by FilmInk Staff
Baby Jane is the exciting new endeavour from Causeway Films co-founders Sam Jennings and Kristina Ceyton.
After building one of the premier Australian production companies, the duo are bringing their experience and vision to film distribution.
They are partnering in this venture with frequent collaborators Danny and Michael Philippou.
Baby Jane will release auteur-driven genre films for Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences, serving new generations of audiences with distinctly relevant and fearless films.
“We’re known for producing bold titles and now we want to distribute bold titles.” says Sam Jennings, co-founder, “Theatrical must-see films from a new wave of singular creatives for a new generation of film lovers.”
Baby Jane will focus on digital first campaigns, that participate in culture and meet young cinemagoers where they are – both on social and in person. The team have a history of working with non-traditional filmmakers to reach underserved audiences and are looking to continue this with Baby Jane.
Most recently, Causeway Films produced Leviticus, which achieved $1.5M box office in Australian and New Zealand cinemas over 14 weeks, doubling the usual percentage of US box office for homegrown films.
Baby Jane begins with two key hires.
Felix Hubble joins as Head of Exhibition & Acquisitions. Felix co-founded the screening collective Static Vision where he curated multiple festivals and oversaw the successful theatrical release of Kristoffer Borgli’s Sick of Myself. He managed the Screen program at SXSW Sydney and worked as a Program Adviser at Sydney Film Festival from 2019 to 2026.
Michelle Melky joins as Head of Marketing. Michelle spent the last year working in the Market & Audience team at Screen Australia, providing strategic marketing support to a variety of titles. She was previously the Global Creative Director of creator economy agency Amplify, where she led campaigns for Warner Bros., Universal and Google.
“We feel incredibly lucky to have such a great team on board. They have non-traditional backgrounds,” says Kristina Ceyton, co-founder. “But we’re not looking to be a traditional distribution company,”
