ELIZABETH HOWATT-JACKMAN

Elizabeth came to the film industry from the finance and management side of the business, with finance experience gained in merchant banking in Melbourne and on Wall Street, then film management experience gained as Business Affairs Manager for Crawfords Australia and Deputy Director of Film Victoria.

In 2004, Elizabeth produced the feature based on the best selling novel Hating Alison Ashley by Robin Klein. Starring Delta Goodrem and Saskia Burmeister, the film became the highest grossing Australian feature in 2005. Elizabeth also developed a successful licensing program of spin off books, apparel, cosmetics and jewelry, thereby creating a long-running licensed brand that sold successfully nationwide through David Jones Australia and specialty boutique outlets.

Switching from kids’ to thrillers, Elizabeth used her legal and finance skills to help raise $4.0 million in private investment to finance PREY after teaming up with Robert Galinsky