Dr Christopher Gist is an awarded screen content creator and academic. In education, he is an adjunct research fellow at UniSA/Adelaide University, and sessional at University of Melbourne VCA Film and Television. In 2024 he was a recipient of University of California, Los Angeles Theatre, Film and Television school Alumni Association’s Distinguished Mentor Award. In 2022, he was the recipient of UniSA's Critically Creative Research Colloquium Award, and in 2015 he was the recipient of University of New England's Ian Loaney Prize in Politics. In his professional practice, Chris has developed and executive produced over 30 titles seen globally, from features to series television, commissioning and/or executive producing some ... Read more
About me
Dr Christopher Gist is an awarded screen content creator and academic. In education, he is an adjunct research fellow at UniSA/Adelaide University, and sessional at University of Melbourne VCA Film and Television. In 2024 he was a recipient of University of California, Los Angeles Theatre, Film and Television school Alumni Association’s Distinguished Mentor Award. In 2022, he was the recipient of UniSA's Critically Creative Research Colloquium Award, and in 2015 he was the recipient of University of New England's Ian Loaney Prize in Politics. In his professional practice, Chris has developed and executive produced over 30 titles seen globally, from features to series television, commissioning and/or executive producing some of Australia's and New Zealand's highest rating and awarded dramas. His debut feature screenplay The World's Greatest Martini was selected by Screen Australia for New York's The Gotham IFP awards, his comedy short The Op Shop won 11 Australian and international film awards, and his debut feature Darklands was nominated both for Best Independent Feature for Australia’s premiere screen awards the AACTAs, and Best Director (feature under 1mil) by the Australian Directors’ Guild. In feature film, Chris has two projects financed which are now casting and slated for production 2025/26. In theatre, Chris's work has been performed at a range of festivals including the Queensland Music Festival, Tasmania's Festival of Voices, the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, the Melbourne Fringe Festival, the Queensland Cabaret Festival, and the BL-NK project at Cube Space London. In new formats, Chris mentors and co-writes for international Vertical drama series, the most recent title receiving over 100 million views.
About me
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| 10/10/2024 |
Mumbrella: Screen Australia unveils multi-million production funding for upcoming projects, https://mumbrella.com.au/screen-australia-unveils-multi-million-production-funding-for-upcoming-projects-851602 |
| 10/10/2024 |
IF: Screen Australia announces $8.1 million for 15 projects, https://if.com.au/screen-australia-announces-8-1-million-for-15-projects/ |
| 22/01/2024 |
Screen Daily: Australia’s Umbrella Entertainment makes key hire as part of international expansion (exclusive), https://www.screendaily.com/news/australias-umbrella-entertainment-makes-key-hire-as-part-of-international-expansion-exclusive/5189604.article |
| 22/01/2024 |
Screen Daily: Australia’s Umbrella Entertainment makes key hire, https://www.screendaily.com/news/australias-umbrella-entertainment-makes-key-hire-as-part-of-international-expansion-exclusive/5189604.article |
| 25/10/2023 |
Serienjunkies: Miss Fishers mysteriöse Mordfälle Miss Fishers mysteriöse Mordfälle: Alles zur Serie, https://www.serienjunkies.de/miss-fisher/ |
| 06/03/2023 |
ATUI: Devil's Dust, https://atui.org.au/film/devils-dust/ |
| 29/08/2022 |
Daily Mail: Nadine Garner stars in intense new Aussie thriller Darklands coming soon to Stan, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11155131/Nadine-Garner-stars-new-Aussie-thriller-Darklands-coming-soon-Stan.html |
| 22/10/2021 |
The Conversation: we are filmmakers who work with firearms - this is what is important in on-set safety, https://theconversation.com/we-are-filmmakers-who-work-with-firearms-this-is-what-is-important-in-on-set-safety-170455 |
| 26/04/2016 |
Media Day: Hugo Weaving Leads Ensemble Cast for new ABC drama ‘Seven Types Of Ambiguity’, https://www.mediaday.com.au/hugo-weaving-leads-ensemble-cast-for-new-abc-drama-seven-types-of-ambiguity/ |
| 15/01/2016 |
Media Day: Jack Irish gets Thursday night ABC slot, https://www.mediaday.com.au/jack-irish-gets-thursday-night-abc-slot/ |
| 08/09/2015 |
IF: Rodger Corser and Anna McGahan join Dr Blake cast, https://if.com.au/rodger-corser-and-anna-mcgahan-join-dr-blake-cast/ |
| 24/07/2015 |
Australian Arts Review: The Divorce, https://artsreview.com.au/the-divorce/ |
| 20/06/2015 |
TV Tonight: ABC set to sing with TV opera, The Divorce., https://tvtonight.com.au/2015/06/abc-set-to-sing-with-tv-opera-the-divorce.html |
| 06/08/2012 |
Campaign Brief: Brilliant Films director Lee Rogers wins comedy award at Las Vegas Film Festival for The Op Shop, https://campaignbrief.com/brilliant-films-director-lee-r/ |
| 03/08/2012 |
IF: Aussie Short Film The OP SHOP Taking the World by Storm, https://if.com.au/aussie-short-film-the-op-shop-taking-the-world-by-storm/ |
About me
UniSA Adjunct Research Fellow
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Commissioning Editor, Executive Producer
Television New Zealand Head of Drama, Executive Producer
South Pacific Pictures Head of Development
Melbourne University Honours Supervision, Instructor, Literacy Unit Development
UCLA Mentor
Research
Excludes commercial-in-confidence projects.
