ABC Children’s and Screen Australia have partnered on The Kaleidoscope Project, a new funding initiative that will back the creation of up to four standalone films that capture what it’s like to be a young culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Australian.
Megan Young has been appointed production executive for ABC Children's.
The ABC Children's team has launched a new initiative designed to expand dialogue with emerging and mid-career practitioners.
The ABC has commissioned two new live-action children's series, Aquarius Films' 'Parent Up' and Fremantle Australia's 'The PM’s Daughter'.
Representatives from the ABC, BBC, CBC, Sony Pictures Television and Netflix are confirmed to attend the inaugural Australian Children's Content Summit in Coffs Harbour in August.
The second instalment of ABC/Komixx Entertainment's 'Itch' was the first drama to recommence in Western Australia last year, thanks in part to virtual production technology used to contain sets.
The ABC has hired Mary-Ellen Mullane as executive producer of children’s content.
2019 coming-of-age documentary 'No Time For Quiet' has inspired an ABC live-action children's series, 'Turn Up the Volume' - in production now in Melbourne.