Northern Pictures Names New Head of Scripted Development

Polly Rowe has been named the head of scripted development at Northern Pictures.

“We’re delighted to welcome Polly to Northern Pictures,” said Matt Vitins, Northern Pictures’ managing director. “She brings a clear creative sensibility, a genuine love for writing and writers and deep relationships with some of Australia’s most exciting screenwriting talent. We are thrilled to be working with her as we continue to build our scripted slate in development and production.”

Rowe brings 15 years of experience to her new role. In her previous role as development producer at Goalpost Pictures, Rowe collaborated with leading broadcasters including Prime Video, Netflix, Stan and the ABC, with credits on popular series such as Top End Bub (Prime Video) and Black Snow season two (Stan). In her new role, Rowe will oversee the development and commissioning of scripted content.

“I’m excited to join Northern Pictures, renowned for its distinctive creative vision,” said Rowe. “I’m impressed by the talent in the team and their inventive ways of creating. Their brilliant strategic and innovative thinking is evident on screen, and I look forward to helping expand the company’s legacy of bold, authentic storytelling worldwide.”