MICHAEL GUDINSKI AM
Company Director
He’s been called the rock guru, the music mogul, the mushroom man, and is widely recognised as one of the most important figures in the history of the Australian entertainment industry. Irrefutably he is a man of many faces and his many business interests reflect the multiple facets of both his personality and his talents.
In 1972 Michael founded Mushroom Records, which was to eventually develop into the largest independent record label in Australian music – and Mushroom Music, which is today the principal independent publishing company in Australia.
Through Mushroom Pictures, Michael has been the executive producer of a number of successful and award winning films and documentaries. Recently he was the executive producer of Such is Life: The Troubled Times of Ben Cousins, nominated for a Logie for Most Outstanding Factual Program in 2011.
MARK MORRISSEY
Company Director
Mark comes from a strong background in both production and professional management. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Mark was involved in touring theatre and solo acts both nationally and internationally. In the late 1990s, he set up Morrissey Management and in a very short time built the business into one of the most successful and entrepreneurial management companies in the country. In 2001, he went international, opening offices in Los Angeles. He also produced a number of shows for Australian television networks 7 and 10, as well as appearing as a judge on channel 9′s Starstruck. Mark has continued to be an industry leader in talent management and television production on both the local and international stage.
JOHN MOLLOY
Head of Production
John graduated from the Flinders University Drama Centre in 1994. He worked in South Australian theatre until the year 2000 as an actor and producer, most notably as one of the Founding Members and first General Manager of Brink Productions. In this role he collaborated with The Adelaide International Arts Festival, State Theatre of South Australia, Sydney Theatre Company, Belvoir St. Theatre and the Australian Dance Theatre.
Prior to joining Mushroom Pictures as Head of Production in 2011 John was a Producer at Molloy Boy Productions, a production company that produced film, television and radio for the Australian market. In film he has worked on the films ‘Crackerjack’, ‘Bad Eggs’ and ‘BoyTown’. In television he has worked on The Nation, Love is a Four Letter Word and The Mick Molloy Show. In 2009 John was Series Producer of ‘John Safran’s Race Relations’ for Princess Pictures and the ABC.
John is a partner in Mind Blowing Films a boutique distribution company specializing in the distribution of Indian films in Australia and New Zealand. He has also been a Consulting Producer on the international feature films ‘Love Aaj Kaal’ and ‘Main Aur Mrs Khanna’.
John is Co-Director of the ‘Indian Film Festival: Bollywood & Beyond’ which takes place annually in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Auckland.
MIRIAM PHILLIPS
Development Coordinator
Miriam is the newest member of Mushroom Pictures. Having graduated in 2010, receiving a Bachelor of Arts with a Film Studies minor, Miriam moved to Melbourne to study her Masters of Media and Communications. Miriam brings experience to Mushroom Pictures in both the advertising and the public relations fields. With a keen interest in popular film, art house and film history, Miriam brings fresh ideas to Mushroom and is very excited to be working with such dynamic group of people.