations

• 2022, Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize, Documentary Feature Competition, SXSW, United States, Clean
• 2022, Closing Night film, Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia, Clean
• 2022, DocEdge Festival, Official Selection, New Zealand, Who I Am
• 2020, Winner of VICE/Screen Australia Pitch Australiana, Australian International Documentary Conference, Australia, Searching for the Tassie Tiger
• 2018, DocEdge Festival, Official Selection, New Zealand, Big in Japan
• 2018, Best Branded Content Series (non-fiction), Mumbrella Entertainment Marketing Awards, Australia, Hot Heads

Direct URL

https://vicscreen.vic.gov.au/choose-victoria/industry-directory/20723/walking-fish-productions