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Working Dog Productions (originally Frontline Television Productions Pty Ltd) is a film and television production company based in Melbourne, Australia. It was formed in 1993 by actors Santo Cilauro, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Tom Gleisner, and producer Michael Hirsh.

History

Frontline Television Productions Pty Ltd was formed in 1993 by five collaborators who had worked together on earlier comedy projects, actors Santo Cilauro, Rob Sitch, Jane Kennedy, Tom Gleisner, and producer Michael Hirsh. The group of actors became known through their earlier hit comedy sketch show The D-Generation (1986–1987) and The Late Show (1992), forming their production company with producer Michael Hirsh before creating Frontline under the banner of Working Dog.

It adopted the name Working Dog Productions in the mid-1990s. The founders have described the company origin as "five friends formed a production company with a dodgy camcorder and a dream".

Description

Working Dog Productions is a film and television production company based in Melbourne, Victoria.

The company name and mascot (an Australian Cattle Dog) reflect the founders' affection for dogs, and the company has retained the original creative core across decades while expanding into multi-platform production and a small executive/staff structure.

Productions

In addition to television and film, Working Dog Productions have also ventured into books, stage shows, and podcasts.

Television

Programs with a shaded background indicate the program is still in production.

Film

Books

Books which have been published by Working Dog include, but are not limited to, mock travel guides. Books published by Working Dog include:

  • Molvania: A Land Untouched by Modern Dentistry by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch, 2003.

  • Phaic Tan: Sunstroke on a Shoestring by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch, 2004.

  • San Sombrero: A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch, 2006.

  • Molvanian Baby Names: With Meanings, Derivations And Probable Pronunciations, by Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Rob Sitch 2009.

Stage

Working Dog produced the stage show The Speechmaker. The show was written by Working Dog's Sitch, Cilauro, and Gleisner and had a sellout season at the Melbourne Theatre Company. Gleisner has produced a musical under the Working Dog brand titled Bloom.

Podcasts

  • Santo, Sam & Ed's Total Football Podcast (2017–present on ABC iview)

  • Santo, Sam & Ed's Cup Fever! Podcast (2018 on ABC iview)

See also

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