Southern International Productions
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Film production |
| Founded | 1950s |
| Founder | Lee Robinson, Chips Rafferty |
| Headquarters | Australia |
| Products | Films |
Southern International Productions was an Australian film production company established in the 1950s by Lee Robinson and Chips Rafferty. The company emerged following the success of The Phantom Stockman, a project from Platypus Productions, which was formed by Rafferty, Robinson, and George Heath. After Heath left the partnership, Robinson and Rafferty created Southern International, debuting with the motion picture King of the Coral Sea.
For a number of years, Southern International stood as Australia's leading film producer, notably breaking ground with international collaborations involving France. Nevertheless, a sequence of commercial disappointments beginning with Dust in the Sun resulted in the company's dissolution. Subsequently, Rafferty withdrew from producing activities, while Robinson went on to co-establish Fauna Productions alongside actor John McCallum.
In addition, Robinson and Rafferty launched Australian Television Enterprises to focus on television film production, a venture valued at £250,000.
Credits
- King of the Coral Sea (1954)
- Walk into Paradise (1956)
- Dust in the Sun (1958)
- The Stowaway (1958)
- The Restless and the Damned (1959)
- Rock 'n' Roll (1959)