Producer · Storyteller · Co-Pilot

ELEANOR
WINKLER

Film, TV & digital producer with 17 years of making things that matter on your screen.

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Who Am I

The Story
So Far

I'm a film, TV, and digital producer with 17 years of experience across cinema, broadcast, animation, and digital streaming. I've weaved my way through the content multiverse to champion inclusive, heartwarming and funny stories optimized for any place the audience wants to engage.

From co-founding Bus Stop Films and producing award-winning short films in Australia to turning out sketch comedy with A-list talent at Funny or Die and Big Breakfast in Hollywood, this journey has given me experience in both indie and studio production spheres. Rapidly turning out sketch comedy, graduating to narrative longform, formats and documentary … I've done everything but a TikTok.

Growing up as a millennial in the entertainment industry, it has truly felt sometimes like I've been in a race to the bottom on budgets and timelines, while the very definition of what content is keeps expanding. I have become an expert in stretching a dollar, figuring out new production formulas when the old ones no longer fit, and partnering with directors to deliver on their creative vision while holding space for production realities.

Feature Film Television Animation Digital Content Comedy Social Justice Inclusive Cinema Sydney ↔ Los Angeles
Studio & Indie
Format and narrative experience
50+
digital shorts
$15M
Largest budget managed
AU+US
Two industries, one career
Selected Work

Projects

A highlight reel. Full filmography below ↓

Boss Cat
TBC — Current Producer
Boss Cat
Feature Film · Bus Stop Films & Weir Anderson Films · Sydney

Australia's first end-to-end inclusive feature film — placing a young woman with (Trisomy 21) Down syndrome at the centre of a theatrical release. Written and Directed by Genevieve Clay-Smith, this film follows the journey of Sonja (Olivia Hargroder); after her mother dies, she must campaign against the plans of her estranged grandmother to sell the family home and send her away. To gain the support she needs, she must first channel an explosive temper into something more positive...Krump dance.

Lil Kev
2025 Producer
Lil Kev
10-ep Animated Series · Hartbeat / BET+

BET+'s first original adult animated comedy, inspired by Kevin Hart's childhood in North Philadelphia. 1993. From creators Michael Price (The Simpsons, F is for Family) and Matthew Claybrooks (Everyone Hates Chris), this NAACP nominated comedy features a mom's tough love and a kid's unbreakable spirit.

Vivid imagination. Gritty neighbourhood. Big heart! Watch the pilot episode here.

Celebrity Prank Wars
2023 Producer
Celebrity Prank Wars
8-ep TV Series · Hartbeat Productions / E!

Kevin Hart and Nick Cannon's celebrity prank showdown on E!, featuring Tiffany Haddish, Ludacris, Fantasia, and more with some truly wild surprises!

Hot Date
2017–2019 Supervising Producer / Co-EP
Hot Date
20-ep TV Series · Big Breakfast / PopTV / Netflix

Sketch comedy chronicling the chaos of modern romance. Created by CollegeHumor's Emily Axford & Brian Murphy. EP'd by Will Arnett. Shot across New Orleans, Chicago & LA. Watch the pilot episode free on YouTube, find both seasons on Apple TV.

Unmade
2019 Producer
Unmade
8-ep TV Series

Created by Luke Kelly-Clyne and Steve Marovitch, directed by Sammi Cohen. A sharp, witty series produced at the intersection of comedy and behind-the-scenes storytelling. Watch Unmade here.

Funny or Die
2014–2016 Producer
Funny or Die — 50+ Productions
Digital Content · Los Angeles

A nonstop two-year run of fast-turnaround productions with A-list talent — Christina Applegate, Kevin Bacon, Mariah Carey, Wanda Sykes, Jane Seymour, Bill Nye, and dozens more. Highlights include Porn Stars Defend Net Neutrality (CNN, CNBC, Salon), Meryl: The Lifetime Biopic with Christina Applegate (Vanity Fair, Hollywood Reporter), Actors on Acting with Kevin Bacon and The Real Reason Women Don't Direct More Action Movies (Hollywood Reporter, Fast Company, WIRED).

Darby Forever
2016 Producer
Darby Forever
Short Film · Funny or Die · Starring Aidy Bryant

A critically adored short film starring SNL's Aidy Bryant, released exclusively on Vimeo as part of their female filmmaker initiative. Covered by Entertainment Weekly, Slash Film, The Guardian, The Chicago Tribune, Jezebel, Paper Mag, and more.

