Bastion Make
- Open roles
- 0
- Founded
- 2006
- Employees
- 11-50
- Offices
- 3
About Bastion Make
Bastion Make is the commercial content creation and production studio within Bastion, serving brands and agency teams across Australia and New Zealand. Its work spans live-action filmmaking, post-production, animation, digital content and print production, bringing campaign assets together through an integrated production workflow.
The studio traces its production heritage to Bengar Films, founded in Melbourne in 2006. Bastion acquired that business in 2018 and combined it with its internal content operation, Bastion Stadium, to create Bastion Films. In September 2022, the business rebranded as Bastion Make, reflecting an expanded remit beyond video production to encompass complete campaign production and delivery.
From production to finished campaign
Bastion Make handles creative treatment development, casting, location scouting, directing, cinematography and production coordination. Its production teams work alongside editors, animators, visual effects artists, motion designers and finished artists, supporting projects from preparation and shooting through to final delivery.
Its internal post-production capabilities include offline and online editing, compositing, colour grading, sound design and audio finishing. Animation and motion work spans 2D and 3D techniques, CGI and graphics for broadcast, digital and social formats. Digital and print production extends that work into display advertising, interactive assets, retouching, packaging, outdoor advertising and press materials.
Campaign delivery includes versioning, formatting, asset management and broadcast and digital distribution. This combination allows the studio to produce a central creative execution and adapt its supporting materials for different channels, formats and campaign requirements.
Work across brands and sectors
The studio serves advertising and marketing clients across retail, consumer goods, automotive, telecommunications, financial services, public health and sport. Reported projects include Bunnings’ “Legend of the Tongs”, Kellogg’s “For Real” with Celeste Barber, Endota’s “Nourish. Nurture. You.” and commercial content for Transport for NSW.
Its production work includes both broadcast campaigns and broader visual content libraries, with photography, video, animation, digital assets and print materials developed around the needs of individual briefs.
More about Bastion Make
People and historical leadership
- Ben Gartland founded predecessor Bengar Films.
- Jacqueline Archer was Managing Director at the time of the September 2022 rebrand; the report does not establish that she continues in that role.
Operating model
The studio supports both direct brand clients and sister agencies within Bastion, providing an internal production resource across the network.
Production collaborations
- The 2026 Zeekr “Spotlight” collaboration with Taika Waititi used physically constructed scenes captured in-camera at Auckland's Studio 230.
- The Honey Insurance television and social campaign was produced in partnership with Agenda Studio.
Notable credits
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Where Bastion Make is based
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne offices
HeadquartersAbout this office
**Melbourne Production Studio** Status: active Headquarters Address: The Rosella Complex, Building 18A, 64 Balmain Street, Cremorne, VIC 3121, Australia Phone: +61 3 9643 6500 Registered headquarters and Victorian production hub with producers, editors, shooters and post-production suites. --- **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: 14–18 Cremorne Street, Richmond VIC 3121, Australia Former Melbourne premises, superseded by the Rosella Complex location in Cremorne.
- Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney offices
About this office
**Sydney Production Studio** Status: active Address: Suite 4, 45 Jones Street, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia Phone: +61 2 9061 1000 National post-house hub for editing, grading, VFX, sound and digital campaign production; relocated from Waterloo. --- **Office** Status: inactive / historical Address: Level 2, 862–874 Elizabeth Street, Waterloo NSW 2017, Australia Former Sydney premises, superseded by the Ultimo production studio.
- Level 3, 239 Ponsonby Road, Freemans Bay, Auckland 1011, New ZealandAuckland, New Zealand
Auckland Production Studio
New Zealand production hub operated under Bastion Aotearoa Limited, trading as Bastion Make NZ.
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