HELEN BOWDEN / Managing Director has recently delivered Erotic Stories, an anthology series for SBS and ITV Studios; After the Party, a thrilling drama starring Robyn Malcolm (Far North) for TVNZ, the ABC and ITV Studios; and Queen of Oz a comedy series starring Catherine Tate (Doctor Who) for BBC1 and Fifth Season. She has produced two seasons of The Secrets She Keeps, starring Laura Carmichael and Jessica De Gouw, which played on BBC1 in primetime and sold to major players in almost every territory worldwide. Helen has twice received the Logie and the AACTA for Best Mini-Series in the same year – for The Slap in 2010 and for Devil’s Playground in 2015. Prior to forming Lingo, Helen was a founder and the founding Managing Director of Matchbox Pictures, which sold to NBC Universal in 2014.

JASON STEPHENS / Creative Director was the Director of Development at FremantleMedia from 2006 and Creative Director from 2010. Under the Lingo banner, he has produced two seasons of the critically acclaimed series Upright, an international co-production between Foxtel Australia and Sky UK, starring Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock; and Lambs of God, starring Emmy Award-winning actress Ann Dowd, Essie Davis and Jessica Barden. Lambs of God received a record-breaking 18 nominations and nine wins at the AACTA Awards. He has most recently produced The Messenger, a drama starring William McKenna for ABC, adapted from the novel by Markus Zusak; and Prosper, an original new series starring Richard Roxburgh and Rebecca Gibney which was commissioned by Stan Australia and Lionsgate. 

TESS NOVAK / General Manager  joined Lingo Pictures in 2016, after previously working in factual at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. As Lingo’s Development Manager she worked across Wake in Fright, Lambs of God, On the Ropes, Upright and The Secrets She Keeps. For the latter three, Tess was also part of the production team, in the role Associate Producer. At the beginning of 2020, Tess was promoted to General Manager where she oversees the running of the company, whilst continuing to work across Lingo’s projects in development and production. She was also the Co-Producer on The Secrets She Keeps S2.