Geoff Newton
Writer Show Runner Creative
Filmography of Geoff Newton
Geoff has taught screenwriting in Australia, South Africa, the US and the UK covering all areas of film and television and would describe his method as “a deep and personal dive into how the three act structure pervades all areas of our lives as screenwriters."
Feature Films
Mama Jack
Co-written with Gray Hoffmeyr and Leon Schuster
Endemol SA/MNet
Zero Tolerance (Churches)
(SABC) Nominated for an Emmy Award
Sunday After the War
Original screenplay
Frank and Fearless
Co-written with Leon Schuster and Gray Hoffmeyr
Drama Series
Variety
Neighbours
Grundy TV Australia
A Country Practice
JNP Films
Writer and script editor
Australia
Emmerdale
Yorkshire TV
Writer
UK
Heartbeat
Yorkshire TV
Writer
UK
Isidingo
Endemol & SABC1
South Africa
Head
Writer/Writer
Dark Heart
Penguin films
South Africa
Writer/Creator
cont. Drama
Zero Tolerance
Drama/police series
Clearwarter production & SABC
Snitch 1 & 2
Created with Gray Hoffmeyr
Head Writer/Writer
MNet/Endemol
South Africa
Innocent Times
6 part mini series
Creator & Writer
Executive Producer: Shoot the Moon
Production MNet
Comedy
AUSTRALIA
Don't Blame the Koalas (youth)
Channel 9 and Channel 5 UK
UNITED KINGDOM
The Wrong Side of the Law
Sitcom STV
Canned Carrot
BBC/Cellar Door Production
In house creative
SOUTH AFRICA
Suburban Bliss
Sitcom
5 epsiodes
Endemol & SABC3
Khululeka
Sitcom
African Media Entertainment & SABC
Seepglad
Sitcom
Kynet Television South Africa
Creator & Writer
Variety
Variety
It Has Been a Bad Week
Chris Tarrant Carlton TV
The Paul McKenna Show
Carlton TV and Cellar Door Productions
Documentary
Crime City
A documentary about the Murder and Robbery squad of the SAPD
Sitting next to Nellie
A film on multiculturism for the NSWFTO
Coffee Crazy
Channel 10
Broadcast Jan 4th 2004
Devised, written & produced
Stage & Theatre
Absolution
Crossroads Theatre Company
New Jersey, May 25th 2011
Reality
Big Brother
Southern Star/ Endemol
Selection Producer
Beat the Billionaire
Channel 9 Australia