Liz Watts
Australian film producer
Liz Watts is an Australian film producer. She is best known for the 2010 drama film Animal Kingdom, and was a founding partner of Porchlight Films (1997–2020). After developing some projects through her own company, Spirit Pictures, she was appointed head of film and television (Australia) at See Saw Films in December 2021.
Career
Films
Liz Watts began her career working in the camera department, before branching into developing films. She was appointed to various roles at Film Australia, Beyond, and Southern Star, first working on managing the production of short films.
In 2010, she produced David Michôd's directorial feature debut, Animal Kingdom, which won widespread critical acclaim. It was nominated in 18 categories in the 2010 Australian Film Institute Awards, winning 10 of them.
Watts collaborated with See-Saw Films on the 2018 film Mary Magdalene starring Rooney Mara, among other projects. She co-produced the 2019 film directed by David Michôd for Netflix, The King. She also co-produced Justin Kurzel's True History of the Kelly Gang, also released in 2019, with Kurzel and others.
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