Special Industry Guest/Show Creator/Executive Producer/Writer
Imogen is a multi award-winning creator and producer. Her work has been nominated for over fifty AACTA, Logie, AFI and ASTRA awards collectively. With a background in Visual Arts and Theatre, Imogen started in the business as an agent representing writers and directors at RGM Associates, which led to a role in the development of Foxtel drama Dangerous, which she co-produced with John Edwards in 2006. Next she developed, together with John and writer Fiona Seres, and produced the SHOWTIME showcase series Tangle in 2008. The series was subsequently commissioned for another two seasons and was nominated for and won a host of AFI, Logie and Astra Awards. Imogen co-created with Debra Oswald and John Edwards, and produced, the Network Ten hit series Offspring, which over six seasons has remained one of the strongest performing shows for the broadcaster and has garnered many awards including multiple Silver Logies for Asher Keddie, and the Gold in 2013. In 2012 and 2013 Imogen produced two series of Puberty Blues for Network Ten and Southern Star John Edwards. Imogen and John together also developed the ABC mini-series Paper Giants, and in 2014 produced the Asher Keddie and Rodger Corser vehicle Party Tricks and the eight-hour mini-series Gallipoli with Robert Connolly for the Nine Network. In 2015 Imogen produced the highly acclaimed six-part ABC mini-series The Beautiful Lie. In the same year Imogen was a recipient of an InStyle and Audi Women Of Style award in the Entertainment category. At the beginning of 2016 Imogen launched Endemol Shine Banks, a division of Endemol Shine Australia, under which banner she produced the highly anticipated sixth and seventh series of Offspring. In 2016 Imogen was the recipient of Screen Australia funding as part of the Gender Matters initiative, and with Alice Bell, launched the ‘Smart For A Girl: Roar’ program to foster emerging female writers for television. Recently, Imogen produced the series Sisters for Network Ten.