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Executive

Georgia Mappin

Georgia is the Managing Director for the Melbourne based sketch comedy group Aunty Donna and their production company Haven’t You Done Well Productions (HYDW). HYDW is a comedy specialist, platform agnostic production company creating television, film and online projects. In 2023, the team produced and released Aunty Donna’s Coffee Cafe, a 6 x 22 minute TV series for the ABC. Currently they’re working on their film slate, with three features in the market and another three in development. Georgia also oversees the Grouse House distribution network which has over 100k cumulative subscribers covering web series and podcasts. The group have produced eight original web series, distributed another nine web series for the platform and developed and produced four original podcasts. Aside to the longer form productions, the group have also recently produced global commercial campaigns for major brand partners such as LEGO, Playstation and Coles. Georgia has 14 years experience developing advertising campaigns, original television and short form content. 


In 2014 she was the winner of SBS/ Screen NSW Comedy Runway and in 2016 developed and produced Kid vs Kid, a twenty episode kids comedy series for ABC3. Her series Seconds, an original dark comedy, was development funded by Screen Australia and short film Grace was nominated for an AACTA Award in 2021. Georgia recently completed the 2024 Screen Australia and Australians In Film supported Global Producers Exchange and is also undertaking a Masters of Screen Business at AFTRS.

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