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ABOUT
Savage Films is an Australian based production company established by Maggie Miles. The company has strong, and ongoing relationships with Australia's best on and off-screen talent.
Born in Leicestershire, UK, with dual Aust/UK citizenship, Maggie proved herself as a creative talent in the twelve-years she spent writing, performing, directing and producing throughout the Northern Territory of Australia. Her previous production company was the NT based Burrundi Pictures, a co-producing entity on the feature film Yolngu Boy, an Australian Children's Television Foundation, Yothu Yindi Foundation, and Burundi Pictures Production.

Savage Films is one of Australia’s foremost independent production companies working in collaborative relationship with other parties. The company has extensive financial, production and editorial expertise, and deep experience with remote shoots. Savage has an adventurous spirit towards creative projects, treating each as a unique proposition and upscaling the team as needed. The company has produced narrative and documentary features and is developing series. Savage produced the narrative feature High Ground with Maxo Studios and Bunya Productions. The film stars Simon Baker, Jack Thompson, Witiyana Marika and Maximillian Johnson, and introduces Jacob Junior Nayinggul and Esmerelda Marimowa in their first on-screen roles. High Ground had its world premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival and won the Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Feature Film.
Savage produced television documentary Trailblazers with soccer legends Sam Kerr, Mary Fowler, Moya Dodd, Ellie Carpenter, Lydia Williams, Julie Dolan, Katrina Gorry, Trae McGovern, Karen Menzies, Renaye Iserief, Heather Reid and many more legends! The film was produced in association with LM Films and Milestone Films and received support from MECCA M-Power. Documentary Australia ran the films impact campaign, bringing increased visibility to women's football.
Savage produced documentary Journey Home David Gulpilil with Brindle Films. Co-written/directed by Maggie and Trisha Morton-Thomas the film was created in very close alignment with David Gulpilil's family including Jida Gulpilil, Malakuya Malibirr, Peter Guyula, Alfred Yangipuy Wanambi and Witiyana Marika. The film won the 2025 AACTA Award for Best Documentary, and the Screen Producers Australia Award for Best Documentary.
Previously Maggie worked alongside Robert Connolly at Arenamedia to produce the adaptation of Tim Winton’s award winning book The Turning with nineteen different production parties. Created by Robert Connolly, directors and cast include Justin Kurzel, Rose Byrne, Cate Blanchett, David Wenham, Warwick Thornton, Mia Wasikowska, Richard Roxburgh, Miranda Otto, Toby Wallace, Tony Ayres, Callan Mulvey, Jub Clerc, Shaun Gladwell, Wayne Blair, Kate Mulvaney, Hugo Weaving and Claire McCarthy. The anthology had a gala screening at the Berlin International Film Festival. Maggie also produced Arenamedia's children's film Paper Planes directed by Robert Connolly starring Sam Worthington, Ed Oxenbould, Deborah Mailman and Julian Dennison which opened the Berlinale’s Generation KPlus Program and won the CinefestOz Prize. Maggie also produced the late Paul Cox's final feature Force of Destiny with Illumination Films and Go Patterson Films starring David Wenham and Shahana Goswami. Maggie was impact producer on the film which was honoured as opening night film of the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Savage projects have been generously supported by Screen Australia, Screen Territory, VicScreen, Melbourne International Film Festival Premiere Fund, Documentary Australia, Shark Island Institute, Good Pitch Australia, Adelaide Film Festival HIVE Fund, Australian Cultural Fund, our wonderful private investors and equally wonderful philanthropic donors. Finance has also been raised via Fulcrum, Mind The Gap, IBA and Aver Film Finance.
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