Jonathan M. Shiff | |
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Born | Jonathan Mark Shiff
Queensland, Australia |
Alma mater | Swinburne University of Technology |
Occupation | Television producer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Known for | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions |
Website |
www |
Jonathan Mark Shiff is an Australian television producer of television series. After leaving his work as a lawyer, he founded his own Melbourne-based production company, Jonathan M. Shiff Productions, in 1988. His company produces programs for children and families, which are screened in 170 countries. [1] He is regarded in the industry as being known for discovering Australian talent who go on to successful international careers, such as Margot Robbie, Liam Hemsworth, Claire Holt, and Phoebe Tonkin. [2]
Shiff is best known for producing the Ocean Girl series, the H2O: Just Add Water series and spinoff Mako Mermaids, which stream on Netflix. [3] Shiff also produced the television series The Bureau of Magical Things. [4]
While his professional homepage hints that a movie of 90 minutes length has been produced for Mako Mermaids, [5] the B2B-site that ZDF Enterprises — distributor of the H2O franchise — operates for said show, shows no sign of such movie produced. [6]
Shiff also hinted the Movie on social media. [7] [8]
Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Production company | Notes | ||
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Creator | Producer | Executive producer | |||||
The Pandas: Fei Fei and Xiao Xiao China's Living Treasures | 1988 | Yes | No | Westbridge Films | Documentary | ||
Search for the World's Most Secret Animals | 1989 | No | Yes | Documentary | |||
Kelly | 1991–92 | No | Network 10 | Westbridge Entertainment | |||
Baby Bath Massacre | 1994 | Yes | No | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions | Television film | ||
Ocean Girl | 1994–97 | Yes | Yes | Network 10 | |||
Thunderstone | 1999–2000 | Executive producer (season 3) | |||||
The New Adventures of Ocean Girl | 2000 | No | No | Media World Features | |||
Horace and Tina | 2001 | Yes | Yes | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions | |||
Cybergirl | 2001–02 | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions & Daniel Scharf Productions | |||||
Pirate Islands | 2003 | Concept | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions | ||||
Wicked Science | 2004–06 | ||||||
Scooter: Secret Agent | 2005 | ||||||
H2O: Just Add Water | 2006–10 | Yes | |||||
The Lost Treasure of Fiji | 2007 | No | Banana J Media | ||||
The Elephant Princess | 2008–11 | Yes | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions | ||||
Lightning Point | 2012 | No | |||||
Reef Doctors | 2013 | ||||||
Mako: Island of Secrets | 2013–16 | Developer | |||||
The Bureau of Magical Things | 2018–21 | Yes |
Eleven 10 Shake |
Jonathan M. Shiff | |
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Born | Jonathan Mark Shiff
Queensland, Australia |
Alma mater | Swinburne University of Technology |
Occupation | Television producer |
Years active | 1988–present |
Known for | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions |
Website |
www |
Jonathan Mark Shiff is an Australian television producer of television series. After leaving his work as a lawyer, he founded his own Melbourne-based production company, Jonathan M. Shiff Productions, in 1988. His company produces programs for children and families, which are screened in 170 countries. [1] He is regarded in the industry as being known for discovering Australian talent who go on to successful international careers, such as Margot Robbie, Liam Hemsworth, Claire Holt, and Phoebe Tonkin. [2]
Shiff is best known for producing the Ocean Girl series, the H2O: Just Add Water series and spinoff Mako Mermaids, which stream on Netflix. [3] Shiff also produced the television series The Bureau of Magical Things. [4]
While his professional homepage hints that a movie of 90 minutes length has been produced for Mako Mermaids, [5] the B2B-site that ZDF Enterprises — distributor of the H2O franchise — operates for said show, shows no sign of such movie produced. [6]
Shiff also hinted the Movie on social media. [7] [8]
Title | Year | Credited as | Network | Production company | Notes | ||
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Creator | Producer | Executive producer | |||||
The Pandas: Fei Fei and Xiao Xiao China's Living Treasures | 1988 | Yes | No | Westbridge Films | Documentary | ||
Search for the World's Most Secret Animals | 1989 | No | Yes | Documentary | |||
Kelly | 1991–92 | No | Network 10 | Westbridge Entertainment | |||
Baby Bath Massacre | 1994 | Yes | No | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions | Television film | ||
Ocean Girl | 1994–97 | Yes | Yes | Network 10 | |||
Thunderstone | 1999–2000 | Executive producer (season 3) | |||||
The New Adventures of Ocean Girl | 2000 | No | No | Media World Features | |||
Horace and Tina | 2001 | Yes | Yes | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions | |||
Cybergirl | 2001–02 | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions & Daniel Scharf Productions | |||||
Pirate Islands | 2003 | Concept | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions | ||||
Wicked Science | 2004–06 | ||||||
Scooter: Secret Agent | 2005 | ||||||
H2O: Just Add Water | 2006–10 | Yes | |||||
The Lost Treasure of Fiji | 2007 | No | Banana J Media | ||||
The Elephant Princess | 2008–11 | Yes | Jonathan M. Shiff Productions | ||||
Lightning Point | 2012 | No | |||||
Reef Doctors | 2013 | ||||||
Mako: Island of Secrets | 2013–16 | Developer | |||||
The Bureau of Magical Things | 2018–21 | Yes |
Eleven 10 Shake |