The Verdict Film Group
A New Way
To Finance Film Productions

VFG TEAM

ALAN FINNEY O.A.M

Vice President

Alan Finney O.A.M - Chairman AFI / AACTA  Academy Awards

   Managing Director - Village Roadshow Film Distributors 

Vice President / Managing Director   

Buena Vista International Walt Disney Studios

created the formation of Hexagon Productions

the first ongoing joint venture between Production

and Distribution in Australian film history

supervised the release of 500+ productions 

'BREAKER MORANT' - 'MY FIRST WIFE'  - 'MAD MAX 1 2 3'

'ROMPER STOMPER' - 'THE PIANO'  - 'BAD BOY BUBBY'  

'MURIEL'S WEDDING' - 'PRISCILLA QUEEN

OF THE DESERT' - 'DEAD HEART' - 'THE CASTLE

'FINDING NEMO' - 'HAPPY FEET' - 'WHALE RIDER'

'PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN' and many more.
 

Order of Australia Medal winner 2010

 services to the Australian Film Industry

winner The Maura Fay Award.

CAMERON JAMES MILLER

President

 Cameron James Miller - Producer / Distributor
studied at NIDA the National Institute of Dramatic Art 
 mentored by icon Actor Charles 'Bud' Tingwell O.A.M
and legendary film icon Alan Finney O.A.M
completed an intense course in film making
with LA Producer and film teacher Dov Simens
who launched the careers of Quentin Tarantino
Chris Nolan, Spike Lee, Guy Richie and many others
produced two Australian classic films
‘YESTERDAYS HERO’ and ‘GROOMLESS BRIDE’
distribution debut 'SHOT OF LOVE' 
South Australian Film Corporation 
  filmed in Hollywood with top Studio Producers
and acting agents from APA & CAA.

MICHAEL KATCHMAN

Michael Katchman - MGM / Lionsgate Sales Management
Management Congress Video Group
and then Vid America before he was recruited by
Orion Pictures moved into management where he flourished during the golden era that saw Orion
setting the pace with such releases as
DANCES WITH WOLVES and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS among others. It was at this point that Mike was already trying on other hats within the organization leading
to involvement with film acquisitions as well 
as marketing Senior Vice President
of Sales in the US and Canada before Orion was sold
to MGM, where he filled the role until being drafted by Lionsgate. In three very productive years contributed to revenues that rose from $32 million to $110 million before
being lured away to First Look Studios where
he was central to an even more dramatic
500% increase in sales from 2004-07.

 

IAN McFAYDEN

Producer - Director - Verdict TV Series

Ian McFadyen is an icon of Australian Television

Writer, Director, Producer and Actor
he is best known as the creator writer and producer

of the Australian television series 'THE COMEDY COMPANY'

which he also directed and performed in from 1988    
to 1990 creating Australia's most memorable

comedy characters on the show 
Con The Fruitier - Kylie Mole - Uncle Arthur

David Rabbitborough  - Colin Carpenter and many more.

He hosted the Australian version of 'CLUEDO' 
and was the creator of the Network Ten comedy show

'THE WEDGE' & 'ALL TOGETHER NOW' starring John English

and Bruno Luchia 'THE BOUNTY HUNTER' for the new

'DOCTOR WHO' spin-off TV series K-9 
played the part of Detective Mears in the iconic Australian

TV series 'PRISONER'  the author of two books

'MIND WARS' & The Battle for Your Brain

and the satirical comedy novel 'GOING OUT BACKWARDS'
and currently writing comedy sitcom at Verdict Film Group.