Dynamic storytelling, distinct heartbeat.
Goalpost Pictures are among Australia's leading independent producers of feature film and television. Founding partners Rosemary Blight, Kylie du Fresne, Ben Grant and Cass O’Connor have worked together as a team for almost 20 years creating compelling Australian stories for screen.
We firmly believe the key to our success lies in the enduring partnerships we have with distinctive and original creative voices. At Goalpost Pictures, we are committed to fostering a collaborative environment where remarkable writing, directing and producing can flourish.
Meet The Team
Rosemary Blight
Rosemary Blight is the founding partner and Co-CEO of Goalpost Pictures and is one of Australia’s most experienced producers. Rosemary is the Producer of the Stan's returning series Black Snow starring Travis Fimmel and Producer of Benjamin Millepied’s debut feature Carmen, a drama with music and dance, with original songs by Academy Award nominated composer Nicholas Britell, co-produced with Chapter 2 and starring Melissa Barrera, Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal and Rossy de Palma. Her other screen credits include I Am Woman, the story of Australian international singing superstar Helen Reddy, directed by Unjoo Moon; Executive Producer on Universal’s The Invisible Man, written and directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Elisabeth Moss, Producer of the critically acclaimed television series Cleverman for ABC TV, SundanceTV, BBC Three & TVNZ, Producer of the box office smash hit The Sapphires, which premiered at Cannes in 2012. Rosemary is a former member of the Arts & Culture Advisory Committee and sits on the Board of Screenworks.
Kylie du Fresne
Kylie du Fresne is the Co-CEO of Goalpost Pictures and a multi-award-winning film and television producer. Kylie is the Producer of Five Blind Dates, directed by Shawn Seet, which is Australia’s first original feature film for Amazon Prime. Kylie is Producer and Executive Producer of Goalpost Television’s revisionist western New Gold Mountain for SBS and All3 Media, which was the most watched drama series ever on SBS on Demand in 2021. Kylie is Producer of Universal Pictures’ box-office feature film The Invisible Man, for Blumhouse, written and directed by Leigh Whannell, starring Elisabeth Moss and Producer of Holding The Man directed by Neil Armfield. Other television credits include Executive Producer of Black Snow, a television series for Stan, Sundance Now and All3 Media, Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed television series Cleverman for ABC TV, SundanceTV, BBC Three & TVNZ, Producer & Executive Producer of Fighting Season, a six-part drama series for Foxtel Australia and the BAFTA-nominated adaption of Tim Winton’s Lockie Leonard. Kylie is on the Board of Directors for Screenwest.
Milly Olrog
Milly has worked at Goalpost Pictures on numerous projects across Development and Production for over 5 years. She has seen through two seasons of Black Snow for Stan Australia and Sundance Now US, as a Co Producer on Season 2 and Associate Producer on Season 1. Other credits include Director’s assistant on Benjamin Millepied’s debut feature Carmen, co-produced with Chapter 2 and starring Melissa Barrera, Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal and Rossy de Palma.
Milly has produced a number of award winning short films, including recent film by Baro Lee, which was selected for international competitions at the Beijing International Short Film Festival, the Pendance Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.
Prior to Goalpost Milly graduated from University of Technology with Bachelor of Public Communication majoring in Media Arts Production.
Polly Rowe
Polly is the Development Producer at Goalpost Pictures, where she leads the Company’s diverse development slate across film and television. She has eighteen years of experience working at the forefront of new dramatic writing in Australia, discovering high impact scripts and developing them to production.
In her previous role at Sydney Theatre Company (STC), Polly was responsible for commissioning and developing new works such as No, Pay, No Way by Marieke Hardy, Switzerland by Joanna Murray Smith, The Harp in the South by Kate Mulvany and Black is the New White by Nakkiah Lui. She was an integral member of the programming team, where she curated and produced STC’s Rough Draft development program.
Polly also worked as Acting Literary Manager and Literary Associate at Belvoir Theatre in Sydney. She holds a BA (Hons) in Drama, English & Education Studies from the University of Cambridge and an MPhil in Playwriting Studies from The University of Birmingham.
Ben Grant
Ben is one of Australia’s most experienced independent film and television executive producers. Experience spans financial and legal aspects of production, including contractual negotiations with distributors, broadcasters and streamers. Ben leads the industrial relations activities for Goalpost productions, having had participated in industrial negotiations with the Australian cast and crew union MEAA on behalf of the Screen Producers Association
Ben has been a member of the Film Certification Board for the past nine years – in this role, he provides advice to the Federal Minister for the Arts on applications for the Location and Post Digital & Visual Effects (PDV) Offsets; Ben possesses a deep understanding of these incentives, including the Department's guidelines and various types of content produced.
Cass O'Connor
Cass is a seasoned finance professional, having worked with Deutsche Bank, Turnbull & Partners Merchant Bank, Goldman Sachs and Carnegie Wylie & Co and now runs her own advisory business. Her equities research analysis and investment banking practice focused on media, communications, entertainment and technology. Cass is also a seasoned company director and Chair, for government, listed and private entities.
Alison Baly
As Finance Manager of Goalpost Pictures, Alison is responsible for all accounting operations across the group; a chartered accountant by profession; prior to joining Goalpost, Alison worked in accounting roles for KPMG, Griffin Theatre and Carriageworks; also worked in finance, strategic and operational planning roles for the Sydney Olympics.
