Jarod Green


Jarod Green is an Australian film director, screenwriter and animator most notable for his work on the short film Beached Whale and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television series Beached Az. Together with actor Nicholas Boshier, Green is also the creator of the online fictional character Trent from Punchy.

Early life and education

Green was born in Sydney and attended high school at Barker College, an independent school in Hornsby, a North Shore suburb of Sydney. He is a graduate of Sydney's Macquarie University in 2002, the Australian Film Television and Radio School in 2004, and of Brown University

Career

Whilst studying, Green worked on several films both domestically and abroad, including , the New South Wales Film and Television Office Young Filmmaker's Fund short film In The Middle, Elizabeth - The Golden Age and Avatar.
In April 2008, he directed and animated the short film Beached Whale, which became a popular social media video in Australia and New Zealand.
In 2009, he founded the creative think-tank company The Handsomity Institute Pty Ltd which created and produced the television series Beached Az, airing in September of that year on ABC.
Throughout 2009 and 2010 Green gave several presentations on social media trends and influences, including MIPCOM 2010, SPAA Screen Producers Association of Australia, Screen NSW, the Sydney Film Festival, the Sydney Film School and the national radio program Hack on Triple J. He has also written editorial pieces for ABC's community news arm, ABC Unleashed.
In March 2010, Green was announced as a finalist in the Cleo Bachelor of the Year Award, coming third overall.
2010 also saw his international television debut, performing alongside Rhys Darby in New Zealand for the TV3 television show RadiRadiRah. It was also the year the second series of Beached Az premiered in Australia and New Zealand on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and TV3 respectively.
In mid-2010, he moved away from TV content production to launch the Sydney-based social media strategy and content company Radical Love.