Jonathan Mark Shiff is an Australian television producer of television series. After leaving his work as a lawyer, he founded his own Melbourne-based production company, Jonathan M. Shiff Productions, in 1988. His company produces programs for children and families, which are screened in 170 countries. He is regarded in the industry as being known for discovering Australian talent who go on to successful international careers, such as Margot Robbie, Liam Hemsworth, Claire Holt, and Phoebe Tonkin.
Notable projects Shiff is best known for producing the Ocean Girl series, the H2O: Just Add Water series and spinoff Mako Mermaids, which stream on Netflix. Shiff also produced the television series The Bureau of Magical Things.
Upcoming projects While his professional homepage hints that a movie of 90 minutes length has been produced for Mako Mermaids, the B2B-site that ZDF Enterprises — distributor of the H2O franchise — operates for said show, shows no sign of such movie produced.
Shiff also hinted the movie on social media.
Filmography Television Title Year Credited as Network Production company Notes Creator Producer Executiveproducer The Pandas: Fei Fei and Xiao Xiao China's Living Treasures 1988 rowspan="2" Westbridge Films Documentary Search for the World's Most Secret Animals 1989 rowspan="2" rowspan="2" Documentary Kelly 1991–92 Network 10 Westbridge Entertainment Baby Bath Massacre 1994 rowspan="3" Jonathan M. Shiff Productions Television filmOcean Girl 1994–97 rowspan="2" rowspan="15" Network 10 Thunderstone 1999–2000 Executive producer The New Adventures of Ocean Girl 2000 Media World Features Horace and Tina 2001 rowspan="2" rowspan="6" Jonathan M. Shiff Productions Cybergirl 2001–02 Jonathan M. Shiff Productions & Daniel Scharf Productions Pirate Islands 2003 rowspan="3" Jonathan M. Shiff Productions Wicked Science 2004–06 Scooter: Secret Agent 2005 H2O: Just Add Water 2006–10 rowspan="3" The Lost Treasure of Fiji 2007 Banana J Media The Elephant Princess 2008–11 rowspan="5" Jonathan M. Shiff Productions Lightning Point 2012 rowspan="2" Reef Doctors 2013 Mako: Island of Secrets 2013–16 The Bureau of Magical Things 2018–21 Eleven10 Shake
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