Closer Productions was founded by Hyde and Mason, who are personal as well as professional partners,[1] having both graduated from Flinders University in 1997.
[2] Previously, Bate had his own company, Plexus Films, but after working on separate projects after winning FilmLab funding, with Bate having his short film The Mystery of Flying Kicks, he and the Closer team decided to amalgamate.
[4] Producer Rebecca Summerton (also a Flinders graduate[2]) joined the company shortly after the merger.
[13] In September 2020, Closer Productions and the Adelaide Film Festival announced a "new grants program aiming to broaden accessibility to the Australian filmmaking industry for artists from underrepresented communities".
Four selected emerging filmmakers would be awarded A$5,000 as well as the opportunity to participate in three workshops with the Closer Productions team.