The Melbourne Production Services Company was formed in May 2005, comprised of industry professionals from the TV, feature film and TV commercials world. With a combined experience of 75 years in the business, MPS is poised to enter the production services arena. Helene Nicol & Leanne Tonkes of The Guild joined forces with Steve Kearney, who recently returned from thirteen years in Los Angeles where he had deals with major studios and television networks including Paramount, United Artists, Columbia, Warner Bros, NBC and Fox Network.

Established in 1988, The Guild - formally Great Southern Films – is one of Australia’s most respected and longest operating film production houses. During the past seventeen years, the team at The Guild has built a reputation for outstanding service, complete professionalism and quality of the highest order. The Guild has an esteemed reputation around the world as an award winning company for television and cinema commercials, feature film development and short films.

MPS is able to provide a unique perspective on Victorian and particularly Melbourne based production. With access to a growing database of locations compiled by one of Australia’s most experienced location scouts, combined with the experience of working with Melbourne based crews and suppliers, the company has the distinct advantage of intimate local knowledge.