Ranko Markovic is an Australian film and television producer and is the company director and producer of Templar Entertainment. Markovic's career started out in property development and investment before moving into film. Since then Markovic has studied at the

Australian Film, Television and Radio School The Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) formerly Australian Film and Television School, is Australia's national screen arts and broadcast school. The school is a Commonwealth Government statutory authority. History Establishe ...

(AFTRS) and the Metroscreen Film College. He came together with

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in 2004 after completing his studies to form Templar Entertainment alongside Purser. Together they produced the award winning film ''

Cedar Boys ''Cedar Boys'' is an edgy and tense Australian film about the life of 3 young adults in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Written, directed and co-produced by Serhat Caradee and produced by Matthew Dabner, Ranko Markovic, and Jeff Purs ...

'' (2009), along with television shows ''I Love Youse All'' (2008), starring Jeff Fenech and ''Clublife TV'' (2008), a reality show based on Bloc Nightclub in Penrith, New South Wales.

Biography

Markovic comes from a background in property development and investment. Over the years he ran a property development company as well as his own property investment company working as a project manager and investment consultant. Markovic went on to study film production at various institutions including AFTRS and

Metro Screen Metro Screen was a Paddington, Sydney based not-for-profit film, television and digital media training organisation. It was the NSW member of Screen Development Australia (SDA) and was located in the Paddington Town Hall, Cnr Oxford St & Oatley ...

. In this time he completed several short films and TV pilots. In 2004, after completing his studies, Markovic and Purser established Templar Entertainment. Templar began seeking projects with micro to low budgets that had commercial potential. In 2005 Templar Entertainment produced their first low budget supernatural thriller ''Shadow of Sins'', written by Edward Berridge. In late 2006, Templar entered into a diversification process which saw them entering into the domestic and international television market after shooting the television series ''Clublife TV''. The program aired on Channel in May 2008. They then created ''I Love Youse All'' which aired on Channel 9, Fox Sports and Main Event in June 2008. 2008 also saw Templar diversify into corporate/trade delivering work to organizations such as Paramount Australia, and Women's Cricket Australia. In 2009 ''Cedar Boys'' was released and premiered at the Sydney Film Festival. The film starring Rachael Taylor and Martin Henderson was distributed by Mushroom PicturesBruyn, Simon de
"Hoyts Picks up Cedar Boys"
'' IF'', Australia, 28 May 2009. Retrieved on 2010-19-5. and financed by the Australian Film Commission, the

New South Wales Film and Television Office ---> Screen NSW, formerly known as the New South Wales Film and Television Office, or FTO, and before that the New South Wales Film Corporation, is a brand name that is part of Create NSW, an agency of the Government of New South Wales that is re ...

and private investors.

Film and television

* ''

'' (2009) Directed by Serhat Caradee, Produced by Jeff Purser and Ranko Markovic, starring Rachel Taylor and Les Chantry. * ''I Love Youse All'' (2008), Directed by Jeff Purser and Produced by Jeff Purser and Ranko Markovic, starring

Jeff Fenech Jeff Fenech (born 28 May 1964) is an Australian former professional boxer who competed between 1984 and 2008. He won world titles in three weight divisions, having held the IBF bantamweight title from 1985 to 1987, the WBC super-bantamweight ...

* ''The Travelling Warrior'' – Pilot (2008), Directed and Produced by Jeff Purser, starring Bren Foster * ''Clublife TV'' (2008) – Directed and Produced by Ranko Markovic

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