ABOUT
Nikki Tran is a Melbourne-based creative who has worked across digital, film and television as an independent producer, screenwriter and in-house development executive.
As a producer, her latest project is a micro-drama CEEBS created by Betiel Beyin and Leigh Lule, an unhinged comedy on TikTok about two best friends in a race to save their youth centre from imminent closure. Her other credits include Mandarin-English interpreting comedy GIRL, INTERPRETED (2020) created by writer/director Grace Feng, acquired by China’s streaming giants Tencent Video and iQiyi; FRESH! (2018) a digital series centring on vendors of a fresh food market; and ABC iView’s factual series CAN YOU HEAR ME?.
In her recent role as Development Producer at Fremantle Australia, Nikki ushered a diverse slate of projects from concept to market including adult drama, adaptation, as well as YA and kid’s television. Nikki’s screenwriting credits include ABC ME’s tween political series THE PM’s DAUGHTER and an upcoming Foxtel/Fremantle adult drama.
In story and development, Nikki has worked with ABC Drama & Comedy, Matchbox Pictures, Tony Ayres Productions, 2Jons and VicScreen. Her creative practice has received generous support from VicScreen’s Screen Development Internship, Footscray Community Arts’ West Writers, Malthouse Theatre's Writers' Development program, AFTRS Talent Camp, and State Library of Victoria’s Creative Fellowship.
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ProjectS
Latest Work
Two neurotic best friends trying to save their youth centre, a clueless and mouthy interpreter literally stuck between two cultures, a motley crew of market workers searching for a better life, and a conversation series between Indigenous- and Chinese-Australians produced entirely over unreliable Australian internet.
CEEBS (2025)
TIKTOK (18 x 1 min) WATCH ON TIKTOK / INSTAGRAM
Best friends Zion and Ruby attempt to save their beloved youth centre from imminent closure. As they navigate political intrigue, loss of a magpie Youth President, murder conspiracies and a rogue cult leader, their lifelong friendship is eventually caught in the crossfire.
WRITERS Betiel Beyin, Leigh Lule
PRODUCERS Nikki Tran, Amie Batalibasi
DIRECTOR Harry Lloyd
REVIEWS ScreenHub
MORE INFO FilmInk / Substack
SOCIALS @ceebsseries
CEEBS
Girl, Interpreted《莉莉译东西》
FRESH! (2018)
YOUTUBE (6 x 5 min)
The staff of a Melbourne fresh food market struggle to keep things professional in a world of family business, bargains are bellowed in several languages, and no one gets served without first winning an elbow fight.
WRITER Nikki Tran
DIRECTORS Elizabeth Fermanis, Bec Peniston-Bird, Amie Batalibasi, Simon Trevorrow, Carl Stella, Grant Scicluna
PRODUCERS Nikki Tran, Simon Trevorrow
FESTIVALS 2018 Series Mania (Melbourne) - Premiere, LA Film Festival, NYC Web Fest, 2019 Gold Coast Film Festival - Awarded Best Australian Web Series, Melbourne & Seoul Web Fest
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