Sheridan Jobbins
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Sheridan Jobbins is an Australian journalist, television presenter and screenwriter.
, Australia
. She was educated at Ascham School
Edgecliff
. She is a third generation Australian film maker, whose family includes; grandfather, cinematographer George Malcolm
; parents, advertising executives Harry & Joy Jobbins
; sister, comedian/writer Saturday Rosenberg; and uncle, sound recordist Ken Malcolm
. At the age of 9, she presented a televisions series called Cooking with Sheri on ATN 7. The show ran from 1967 - 1969. She was later credited by Guinness World Records
as being the world's youngest television host. A record that stood until 2006.
In the late 1970s, she had a brief career as an actor in Australian soap operas, making a featured appearance in Glenview High
, and smaller roles in The Restless Years
and The Young Doctors
. From 1981 - 1984 Sheridan was a reporter on the multi-award winning children's television programme, Simon Townsend's Wonder World
! (screened on Network 10.) Other on screen television credits include being a reporter on State of the Arts (later, Billboard) on the ABC
, and Good Morning Australia
- Network 10.
In 1994, she hosted a 13 x 1 hour television series, House of Fun, also for Network 10. Jobbins is a member of both the Australian
and American Writers Guild
s.
She writes full time with Australian film director/writer, Stephan Elliott
. Their most recent credit is the feature film Easy Virtue
, starring Colin Firth
, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Jessica Biel
and Ben Barnes
. Based on a stage play of the same name by Noël Coward
, Easy Virtue
premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, and has screened at the Rome
and London
film festivals to great acclaim.
Jobbins is currently a regular contributor to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
's website Unleashed.
, to produce music videos for Australian bands including; Mental As Anything
(Live It Up), Mondo Rock
(Modern Bop), and Cold Chisel
(Flame Trees). She appears in audience of the Live It Up music video.
She also wrote, produced and directed several short films, two of which Machinations (1987) won a bronze medal at the New York Film & Television Festival, and I Am Time was a finalist in the Dendy Awards, which opened the Sydney Film Festival
in 1993
From 1993 until 2000 she was a Director of Rebel Penfold-Russell
's company, Latent Image Productions. She was in charge of research and development of the company's on-going production slate. In that time, Latent Image produced the multi award winning feature films, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
, Paws and WillFull.
A short film Jobbins' has wrote for Latent Image called, Alex's Party screened at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
2006, and Flickerfest
2007.
. Their current 'in development' writing credits include: Madams, Dante's Disco Inferno, Forever and a Day, Venetian Wedding and In the Name of Dog.
The screenplay; Easy Virtue
adapted from a stageplay of the same name by Noël Coward
has been produced by Barnaby Thompson for Fragile Films and Ealing Studios
under the direction of Stephan Elliott. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
, and has been invited to a variety of international film festivals including The London Film Festival
.
Easy Virtue
starring Ben Barnes
, Jessica Biel
, Kristin Scott-Thomas and Colin Firth
(among others) is due for release in Europe on 7 November 2008.
Jobbins has also contributed to, Breast Wishes
, a comedy musical about 'breasts, and the people who support them'. "Breast Wishes" is an official fund raising supporter of the Australian National Breast Cancer Foundation
, and will premier at The Sydney Theatre
on 31 October 2008 as the closing event of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Life and career
Jobbins was born in MelbourneMelbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. She was educated at Ascham School
Ascham School
Ascham School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding school for girls', located in Edgecliff, an Eastern Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
Edgecliff
Edgecliff
Edgecliff may refer to:* Edgecliff , historic building* Edgecliff College* Edgecliff Village, Texas* Edgecliff, New South Wales...
. She is a third generation Australian film maker, whose family includes; grandfather, cinematographer George Malcolm
George Malcolm
George John Huntley Malcolm was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal from 1909 to 1922, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Tobias C. Norris....
; parents, advertising executives Harry & Joy Jobbins
Joy Jobbins
Joy Jobbins is the former head of advertising for The Australian Wool Board, and now author of a book called, "Shoestring: a memoir"....
; sister, comedian/writer Saturday Rosenberg; and uncle, sound recordist Ken Malcolm
Ken Malcolm
Ken Malcolm was a Scottish professional footballer. He was born in Aberdeen. During his career he made over 250 appearances for Ipswich Town.- External links :*...
. At the age of 9, she presented a televisions series called Cooking with Sheri on ATN 7. The show ran from 1967 - 1969. She was later credited by Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records
Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records , is a reference book published annually, containing a collection of world records, both human achievements and the extremes of the natural world...
as being the world's youngest television host. A record that stood until 2006.
Glenview High
Glenview High is an Australian television drama series produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for the Seven Network between 1977 and 1978.-Story:...
