Who we are
We are a production company that believes in harnessing the power of film and storytelling to spark conversations and inspire solutions.
We are a highly experienced team of documentary producers and impact producers with a track record of running highly effective impact campaigns.
We are passionate about combining compelling storytelling with breathtaking visuals, producing films and content that engages audiences both emotionally and intellectually, and making complex issues more relatable and understandable.
We believe storytelling is not just about informing; it’s about building a bridge from awareness to action, proving that a single story well told can multiply into lasting impact for people and the planet.
We pride ourselves on our ability to build strong and strategic partnerships and long-lasting relationships. Building an ecosystem that connects the right people to the right projects and the collective mission.
We believe in the power of film to serve as powerful tools for education and advocacy, inspiring individuals to reflect on their own habits and consider the implications of their choices, to galvanise communities and influence policymakers.
Our core focus is on stories that both celebrate the natural world but also raise awareness about critical environmental issues and the urgent action that is needed to protect it and ensure a sustainable future for our planet.
Every project is collaborative and mission-driven. We partner with NGOs, research institutions, Indigenous communities, and funders to ensure authenticity, cultural sensitivity, and measurable outcomes. From investigative features to short-form social campaigns, our films are designed with clear impact goals, influencing policy, driving fundraising, shifting behaviour, and amplifying under-heard voices.
We have a unique set of skills that can work across all phases of production including Development, Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production, Script Supervision and Writing as well as Developing and run highly Impactful and Outreach Campaigns.
And we love what we do…
Meet the Team
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Sarah founded Artesano Productions in 2019. A multi-skilled producer with over 30 years’ experience in film and television production delivering highly successful projects to diverse national and international stakeholders including, documentary features and series, narrative features, visual effects producing, long form children’s television and IMAX.
With a key focus on making films that are both highly entertaining and have impact, especially around ocean conservation, projects include the award-winning ocean conservation film BLUE and an IMAX film about the critical status of the Australian sea lion, Sea Lions -- Life By A Whisker. Sarah was recently the series producer for the National Geographic/Disney+ show, Secrets of the Octopus, narrated by Paul Rudd with EP James Cameron before returning to the IMAX medium producing several films including Sea Otters 3D and Whale Tales (currently in production.) She is also currently working as the Australian Impact Producer for OCEAN with David Attenborough for the Minderoo Foundation.
In addition to her film work, she has worked in the not-for-profit sector as both a board Director and CEO for Take 3 for the Sea, a marine debris initiative and held a board position for the Conflict Islands Conversation Initiative for the past five years and was the Co-Founder, CEO and Chair of The Australian Sea Lion Recovery Foundation, a charity formed after making the IMAX film Sea Lions Life By A Whisker.
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After a Masters in Documentary at Edinburgh University, Claudia managed the production and distribution of impact-driven documentaries at Scottish Documentary Institute before moving to Wild Space Productions, specialising in blue-chip wildlife series including Obama's ‘Our Great National Parks’ and subsequently ‘Secrets of the Octopus’.
Having designed and implemented impact campaigns for feature documentaries abroad, Claudia has returned to her home shores to work with the protection of our unique wildlife, such as through the Australian Sea Lion Recovery Foundation. On Gadigal Country, Claudia builds partnerships to share authentic stories that raise awareness, spark conversation and ignite lasting systemic change. Claudia is currently an Impact Producer on ‘OCEAN with David Attenborough’.
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As Principal at Feracious Entertainment (Feracious), Michele Turnure-Salleo produces and executive produces independent films. Recent films include; BLUEBACK (Sundance 2023/TIFF 2022), FAREWELL AMOR (Sundance 2020), BEFORE YOU KNOW IT (Sundance 2019), THE SOUND OF SILENCE (Sundance 2019) and BUOYANCY (Berlinale 2019) as well as projects in post-production – SWEET MILK LAKE, pre-production – BOSS CAT and packaging – THE WAYWARD WIND. Alongside her role at Feracious, Turnure-Salleo works internationally as a script/story editor as well as screenwriting and producer lab mentor. From 2008-2016 she designed and ran the Filmmaker 360 program at SF Film providing more than $5 million in funding to filmmakers such as Ryan Coogler, Chloe Zhao, Destin Daniel Cretton, Sara Colangelo, Benh Zeitlin and Maryam Keshavarz amongst others.
"The goal of life is to make your heartbeat match the beat of the universe, to match your nature with Nature"