MAIA THOMAS

From day dot, Maia has been driven by a curiosity to explore and elevate diverse narratives. Growing up as a Balinese-Australian in rural Victoria, she was given a unique perspective on what it was like to be ‘other’. Her journey through the predominantly monochromatic Australian acting industry has fuelled her passion for creating a new voice, this time from behind the camera, one that reflects a richer tapestry of experiences, blending her unique Australian experience in production.

Maia boasts two decades of experience working under Producers Liz Watts (Animal Kingdom, The King, Lore), Bryce Menzies (Hotel Mumbai, Predestination, I am Mother), and John Edwards (Love my Way, The Secret Life of Us).

DAVIE PATERSON

A CF carrier and survivor, Davie is an Australian writer with a focus on dark dramas and sharp dialogue, often spotlighting characters with disabilities in a crime setting.

When his first spec collected wins at Beverly Hills, Oregon, and European Film Festivals as a youngster, he earned his first writing assignment for HOPSCOTCH / eOne under mentorship of John Collee (Happy Feet) and Gregor Jordan (Two Hands). In 2018, his short documentary Boné inspired and later lead the rehabilitation initiative ‘Mates on the Move’ by the Prisoners Aid Association of NSW.

Davie has written on scripts and adaptations for Truant Pictures (Animal Logic), Arcadia Films, Bronte Pictures and eOne among others, including 2067 (starring Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ryan Kwanten), Take My Hand (starring Radha Mitchell), as well as treatments for Google, YouTube, Land Rover + Wallabies Rugby Australia, Optus + XXI Commonwealth Games, and others. Davie is a two-time winner at the UK Film Festival (respectively in 2016 and in 2020), and most recently, a Shore Scripts Grand Prize winner, and winner at DIFF, which earned him a seat at the 2023 Oscars Gala.