Gemma Salomon
Gemma Salomon is a graduate from Flinders University. She completed a Bachelor of Creative Arts (Drama) in 2022.
Gemma is the founder of Whisper Tree Productions – a femme-focussed genre film house based in South Australia. She was the recipient of the Helpmann Academy Creative Innovator Program major prize of $20,000 seed funding 2023. A South Australian Screen Award winner, in 2022 she co-directed the Ramsay Art Prize winning video performance work “Witness” by performance artist Ida Sophia, and her horror short “The Eaters” had its world premiere at SXSW Sydney in 2024. Gemma uses the gothic and surreal to explore the monsters we create when we abandon ourselves and each other.
Gemma Salomon, Creative Innovator Program 2023 major seed funding recipient.I can’t talk about the last few years without raving about the Helpmann Academy. Their seed funding enabled me to create a literal dream job for myself - developing genre f ilms from a femme perspective. They provided the scaffolding for me to grow safely and have catapulted my career forward.
- 2014
Production role on the movie, The Babadook
- 2014
Production role on the movie, Charlie’s Country
- 2014
Production role on feature film, Touch
- 2015
Production role on feature documentary, Highly Strung
- 2017
Associate producer for ABC documentary, Robert McFarlane: The Still Point
- 2020
Production role for series, First Day (season 1)
- 2020
2020 Production role on ABC factual series, Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors?
- 2022
Production role on feature documentary, The Angels: Kickin’ Down the Door
2022Receives Helpmann Academy grant to develop film The Future Eaters Value: $3,000
- 2023
Production role on The Musical Mind – a Portrait in Process
2023Participates in the Helpmann Academy Creative Innovator Program, an incubator for creative entrepreneurship Value: $18,000
- 2023
Co-directs the Ramsay Art Prize winning video performance work, Witness, with artist Ida Sophia
2023Receives the Helpmann Academy Creative Innovator Program major seed funding, to support her production company, Whisper Tree Productions Value: $20,000
- 2023
Production role on feature documentary, My Name’s Ben Folds, I Play Piano
2023Receives Helpmann Academy Elevate Mentorship, and undertakes tailored support from mentors Molly Reynolds, Madeleine Parry and Sanja Hiziak Value: $2,300
- 2023
Note-taker role (writing) on TV series in development for Mess Productions, Senescence
- 2024
Founds Whisper Tree Productions
2024Receives Helpmann Academy Fellowship, that supported her to undertake coaching sessions and the production of a short film Value: $7,500
- 2024
Directs short film The Eaters which screens at SXSW Sydney
- 2024
Production role on government legacy project, Nilpena Ediacara Oral History Project
- 2025
The Eaters is selected for presentation at Revelation Perth International Film Festival
- 2025
Lie Down, Breathe Out (supported by Helpmann Academy) premieres as part of the Adelaide Film Festival, Made in SA program
- 2025
Production role on feature documentary, Songs Inside
$51K +
value in support and
opportunities from
Helpmann Academy
- 2014
Production role on the movie, The Babadook
- 2014
Production role on the movie, Charlie’s Country
- 2014
Production role on feature film, Touch
- 2015
Production role on feature documentary, Highly Strung
- 2017
Associate producer for ABC documentary, Robert McFarlane: The Still Point
- 2020
Production role for series, First Day (season 1)
- 2020
2020 Production role on ABC factual series, Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors?
- 2022
Production role on feature documentary, The Angels: Kickin’ Down the Door
- 2022
Receives Helpmann Academy grant to develop film The Future Eaters Value: $3,000
- 2023
Production role on The Musical Mind – a Portrait in Process
- 2023
Participates in the Helpmann Academy Creative Innovator Program, an incubator for creative entrepreneurship Value: $18,000
- 2023
Co-directs the Ramsay Art Prize winning video performance work, Witness, with artist Ida Sophia
- 2023
Receives the Helpmann Academy Creative Innovator Program major seed funding, to support her production company, Whisper Tree Productions Value: $20,000
- 2023
Production role on feature documentary, My Name’s Ben Folds, I Play Piano
- 2023
Receives Helpmann Academy Elevate Mentorship, and undertakes tailored support from mentors Molly Reynolds, Madeleine Parry and Sanja Hiziak Value: $2,300
- 2023
Note-taker role (writing) on TV series in development for Mess Productions, Senescence
- 2024
Founds Whisper Tree Productions
- 2024
Receives Helpmann Academy Fellowship, that supported her to undertake coaching sessions and the production of a short film Value: $7,500
- 2024
Directs short film The Eaters which screens at SXSW Sydney
- 2024
Production role on government legacy project, Nilpena Ediacara Oral History Project
- 2025
The Eaters is selected for presentation at Revelation Perth International Film Festival
- 2025
Lie Down, Breathe Out (supported by Helpmann Academy) premieres as part of the Adelaide Film Festival, Made in SA program
- 2025
Production role on feature documentary, Songs Inside
$51K +
value in support and
opportunities from
Helpmann Academy