About

Bethany Bruce is an independent producer and co-founder of Staple Fiction, working across documentary and drama in development, financing, and production. In 2023, she was recognided by Inside Film as a rising talent in the producer category.

Her short drama credits include The Butter Scene (2021, Sydney Film Festival), Broken Line North (2019, Sydney Film Festival), financed by the Lexus Short Film Fellowship with writer and director Sunday Emerson Gullifer, the AACTA Social Shorts-nominated Wolf (2016) with writer and director Liz Cooper, and Tinseltown (2016, Melbourne International Film Festival) with writer and director Corrie Chen.

As an executive producer, Bethany's credits include Birdie (2018, Toronto International Film Festival) with writer and director Shelly Lauman. She also co-produced Selina Miles’ debut feature documentary Martha: A Picture Story, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival.

For the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), she has produced three arts documentary series with director Kate Blackmore: The Glass Bedroom (2016), Video Becomes Us (2018), and The Art of Collecting (2021), all commissioned by and streamed on ABC iview.

From 2014 to 2016, Bethany was mentored by acclaimed producer Bridget Ikin (Sherpa, An Angel at My Table, Look Both Ways) at Felix Media as part of Screen Australia's Enterprise People funding. At Felix, she worked in production on the BAFTA-nominated Sherpa (TIFF, Telluride), directed by Jennifer Peedom, and The Rehearsal (TIFF), directed by Alison Maclean.

Her feature slate includes A Cup of Tea with writer/director Dee Dogan and Felix Media, which won the Attagirl global feature film lab development prize, supported by Telefilm Canada, Screen Australia, and Screen NSW. The project was also shortlisted for the Sundance Institute Development Track, and several other projects in earlier stages of development.

Most recently, Kate Blackmore’s feature documentary debut, Make It Look Real, funded by Screen Australia and the Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund in co-production with Projector Films with producer Daniel Joyce had its international premiere at SXSW Austin, following its world premiere at the 2024 Adelaide Film Festival. The film was included in Variety’s SXSW ‘Highs’ list of standout titles, with RogerEbert.com describing it as “essential viewing for anyone in the industry.”