Sheridan Jobbins

Sheridan Jobbins (born 21 July 1959 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian journalist, television presenter and screenwriter. Sheridan was educated at Ascham School Edgecliff

She is a third generation Australian film maker, whose family includes; grandfather, cinematographer George Malcolm [http://www.nfsa.afc.gov.au/cgi-bin/waxhtml.exe/olc/olcsearch.wxh?sDBCode=PR] ; parents, advertising executives Harry & Joy Jobbins; sister, comedian/writer Saturday Rosenberg [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0742329/] ; and uncle, sound recordist Ken Malcolm [http://finnish.imdb.com/name/nm0539115/] .

Early career

At the age of 9, she presented a televisions series called "Cooking with Sheri" on ATN 7. The show ran from 1967 - 1969. She was later credited by "Guinness World Records" as being the world's youngest television host. A record that stood until 2006.

In the late 1970s, she had a brief career as an actor in Australian soap operas, making a featured appearance in "Glenview High" [http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/GVHeps.htm] , and smaller roles in "The Restless Years" and "The Young Doctors".

TV journalist/presenter

From 1981 - 1984 Sheridan was a reporter on the multi-award winning children's television programme, "Simon Townsend's Wonder World!" (screened on Network 10.)

Other on screen television credits include being a reporter on "State of the Arts" (later, "Billboard") on the ABC, and "Good Morning Australia" - Network 10.

In 1994 she hosted a 13 x 1 hour television series, "House of Fun", also for Network 10. [http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=HOUSEF&area=title&type=TV+Drama&genre=Animation]

Producer

From 1985 - 86, she joined friend, Amanda Keller, to produce music videos for Australian bands including; Mental As Anything ("Live It Up"), Mondo Rock ("Modern Bop"), and Cold Chisel ("Flame Trees").

She also produced and directed several short films, two of which "Machinations" (1987) won a bronze medal at the New York Film & Television Festival, and "I Am Time" was a finalist in the Dendy Awards, which opened the Sydney Film Festival in 1993

From 1993 until 2000 she was a Director of Rebel Penfold-Russell's company, Latent Image Productions. [http://www.cthomashowell.net/willfull_kit.html] She was in charge of research and development of the company's on-going production slate. In that time, Latent Image produced the multi award winning feature films, "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert", "Paws" and "WillFull". [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0423364/]

Writer

She currently writes screenplays full-time with Oscar award winning writer/director Stephan Elliott. [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808244/] Their current 'in development' writing credits include: "Madams", "Dante's Disco Inferno", "Forever and a Day", "Venetian Wedding", "In the Name of Dog" and "Easy Virtue". The last of which has been produced by Barnaby Thompson for Fragile Films and Ealing Studios under the direction of Stephan Elliott and is due for release at the end of 2008.

A short film Jobbins' has written called, "Alex's Party" has been selected for screening at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films 2006 [http://www.psfilmfest.org/festival/film/results.aspx?CID=4&FID=26] , and Flickerfest 2007 in Bondi Beach Australia.

References

# [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0423364/] IMDB produced credits
# [http://www.litevault.ca/pdf/willfull-mk.pdf] "WillFull" promotional package
# [http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=HOUSEF&type=TV+Drama] TV production information
# [http://www.stephanelliot.netfirms.com/guest.html] Stephan Elliott fan site
# [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/08/18/1092765002068.html?from=storyrhs] The Age: "Simon Townsend's Wonder World!"
# [http://www.nfsa.afc.gov.au/cgi-bin/waxhtml.exe/olc/olcsearch.wxh?sDBCode=PR] National Film and Sound Archive, Australia