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Northern Pictures is an Australian-based television production company, which develops and produces unscripted and
factual television Factual television is a genre of non-fiction television programming that documents actual events and people. These types of programs are also described as observational documentary, fly on the wall, docudrama, and reality television. The genre ...
programs for multiple television channels in Australia and internationally. The company was founded by Sue Clothier in 2010. In 2013, Clothier sold the company to David Haslingden, a media executive who also acquired New Zealand company
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around the same time, through his Racat Group. In the same year, the company formed a
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with
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to operate Keshet Australia. In 2017, Haslingden sold his production company holdings (including Northern Pictures) to Canadian company
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. In 2018, the ''
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'' publication was sold to Northern Pictures. Northern Pictures employs a number of staff including Peter Anderson (Managing Director), Karina Holden (Head of Factual), Catherine Nebauer (Head of Kids & Scripted) & Tosca Looby (Factual Series Producer/Director).


Productions

*''Changing Minds'' (ABC, 2014–2015) *'' Employable Me'' (ABC, 2018) *'' Ice Wars'' (ABC, 2016) *''Kakadu'' (ABC, 2013) *''Life on the Reef'' (ABC/PBS, 2015) *''
Love on the Spectrum ''Love on the Spectrum'' is an Australian reality television show that follows people on the autism spectrum as they explore the dating world. The show is produced by Northern Pictures for the ABC TV, and currently available to stream on ABC i ...
'' (Netflix, 2019–2020) *''
Luke Warm Sex ''Luke Warm Sex'' is a six-part Australian television comedy documentary series starring Melbourne comedian Luke McGregor Luke William McGregor is an Australian comedian, writer and actor, who has performed at various national and internati ...
'' (ABC, 2016) *''
Once Upon a Time in Punchbowl ''Once Upon A Time In Punchbowl'' is a four-part Australian documentary television series produced by SBS on the Lebanese community in multicultural Australia. It premiered on 19 June 2014. Originally due for airing in 2013 the documentary ...
'' (SBS, 2014) *''Once Upon a Time in Carlton'' (SBS) *''
Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta ''Once Upon a Time in Cabramatta'' is a three-part Australian documentary television series. It began screening on SBS One on 8 January 2012. It was also simulcast on SBS Two with Vietnamese subtitles. The mini-series tells the turbulent story ...
'' (SBS, 2012) *''Outback'' (PBS/Nine, 2017) *''
Saltwater Heroes ''Saltwater Heroes'' is an Australian reality television series produced by Northern Pictures for the Discovery Channel. The series is hosted by Andrew "ET" Ettingshausen and portrays the real life events of crews aboard commercial fishing vess ...
'' (Discovery Channel, 2015)


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* {{Blue Ant Media Blue Ant Media Television production companies of Australia Australian companies established in 2010 Companies based in Sydney Australian subsidiaries of foreign companies Mass media companies established in 2010