, and smaller roles in The Restless Years
The Restless Years
The Restless Years is an Australian soap opera which followed the lives of several Sydney school-leavers and young adults. It was produced by the Reg Grundy Organisation for Network Ten. It debuted December 1977 and ran until late 1981. It was not renewed by the network due to declining ratings...
and The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors
The Young Doctors is an Australian early evening soap opera. The series was set in the fictional Albert Memorial hospital and primarily concerned with romances between younger members of the hospital staff, screened on the Nine Network from Monday, 8 November 1976 until Wednesday, 30 March...
. From 1981 - 1984 Sheridan was a reporter on the multi-award winning children's television programme, Simon Townsend's Wonder World
Simon Townsend's Wonder World
Simon Townsend's Wonder World! was a multi-award–winning Australian children's television show that aired on the Ten Network from 1979 until 1986...
! (screened on Network 10.) Other on screen television credits include being a reporter on State of the Arts (later, Billboard) on the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
, and Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia
Good Morning Australia from Network Ten was the name of two different programs. This article is for Bert Newton's morning program, not to be confused with the breakfast news program of the same name....
- Network 10.
In 1994, she hosted a 13 x 1 hour television series, House of Fun, also for Network 10. Jobbins is a member of both the Australian
Australian Writers' Guild
The Australian Writers' Guild is the professional association for all performance writers, that is, writers for film, television, radio, theatre, video and new media. The AWG was established in 1962 and is recognised throughout the industry in Australia as being the voice of performance writers...
and American Writers Guild
Writers Guild of America, west
Writers Guild of America, West is a labor union representing film, television, radio, and new media writers. The Guild was formed in 1954 from five organizations representing writers, which include the Screen Writers Guild...
s.
She writes full time with Australian film director/writer, Stephan Elliott
Stephan Elliott
Stephan Elliott is an Australian film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Elliott began his career as an assistant director working in the boom of the Australian film industry of the 1980s....
. Their most recent credit is the feature film Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue (2009 film)
Easy Virtue is a 2008 British-Canadian romantic comedy film based on Noël Coward's play of the same name. The play was previously made into the silent movie Easy Virtue by Alfred Hitchcock. This adaptation is directed by Stephan Elliott, written by Elliott and Sheridan Jobbins, and stars Jessica...
, starring Colin Firth
Colin Firth
SirColin Andrew Firth, CBE is a British film, television, and theatre actor. Firth gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice...
, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel
Jessica Claire Biel is an American actress, model, and occasional singer. Biel is known for her television role as Mary Camden in the long-running family-drama series 7th Heaven...
and Ben Barnes
Ben Barnes (actor)
Benjamin Thomas "Ben" Barnes is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Caspian X in The Chronicles of Narnia films Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.-Early life and education:...
. Based on a stage play of the same name by Noël Coward
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
, Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue (2009 film)
Easy Virtue is a 2008 British-Canadian romantic comedy film based on Noël Coward's play of the same name. The play was previously made into the silent movie Easy Virtue by Alfred Hitchcock. This adaptation is directed by Stephan Elliott, written by Elliott and Sheridan Jobbins, and stars Jessica...
premiered at the Toronto Film Festival, and has screened at the Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
and London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
film festivals to great acclaim.
Jobbins is currently a regular contributor to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
's website Unleashed.
Producer
From 1985 - 86, Jobbins joined friend, Amanda KellerAmanda Keller
Amanda Rose Keller is an Australian journalist, radio presenter, and media personality.-Education:Keller went to Carlingford High School, and then went on to study media and communications at Charles Sturt University as a contemporary of Andrew Denton...
, to produce music videos for Australian bands including; Mental As Anything
Mental As Anything
Mental As Anything are an Australian New Wave–rock music band formed at an art school in Sydney in 1976. Their most popular line-up was Martin Plaza on vocals and guitar; Reg Mombassa on lead guitar and vocals; his brother Peter "Yoga Dog" O'Doherty on bass guitar and vocals; Wayne "Bird"...
(Live It Up), Mondo Rock
Mondo Rock
Mondo Rock is a rock band from Melbourne, Australia, most prominent in the early 1980s. The band was formed in late 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Ross Wilson.-Early years: 1976–1979:...
(Modern Bop), and Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel is a rock band that originated in Adelaide, Australia. It is one of the most acclaimed Australian rock bands of all time, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s and huge sales that continue to this day, although its success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to...
(Flame Trees). She appears in audience of the Live It Up music video.
She also wrote, produced and directed several short films, two of which Machinations (1987) won a bronze medal at the New York Film & Television Festival, and I Am Time was a finalist in the Dendy Awards, which opened the Sydney Film Festival
Sydney Film Festival
The Sydney Film Festival is an annual film festival held in the Australian city of Sydney and is held over 12 days in June. The competitive film festival draws international and local attention, with films being showcased in several venues across the city centre and includes features,...
in 1993
From 1993 until 2000 she was a Director of Rebel Penfold-Russell
Rebel Penfold-Russell
Rebel Penfold-Russell is an Australian film producer and occasional actress.She was the executive producer of movies such as Frauds, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Paws...
