I love comedy and genre stuff most of all. TV is where my heart is at, but I'm looking forward to building my film slate back up, with my own and other's projects.
I have a lot of experience pitching to other production companies, studios, networks & streamers, and funding bodies. And seeing a project through from idea conception to production. Although I'm based in New Zealand, I pitch a lot of projects as co-productions with Aus/UK/US and am always on the hunt for a good project to collaborate on.
Jarrod Holt has been creating comedy for television and film for the past 25 years. He created, wrote and directed HOUNDS (Best Comedy Series NZ TV awards), COVERBAND (sold to CBS and Adam Sandler’s prod co. Happy Madison in the US) and the multiple award winning 7 DAYS (NZ’s longest running comedy series, now in its 17th year of production).
His short films ONLY SON and BROWN PERIL both won the Grand National Prize at the 48 Hour Film Fest, and best short film and best script (ONLY SON) at the NZ Film awards. He also created, wrote and produced the following TV series for NZ/Aus; BEST BITS, PATRIOT BRAINS, and POP! GOES THE WEASEL.
He’s sold scripts to AMC, FX and TBS in the US and to BBC3, Channel 4 in the UK.
He’s currently developing; a modern-western, an Antarctic murder-mystery and an action-comedy series for Motive Pictures (UK) and Fifth Season (US), as well as an animated kids series for Cake Entertainment and Kickstart Entertainment, a grounded half-hour comedy for Agile Films (UK), a Sci-fi half-hour comedy for 3311 (US), and a documentary series on gangs for Three/Sky (NZ/Aus).
https://parakaiproductions.co.nz/
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