Australian screen industry crushed as Universal shutters Matchbox Pictures, with 30 jobs lost

Peak screenwriting body says the closure is a reminder industry cannot rely on ‘whims of international studios to keep us afloat’ ...

Universal International Studios Shutting ‘The Survivors' Producer Matchbox Pictures After 18 Years

Universal International Studios (UIS) is shutting down storied Australian production house Matchbox Pictures after 18 years ...

Universal International Studios to Shutter Australia's Matchbox Pictures After Almost Two Decades Citing ‘Broader Production Landscape'

Australian production company Matchbox Pictures is set to close after almost two decades. The studio was founded by Tony Ayres, Penny Chapman, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon and Helen Pankhurst in 2008 ...
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Universal Int’l Studios to close Australian prodco Matchbox Pictures after 18 years

Matchbox Pictures, a cornerstone of the Australian production landscape, is shutting down after 18 years in operation.
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Why Australia’s Matchbox Pictures is being shut down

By Phoebe Hart, Queensland University of Technology Members of the Australian screen industry have been shocked to learn one of the nation’s most successful and prolific production companies, Matchbox ...
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Australian Streamer Stan’s Slate Includes Cop Series From Universal’s Matchbox, Trent O’Donnell Comedy-Drama ‘Sunny Nights’ & Christmas Film From ‘Colin From ...

EXCLUSIVE: Australian streamer Stan has today unveiled a 25-strong slate, adding scripted titles from Matchbox Pictures and the producers behind Colin From Accounts, acquisitions from the UK and U.S.
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Universal International Studios to Shutter Australia’s Matchbox Pictures After Almost Two Decades Citing ‘Broader Production Landscape’

Australian production company Matchbox Pictures is set to close after almost two decades. The studio was founded by Tony Ayres, Penny Chapman, Helen Bowden, Michael McMahon and Helen Pankhurst in 2008 ...