Sasha Burrows

Sasha Burrows joined See-Saw Films in the role of Business Affairs in May 2011. See-Saw Films, under the helm of Emile Sherman and Iain Canning, has produced Tom Hooper's "The King's Speech", starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Loach's "Oranges and Sunshine" starring Emily Watson and Steve McQueen's "Shame".

Since joining in 2011, Sasha has been responsible for the financing and contracting of Jane Campion's "Top Of The Lake" and John Curran's "Tracks". "Top of the Lake" is a six-part television series for BBC2, UKTV Australia and New Zealand and the Sundance Channel, distributed by BBC Worldwide. Starring Elisabeth Moss ("Mad Men"), Holly Hunter ("The Piano"), Peter Mullan ("Tyrannosaur") and David Wenham ("The Lord Of The Rings") the series will air in early 2013. "Tracks" is the feature adaptation of Robyn Davidson's eponymous book and stars Mia Wasikowska ("Alice in Wonderland").

The Business Affairs role also includes responsibility for business and legal affairs in respect of projects in development.

Prior to joining See-Saw, Sasha was associate producer of Julia Leigh's feature film "Sleeping Beauty", starring Emily Browning, which was in official competition at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. Sasha's role entailed working closely with the film's producer to finalise financial closing of the film, joining the production team during shoot to provide assistance where required and post-supervision of the film.

Sasha has previously held roles in the legal and business affairs teams of National Geographic Channel Europe and, before that, Fox Studios Australia. At National Geographic Channel Europe, the London-based entity which broadcasts a suite of National Geographic channels into the UK, Europe and Africa, Sasha was Head of Business and Legal Affairs and part of the senior management team. She was responsible for providing services across a broad range of areas including channel distribution via traditional and new media, programming and regulatory compliance with respect to local UK & EU regulatory codes.

Filmography

FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE An intimate portrait of Jane Campion and her collaborators at work: a personal and insightful exploration of how the creative spirit can survive and flourish against all odds...