Michael
Ritchie

about the speaker

Michael Ritchie is the Managing Director/Co-Owner of Revolver, an Australian based production company.

Michael began his career in agencies, Head of Broadcast at Ogilvy in Sydney, then a more regional gig at DDB HK. From there he moved into production side and in 1999 saw his most successful collaboration when he became partners with Steve Rogers at Revolver.

Revolver’s roster beyond Steve includes a long-time relationship with Glue Society, Kim Gehrig, Andreas Nilsson to name a few. Beyond being known for high end film, Revolver has also, with the creative guidance of the Glue Society, lead the way with experiential and art-based output, as evidenced by numerous Cannes Grand Prix’s and D&AD Yellow pencils over the last 10 years.

Revolver have been fortunate to win prestigious Production Company of the Year accolades over 20 times spanning across Spikes Asia, CICLOPE, New York Festival, Mumbrella, B&T, Adnews and Australia’s AWARD. Revolver is the only Australian production company to have been named as runner-up for the prestigious Palme d’Or at Cannes Lions, which they have achieved twice over.

Revolver has shared long-term partnerships with Biscuit Filmworks and Tony Petersen Films.