EQ Media Group, formerly Essential Media Group (EMG), is a global television production company with production and development hubs in

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, California;

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, Australia;

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, New Zealand; and

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, Canada.

History

EMG was formed in 2016 with the full merger of Quail Entertainment US, Australia’s Essential Media & Entertainment, Essential Quail Television (EQTV), and Los Angeles-based 11 Television.

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’s

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acquired the company in July 2018, but in March 2020, the company was bought out by EMG CEO Greg Quail and North American president Jesse Fawcett, after the collapse of Kew Media. It was rebranded to EQ Media Group in August 2020.

Description

EQ Media Group is a global

television production company A production company, production house, production studio, or a production team is a studio that creates works in the fields of performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, comics, interactive arts, video games, websites, music, and vi ...

with production and development hubs in

, and

Selected awards and nominations

* Golden Gate Award -

San Francisco International Film Festival The San Francisco International Film Festival (abbreviated as SFIFF), organized by the San Francisco Film Society, is held each spring for two weeks, presenting around 200 films from over 50 countries. The festival highlights current trends in in ...

* Silver Plaques -

Chicago International Film Festival The Chicago International Film Festival is an annual film festival held every fall. Founded in 1964 by Michael Kutza, it is the longest-running competitive film festival in North America. Its logo is a stark, black and white close up of the comp ...

* Cine Golden Eagle Award * UN Media Peace Prizes * Selected for Joris Ivens Award Competition at IDFA * Human Rights Awards * Banff Rocky Award Nominations ( *

ATOM Awards The ATOM Awards are a group of awards offered to Australian and New Zealand "professionals, educators and students", honoring achievements in the making of film, television, multimedia, and from 2007 multi-modal productions. The Awards were esta ...

* Best Documentary, Film Critics Circle *

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Best Documentary Award * AFI Best Documentary Nominations and numerous craft awards *

Logie Award The Logie Awards (officially the TV Week Logie Awards; colloquially known as The Logies) is an annual gathering to celebrate Australian television, sponsored and organised by the magazine ''TV Week''. The first ceremony was held in 1959 as the ...

for Most Outstanding Doc Series (and other nominations) * Dendy Best Documentary Award and Nominations,

Sydney Film Festival The Sydney Film Festival is an annual competitive film festival held in Sydney, Australia, usually over 12 days in June. A number of awards are given, the top one being the Sydney Film Prize. the festival's director is Nashen Moodley. Histo ...

Walkley Award The annual Walkley Awards are presented in Australia to recognise and reward excellence in journalism. They cover all media including print, television, documentary, radio, photographic and online media. The Gold Walkley is the highest prize and ...

for Excellence in Journalism

Programming

Non-scripted

* ''No Demo Reno'' (2021) * ''Selling the Big Easy'' (2021) * ''Texas FlipnMove'' (2013-2019) * ''Restored'' (2013-2021) * ''Mom and Me'' (2018) * ''Ghost Loop' (2017) * ''Ivan Milat: Buried Secrets'' (2021) * ''After the Night'' (2021) * ''This Could Go Anywhere'' (2020) * ''Outback Lockdown'' (2020) * ''Rhys Darby: Big in Japan'' (2020) * ''Koala Rescue'' (2020) * ''Cook Like An Italian'' (2020) * ''Griff's Great Kiwi Road Trip'' (2019) * ''The Pacific: In the Wake of Captain Cook, with Sam Neill'' (2018) * ''Body Hack" (2016-2021) * ''The Grammar of Happiness'' (2011) * ''Seduction in the City'' (2011) * ''A Traveler's Guide to the Planets'' (2010) * ''Miracles'' (2010) * ''The Pharaoh Who Conquered the Sea'' (2010) * ''The Making of Modern Australia'' (2010) * ''Gourmet Farmer'' (2010) * ''Whatever! The Science of Teens'' (2009) * ''Lush House'' (2009) * ''Solo'' (2008) * ''Connected: The Power of Six Degrees'' (2008) * ''Rodney's Robot Revolution'' (2008) * ''The Hobbit Enigma'' (2008) * ''Rogue Nation'' (2008) * ''Miracle on Everest'' (2008) * ''Never Say Die Matildas'' (2008) * ''Indonesia: A Reporter's Journey'' (2008) * ''The Choir'' (2007) * ''Songlines to the Seine'' (2007) * ''Policing the Pacific'' (2007) * ''The Catalpa Rescue'' (2007) * ''Is Your House Killing You?'' (2007) * ''Ten Pound Poms'' (2007) * ''In the Line of Fire'' (2007) * ''Neil Perry's High Steaks'' (2006) * ''Johnny Warren's Football Mission'' (2006) * ''The Floating Brothel'' (2006) * ''Heat in the Kitchen'' (2005)

Scripted

* ''Under The Vines'' 2021 (with Libertine Films) * ''Troppo'' 2021 (with Beyond Productions) * ''At Home With Julia'' (2013) * ''Wednesday Night Fever'' (2014) * '' Rake'' (2010) * ''Jack Irish'' (2011) * ''The Last Confession of Alexander Pearce'' (2008) * ''Scorched'' (2008)

References

External links

* {{authority control Television production companies