Australian & International Co-Productions
We Make Films People Want To Watch
Who We Are
Southern Light Global Entertainment is an Australian production company developing and producing feature films and television series that speak to global audiences — stories of action, adventure, fantasy, family and heart that transcend borders and cultures.
Working under official treaty co-production arrangements between Australia and its international partners, SLGE unites world-class creative talent across two hemispheres — from the studios of the Gold Coast to the mountains of Korea.
Our Slate
Family · Adventure · Coming 2026
The beloved bush kangaroo returns — a flagship feature film and television series for a new generation.
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Action · Adventure · Feature Film
An elite, all-female helicopter team on a near-impossible mission — an Australian–Korean co-production.
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Fantasy · Action · Adventure
A contemporary fantasy where an ancient curse awakens — a Korean–Australian feature film.
ExploreFlagship Production · Coming 2027
After discovering a precious fossil in Waratah Park, best friends Sonny and Skippy the bush kangaroo team up with touring Korean music stars in a wild adventure to save their home from two wily real estate agents.
The Revival
SLGE is reviving an iconic international franchise with a modern coming-of-age feature film, followed by an extended television series — the adventures of two beloved friends, Sonny and Skippy, the bush kangaroo.
In the wilds of Waratah Park, Sonny (11) and Skippy live amongst a feathered and furry family — an oasis that connects them to the memory of their mothers and their ancestors. When part of the park is put up for sale, the friends set out to stop it: three days, a precious fossil, touring Korean music stars — and two wily real estate agents (plus their feisty Pomeranian, Fifi) in the way.
Our re-imagining places a First Nations hero at its heart, blending traditional storytelling with modern themes — friendship, care for the environment and a bond with nature — in a collaboration between Indigenous and non-Indigenous storytellers.
It is both an honour and a joy to be bringing one of Australia's most beloved female icons back into the hearts and minds of families across the globe.Nick McCallum — Producer & Guardian of the Legacy
The Legacy
Enduring Icon
Launched in 1970 — and still cherished: a 2020 Australian Mint commemorative coin, a 2024 stamp, and a QANTAS Dreamliner 787 named in her honour.
Waratah Park Queensland®
Set to reopen in SEQ as a filming location and tourist attraction, with an onsite vet clinic for injured wildlife.
New Markets
South Korean characters open the wider Asian market — a potential new audience of 4.8 billion people — alongside worldwide trademarks and a 50-year merchandising legacy.
Creative Team
Director
Universal Pictures debuted her family adventure The Lost Tiger (Feb 2025) — the first animated feature written and directed by a First Nations female filmmaker.
Writer
Celebrated children's author and former Children's Laureate of Australia (2012–13). Works include Maybe Tomorrow, My Girragundji and the PM's Literary Award-winning Shake a Leg.
Writer · Producer
Head of Creative Development, Southern Light Films. Credits: The Furnace (Venice 2020), I Am Mother (Sundance 2019), Whale Shark Jack (ACTF/Stan, Co-Producer).
Producer
Erub/Badu filmmaker with three decades in the industry — Ella, Alick and Albert, Rebel With A Cause: Neville Bonner. Champions First Nations stories on the global stage.
Exec Producer · Marketing
Former Global Head of Entertainment at TikTok; YouTube ANZ pioneer who launched YouTube Music, YouTube Kids and Google Play Movies & TV in Australia.
Director of Photography
Prime-Time Emmy nominee (The Company), three-time Milli Award recipient, AACTA winner (Predestination), FCCA Best Cinematography (Danger Close).
Australian–Korean Feature Film · Official Treaty Co-Production
An elite, all-female Korean helicopter team — The Firebirds — embark on a near-impossible mission to capture a gang of violent criminals who have taken a group of innocent citizens hostage.
The Story
In Central Asia, the Firebirds perform a dazzling stunt show while covertly operating as security operatives — led by the cool and capable Blue Sky, with Kerr, Lily, Rita and Regina at her side.
When Blue Sky's brother Danny unveils a revolutionary UAV drone system — The Wingman — the tech draws the attention of sadistic warlord Maxim Gourevitch, whose biker gang hijacks the drone with the help of a mole, setting off a dangerous pursuit through treacherous terrain.
As the enemy prepares to weaponise the drone from an isolated oil rig, the Firebirds launch a desperate counterstrike — to free the hostages, stop a dam from being blown, and reclaim the stolen tech before it sparks a catastrophe.
The Team
Official Treaty Co-Production. Australia's co-production arrangement with Korea is unique — an Annex to the Korea–Australia Free Trade Agreement, in force since December 2014.
Korean–Australian Feature Film · Official Treaty Film
Haunted by visions after an encounter with an Australian archaeologist and his son, orphaned student Sun-Mi must uncover the buried truth of her past — and a curse she unleashed lifetimes ago — before it consumes her.
The Story
A hundred years ago, during a solar eclipse in the forests of Wolchulsan, Soldier Girl Sun-Mi and her comrades slew the evil leader Yelü — who, with his dying breath, cursed them to lifetimes of agony until darkness fell upon the land once more.
Gwangju City, 2026. Sun-Mi, living a new life, meets Australian archaeology professor Jim Stanton and his son Dominic — visitors for the coming eclipse — and is drawn into the legend of the tomb of Yelü's Lost Legion, hidden deep within Wolchulsan Forest.
Deceived by the demonic Khutulun and the masked Subutai, Professor Stanton unwittingly releases an ancient barbarian army. As the eclipse arrives, Sun-Mi accepts her destiny as the chosen warrior and enters the Stone Forest with Leon and Dominic — to destroy Yelü, break the curse, and bring peace.
This is a story of a young Korean woman learning to accept who she is and embracing it. I want audiences to walk away entertained and satisfied — but most of all, empowered, regardless of how different they are.Lark Lee — Director
Get In Touch
Nick McCallum
Producer · Southern Light Global Entertainment
nick@southernlightglobalentertainment.com +61 418 629 276 southernlightglobalentertainment.com