Liam Heyen
Liam Heyen (he/him) is a film and television producer and co-founder of Mad Ones. Liam has a a fast-growing body of work which focuses on elevating LGBTQI+ stories and filmmakers.
His first feature film JIMPA, an ambitious international co-production directed by Sophie Hyde and starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow, is due for release in 2025.
In 2023 he produced AACTA-nominated anthology series EROTIC STORIES with Lingo Pictures for SBS and ITV Studios. Prior to this, also for SBS, Liam produced LATECOMERS which screened in Official Competition at Series Mania 2023, won numerous awards including an AACTA and a Screen Producers Award, as well as the SDIN award for its "groundbreaking portrayal of the cerebral palsy experience".
Liam has produced an expansive catalogue of award-winning shorts including ADULT (SXSW 2017), YOU AND ME BEFORE AND AFTER (TIFF 2021), STRANGERS (Iris Prize) and VOICE ACTIVATED (Tribeca 2023).
Liam started his career working at Goalpost Pictures on the producing teams of projects including I AM WOMAN (TIFF 2019), CLEVERMAN (Berlinale 2016), TOP END WEDDING (Sundance 2019) and revisionist western NEW GOLD MOUNTAIN, and is a graduate of AFTRS and Griffith Film School.
Cyna Strachan
Cyna Strachan (she/her) is a Producer and co-founder of Mad Ones. As a Producer, Cyna draws on her background and studies in music, art and design in her approach to producing, and is passionate about queer/female-driven stories.
Cyna has had a varied and eclectic screen industry career and has worked between production and post-production on international and Australian film and TV projects, working on projects including Goalpost Pictures/Blumhouse's UPGRADE, Goalpost Pictures' I AM WOMAN and Lingo's award-winning series LAMBS OF GOD.
Additionally Cyna has produced an expansive catalogue of award-winning shorts that have screened at top-tier film festivals worldwide including ADULT (SXSW 2017), YOU AND ME BEFORE AND AFTER (TIFF 2021), and STRANGERS (Iris Prize).
From 2020-2021 Cyna worked at award-winning production company Aquarius Films as a Production Executive on programs including THE UNUSUAL SUSPECTS (SBS), BORN TO SPY (ABC Kids), and was an Associate Producer on LOVE ME S1 (BINGE) and SAVAGE RIVER (ABC).
Cyna is currently co-producing Sophie Hyde's next feature film JIMPA, alongside Liam Heyen.