Lisa Wang

Producer | Black Sheep Films & Founder | Screen Presence

About

I am a producer with over 32 years of experience in television and film, working as a freelance producer and line producer for Australia’s top independent production companies. My work spans international collaborations with broadcasters in the UK, USA, Germany, and Italy, as well as all major Australian networks. As the company director of Black Sheep Films, established in 1982 by my late husband Andrew McVitty, I have produced, written and directed award-winning documentaries.

I began my career as a production accountant on the iconic ABC TV comedy series Frontline, and also worked as a special effects co-ordinator and art department co-ordinator before firmly establishing myself as a production manager, line producer and producer of scripted and unscripted television and feature films. My career highlights include the bold and provocative ABC comedy White Fever (2024), the Cairnes brothers’ horror feature Late Night with The Devil (2023) and Josh Thomas’ acclaimed series Please Like Me (ABC/Pivot/Hulu/Netflix) (2014-2016).

My heart lies in the development and production of scripted and unscripted content that gives voice to the misrepresented and the underrepresented.

As a documentary maker, I wrote, directed and produced Reunion (SBS) and was invited to the IDFA, Amsterdam 1998 as a First Appearance Director. The film is an award-winning exploration of belonging and cultural identity as a Chinese Australian. My documentary P.S. I Love You (ABC), followed urban adolescent girls leaving their families to spend a year in a high school campus in the rugged high country of Victoria. I also produced Trevor Graham’s MIFF Premiere Fund feature documentaries Monsieur Mayonnaise (MIFF2016 + Berlinale 2017) and Chef Antonio’s Recipes for Revolution (MIFF2021) and we are currently in post production of Digby & Camille.

I am the Director of Screen for the Chinese Museum and the founder and curator of Screen Presence: a not-for-profit initiative aimed at amplifying, encouraging and inspiring Asian Australian voices to escalate their representation in the screen industry – and importantly, entertain and share their unique stories with mainstream audiences. This includes monthly Next Gen meetings throughout the year, dedicated to connecting, mentoring, placement and supporting Asian Australian screen practitioners; both in front of and behind the camera, within the mainstream industry.

Top skills

Line Producing