Chris Hilton is one of Australia’s most prolific and award winning factual producer/ directors who has made films across a broad spectrum of subjects for the worlds major broadcasters.
Chris is CEO and founding partner of Essential Media and Entertainment, a multi award winning Sydney-based production company with a track record in high end factual, television drama, feature films and children’s animation. He is also a founding partner of the North American factual entertainment outfit Essential 11 Television with offices in Los Angeles and Toronto.
Chris’ recent Executive Producer credits include: The Real Mary Poppins, Australia: The Time Traveller’s Guide, My Brother the Serial Killer, A Traveller’s Guide to the Planets, Miracles, The Voyage of the Courtesans, Seduction in the City, and The Grammar of Happiness.
Chris serves as a Documentary Councillor for Screen Producers Australia and won the 2014 Stanley Hawes Award for his outstanding contribution to the documentary industry in Australia.
