About
Ludo is an independently owned three time Emmy®, Logie, BAFTA and AACTA Award winning studio and Screen Producers Australia, Business of the Year.
Ludo creates and produces original stories from script to screen under one roof in Brisbane, Australia. Ludo produces the most popular series on Australian TV, Bluey, and employs over fifty creatives and producers on their original productions.
Ludo Facts
LUDO HAS WON THREE EMMYS, FIVE AACTA'S, TWO LOGIES. AND LET'S NOT FORGET THE BAFTA.
WE MAKE ORIGINAL DRAMA, DIGITAL, COMEDY AND ANIMATION FOR AUDIENCES EVERYWHERE.
LUDO IS A 2D STUDIO WITH OVER FORTY DESIGNERS, BOARDERS, ARTISTS, DIRECTORS, ANIMATORS, PRODUCTION MANAGERS AND PRODUCERS.
LUDO IS PASSIONATE ABOUT UPSKILLING THE STUDIO’S KEY TALENT TO MORE SENIOR ROLES.
WE CREATED THE FIRST VERTICAL SERIES COMMISSIONED BY AN AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTER.
LUDO MAKES THE MOST POPULAR SHOW IN ABC IVIEW HISTORY WITH OVER 350 MILLION VIEWS AND WAS NAMED IN THE ROLLING STONES '100 BEST TV SITCOMS OF ALL TIME.'
Studio
Our aim is to create a prolific sustainable industry in Queensland, Australia making stories for the world.
Ludo is a CelAction Animation Studio with fifty designers, boarders, artists, directors, animators, production managers and producers on new original productions. Ludo’s animation, writing, directing, sound, score and production is all under one roof in Brisbane, Australia. Ludo is passionate about upskilling the studio’s key talent to promote junior talent to more senior roles.
Promoting upcoming talent allows more senior roles to become team and project leaders for Season Two. Ludo aims to have multiple animated and live action TV projects being produced simultaneously under one roof in 2021 and 2022.
Ludo Studio would like to acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbul people who are the traditional custodians of the land we work on.
We acknowledge their continued spiritual connection to the land and pay our respects to their Elders, past and present.
Our Team
Daley Pearson
Co-Founder / Director
Daley Pearson is a writer - director - producer and a multi Emmy® Award winning creator and co-founder and director at Ludo Studio. ABC's Head of Comedy says, “Pearson is one of Australia’s greatest comedy-maker discoveries.” Pearson also stars as Thor's room-mate, Darryl with Chris Hemsworth and Jeff Goldblum in Taika Waititi's Team Thor comedy series for Marvel Studios.
Charlie Aspinwall
Co-Founder / Director
Multi Emmy® Award winning co-founder of Ludo Studio. Charlie is currently producing the animated series, Bluey (ABC TV/BBC Studios), co-creating and co-producing the animated series The Strange Chores (ABC TV) and developing a slate of live action, animation, drama and comedy projects for international broadcasters.
Sam Moor
Producer
Sam has extensive experience producing original Entertainment, Drama, Comedy and Children's content having previously worked at the BBC and with London based production companies. With a passion for a well-run and happy production, Sam is currently producing Bluey for ABC and BBC Studios, whilst also being across all commercial activity for the brand and Ludo's live action slate currently in development.
Daniel Schultz
Producer / Finance & Strategy
Daniel is a multi award winning producer, production accountant and is in charge of Finances and Strategy for Ludo Studio. He has worked with incredible teams across feature films, documentaries, television series' and shorts. He was awarded Screen Australia Enterprise People funding in 2018 and produced the Sitges International Film Festival 2018 winning short film 'Post Mortem Mary'.
Lauren Brown
Development Producer / Production Manager
Lauren Brown is a Development Producer and Production Manager at Ludo Studio. A Griffith Film School alumni and 2017 recipient of the Australians in Film Entertainment Internship, Lauren is currently working across Ludo's production slate including Bluey and The Strange Chores as well as several projects in development.
Chloe Hume
Development Producer
Chloe manages the slate of projects Ludo has in development, working across animation, feature films, comedy and drama projects. Previously, Chloe worked as a Development Producer on documentaries and factual television in the UK and has produced a handful of award-winning short films for broadcast and the festival circuit.
Jessica Magro
Assistant Producer - Commercial
Jessica Magro is a proud Sāmoan-Maltese-Australian '2021 Ones to Watch' producer. Jessica currently manages the commercial side of Bluey including publishing, licensing and product development both in Australia and worldwide. Jessica also works as an independent producer with projects in production and development.
Rhiannon Steffensen
Assistant Producer - Commercial
Rhiannon manages the development and production of all animation production at Ludo. Rhi works closely with the creative team, producers and partners on all aspects of production including budgeting, scheduling, and staffing for projects under Ludo's animation studio. Additionally, Rhi is the Assistant Producer for commercial partnerships for Bluey. A Griffith University Alumni, Rhiannon was the producer for the award-winning web series 'Two Weeks' and works as a production manager for Bluey.
Alice England
Assistant Producer - Marketing
As the Director of Digital and Marketing, Alice leads the development and production of all digital for Ludo’s animated and live action projects. This includes producing all of Ludo's digital and marketing materials for Bluey with its partners. An established producer, Alice has worked across both broadcast and digital content for the past five years, specialising in short form content for young audiences.
Craig Cauchi
Office Manager
As Office Manager, Craig is responsible for organising company procedures and the day to day operation and running of the studio. He is an award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker who has previously managed Queensland Writers Centre's nationwide writing competitions and GenreCon, a yearly convention dedicated to genre writers.
Anthony Pham
Editor
Anthony works on all elements of production and commercial activity on Bluey including editing its original digital and animated shorts. He's a JMC Academy alumni, with a multifaceted skill set in editing TVC's on top of producing, cinematography and motion graphics. He presently edits a variety of Ludo's projects, most recently being 'Two Girls From Amoonguna' for the ACMI Exhibition.
Partners
We create our shows with local and international talent, broadcasters, distributors, co-production partners, licensers and merchandisers.
