In Films

In Films is an Australian independent television production company founded in 2013 by Nial Fulton and Ivan O'Mahoney. The company specialises in factual television, including the Walkley winning documentary series Hitting Home and Revelation, the US series Borderland and the Rose d'Or and AACTA winning feature documentary Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra.

In Films
TypePrivate
IndustryTelevision and film production
Founded2013
FounderNial Fulton
Ivan O'Mahoney
Headquarters
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Key people
Nial Fulton
Ivan O'Mahoney
Nel Minchin
ProductsRevelation
Borderland
Firestarter
Hitting Home
Websitein-films.com

The company has won three Walkley Documentary Awards, the most awarded to any production company.

Productions

The company collaborated with journalist Sarah Ferguson on the documentaries Revelation and Hitting Home.

Journalists Dan Box (The Queen & Zak Grieve) and Yarra Bou Melham (Unseen Skies) have recently worked with the company. In 2019, Nel Minchin returned to co-direct Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra, her third production with In Films.

Filmography
Title Years Investment Network / Distribution Director Producer Ref
The Outlaw Michael Howe2013Screen Australia, Screen NSWABC TelevisionBrendan CowellNial Fulton[1][2]
Borderland2014Al Jazeera AmericaAl Jazeera AmericaDarren Foster, Jeff Plunkett, Alex SimmonsNial Fulton, Ivan O'Mahoney[3][4]
Hitting Home2015Screen NSWABC TelevisionIvan O'MahoneyNial Fulton[5][6]
Caged2016Screen AustraliaSBS TelevisionIvan O'MahoneyIvan O'Mahoney, Nial Fulton[7]
Matilda & Me2016Screen AustraliaABC TelevisionNel MinchinIvan O'Mahoney[8]
The Queen & Zak Grieve2017Screen AustraliaFoxtelIvan O'MahoneyIvan O'Mahoney, Nial Fulton[9]
Making Muriel2017Screen AustraliaABC TelevisionNel MinchinIvan O'Mahoney[10]
Firestarter: The Story of Bangarra2020Screen Australia, Screen NSWIcon FilmsWayne Blair, Nel MinchinIvan O'Mahoney[11][12][13]
Revelation2020Screen Australia, Screen NSWABC TelevisionNial Fulton, Sarah FergusonNial Fulton[14][15][16]
Unseen Skies2021Screen AustraliaParticipant MediaYarra Bou MelhemIvan O'Mahoney[17]
Untitled Israel Folau Documentary2022Screen AustraliaABC TelevisionNel MinchinIvan O'Mahoney[18] [19] [20]
Untitled Project2023N/AN/ATony Jones, Nial FultonNial Fulton

