About Us
Bonafide Pictures is an Australian production company in the ever changing global media market. We develop both scripted and non-scripted content, across all genres and mediums, from feature films to television, online branded content to reality TV, TVCs and in-house corporate programs.
Helmed by Liz Burton, Serhat Caradee, Maha Wilson, Ali Kasap and Sean Lynch. Our aim is to develop and create original, entertaining and challenging content at low to medium budget levels. We are supported by our on-going relationships in both local and international markets.
We are also strong advocates of Gender Matters and Diversity initiatives and this is reflected in the projects we develop, all of which have strong female and male characters across all ethnicities and cultural backgrounds.
Bonafide Pictures will also offer mentorship programs, workshops and professional attachments to film school graduates and people looking to further develop their skill-sets in the industry.
Meet the Team
Serhat Caradee
WRITER & DIRECTOR
An award winning Australian filmmaker, Serhat’s films have screened at over 50 local and international film festivals, winning numerous prizes and awards. His second feature film ‘A Lion Returns’ was released to critical acclaim and made it onto The Guardian, The Australian, Flicks and Filmink Magazine’s best Australian films of 2020 lists. It also received an AACTA and ADG nomination. ‘A Lion Returns’ is available on AppleTV, STAN and FetchTV. His first feature film ‘Cedar Boys’ won the Audience Award at Sydney International Film Festival, screened at 5 international film festivals and garnered many nominations and accolades in Australia, including AFI (AACTA), AWG, ADG and IF. ‘Cedar Boys’ is now available on AppleTV, GoogleTV, YouTube, PrimeVideo and FetchTV.
Serhat comes from an extensive background in theatre, drama and performing arts studies. His vast experience covers all aspects of working in film, theatre and television. As an actor he has performed with Shakespeare by the Sea, New Theatre, Genesian Theatre and The Pilgrim Theatre companies. On TV in the second series of the award winning ‘East-West 101’, the 2015 SBS TV series ‘The Principal’ and in the 2016 U.S Sci-Fi series ‘Hunters’, produced by Gale Anne Hurd (‘Terminator’ 1 & 2) and created by Natalie Chaidez (‘Heroes’). Serhat is an established script editor and story consultant, he also teaches casually at NIDA, AFTRS and UNSW.
Liz Burton
PRODUCER
Liz Burton has been working and developing many projects over the last 8 years, including the feature films “Killer Country”, “My Country”, “The Hilton Conspiracy”, “Z Block” and the web series “Magpie and The Pigeon”. She produced ‘A Lion Returns’ which was a critical success and after a theatrical release in 2020 is now available on AppleTV, FetchTV and STAN.
She worked in the production of ‘Cedar Boys’ as Assistant to Director and Extras Casting Co-ordinator, casting over 300 extras. ‘Cedar Boys’ is now available on AppleTV, GoogleTV, YouTube, PrimeVideo and FetchTV.
In 1998, Liz was the recipient of Screen NSW Emerging Filmmakers Fund (EFF) grant for the short film ‘Burnout’ which had its premiere at the St Kilda Film Festival and was invited to screen at the Sundance and Edinburgh Film Festivals in 2000.
Liz was the General Manager of Actors Centre Australia from 1991-1999 and helped to establish the Centre as one of Australia’s leading actor training facilities. Liz has also produced many independent theatre shows and helped to establish numerous independent theatre groups in Sydney including Burning House Theatre Company with Richard Roxburgh, Tamarama Rock Surfers, East Coast Theatre Company, Living Room Theatre Company and Cumulus Productions.