ABOUT US
Roadshow Rough Diamond was founded by John and Dan Edwards and Roadshow Films in 2016 with the ambition to make high quality global television drama with high quality people.
600 hours of television drama
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2 Golden Globe nominations
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38 Production Credits
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2 New York Festival Awards
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31 Logie Awards
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41 AFI/AACTA Awards
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600 hours of television drama ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 2 Golden Globe nominations ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 38 Production Credits ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 2 New York Festival Awards ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 31 Logie Awards ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ 41 AFI/AACTA Awards ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
FOUNDER & PRODUCER
John Edwards
John Edwards has produced more than 600 hours of television drama. His productions have won 29 Logie Awards, 40 AFI and AACTA Awards, 8 ASTRA Awards, and a number of international awards, as well as being the first Australian television producer nominated for the Golden Globe Awards. His television credits include Plum, Human Error, Year Of, Bump, Australian Gangster, Les Norton, Romper Stomper, Blue Murder: Killer Cop, The Beautiful Lie, Gallipoli, Puberty Blues, Offspring, Tangle, Dangerous, Howzat! Kerry Packer’s War, Rush, Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo, Spirited, Beaconsfield, Love My Way, Marking Time, The Surgeon, The Secret Life of Us, On The Beach and Police Rescue.
In 2011, he was conferred an Honorary Masters degree by the Australian Film Television and Radio School. In 2016, he joined forces with Dan Edwards and Roadshow Films to form the production entity Roadshow Rough Diamond. John was appointed as a member of the Order of Australia in 2017.
FOUNDER & PRODUCER
Dan Edwards
In his eight years as a producer, Dan has been responsible for five series of the Stan hit show Bump, the groundbreaking ABC miniseries Plum, the Nine Network miniseries Human Error, the Stan teen drama Year Of, the Seven Network miniseries Australian Gangster, the ABC series Les Norton, and the Silver Logie winning miniseries for Stan, Romper Stomper.
Romper Stomper, Australian Gangster, Year Of as well as upcoming production Whale Fall are co-created by Dan.
Prior to the formation of Roadshow Rough Diamond, Dan was previously the Executive Vice President for ANZ/Japan for ITVGE, and a regional Director for both Endemol and Southern Star based in Hong Kong.
Our Team
HEAD OF DEVELOPMENT
Emelia Griggs
Emelia manages Roadshow Rough Diamond’s comprehensive development slate. Previously, Emelia was a Development Executive at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, working across scripted titles including Plum, Total Control S3, The Messenger, Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe, and Optics. Emelia has also worked at Foxtel and at Baz Luhrmann’s Bazmark Inq.
PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT
Trish Mulhall
EXTERNAL LEGAL COUNSEL