Be My Brother
2009 Producer
Be My Brother
Short Film · Bus Stop Films · Dir. Genevieve Clay-Smith

Winner of Tropfest 2009 — Australia's most prestigious short film festival. A heart-warming story starring Gerard O'Dwyer, who has Down syndrome. The film that started everything. Covered by the Sydney Morning Herald, ABC News, and Radio Australia.

Co-Founder

Bus Stop
Films

Australia's pioneering inclusive filmmaking organisation — creating genuine professional opportunities for people with disabilities in film and television. Founded after Be My Brother won Tropfest in 2009, Bus Stop Films has grown from a single short film into a full production house whose work has reached over 45 million viewers worldwide. Boss Cat is its most ambitious chapter yet: Australia's first theatrical inclusive feature film, placing a woman with Down syndrome at the centre of a major cinematic release.

Visit Bus Stop Films ↗
Full Filmography

Credits

Year Title Format Role
TBCBoss CatFeature FilmProducer
2025Lil KevAnimated Series (10 eps)Producer
2024Group TherapyDocumentary FeatureAssociate Producer
2023Celebrity Prank WarsTV Series (8 eps)Producer
2022Mother MaryTV MovieCo-Executive Producer
20222022: Back That Year UpTV SpecialProduction Executive
2020Way Out AssistanceShort FilmExecutive Producer
2019UnmadeTV Series (8 eps)Producer
2017–19Hot DateTV Series (20 eps)Supervising Producer / Co-EP
2018BrokenShort FilmExecutive in Charge of Production
2017Kill OffShort Film · Bus Stop FilmsExecutive Producer
2017Throwing ShadeTV Series (10 eps)Associate Producer
2016Darby ForeverShort FilmProducer
2016FOD Swimsuit Issue: Climate Change EditionShort · Funny or DieProducer
2016The Revenant Horse Sleeping Bag for KidsShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015Heartbreak & BeautyShort · Bus Stop FilmsCo-Producer / Executive Producer
2015The Real Reason Women Don't Direct More Action MoviesTV Movie · Funny or DieProducer
2015Not My TempoShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015EllaShort FilmProducer
2015Manny Pacquiao Becomes a Professional WrestlerShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015Super Troopers Boot CampShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015Bill Nye Tackles DeflategateShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015Meryl: The Lifetime Biopic with Christina ApplegateShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015Cooking with Mariah CareyShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015An Honest Performance of Baby It's Cold OutsideShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015Family Thanksgiving with Giada De LaurentiisShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015Chicago SanitationShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015Mexican Donald Trump Hosts Mexican SNLShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015Walk of No ShameShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015Jay Leno's Denim CarShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015Frosty the Regular Adult ManShort · Funny or DieProducer
2015How to Vajaculate: If You Build It, She Will ComeShort · Funny or DieProducer
2014Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shocked RapShort · Funny or DieProducer
2014Porn Stars Explain Net NeutralityShort · Funny or DieProducer
2014Haunted House HuntersShort · Funny or DieProducer
2014Dr. Quinn, Morphine Woman with Jane SeymourShort · Funny or DieProducer
2014Are You Talking About Bey and Jay?Short · Funny or DieProducer
2014Hardball CanadaShort · Funny or DieProducer
2014SharklumboShort · Funny or DieAssociate Producer
2013I Am EmmanuelShort · Bus Stop FilmsProducer
2012The InterviewerShort · Bus Stop FilmsProducer
2012Bat EyesShort FilmCo-Producer
2012BootShort FilmCo-Producer
2012To BeShort FilmCo-Producer
2011MamuShort FilmProducer
2011The ExampleShort FilmProducer
2011Falling for SaharaFeature FilmProduction Manager
2009Frances and AnnieShort · Bus Stop FilmsProducer
2009Mother FishFeature FilmLine Producer / Production Manager
2009Be My BrotherShort · Bus Stop FilmsProducer
View full credits on IMDb ↗
In the Press

Coverage

Short Films & Features

Funny or Die Highlights

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together.
Production Affiliate
Bus Stop Films
Based In
Sydney, AU & Los Angeles, US