Ari Harrison is the General Manager of Umbrella Entertainment and the Director and Owner of Sanctuary Pictures Pty Ltd and Brollie Entertainment Pty Ltd. As one of Australia’s leading independent film distributors, Umbrella manages rights for film content spanning multiple platforms, including Theatrical, VOD, Home Entertainment, TV and Ancillary.

In his role as the company’s General Manager, Ari is across all of these areas, with specific emphasis on determining the financial and artistic viability of both local and international productions for theatrical release. Ari is an Executive and Co-Producer on various Australian and New Zealand feature films including upcoming; THE MOOGAI (2024), WE BURY THE DEAD (2024), I, OBJECT (2025) and previous releases; TALK TO ME (2023), THE SURVIVAL OF KINDNESS (2023), YOULL NEVER FIND ME (2023) among others. Ari has been involved in the development, financing, production and distribution of all titles as an Executive Producer. Ari is also the director of the ANZ AVOD streaming service Brollie, that launched November 2023.