Helen Leake

Helen Leake
AM
Born
Helen Louise Mann

(1949-12-15) 15 December 1949 (age 74)
Adelaide, South Australia
NationalityAustralian
EducationSeymour College
Alma materFlinders University
OccupationFilm producer
Years active1992–present
Spouse
John Espie Leake
​
(m. 1976)​

Helen Louise Leake AM (born 15 December 1949) is an Australian film producer, who was CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation from 2004 to 2007.

She was born Helen Louise Mann in Adelaide, South Australia, and was educated at Seymour College and Flinders University.[1]

In 1994, she founded Duo Art Productions with Craig Lahiff, and they produced the films Ebbtide (1994), Heaven's Burning (1997), Black and White (2002) and Swerve (2011) with Lahiff directing.[2] In 2013, Leake produced Wolf Creek 2, a sequel to Greg McLean's 2005 horror thriller.

From 2004 to 2007, Leake served as CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation, having served on the corporation's board since 2001.[1]

In 2014, Leake founded Dancing Road Productions with Gena Ashwell. The company's latest film Carnifex (2022) is an eco-thriller set in the Australian bush as Australia recovers from unprecedented bushfires. The company is now producing an upcoming biographical film about Sir John Monash.[3]

At the 2020 Australia Day Honours, Leake was made a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to film, and to professional organisations.[4]

Helen was appointed as a Director on the Screen Australia Board in June 2021 "https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/about-us/who-we-are/board"

  1. ^ a b Who's Who in Australia. ConnectWeb. 2019.
  2. ^ "Vale Craig Lahiff". IF Magazine. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Biopic will salute Australian war hero Sir John Monash". IF Magazine. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Ms Helen Louise LEAKE". Australian Honours Search Facility. Australian Government. Retrieved 26 January 2020.