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Darren Ashton: Director/Producer

Darren is a highly experienced award-winning director and producer across television and film. He is currenty a Creative Executive with Northern Pictures. Previously he was set up director for the hit series Here Come the Habibs! for Jungle and the Nine Network and associate script producer on Season 2. Other television credits include The Wrong Girl for Network Ten, Wonderland for Fremantle Media, Worst Year Of My Life Again for the ABC and BBC, and Rush and Offspring for Endemol and Network Ten. Darren co-wrote & directed the feature films Thunderstruck (Icon) and Razzle Dazzle (2007) which went on to compete in over 20 international festivals, and was EP on the feature film Not Suitable For Children starring Ryan Kwanten (True Blood) and Sarah Snook (Succession).

Darren joined Northern Pictures to direct Hardball which went on to win a number of prestigious international awards including an International Emmy. In his Creative role at Northern Pictures Darren co-created Spreadsheet with Kala Ellis based on her original script and went on to be set up director. He currently has a number of series in active development with local and international SVOD companies due for production in in 2022-23. Together with Northern Pictures he will EP and direct his 3rd film, Little Bird, inspired by the early life of pioneering Aviatrix Nancy Bird Walton – due for release theatrically around the world in 2023.