... is a social-impact film studio that helps people tell their stories for free, charities to capture their global efforts for less, and b-corps to promote their brand by aligning with inspiring films through sponsorship. All while empowering people, furthering social causes, and paying ethical wages worldwide.
...is a social-impact film studio that helps people tell their stories for free, charities to capture their global efforts for less, and b-corps to promote their brand by aligning with inspiring films through sponsorship. All while empowering people, furthering social causes, and paying ethical wages worldwide.
We help global charitable organisations to capture content from all around the globe and do it ethically. We always hire local-to-the-story filmmakers and pay them no less than the Australian market rate, even if we're shooting in a lower socioeconomic region.
Every time we produce a film for a charitable organisation we use part of the budget to shoot an unrelated story of an unrelated local hero. Some of these heroes are identified by a public vote (Story to Film competition) and some are directly chosen by our team or our sponsors.
In order to bring more stories showcasing a wide variety of people from all around the globe, we partner with B-Corp organisations that see value in aligning their brand with genuine inspiring stories that are handpicked to match their own mission/vision.
We help global charitable organisations to capture content from all around the globe and do it ethically. We always hire local-to-the-story filmmakers and pay them no less than the Australian market rate, even if we're shooting in a lower socioeconomic region.
Every time we produce a film for a charitable organisation we use part of the budget to shoot an unrelated story of an unrelated local hero. Some of these heroes are identified by a public vote (Story to Film competition) and some are directly chosen by our team or our sponsors.
GABOR KUKUCSKA
Founder / Filmmaker / Chief Everything Officer
Gabor is a creative filmmaker, driven entrepreneur, and a tech savvy visionary. He simply loves shooting people (pun intended). He has produced, directed, and filmed myriads of TV and Youtube commercials, corporate and music videos, and short documentary films. He is extremely passionate about creating a media channel that will aid the social cohesion of humanity.
JANOS ZOLTAN
Co Founder / Filmmaker / VIC Partner
Janos has been working in the field of TV and Film for more than 15 years now. He has produced award winning documentaries and is an amazing cinematographer and production manager. He is very excited to be part of this venture, and looks forward to meeting and filming people from all colors of life.
SCARLETT PRAGYA
Co-Founder / Creative Media Alchemist
The Jill of all trades. Scarlett is your (not-so) regular creative mind, a master of social work and a fitness trainer. She is a published writer, ravenous reader, and an autodidact who majors in sassy poetry. Scarlett currently divides her time between Inspireflix and working in mental health for kids in care. She is extremely passionate about human rights, travelling, and spicy food.
GABOR KUKUCSKA
Founder / Filmmaker / Chief Everything Officer
Gabor is a creative filmmaker, driven entrepreneur, and a tech savvy visionary. He simply loves shooting people (pun intended). He has produced, directed, and filmed myriads of TV and Youtube commercials, corporate and music videos, and short documentary films. He is extremely passionate about creating a media channel that will aid the social cohesion of humanity.
JANOS ZOLTAN
Co Founder / Filmmaker / VIC Partner
Janos has been working in the field of TV and Film for more than 15 years now. He has produced award winning documentaries and is an amazing cinematographer and production manager. He is very excited to be part of this venture, and looks forward to meeting and filming people from all colors of life.
SCARLETT PRAGYA
Co-Founder / Creative Media Alchemist
The Jill of all trades. Scarlett is your (not-so) regular creative mind, a master of social work and a fitness trainer. She is a published writer, ravenous reader, and an autodidact who majors in sassy poetry. Scarlett currently divides her time between Inspireflix and working in mental health for kids in care. She is extremely passionate about human rights, travelling, and spicy food.
Would you like to know a bit more about InspireFlix? You're in luck! Our founder Gabor Kukucska was recently interviewed by Brisbanista http://brisbanista.com.au/interview-with-gabor-kukucska-from-inspireflix/
Posted by InspireFlix on Tuesday, October 9, 2018
As seen on Channel 7 !!! Thanks for the plug Charles! Watch his film 'The Snow Sailor' on INSPIREFLIX at https://inspireflix.com/docos/the-snow-sailor/ if you haven't yet!
Posted by InspireFlix on Thursday, August 29, 2019
Check out our story on the 52 Week Love project!
Posted by InspireFlix on Sunday, December 30, 2018
After producing 22 vlog episodes Gabor was like "honestly, who cares about my life" and had a better idea. What if I "vlog other people's lives" and right there, "My Doco Club" was born. Obviously filming a story on someone else every day would be impossible so he thought "a new documentary every week... yeah I can do that" and vowed to produce 52 films in 2017.
About 8 films in, Gabor had another idea 🙂 ... [the dude has too many of those] ... "what if I could get other filmmakers on board and create more content" awesome! This is when the "My Doco Club" name was obviously no longer a good choice, but guess what! The domain InspireFlix.com was available! WHAT?! Gabor could hardly believe his eyes and quickly made the decision to immediately rebrand his little baby, and think about nurturing it for a bigger impact...
