Film director and producer Paul Clarke has joined independent production company Beyond as writer, director and executive producer.
Clarke has previously directed Whitlam: The Power and The Passion, Blood and Thunder, John Farnham: Finding The Voice, and this year’s Midnight Oil: which opened the 2024 Sydney Film Festival. He has collaborated with Beyond on titles such as “The Hardest Line.”
He is also known as a music entertainment producer for programs such as Recovery, Spicks and Specks, Long Way To The Top, Mardi Gras, and Eurovision.
Clarke’s first project with Beyond was managing the 20-camera event coverage of Cold Chisel – Seven Network’s Big 5-0 50th Anniversary Concert.
In a statement, he expressed his excitement to be part of “such a great company.”
“Beyond has created a timeless and first-class story about Australian music and our cultural place,” he said.
“I really respect it and the people who work there.”
Beyond Managing Director Mikael Beaugland, who will report directly to Clark in his new role, is pleased to continue the relationship between Beyond and the filmmaker.
“Throughout his career, Paul has created film anthologies of Australian literal music and popular culture entertainment,” he said.
“We have partnered on many of these titles and look forward to continuing that collaboration in the future.”