Tracey Mair
Tracey is one of Australia’s leading film and television communications specialists for more than three decades; extensive strategic communications, issues management, marketing and PR experience across the screen sector, including in film and television production, film distribution and television broadcast.
Tracey has provided strategic advice to various screen organisations, including Screen Australia, Screen NSW, SPA and the ADG, and various production companies.
Rosemary Blight is the founding partner and Co-CEO of Goalpost Pictures and is one of Australia’s most experienced producers. Rosemary is the Producer of the Stan's returning series Black Snow starring Travis Fimmel and Producer of Benjamin Millepied’s debut feature Carmen, a drama with music and dance, with original songs by Academy Award nominated composer Nicholas Britell, co-produced with Chapter 2 and starring Melissa Barrera, Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal and Rossy de Palma. Her other screen credits include I Am Woman, the story of Australian international singing superstar Helen Reddy, directed by Unjoo Moon; Executive Producer on Universal’s The Invisible Man, written and directed by Leigh Whannell and starring Elisabeth Moss, Producer of the critically acclaimed television series Cleverman for ABC TV, SundanceTV, BBC Three & TVNZ, Producer of the box office smash hit The Sapphires, which premiered at Cannes in 2012. Rosemary is a former member of the Arts & Culture Advisory Committee and sits on the Board of Screenworks.
Kylie du Fresne is the Co-CEO of Goalpost Pictures and a multi-award-winning film and television producer. Kylie is the Producer of Five Blind Dates, directed by Shawn Seet, which is Australia’s first original feature film for Amazon Prime. Kylie is Producer and Executive Producer of Goalpost Television’s revisionist western New Gold Mountain for SBS and All3 Media, which was the most watched drama series ever on SBS on Demand in 2021. Kylie is Producer of Universal Pictures’ box-office feature film The Invisible Man, for Blumhouse, written and directed by Leigh Whannell, starring Elisabeth Moss and Producer of Holding The Man directed by Neil Armfield. Other television credits include Executive Producer of Black Snow, a television series for Stan, Sundance Now and All3 Media, Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed television series Cleverman for ABC TV, SundanceTV, BBC Three & TVNZ, Producer & Executive Producer of Fighting Season, a six-part drama series for Foxtel Australia and the BAFTA-nominated adaption of Tim Winton’s Lockie Leonard. Kylie is on the Board of Directors for Screenwest.
Milly has worked at Goalpost Pictures on numerous projects across Development and Production for over 5 years. She has seen through two seasons of Black Snow for Stan Australia and Sundance Now US, as a Co Producer on Season 2 and Associate Producer on Season 1. Other credits include Director’s assistant on Benjamin Millepied’s debut feature Carmen, co-produced with Chapter 2 and starring Melissa Barrera, Academy Award nominee Paul Mescal and Rossy de Palma.
Milly has produced a number of award winning short films, including recent film by Baro Lee, which was selected for international competitions at the Beijing International Short Film Festival, the Pendance Film Festival in Toronto, Canada.
Prior to Goalpost Milly graduated from University of Technology with Bachelor of Public Communication majoring in Media Arts Production.
Polly is the Development Producer at Goalpost Pictures, where she leads the Company’s diverse development slate across film and television. She has eighteen years of experience working at the forefront of new dramatic writing in Australia, discovering high impact scripts and developing them to production.
In her previous role at Sydney Theatre Company (STC), Polly was responsible for commissioning and developing new works such as No, Pay, No Way by Marieke Hardy, Switzerland by Joanna Murray Smith, The Harp in the South by Kate Mulvany and Black is the New White by Nakkiah Lui. She was an integral member of the programming team, where she curated and produced STC’s Rough Draft development program.
Polly also worked as Acting Literary Manager and Literary Associate at Belvoir Theatre in Sydney. She holds a BA (Hons) in Drama, English & Education Studies from the University of Cambridge and an MPhil in Playwriting Studies from The University of Birmingham.
Ben is one of Australia’s most experienced independent film and television executive producers. Experience spans financial and legal aspects of production, including contractual negotiations with distributors, broadcasters and streamers. Ben leads the industrial relations activities for Goalpost productions, having had participated in industrial negotiations with the Australian cast and crew union MEAA on behalf of the Screen Producers Association
Ben has been a member of the Film Certification Board for the past nine years – in this role, he provides advice to the Federal Minister for the Arts on applications for the Location and Post Digital & Visual Effects (PDV) Offsets; Ben possesses a deep understanding of these incentives, including the Department's guidelines and various types of content produced.
Cass is a seasoned finance professional, having worked with Deutsche Bank, Turnbull & Partners Merchant Bank, Goldman Sachs and Carnegie Wylie & Co and now runs her own advisory business. Her equities research analysis and investment banking practice focused on media, communications, entertainment and technology. Cass is also a seasoned company director and Chair, for government, listed and private entities.
As Finance Manager of Goalpost Pictures, Alison is responsible for all accounting operations across the group; a chartered accountant by profession; prior to joining Goalpost, Alison worked in accounting roles for KPMG, Griffin Theatre and Carriageworks; also worked in finance, strategic and operational planning roles for the Sydney Olympics.
Tracey is one of Australia’s leading film and television communications specialists for more than three decades; extensive strategic communications, issues management, marketing and PR experience across the screen sector, including in film and television production, film distribution and television broadcast.
Tracey has provided strategic advice to various screen organisations, including Screen Australia, Screen NSW, SPA and the ADG, and various production companies.
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