Experience

Wooden Horse

• Australia
• Entertainment
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director

  • Jul 2018 - Present

  Wooden Horse was established in July 2018 and marks director Jude Troy's foray into independent TV production. The move follows a 15 year stint at global media group Entertainment One and iconic Australian indie distributor, Hopscotch. A co-producer on STAN hit series The Other Guy, Jude launched Wooden Horse with a slate of exciting TV titles - all are currently in various stages of early and advanced development. Jude is working with some of Australia's most internationally recognised talent within the creative community and is partnering with producers, broadcasters and distributors both here and overseas to take these titles to market. Jude brings a wealth of experience across all facets of the entertainment industry to this exciting and timely new venture. Show less



eOne Television Productions Australia - formerly Hopscotch Films

• Sydney, Australia

• Executive Vice President, TV Development & Acquisitions, eOne ANZ

  • Sep 2004 - Present

  In 2015, eOne Australia launched its TV development & production arm with Jude at the helm. The division has several projects in development with ABC, Foxtel & STAN and in 2017 delivered its first TV series, The Other Guy. Jude is working with some of Australia’s finest producers including Andrew Mason & Hopscotch Features, Goalpost, Robert Connolly’s Arena Media & Aquarius Films. She is working with exceptional writers including John Collee, Sarah Lambert, Giula Sandler, Emily Ballou, Greg Waters and Sarah Walker, alongside emerging talent like Matt Okine, Becky Lucas, Kacie Anning & a growing list of writing & directing talent through her professional networks around the globe. She spent the previous decade as Managing Director of eOne/Hopscotch Home Entertainment, handling acquisitions, sales, marketing & distribution. A former partner in Hopscotch, Jude grew the business dramatically using her acquisitions acumen to broaden and strengthen the slate to include top-rating TV, cutting edge documentary and classic and cult film re-issues. Many of Jude’s acquisitions have been at script stage. The TV slate includes international phenomenon’s like the The Inbetweeners, Miranda, Catastrophe, BBC drama hits Peaky Blinders & The Missing and pedigree drama Rectify and the Channel 4 series Indian Summers, ITV’s Frankenstein Chronicles and cult series Hannibal & From Dusk Til Dawn. The catalogue boasts a range of ground-breaking UK comedies like Peep Show, The Catherine Tate Show, IT Crowd & Green Wing, the Golden Globe nominated Jekyll, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, as well as a host of top-rating local productions including Rush, The Broken Shore, The Slap & the eagerly anticipated Cleverman. Other titles include Peppa Pig, The Walking Dead and a raft of new and exciting drama from AMC - the home of Breaking Bad & Madmen. Jude was an EP on the AACTA award-winning All This Mayhem and The Other Guy & played an integral role in eOne Films theatrical acquisitions. Show less



Shock Entertainment

• Melbourne, Australia

• General Manager - DVD

  • Sep 2000 - Sep 2004

  Jude was selected to set-up the DVD division for Shock Entertainment. As general manager for the division, Jude used her business and acquisitions acumen to rapidly and successfully grow the company.The DVD division quickly became and remains a very profitable arm of the business. Catalogue included the BBC hit Spooks, Channel 4 comedy Black Books and the World Wrestling Federation titles. Jude was selected to set-up the DVD division for Shock Entertainment. As general manager for the division, Jude used her business and acquisitions acumen to rapidly and successfully grow the company.The DVD division quickly became and remains a very profitable arm of the business. Catalogue included the BBC hit Spooks, Channel 4 comedy Black Books and the World Wrestling Federation titles.



Virgin/EMI

• Sydney

• National Promotions Manager

  • 1997 - 2000

  Managed the national promotions and publicity team for Virgin Australia as part of EMI Music, driving radio airplay, promotional activity and chart success. Managed this for a diverse portfolio of artists including Chemical Brothers, Spice Girls, Lenny Kravitz, Kelis. Managed the national promotions and publicity team for Virgin Australia as part of EMI Music, driving radio airplay, promotional activity and chart success. Managed this for a diverse portfolio of artists including Chemical Brothers, Spice Girls, Lenny Kravitz, Kelis.