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When a young woman is killed in Evelyn Bay, the seaside town's tight-knit community begins to unravel as the investigation of her death exposes long-held secrets and past wounds. Based on the novel by Jane Harper, The Survivors premieres June 6, only on Netflix.

NBC Universal, Tony Ayers Productions, Matchbox.

Show Runner Tony Ayres

Directors Cherie Nowlan, Ben C. Lucas

Dan Freene ACS Cinematograph Eps 4-5-6.

#2 Most-Watched Series on Netflix Worldwide - June 2025

Dan Freene ACS 2026 Cinematography Showreel

When food writer and human tornado Liv, Celeste Barber, has a major health crisis, she is forced to rethink her ‘live fast die young’ attitude.

Directors Erin White, Helena Brooks

Produced by Fremantle Australia

DOP - Dan Freene ACS

8 Episodes - NETFLIX

ACS Silver Award 2003

An inventive Ren Amari creates a revolutionary new drug that expands the human brain's sense of time. OtherLife creates a virtual reality directly in the user's mind. When the government catch wind of the experiment, Ren is roped into danger.

Directed by Ben C Lucas.

Written by Ben C Lucas, Kelly Eskridge, and Gregory Widen (Backdraft, Highlander)

Reviews:

Hollywood Reporter “Freene’s liquid compositions make sharp use of the harsh Australian light, shimmering off Perth’s chrome-and-steel skyscrapers like a series of mirages,”

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GOLD ACS AWARD WINNER 2018

Created and Written by Gretel Vella, Craig Robertson

He had It Coming - 8 Part TV Series for STAN 2025

Created by Jungle Entertainment

Show Runners - Gretel Vella, Craig Robertson

Directors - Rachel House, Anne Renton

DPs - Dan Freene ACS, Caroline Constantine ACS

When a high school party goes dangerously off the rails, one teenager finds that revenge is just a computer click away.

Written and Directed by Ben C Lucas.

A Paramount Film.

Produced by Aidan O’Brien, and Janelle Landers. Screenwest. Screen Australia.

Official Selection: Toronto, Busan, SXSW, Torino, Sydney Film Festival

Press:

At The Movies - David and Margret David: The Film looks extraordinary. Dan Freene’s cinematography is terrific, giving the film a slightly surreal look that perfectly suits this world. Margret: I just love the way it shot. Those Swimming sequences…

Variety Widescreen lensing by Dan Freene is aces. Silky smooth camera movement and striking, color-desaturated compositions are perfectly complemented.

Eye For Film UK The film also benefits from being beautifully shot. Moments of visual darkness are well constructed and have more impact because of their rarity.

The Film PieThe Editing is sharp, and the cinematography is striking.

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SILVER ACS AWARD WINNER

Surviving Summer Season 2

Werner Film Productions

Directed by Christiaan VanVuuren

DOP 's Dan Maxwell ACS, Dan Freene ACS

Queen of Oz - BBC / ABC

Lingo Pictures - EPs Helen Bowden Jason Stephens

Producer Michele Bennett

Directed by Christiaan VanVuuren

Cinematography Dan Freene ACS 7 Episodes

SILVER ACS AWARD WINNER in Cinematography for a Comedy Series 2021

WINNER Best Short Form Series prize at CANNESERIES 2019

Lewis and Freya are two young parents fervently trying to raise their children the right way in the midst of a zombie apocalypse.

Directed by Connor Van Vuuren

Created and Written by Adele Vuko & Christian Van Vuuren

Producers Bridget Callow-Wright / Gemma Easton-Knight / Abi Tabone

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AWARDS:

ACS Silver Award - Cinematography of Comedy Series

Cannes Best Series Winner Over & Out

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Cinematography Dan Freene ACS

ABC Six part 30 minute episodes.

Soul Mates is a 2014 Australian comedy series starring Christiaan Van Vuuren and Nicholas Boshier, screened on ABC2. Soul Mates follows the story of a couple of friends who are continually drawn together across the course of human history.

Created by Christian VanVuuren, Nicholas Boshier, Connor VanVuuren.

Australian Cinematographer magazine: “I reckon any day where the entire set is filled with raucous laughter is a good one.”

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Squinters celebrates the comically mundane peak-hour ritual for the workers of Kosciusko, a consumer goods dispatch center under threat of takeover, as they commute into the rising sun each morning and again as they return at days end.

Created by Trent O'Donnell, Adam Zwar

Featuring, Sam Simmons, Wayne Blair, Tim Minchin, Justine Clarke, Damon Herriman, Christian Van Vuuren, Jackie Weaver, Andrea Demetriades.

Produced by Jungle Entertainment.

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Jade hits the road to Byron Bay with two besties, resolving to keep her terminal diagnosis on the down-low. When an enigmatic hitchhiker makes her an offer, she finds it hard to refuse.

Written and Directed by: Adele Vuko

Produced by: Chloe Rickard and Johanna Somerville

Cast: Liv Hewson, Brooke Satchwell, Isaro Kayitesi, Claudia Pickering, Christiaan Van Vuuren

Sydney Film Festival. Flickerfest FF. St Kilda FF. Screamfest Film Festival.

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A supernatural drama/thriller starring award winning Australian actor, Geoff Morrell.

Written by Yolande Ramke

Directed by Tobias Anderson

Starring Yolande Ramke, Geoff Morrell.

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ACS GOLD AWARD 2016

DREAMWEAVER is the story of a young boy who moves to a new neighbourhood and discovers his passion for go-karting.

Dreamweaver received official selection to screen at "Flickerfest International Short Film Festival", “LA Shorts International Film Festival”, "Dublin International Film Festival", "Manchester Film Festival", "Bermuda International Film Festival", was an award winner at "Headline International Film Festival" and won Best Director and Best Producer at "Sanctuary Cove International Film Festival".

Directed by Myles Conti

Produced by Karl Conti

DOP Dan Freene ACS

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