Jim Ballantine started in production on The Little Mermaid in 1987 and later became a producer in feature animation development at Disney. From 1992-1995 Jim worked as producer on Nickelodeon’s cult classic The Ren & Stimpy Show. The series was nominated for two Emmy Awards. He went on to produce Brother Bear 2 and Bambi II for Disney. After stints in Paris and Jerusalem, Jim became Managing Director of Flying Bark Productions in 2010. During his tenure the amazing team at Flying Bark has produced wonderful films like Santa’s Apprentice and The Maya the Bee Movie and created television series for the ABC, Seven Network, Nine Network and Network Ten.
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy expresses its respect for and acknowledgement of the South East Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We pay our respects to the Traditional Owners of country, including the custodial communities on whose land works are created and celebrated by the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. We acknowledge the continuing connection to land, waters and communities. We also pay our respects to Elders, past and present. We recognise the integral role Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and First Nations peoples continue to play in storytelling and celebration spaces.
