Trish Lake Explained

Trish Lake is an Australian producer of feature films and documentaries and former ABC TV journalist. Among her works are Gettin' Square (2003), The Burning Season (2008) and Frackman (2015). She is the CEO of Freshwater Pictures, based in Brisbane, Queensland, which she founded in 2001. Lake was National President of the Screen Producer’s Association of Australia – SPAA from 2005 - 2008[1] and is a former recipient of the SPAA Feature Film Producer of the Year award.[2] Lake is an Adjunct Fellow at Griffith University, Brisbane where she leads a mentoring program for emerging producers at the Griffith Film School. Lake has been an advisor to the Breath of Fresh Air Film Festival (BOFA) in Tasmania since its inception, and has been the event's artistic director since 2012.[3] She has collaborated professionally with her nephew Daniel (Dan) Lake on many productions. Dan Lake left Freshwater Pictures in November 2014 to take on a position as a director of production investment at Screen Queensland.[4]

Filmography

TitleYearFormDirector(s)Other Producers
Early Winter 2015Feature drama Serge Noël
Frackman2015Feature documentaryRichard ToddSimon Nasht
Show me the magic2013Feature documentaryCathy Henkel
My America2012Feature documentaryPeter Hegedus
Subdivision2009Feature ComedySue Brooks
The Burning Season2008Feature documentaryCathy HenkelCathy Henkel
Gettin' Square2003Feature

References

  1. Book: Hegedus, Peter. My America - Press Kit. 2011. Queensland, Australia. 27–30.
  2. Web site: Trish Lake, Freshwater Pictures. 2015-03-20. Australia at Cannes.
  3. Web site: Trish Lake, Artistic Director 2012-2014. 2015-03-20. BOFA.
  4. Web site: New director of production investment at Screen Queensland. 2014-10-07. 2015-03-20. If.com.au. Groves. Don.