's company, Latent Image Productions. She was in charge of research and development of the company's on-going production slate. In that time, Latent Image produced the multi award winning feature films, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot is based on the journey of three drag queens who travel across the Australian Outback from Sydney to Alice Springs in a tour bus that they have named...
, Paws and WillFull.
A short film Jobbins' has wrote for Latent Image called, Alex's Party screened at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films
The Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films held annually in Palm Springs, California is the largest film festival for short films in the United States....
2006, and Flickerfest
Flickerfest
Flickerfest is an Australian, Academy Award-accredited short film festival. Founded in 1992 at Balmain High School which is now called Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus, it is held every January in Sydney. The films then go on tour throughout Australia. The Festival Director is currently...
2007.
Screenwriter
Jobbins currently writes screenplays full-time with writer/director Stephan ElliottStephan Elliott
Stephan Elliott is an Australian film director and screenwriter.-Life and career:Elliott began his career as an assistant director working in the boom of the Australian film industry of the 1980s....
. Their current 'in development' writing credits include: Madams, Dante's Disco Inferno, Forever and a Day, Venetian Wedding and In the Name of Dog.
The screenplay; Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue (2009 film)
Easy Virtue is a 2008 British-Canadian romantic comedy film based on Noël Coward's play of the same name. The play was previously made into the silent movie Easy Virtue by Alfred Hitchcock. This adaptation is directed by Stephan Elliott, written by Elliott and Sheridan Jobbins, and stars Jessica...
adapted from a stageplay of the same name by Noël Coward
Noël Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Coward was an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise".Born in Teddington, a suburb of London, Coward attended a dance academy...
has been produced by Barnaby Thompson for Fragile Films and Ealing Studios
Ealing Studios
Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in West London. Will Barker bought the White Lodge on Ealing Green in 1902 as a base for film making, and films have been made on the site ever since...
under the direction of Stephan Elliott. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival is a publicly-attended film festival held each September in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2010, 339 films from 59 countries were screened at 32 screens in downtown Toronto venues...
, and has been invited to a variety of international film festivals including The London Film Festival
London Film Festival
The BFI London Film Festival is the UK's largest public film event, screening more than 300 features, documentaries and shorts from almost 50 countries. The festival, , currently in its 54th year, is run every year in the second half of October under the umbrella of the British Film Institute...
.
Easy Virtue
Easy Virtue (2009 film)
Easy Virtue is a 2008 British-Canadian romantic comedy film based on Noël Coward's play of the same name. The play was previously made into the silent movie Easy Virtue by Alfred Hitchcock. This adaptation is directed by Stephan Elliott, written by Elliott and Sheridan Jobbins, and stars Jessica...
starring Ben Barnes
Ben Barnes (actor)
Benjamin Thomas "Ben" Barnes is an English actor, best known for his portrayal of Caspian X in The Chronicles of Narnia films Prince Caspian and The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.-Early life and education:...
, Jessica Biel
Jessica Biel
Jessica Claire Biel is an American actress, model, and occasional singer. Biel is known for her television role as Mary Camden in the long-running family-drama series 7th Heaven...
, Kristin Scott-Thomas and Colin Firth
Colin Firth
SirColin Andrew Firth, CBE is a British film, television, and theatre actor. Firth gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice...
(among others) is due for release in Europe on 7 November 2008.
Jobbins has also contributed to, Breast Wishes
Breast Wishes
Breast Wishes is an Australian musical comedy produced by Anne Looby, Simone Parrott and Neil Gooding with music and lyrics by Bruce Brown and a book by an ensemble of Australian writers: Merridy Eastman, Jonathan Gavin, Richard Glover, Wendy Harmer, Sheridan Jobbins, James Millar and Debra Oswald...
, a comedy musical about 'breasts, and the people who support them'. "Breast Wishes" is an official fund raising supporter of the Australian National Breast Cancer Foundation
National Breast Cancer Foundation
The National Breast Cancer Foundation is the leading community-funded national organisation in Australia, supporting and promoting research for the prevention and cure of breast cancer....
, and will premier at The Sydney Theatre
Sydney Theatre
Sydney Theatre is a theatre in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Sydney Theatre seats up to 896 people and is part of the Sydney Theatre Company....
on 31 October 2008 as the closing event of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
External links
- http://www.litevault.ca/pdf/willfull-mk.pdf WillFull promotional package
- http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=HOUSEF&type=TV+Drama TV production information
- http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/18/1092765002068.html?from=storyrhs The Age: Simon Townsend's Wonder World!
- http://www.nfsa.afc.gov.au/cgi-bin/waxhtml.exe/olc/olcsearch.wxh?sDBCode=PR National Film and Sound ArchiveNational Film and Sound ArchiveThe National Film and Sound Archive is Australia’s audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national collection of audiovisual materials and related items...
, Australia - http://www.easyvirtuethemovie.co.uk/ 'Easy Virtue' film trailer
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymSNokEzb6I&NR=1 Toronto Premier 'Easy Virtue'