Jack Yabsley is an Australian

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and former

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. He has worked extensively in

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and documentary.

Education

Yabsley attended Kiama High School,

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Public School, and Middleton Primary School in

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. He studied broadcast journalism at

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, in Bathurst, and completed a postgraduate degree in Screen Directing at AFTRS,

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Career

Television

Yabsley's television career started as a presenter on ''

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'' on

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, where he hosted over 100 episodes from 2004 to 2006. He then moved to the

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, where he was a host on Saturday Disney on Australia's from 3 February 2007 until 2011. He then became host of the game show '' Match It'', also on Seven, from 2012. Yabsley has been an occasional reporter for '' Sydney Weekender'' on the Seven Network. In 2023, he was the creator and lead writer of

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comedy series '' Gold Diggers''.

Film

Yabsley's debut feature documentary, ''Kings of Baxter'', premiered at Antenna Documentary Film Festival in 2017, where it won Best Australian Film and Audience Choice Award. The film follows

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's drama outreach program in Frank Baxter Juvenile Justice Centre, as a group of young offenders attempt to stage a production of ''

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'' inside the centre for their fellow detainees. The documentary was screened on

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in 2018. Yabsley's comedy short films ''The Virgin'' (2017), and ''Super Nice'' (2018) both premiered at Flickerfest Short Film Festival in

, and went on to play at international film festivals around the world, gaining awards for best actor and best screenplay. ''The Virgin'' won the 20th Anniversary Award for Best Antipodes' Short Film at the Antipodean Film Festival in

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, France.

Filmography

Yabsley's writing and directing credits include: * ''The Donation'' (2015) * ''Kings of Baxter'' (2017) * ''The Virgin'' (2017) * ''Super Nice'' (2018) * ''Mardi Gras + Me'' for

ABC Me ABC Entertains is an Australian free-to-air television channel owned by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was launched on 4 December 2009 as a children's channel called ABC3. It was rebranded on 19 September 2016 to ABC ME. It rebra ...

(2018) * ''

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'' (2021) * '' Gold Diggers'' (2023)

References

External links

* * * (2018) {{DEFAULTSORT:Yabsley, Jack Living people Charles Sturt University alumni Australian children's television presenters Australian Film Television and Radio School alumni Year of birth missing (living people)