Magpie Pictures is a boutique Australian screen production company. We are passionate about creating and producing addictive television, and telling distinctive stories with authentic voices. We love collaboration and co-productions, and we're committed to increasing diversity on screen and behind the camera. We develop and produce Australian and International content from our offices located in Lennox Head, near Byron Bay in regional NSW, Australia.
Founder and Producer Lois Randall: Lois is an award winning Producer who was Executive Producer/Producer on Magpie Pictures’ series SWIFT STREET for SBS, created by Tig Terera and starring Tanzyn Crawford and Cliff Curtis, that premiered at Canneseries 2024. Previous Producer credits include the Goalpost Pictures series BLACK SNOW, starring Travis Fimmel for Stan and Sundance Now/AMC+, the Dollhouse feature SERIOUSLY RED starring Rose Byrne, Krew Boylan and Bobby Cannavale, and the reboot of SEACHANGE, an ITV and Every Cloud production for Nine. Through Magpie she was EP/Producer of children’s series GRACE BESIDE ME for NITV, ABC and Disney Channel, awarded SPA Children’s Series of the Year and nominated for the Prix Jeunesse UNESCO Prize, AACTA and LOGIE awards. She was also Producer for Every Cloud of SPA Miniseries of the Year THE GODS OF WHEAT STREET and EP on the AACTA winning DEADLOCK for ABC TV. Lois has a Masters of Fine Arts (COFA/UNSW) and BA Communications (UTS). She is a member of SPA and the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. View on IMDb
In 2024 Magpie Pictures received funding through Screen Australia ‘s highly competitive Enterprise Businesss program to support sustainable business and slate development. This enabled Magpie to engage high level Advisors and Consultants (L - R), who continue to advise on our slate and key projects.
Advisor and EP Quan Phung is a television executive and producer with more than 20 years experience based in Los Angeles. He was most recently Senior Vice President, Original Series for Topic Studios and previously Senior Vice President, Creative Affairs for 20th Century Fox TV.
Advisor Fiona Eagger is among Australia’s most experienced and successful television producers, with astute creative, entrepreneurial and production expertise, and co-founder of Every Cloud Productions with Deb Cox.
Consulting Business Executive and EP Matthew Kelly, is a highly experienced media and communications businessperson and entrepreneur with a background in corporate and communications laws.
Magpie Pictures engages freelance producers, creatives and contractors on all our projects. We enjoy working with a core group of producers including Meredith Hussey (right), who was formerly General Manager at Magpie Pictures and has extensive experience in factual and scripted production in Australia and the USA, Claire Lindsay (second from right), who has over 15 years experience producing First Nations and factual entertainment programs, was Emerging Producer Placement at Screen NSW and Roadshow Rough Diamond, and most recently development producer at Magpie Pictures, and Ree Evans (left) who is an emerging creative producer and development executive with over 25 years experience in film and television production, and like Claire, was a development producer at Magpie Pictures funded by Screen Australia’s Enterprise program from 2024 - 2025.
Swift Street Producer Ivy Mak, B2 Director Nick Verso, Creator/Writer/Director Tig Terera and EP/Producer Lois Randall during post at The Post Lounge Sydney.
Producer Lois Randall with Writer Sue McPherson and Producer Dena Curtis at the launch of Grace Beside Me.