Full Name
Rebecca Summerton
Title
Principal & Producer
Company
Closer Productions
Biography
Rebecca is a producer and co-owner of the award-winning screen production company Closer Productions. Her feature film credits include 52 TUESDAYS, which won the directing award for World Cinema at Sundance and the Crystal Bear at Berlinale, and feature documentary SAM KLEMKE’S TIME MACHINE which premiered at Sundance and in Official Selection at HotDocs and Rotterdam and won. Her most recent feature, ANIMALS, an official Irish/Australian co-production based on the acclaimed novel, premiered at Sundance 2019.
For television, Rebecca has made numerous documentaries including Dendy Award-winning I WANT TO DANCE BETTER AT PARTIES and 3-part arts series HANNAH GADSBY’S OZ. Her television drama credits include 6-part series F*!#ING ADELAIDE, which premiered at Series Mania and was the most watched ABC iView Original in 2018. She produced THE HUNTING, a 4x1 hour drama series which premiered on SBS Television in August 2019 becoming SBS’ most successful commissioned drama ever. Most recently, Rebecca produced AFTERTASTE, a returnable 6x30 comedy drama for the ABC. The first season premiered at Berlinale Series Selects and was nominated for a Most Popular Comedy Logie in 2022, season 2 screened on ABCTV in July 2022. Most recently, Rebecca produced the ABC documentary series EAT THE INVADEERS, which premiered in January 2025.
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SCRIPTED TV | UNSCRIPTED TV | FEATURE FILM (NARRATIVE) | FEATURE FILM (DOCO)
At Closer, we are genre agnostic, and have a wide interest in both doc and drama, scripted and unscripted as well as genres, styles and tones. We are always looking at the 'why' of projects and what they can do in the world on top of entertain. We have a strong interest in TV projects, but are open to feature films that are the right fit for us. We prioritise authored work that is creator led and work closely with creatives to support, articulate and elevate their vision.
For television, Rebecca has made numerous documentaries including Dendy Award-winning I WANT TO DANCE BETTER AT PARTIES and 3-part arts series HANNAH GADSBY’S OZ. Her television drama credits include 6-part series F*!#ING ADELAIDE, which premiered at Series Mania and was the most watched ABC iView Original in 2018. She produced THE HUNTING, a 4x1 hour drama series which premiered on SBS Television in August 2019 becoming SBS’ most successful commissioned drama ever. Most recently, Rebecca produced AFTERTASTE, a returnable 6x30 comedy drama for the ABC. The first season premiered at Berlinale Series Selects and was nominated for a Most Popular Comedy Logie in 2022, season 2 screened on ABCTV in July 2022. Most recently, Rebecca produced the ABC documentary series EAT THE INVADEERS, which premiered in January 2025.
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SCRIPTED TV | UNSCRIPTED TV | FEATURE FILM (NARRATIVE) | FEATURE FILM (DOCO)
At Closer, we are genre agnostic, and have a wide interest in both doc and drama, scripted and unscripted as well as genres, styles and tones. We are always looking at the 'why' of projects and what they can do in the world on top of entertain. We have a strong interest in TV projects, but are open to feature films that are the right fit for us. We prioritise authored work that is creator led and work closely with creatives to support, articulate and elevate their vision.
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