Miranda Dear

Film Four had partnered with Showtime Australia in its first foreign co-financing venture, and during this time the collaboration produced John Polson's Siam Sunset and Mark Lamprell's My Mother Frank.

[7] Dear left Film Four in July 2000,[7] to became commissioning editor of drama at SBS independent (the production arm of public broadcaster SBS) in Sydney, Australia,[3][5][4] after which Film Four closed its Australian office.

[5] In this role she executive produced many successful drama and comedy series, including Rake and The Librarians.

She also commissioned feature films, including Samson & Delilah and Bran Nue Dae, and series such as The Slap and The Straits, among others.

[9] In 2019 she was co-creator, with Rachel Griffiths and Darren Dale, of Total Control, and co-produced series 1.