Polly has more than 15 years experiences working at the forefront of new dramatic writing in Australia, developing scripts to production. She has been Literary Manager at the Sydney Theatre Company (STC) since 2007 developing works with major writers and identifying important new stories from emerging talent.
At the STC she commissioned significant critical and commercial hits including Black is the New White by Nakkiah Lui, Switzerland by Joanna Murray-Smith and The Harp in the South, adapted by Kate Mulvany from Ruth Park’s novel.
“Polly has an exceptional eye for identifying and developing writers and scripts, strong relationships across the creative industries and she has a superb track record for success. We are thrilled to have her join Goalpost Pictures at what is an incredibly busy time for the company as we build our slate of television and film projects for Australian and international audiences,” said Goalpost Pictures’ partners Rosemary Blight and Kylie du Fresne.
Goalpost Pictures is currently producing, with Amazon Studios, the rom-com film Blind Five Dates, starring Shuang Hu, for Prime Video and is in pre-production on the major television series Black Snow for Stan.
Polly Rowe said: It is an honour to be joining Goalpost Pictures, a company with impressive credits and a big cultural footprint. I look forward to joining the team and working with the wonderful writers on their slate, bringing exciting new stories to the screen. “
It is an honour to be joining Goalpost Pictures, a company with impressive credits and a big cultural footprint. I look forward to joining the team and working with the wonderful writers on their slate, bringing exciting new stories to the screen.
Goalpost Pictures Australia
Goalpost Pictures is one of Australia’s leading independent producers of feature films and TV drama. Their credits include the worldwide #1 Box Office hit THE INVISIBLE MAN, produced with Blumhouse for Universal, written and directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Elisabeth Moss; I AM WOMAN, directed by Unjoo Moon, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2019, the acclaimed television series NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN for SBS Television, and the award-winning series CLEVERMAN which premiered at the 2016 Berlin Film Festival before broadcasting on ABC Television in Australia, SundanceTV in the US and BBC3 in the UK. They are currently in production on FIVE BLIND DATES, a production with Amazon Studios for Prime Video, are in pre-production on the major television series BLACK SNOW, for Stan and Sundance Now and completing Benjamin Millepieds debut feature CARMEN for Sony Picture Classics.
Other credits include TOP END WEDDING, written by Joshua Tyler and Miranda Tapsell and directed by Wayne Blair, which had its world premiere at Sundance Film Festival 2019; UPGRADE, co-produced with Blumhouse and directed by Leigh Whannell, which premiered at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival where it won the Midnighters Audience Award; FELONY, written, co-produced by and starring Joel Edgerton, and directed by Matthew Saville; and their 2012 smash hit THE SAPPHIRES, directed by Wayne Blair, which premiered at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.
