COUP DE GRONK | SUBVERSUS

Subversus is a creative studio, artist collective and production house working across culture and commerce. We connect artistic practice and commercial opportunity, enabling work that’s ambitious and culturally sharp.

Founded by filmmakers, artists and cultural producers, Subversus was built from within these worlds. We understand commercial realities, their workflows, expectations and standards, because we work inside them every day.

Subversus acts as the bridge between artists and commercial partners, providing a support structure that protects the artist’s practice, serves the brief, and creates the conditions for shared authorship and collaboration. We make commercial production navigable for artists, and prioritise creative environments over traditional hierarchy. We work with artists who move across film, art, music, performance, fashion, installation, experiential and tech.

As a creative studio and production partner, we work alongside agencies, brands and cultural partners from concept through to delivery. Work is artist-led, brand-initiated, institutionally commissioned, or developed through independent practice and extended into commercial and public contexts.

Based in Sydney and operating globally, Subversus takes on unconventional briefs while honouring artist authorship and the ambitions of our partners.

We’re for agencies and brands seeking artist-led projects with cultural weight, for institutions exploring alternatives to traditional commissioning structures, and for artists whose work demands more room than a single category allows. Subversus is where artists and commercial partners meet on equal terms.

Subversus acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work, create and collaborate. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and recognise the ongoing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to land, culture and story. We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded and commit to working with care, respect and responsibility on this land.

Tanya Babić
Co-Founder / Executive Producer
tanya@subversus.com

Jason Sukadana
Co-Founder / Creative Director
jason@subversus.com

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Coup de Gronk is a music video directed by VERSUS for Sydney duo Party Dozen, developed in close collaboration with the band to visually translate the raw, abrasive energy of the track. Drawing on references from Australian cult cinema and underground crime television, the film blends performance, dark humour, and stylised narrative to construct a world that feels distinctly local, chaotic, and self-aware.

The production embraces a deliberately stripped-back, tactile aesthetic, favouring instinctive camera work and bold characterisation over polish. This approach allows the video to feel immediate and unruly, closely aligned with Party Dozen’s sonic identity and volatile live presence.

Since its release, Coup de Gronk has received significant industry recognition and festival exposure. The video was nominated for Australian Video of the Year at the 2024 J Awards and it won Best Music Video at the 2025 SXSW Sydney Screen Festival.

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