Biographie
Karl Zwicky, a graduate of the Australian Film and Television School in cinematography, is an award-winning producer and director. He served as Series Executive Producer and Supervising Producer on the international hit McLeod's Daughters (Millennium/Nine Network), Series Producer on Crownies and its spinoff Janet King (Screentime/ABC), and is currently the Producer of Underbelly Files: Chopper (Screentime/Nine Network). He also produced A Model Daughter: The Killing of Caroline Byrne (Screentime/Ten Network).
Karl's directing work spans adult and children's drama, live-action, and animated feature films. His feature film Paws, starring Billy Connolly, was a UK theatrical success, while Vicious, which he co-wrote, was selected for the 'Un Certain Regard' section at the Cannes Film Festival. He co-directed the feature The Magic Pudding and directed the award-winning series McLeod's Daughters, as well as US productions including Farscape, The Lost World, and Beastmaster.
He created and directed The Miraculous Mellops I & II (44 episodes for Network 10), directed the mini-series The Cut for ABC television, was a founding director of Hi-5, and directed series such as City Homicide, Police Rescue, Flying Doctors, Heartbreak High, Short Cuts, Ship to Shore, and Home & Away. More recently, Karl has directed Fat Tony & Co, House Husbands, and the internationally successful The Dr Blake Mysteries, and is currently developing new series.