During the rest of 2017, we have submitted most of our finished films to various film festivals in Australia and overseas. A great decision as the films have scored two Wins, two Finalist and nine Semi Finalist titles from the 22 Official Selections we've received from around the globe. Our most successful film was Lambert, taking out Best Documentary at CUFF 2017, Best Brisbane Documentary @ Watchdog Film Fest 2018 and Best Emerging Director @ Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2017.
The sole founder days were finally over when Scarlett Pragya joined forces with Gabor. Together they've re-engineered INSPIREFLIX and decided to give this shiny new v1.0 a good crack and apply to CEA's Collider accelerator.
"Your startup has been shortlisted for Collider Accelerator 2018 and we wish to offer you a place in our Selection Bootcamp" Yess! We prepared, we learned, we iterated and then finally on the 20th of March 2018 we battled it out among Queensland's most amazing creative startups. We did not make it into the cohort at that time but received lots of fresh wisdom and some mentor whiplash.
Like with most startups the beginning was challenging, however, our vision to connect people through short films showcasing inspiring everyday people was just too important to ever give up on. Once v1.0 has proven to be unsuccessful, we have decided to go back to the drawing board. In the meanwhile re-focused on finding more individuals to feature in new INSPIREFLIX films.
After just a month back in the studio, we've launched the "Story To Film" competition. First only in Queensland AU and then in other Australian centers with plans to eventually open globally.
By far the most exciting change till date was when we've decided to help global charitable organisations to not only, capture content from all around the globe, but also do it ethically. We have vowed to always hire local filmmakers and pay them no less than the Australian rate, even if we're shooting in a lower socioeconomic region. This is why SolarBuddy became our first charity partner. We also provide free training to all our filmmakers to help them grow on their creative journey.
After producing 22 vlog episodes Gabor was like "honestly, who cares about my life" and had a better idea. What if I "vlog other people's lives" and right there, "My Doco Club" was born. Obviously filming a story on someone else every day would be impossible so he thought "a new documentary every week... yeah I can do that" and vowed to produce 52 films in 2017.
About 8 films in, Gabor had another idea 🙂 ... [the dude has too many of those] ... "what if I could get other filmmakers on board and create more content" awesome! This is when the "My Doco Club" name was obviously no longer a good choice, but guess what! The domain InspireFlix.com was available! WHAT?! Gabor could hardly believe his eyes and quickly made the decision to immediately rebrand his little baby, and think about nurturing it for a bigger impact...
During the rest of 2017, we have submitted most of our finished films to various film festivals in Australia and overseas. A great decision as the films have scored two Wins, two Finalist and nine Semi Finalist titles from the 22 Official Selections we've received from around the globe. Our most successful film was Lambert, taking out Best Documentary at CUFF 2017, Best Brisbane Documentary @ Watchdog Film Fest 2018 and Best Emerging Director @ Melbourne Documentary Film Festival 2017.
The sole founder days were finally over when Scarlett Pragya joined forces with Gabor. Together they've re-engineered INSPIREFLIX and decided to give this shiny new v1.0 a good crack and apply to CEA's Collider accelerator.
"Your startup has been shortlisted for Collider Accelerator 2018 and we wish to offer you a place in our Selection Bootcamp" Yess! We prepared, we learned, we iterated and then finally on the 20th of March 2018 we battled it out among Queensland's most amazing creative startups. We did not make it into the cohort at that time but received lots of fresh wisdom and some mentor whiplash.
Like with most startups the beginning was challenging, however, our vision to connect people through short films showcasing inspiring everyday people was just too important to ever give up on. Once v1.0 has proven to be unsuccessful, we have decided to go back to the drawing board. In the meanwhile re-focused on finding more individuals to feature in new INSPIREFLIX films.
After just a month back in the studio, we've launched the "Story To Film" competition. First only in Queensland AU and then in other Australian centers with plans to eventually open globally.
By far the most exciting change till date was when we've decided to help global charitable organisations to not only, capture content from all around the globe, but also do it ethically. We have vowed to always hire local filmmakers and pay them no less than the Australian rate, even if we're shooting in a lower socioeconomic region. This is why SolarBuddy became our first charity partner. We also provide free training to all our filmmakers to help them grow on their creative journey.
I cannot thank Gabor and his production team enough. Having connected with Gabor through LinkedIn, we met and I was...
Posted by Shelagh Brennand on Sunday, September 22, 2019
Thank you to Gabor and InspireFlix for making an incredible documentary of my life journey. The film was so...
Posted by Jas Rawlinson on Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Gabor made a lovely documentary about my life as a puppeteer. It was very professionally done. The footage looks...
Posted by Brett Hansen on Saturday, February 10, 2018
I cannot thank Gabor and his production team enough. Having connected with Gabor through LinkedIn, we met and I was...
Posted by Shelagh Brennand on Sunday, September 22, 2019
Thank you to Gabor and InspireFlix for making an incredible documentary of my life journey. The film was so...
Posted by Jas Rawlinson on Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Gabor made a lovely documentary about my life as a puppeteer. It was very professionally done. The footage looks...
Posted by Brett Hansen on Saturday, February 10, 2018