Liz Watts

Production

Liz Watts

Liz Watts is an Australian film producer best known for Animal Kingdom (2010). In 1997, she formed Porchlight Films with Vincent Sheehan and Anita Sheehan around 2008. The company ceased operations on June 20, 2020. In 2021, she struck an overall deal with Matchbox Pictures. Description above from the Wikipedia article Liz Watts, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The King poster
7.2

England, 15th century. Hal, a capricious prince who lives among the populace far from court, is forced by circumstances to reluctantly accept the throne and become Henry V.

The King

2019

The Rover poster
6.3

Ten years after a severe economic collapse in the western world, lawlessness reigns and life is cheap. Eric is a lone drifter, and his car is his only possession. When a gang steals it, Eric comes across the injured Rey, left behind by the car thieves. The pair form an unlikely and uneasy alliance.

The Rover

2014

Animal Kingdom poster
6.8

Joshua “J” is taken in by his extended family after his mother dies of an overdose. The clan, ruled by J’s scheming grandmother, is heavily involved in criminal activities, and J is soon indoctrinated into their way of life. But J is given a chance to take another path when a cop seeks to help him.

Animal Kingdom

2010

The Home Song Stories poster
6.1

A glamorous Hong Kong performer struggles to make a home in suburban 1960s Australia.

The Home Song Stories

2007

Mary Magdalene poster
6.3

In the first century, free-spirited Mary Magdalene flees the marriage her family has arranged for her, finding refuge and a sense of purpose in a radical new movement led by the charismatic, rabble-rousing preacher named Jesus.

Mary Magdalene

2018

True History of the Kelly Gang poster
5.9

Set against the badlands of Australia where the English rule with a bloody fist and the Irish endure, Ned Kelly discovers he comes from a line of Irish rebels — an uncompromising army of cross dressing bandits immortalised for terrorising their oppressors back in Ireland. Fuelled by the unfair arrest of his mother, Kelly recruits a wild bunch of warriors to plot one of the most audacious attacks of anarchy and rebellion the country has ever seen.

True History of the Kelly Gang

2019

The Royal Hotel poster
5.4

After running out of money while backpacking in a tiny, male-dominated town in the Australian outback, two friends resort to a working holiday at the Royal Hotel. When the locals' behavior starts crossing the line, the girls find themselves trapped in an unnerving situation that grows rapidly out of their control.

The Royal Hotel

2023

Tenzing poster
NR

A determined man embarks on a high-stakes quest—and defies seemingly impossible odds—to fulfill his dream of being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.

Tenzing

2026

Lore poster
6.7

After being abandoned by their Nazi parents at the end of World War II, five German siblings embark on a harrowing journey across their war-torn country. Led by the eldest, 14 year-old Lore, the children are forced to confront their parents’ actions and the reality of a new world.

Lore

2012

Little Fish poster
5.8

Set in the Little Saigon district outside of Sydney, a woman trying to escape her past becomes embroiled in a drug deal.

Little Fish

2005

Dead Europe poster
5.3

In Greece to scatter his father's ashes, Isaac hears of a curse that hangs over the head of his family. Dismissing the idea, his trip begins to unveil dark truths that forced his father to flee years ago.

Dead Europe

2012

No artwork available
NR

The problems of two unlucky beach bar operators starts when they find stolen loot that they really should have left alone.

Wizards!

Walking on Water poster
6.2

Friends and family gather around the death bed of Gavin, where they assist in the dying man's suicide. But though Gavin's pain has been laid to rest, the grief felt by everyone there has only begun, and Walking on Water compassionately follows the attempts of Gavin's closest friends Anna and Charlie to recover from their loss.

Walking on Water

2002

No artwork available
6.5

It's Martha's birthday and the day is not turning out so well. Martha decides to get out of town and seek some excitement on the coast.

Martha's New Coat

2003

No artwork available
9.0

For 11-year-old Trang, it's going to be one of those days - she has to get her Vietnamese mother to attend her school's parent-teacher interview but it also happens to be delivery day for the garments in her mother's sweatshop and her mum is way too busy. DELIVERY DAY is an insight into the world of duck eggs, Toyota Celicas and outworkers, which explores both generations of the Vietnamese migrant experience through the eyes of a young girl. It is one of the few Australian dramas to depict Vietnamese Australians.

Delivery Day

2002