Jungle (company)
| Industry | Advertising, Marketing, Television |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | 113-115 Oxford Street Sydney, Australia |
Number of locations | Sydney, Australia |
Area served | World Wide |
Key people | Jason Burrows, Trent O'Donnell, Phil Lloyd and Chloe Rickard |
| Website | http://www.jungle.ws |
Jungle (formerly known as Jungleboys), is a production company owned by Executive Producer Jason Burrows, Writer / Director Trent O'Donnell, Writer/ Performer Phil Lloyd[1] and Head of Production Chloe Rickard. Jungle produces TV commercials, TV programs, and branded entertainment. The Sydney-based production company specialises in comedy.
Its directors include Trent O'Donnell, Scott Pickett, Trevor Clarence, Al Morrow, Craig Melville, Christiaan Van Vuuren, Matt Moore, and Erik Van Wyk.[2] According to Campaign Brief, an industry website that monitors such things, in 2013 Jungle was "one of the five top advertising production companies in Australia".[3]
TV shows
The production company has created and produced original comedy shows for Australian television including:
- "No Activity" directed by Trent O'Donnell, created by Trent O'Donnell, Jason Burrows and Chloe Rickard for Stan first aired in Australia in October 2015.
- "Here Come the Habibs" directed by Darren Ashton, created by Rob Shehadie, Tahir Bilgic, Matt Ryan-Garnsey, Phil Lloyd and Ben Davies for the Nine Network first aired in February 2016.
- "A Moody Christmas" written and created by Trent O'Donnell and Phil Lloyd for ABC 1 first aired in Australia in October 2012.[4]
- "The Elegant Gentleman's Guide to Knife Fighting" created by Trent O'Donnell, Phil Lloyd and Jason Burrows for ABC 1 first aired in Australia in April 2013.
- "The Moodys" directed by Trent O’Donnell and Scott Pickett, written and created by Trent O’Donnell and Phil Lloyd for ABC1 first aired in Australia in February 2014.
Awards
For comedy TV work, Jungle’s Director awards include Best Comedy AFIs, Best Director at ADGA, Best Narrative Comedy at AWGIE and Best Ensemble Comedy (Equity). Jungle won Breakthrough Business of The Year at the 2013 Screen Producers Australia Awards with the comedy The Moodys being nominated for Best Comedy at the Monte Carlo TV Awards. Jungle directors have won multiple local and international advertising awards including Gold Lions at Cannes, Gold Promax, Yellow Pencil, Oneshow, Clio and AWARD awards.
References
- ↑ http://www.australiancreative.com.au/news/the-jungle-boys
- ↑ http://www.jungleboys.com.au/
- ↑ Michael Idato (28 March 2013). "Laughs at knife-point". Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ http://www.australiantelevision.net/a-moody-christmas/