Jack Yabsley is an Australian

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

and former

television presenter A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television show, television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for ...

. He has worked extensively in

children's television Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television show, television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during ...

and documentary.

Education

Yabsley attended

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Public School, and Middleton Primary School in

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. He studied broadcast journalism at

Charles Sturt University Charles Sturt University is an Australian multi-campus public university located in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria. Established in 1989, it was named in honour of Captain Charles Napier Sturt, a British explorer w ...

, in Bathurst, and completed a postgraduate degree in Screen Directing at

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Career

Television

Yabsley's television career started as a presenter on ''

Totally Wild ''Totally Wild'' is an Australian children's television series which premiered on Network 10 on 12 July 1992. The series aired on 10 Peach from 2013 to 2020, and 10 Shake from 2020 to 2021. It had a current affairs program format, and did stor ...

'' on

Network Ten Network 10 (commonly known as Ten Network, Channel 10 or simply 10) is an Australian commercial television network owned by Ten Network Holdings, a division of the Paramount Networks UK & Australia subsidiary of Paramount Global. One of five ...

, where he hosted over 100 episodes from 2004 to 2006. He then moved to the

Seven Network The Seven Network (commonly known as Channel Seven or simply Seven) is a major Australian commercial free-to-air Television broadcasting in Australia, television network. It is owned by Seven West Media, Seven West Media Limited, and is one of ...

, where he was a host on

Saturday Disney ''Saturday Disney'' is a long running Australian children's television program which aired on the Seven Network in Australia for over 26 years, with the first episode going to air on 27 January 1990. The show was a television block which aired ...

on Australia's from 3 February 2007 until 2011. He then became host of the game show '' Match It'', also on Seven, from 2012. He has been an occasional reporter for ''

Sydney Weekender ''Sydney Weekender'' is an Australian travel show featuring destinations throughout the state of New South Wales. The program debuted in 1994 on Saturdays at 5:30pm, later moving to Sundays at the same time before the local nightly news bulleti ...

'' on the Seven Network.

Film

Yabsley's debut feature documentary, ''Kings of Baxter'', premiered at

Antenna Documentary Film Festival Antenna Documentary Film Festival was established in 2011. It is an international documentary film festival held annually every October in Sydney, Australia. The festival was set up to promote documentary as an art form, with programming focusing ...

in 2017, where it won Best Australian Film and Audience Choice Award. The film follows

Bell Shakespeare Bell Shakespeare is an Australian theatre company specialising in the works of William Shakespeare, his contemporaries and other classics. It is based in Sydney. The Bell Shakespeare vision is to create theatre that allows audiences of all wal ...

's drama outreach program in Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre, as a group of young offenders attempt to stage a production of ''

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'' inside the centre for their fellow detainees. The documentary was screened on

Foxtel Arts Foxtel Arts was a subscription television arts channel available in Australia on the Foxtel platform. History Foxtel Arts replaced the SBS owned arts channel Studio, and became the third iteration of a dedicated arts channel on Foxtel in six ...

in 2018. Yabsley's comedy short films ''The Virgin'' (2017), and ''Super Nice'' (2018) both premiered at

Flickerfest Flickerfest is an international short film festival held annually in January at Bondi Beach, Sydney. It is an Academy and BAFTA recognised short film festival for both international and Australian film makers. History The festival originated ...

Short Film Festival in

, and went on to play at international film festivals around the world, gaining awards for best actor and best screenplay. ''The Virgin'' won the 20th Anniversary Award for Best Antipodes' Short Film at the

Antipodean Film Festival The Antipodean Film Festival (french: Rencontres internationales du cinéma des Antipodes), variously referred to as Festival des Antipodes, Antipodes International Film Festival, Antipodes Film Festival Saint Tropez, Saint Tropez Film Festival ...

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, France.

Filmography

Yabsley's writing and directing credits include: * ''The Donation'' (2015) * ''Kings of Baxter'' (2017) * ''The Virgin'' (2017) * ''Super Nice'' (2018) * ''Mardi Gras + Me'' for

ABC Me ABC Me (stylised as ABC ME) is an Australian English language children's free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was officially launched by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on 4 December 2009 as ABC3. Hist ...

(2018) * ''

Gogglebox Australia ''Gogglebox Australia'' is an Australian reality television program. It is an adaptation of the British series of the same name. The series, which is produced by Shine Australia, is a co-production between subscription television (STV) channe ...

'' (2021)

References

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* * * (2018) {{DEFAULTSORT:Yabsley, Jack Living people Charles Sturt University alumni Australian children's television presenters Australian Film Television and Radio School alumni Year of birth missing (living people)