“Ford vs Holden,”A feature documentary that tracks Australian rivalry between car manufacturers will be on the road in April.
WildBear Entertainment produced the film for Universal Pictures Content Group and received funding from Queensland State Government.
Holden is a Melbourne-based car marque owned by the U.S.’s General Motors. It used to manufacture vehicles in Australia. However, it was forced to change lanes and became an importer of foreign-made vehicles. These vehicles were then re-branded under the Holden brand.
The film’s title is a jokey reference. “Ford v Ferrari,”The 2019 James Mangold-directed biographical action movie. The auto industry rivalry is deep. The title was used previously in the first season. “Top Gear Australia,”The TV motor magazine.
“The rivalry between the Ford and Holden brands is one familiar to Australians across all walks of life, so it is exciting to see Queensland play a key role in documenting it for a global audience,”Annastacia Palaszczuk is the Queensland premier.
“Ford vs Holden,” is being produced by WildBear’s Brisbane office, under principal and producer, Veronica Fury. It includes a mixture of new interviews and footage from archives, and is narrated in part by Shane Jacobson.
“This investment in Ford vs. Holden follows recent support for WildBear Entertainment’s acclaimed documentary ‘Hating Peter Tatchell’ and the popular factual series ‘Aussie Mega Mechanics’,” said Screen Queensland acting chief creative officer Belinda Burns. It also follows the company’s previous motor racing documentary “Brock: Over the Top,” directed in 2020 by Kriv Stenders.
“My government has thrown its support behind the screen sector and the production of this documentary through Screen Queensland’s Screen Finance Program and I look forward to tracking the continued economic and cultural success – nationally and internationally,” said Palaszczuk.
“Documentaries are an amazing way to reflect and deliver thought-provoking and captivating viewing experiences for audiences, and I am excited to bring this particular part out of history to the big screen,”Fury said this in a prepared declaration.