'We are filmmakers who work with firearms. This is what is important in on-set safety'. The Conversation 2021-10-22 | Magazine article Contributors: Christopher Gist, Sarah Mayberry
Michael Noble, 'Nicholas Culpeper and the Mystery of the Philosopher’s Stone', reviewed by Christopher Gist TEXT Journal 2020-10 | Book review | Writing - original draft Part of ISSN: ISSN: 1327-9556
'The Art of Screen Adaptation: Top Writers Reveal Their Craft, Alistair Owen' (2020) Journal of Screenwriting 2021-03-01 | Journal article DOI: 10.1386/josc_00051_5 Contributors: Christopher Gist
2024 Writer Martini Muma: feature film, Dir. John Sheedy
Co-writer Love Adjacent: feature film, Dir. Louise Alston, currently casting
Co-Writer, new media digital series, Poligon and Turtle Media, Dir. Yurou Zhang
Co-Writer, new media digital series, Linmon/Lemon Pictures and Turtle Media, Dir. Yurou Zhang
2020 – 2021 Producer, writer Darklands feature film, Dir. Scott Major, screening on Amazon Prime, distributed in North America by VMI
2010 – 2016 Commissioning Editor & Executive Producer ABC TV Fiction:
Seven Types of Ambiguity: Matchbox Pictures, series
The Doctor Blake Mysteries: December Media, series
Jack Irish - The Series: Essential Media, series
The Divorce: Princess Pictures, series
Glitch: Matchbox Pictures, series
Wastelander Panda: Madman, web-series, iView
The Time of Our Lives: JAHM Pictures
Old School: Matchbox Pictures, series
Carlotta: Story Ark Productions, telefeature
Jack Irish - Dead Point: Essential Media, telefeature
Jack Irish - Black Tide: Essential Media, telefeature
Jack Irish - Bad Debts: Essential Media, telefeature
The Broken Shore: Essential Media, telefeature
Devil's Dust: Fremantle Media, miniseries
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab: Burberry Productions, telefeature
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries: Every Cloud, series
Further projects at: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0321140/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1
Research
Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included.
Open access indicates that an output is open access.
| Year | Output |
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| 2025 |
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| 2025 |
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The Palgrave Handbook of Script Development Springer International Publishing2021 | BookDOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-82234-7ISBN: 9783030822330ISBN: 9783030822347
2024 UCLA Alumni Association’s Distinguished Mentor Award
2022 University of South Australia Critically Creative Research Award
2015 University of New England Ian Loaney Prize In Politics
2023 Darklands Australian Directors’ Guild Best Director (under 1mil) nom
2022 Darklands AACTA Best Independent Feature Film nom
2005-17 Multiple wins and nominations AACTA/AFI, ADGA, ASEA, Qantas Screen, New Zealand Screen, NY Festival, Logie awards and nominations
2011 The Op Shop Winner Best Comedy New York City Short Film Festival; Winner Best of Fest Rochester International Film Festival; Winner Best Comedy Las Vegas Film Festival; Winner Best Comedy Canada International Film Festival; Winner Best Comedy Mexico International Film Festival; Winner Audience Prize Young At Heart Film Festival & Tour Winner; Audience Prize Melbourne Int Comedy Festival; Winner Audience Prize Mudgee International Film Festival; Audience Favourites Palm Springs Int Shortfest; Finalist Aspen Shortsfest; Finalist Martha’s Vineyard International Film Festival
External engagement & recognition
| Organisation | Country |
|---|---|
| University of South Australia | AUSTRALIA |
External engagement & recognition
Judge, ATOM Awards COLLARTS https://atomawards.org/2022-judge/christopher-gist/
