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Umbrella Entertainment

Umbrella Entertainment Pty Ltd, now trading as Umbrella, is an Australian film distributor founded in 2001 by Jeff Harrison. Based in Victoria, the company operates across theatrical distribution, home entertainment, digital distribution, and streaming in Australia and New Zealand. In 2023 it launched the ad-supported streaming platform Brollie, and in 2025 it rebranded from Umbrella Entertainment to Umbrella.

Umbrella Entertainment was founded by Jeff Harrison, following his career in music distribution. The company began as a home entertainment business and later expanded into theatrical distribution in Australia and New Zealand.

In 2015, Umbrella began distributing films digitally to online streaming services, including Australian hits, such as The Big Steal (1990) and Malcolm (1986), which were made available on Amazon Prime Video. Also that year, Jeff Harrison was appointed treasurer of Australian Independent Distributors Association (AIDA).

On 23 November 2023, Umbrella launched their own free ad-supported streaming service titled Brollie (taken from the British slang term for Umbrella).

In August 2025, Umbrella launched Umbrella Gaming, a game publishing division focused on supporting and releasing independent video games from Australasia. Its first announced title was Pro Jank Footy by Powerbomb Games.

The company distributes film and television to both Australia and New Zealand, and undertakes rights management activities for theatrical and non-theatrical distribution, television licensing, video-on-demand, hotels and air-lines. Umbrella specialises in the restoration and distribution of Australian classic cinema. In addition to distributing the original product, Umbrella seeks out and interviews original performers, film makers, cast, crew, and other relevant extras for each release.

Umbrella Entertainment's commercial library consists mostly of Australian and Ozploitation films. The company has a history of regularly restoring genre classics such as Razorback, Frog Dreaming, The Man From Hong Kong, and Mad Dog Morgan. In addition to Australian films, Umbrella Entertainment exhibits rare and classic cult films in Australia and New Zealand. Notable examples include the restoration of the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead and Night of the Creeps. All restorations are scanned in either 4K and 2K from original film materials.

Umbrella distributes films theatrically across Australia and New Zealand, working across both local productions and international acquisitions. Since 2014, Umbrella Entertainment has collaborated with Australian production company Causeway Films, including the release of The Babadook, Cargo, and Buoyancy.

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