Charcol Pictures is a development and production company based in Gadigal Country Sydney, Australia.

Charcol Pictures was founded by filmmaker Michela Carattini. A dual citizen of the United States and Australia, she graduated magna cum laude from Columbia University in New York with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (major) and Creative Writing (minor), and from the University of Sydney with a Master of Criminology (with distinction).

A long-time performer of stage and screen, she believes in the power of story to influence thinking and change, and is driven to leave the world more compassionate and intelligent than she finds it.

Michela's production company, Charcol Pictures, is named after and dedicated to her parents, Charlie and Carolyn.