Key awards and nominations
Year Film Key Credits Awards Ref
2021 Unseen Skies Directed by - Yarra Bou Melham
Producer - Ivan O'Mahoney, Yarra Bou Melham		 Nominated - Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival
Nominated - Documentary Australia Foundation Award, Sydney Film Festival
2020 Revelation Directed by - Nial Fulton, Sarah Ferguson
Producer - Nial Fulton
Written by - Tony Jones		 Winner - Walkley Documentary Award
Winner - Asian Academy Creative Awards - Best Documentary Series
Winner - Australian Cinematographers Society - Documentary Gold Award
Winner - Australian Screen Editors - Best Editing in a Documentary
Winner - Florence Film Awards - Best Editing
Winner - Florence Film Awards - Best Original Score
Winner - Spotlight Documentary Film Awards - Gold Award
Nominated - Walkley Awards - Television Camera Award
Nominated - Banff World Media Festival - Best Documentary Series
Nominated - AIDC Awards - Best Documentary Series
Nominated - AACTA Award - Best Cinematography in a Documentary
Nominated - AACTA Award - Best Editing in a Documentary
Nominated - Australian Directors Guild Awards - Best Direction in a Documentary Series
Nominated - Screen Producers Australia Awards - Best Documentary Series
Official Selection - Malta Film Festival
Official Selection - Amsterdam International Film Festival
Official Selection - Austria International Film Festival		 [21]
Firestater: The Story of Bangarra Directed by Wayne Blair, Nel Minchin
Producer - Ivan O'Mahoney		 Winner - Rose d'Or Awards - Best Arts Documentary
Winner - AACTA Award - Best Documentary
Winner - Adelaide Film Festival - Feature Documentary Award
Winner - Australian Directors Guild Awards - Best Direction in a Documentary Feature
Nominated - AACTA Award - Best Editing in a Documentary
Nominated - Walkley Documentary Award
Nominated - AACTA Award - Best Sound in a Documentary
Winner - Pan African Film & Arts Festival Awards - Best Documentary
Closing Night Film - Brisbane International Film Festival (2020)
Top 20 Audience Favourite - HotDocs Documentary Festival (2021)
Opening Night Film - Byron Bay International Film Festival (2020)
Opening Night Film - Revelation Perth International Film Festival (2020)
Opening Night Film - Sydney Film Festival Summer Series (2020)
Opening Night Film - Birrarangga Film Festival (2021)
Official Selection - Sheffield Doc Fest (2021)
Official Selection - Adelaide Film Festival
Official Selection - Brisbane International Film Festival
Official Selection - Sydney Film Festival
Official Selection - Pan African Film & Arts Festival, Los Angeles
Official Selection - New Zealand International Film Festival (2021)
2017 The Queen & Zak Grieve Presented by - Dan Box
Directed by - Ivan O'Mahoney		 Winner - Kennedy Awards - Outstanding Online Video
Nominated - AACTA Award - Best Documentary
Nominated - Walkley Awards - Production Award
Nominated - Walkley Awards - Best Cinematography
Nominated - Monte Carlo TV Festival - Best Documentary
Nominated - Screen Producers Australia Awards - Series Documentary Production
Nominated - Logie Awards - Most Outstanding Factual Programme
Finalist - Australian Human Rights Commission Awards		 [22]
Making Muriel Directed by - Nel Minchin
Producer - Ivan O'Mahoney		 [10]
2016 Hitting Home Presented by - Sarah Ferguson
Directed by - Ivan O'Mahoney
Producer - Nial Fulton		 Winner - Walkey Documentary Award
Winner - AACTA Award - Best Documentary
Our Watch Award - Best Longform Journalism
Winner - Amnesty International Awards - Best Television Award
Australian Directors Guild Awards - Best Direction in a Documentary Series
Nominated - AACTA Awards - Best Editing in a Documentary
Nominated - Screen Producers Australia Awards - Best Documentary Series
Nominated - Logie Awards - Most Outstanding Public Affair Report
Nominated - Kennedy Awards - Outstanding Current Affairs Television Reporting
Nominated - Kennedy Awards - Outstanding Investigative Reporting		 [5]
Matilda & Me Directed by - Nel Minchin
Producer - Ivan O'Mahoney		 Winner - ATOM Awards - Best Biographical Documentary
Winner - ATOM Awards - Best Arts Documentary
Nominated - AACTA Award Best Documentary		 [8]
Caged Directed by - Ivan O'Mahoney [7]
2014 Borderland Directed by - Alex Simmons, Darren Foster, Jeff Plunkett
Producer - Nial Fulton, Ivan O'Mahoney		 Winner - Australian Screen Sound Guild - Best Sound
Nominated - Banff World Media Festival - Best Documentary
Nominated - Japan Prize - Best Documentary Series		 [23]
2013 The Outlaw Michael Howe Directed by - Brendan Cowell
Producer - Nial Fulton		 Winner - Australian Production Design Guild Awards - APDG Award for Design in a Television Drama
Winner - APRA Awards - Best Music in a Telemovie
Winner - Australian Cinematographers Society Awards - Silver Award
Nominated - Best Costume Design in Telemovie
Nominated - Equity Awards - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Telemovie
Nominated - APDG Award for Costume Design		 [24]

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