about us

Established in 2018, Truant is committed to developing, producing, and financing high-quality film, television, and documentary projects for global audiences. With offices in Sydney and Los Angeles, our focus is creating thought-provoking, entertaining, and artistic stories, that showcase diverse perspectives.

Collaborating with both emerging and established talent, we produce live-action genre content with international appeal. Our upcoming projects include the psychological thriller The Reunion, the sci-fi romance Turn Me On, and dark-comedy thriller I Don’t Understand You.

Team

Toby Nalbandian

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Toby joined the Animal Logic Entertainment (ALE) team in 2013, where he contributed to the development of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Peter Rabbit franchise and ALE’s slate of animated and live-action hybrid feature films.

In 2019, he spearheaded the launch of Truant Pictures and as Vice President of Production & Development, Toby oversees and produces a range of narrative features, television, and documentary projects.

Toby's recent credits as a producer include the psychological thriller The Reunion and the sci-fi comedy Turn Me On, starring Bel Powley and Nick Robinson. He also served as Executive Producer on the dark comedy thriller I Don’t Understand You.

Originally from Sydney, Australia, Toby now divides his time between Sydney and Los Angeles. He is a graduate of the UCLA Producers Program.

Gregory Schmidt

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Gregory joined Animal Logic Entertainment (ALE) in 2015 and played a pivotal role in launching its specialty live-action division, Truant Pictures. As the Vice President of Production & Development, he oversees Truant Pictures slate of narrative features, documentaries, and television projects. Under the Truant Picture banner, Gregory produced The Reunion and Turn Me On, and served as Executive Producer on I Don’t Understand You.

Before the launch of Truant Pictures, Gregory worked in development on ALE's slate of animated, hybrid, and VFX live-action films, including the Peter Rabbit franchise.

A University of Michigan graduate, Gregory's true education began when he had the opportunity to work with two of his heroes, Wes Craven and genre writer/director Lawrence Kasdan, working on a wide range of projects from indie films like Darling Companion to studio blockbusters like Clash of the Titans.