Create NSW, the ABC and the Western Sydney-based creative hub Information & Cultural Exchange (I.C.E.) are calling for pitches for comedy shorts from NSW-based filmmakers.
ABC Arts and Screen Australia have joined forces once again to run a third instalment of short-form documentary initiative Art Bites, designed to support early career filmmakers.
When David Anderson was appointed as the ABC’s director of television in March succeeding Richard Finlayson, he believed the level of first-run Australian content including drama was too low.
ABC Arts and Screen Australia have backed 10 LGBTQI-filmmaking teams with $10,000 each to create projects to mark the 40th anniversary of the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.
The initial impetus behind Closer Productions' six-part ABC series 'Fucking Adelaide' was to create a show for the web that could be written quickly in between feature work and made with actors the company enjoys working with.
Executive producer Julian Morrow regards 'The Letdown' as Australian TV's first comedy to deal with a young mothers’ group, and is surprised it’s taken so long to tackle the subject.
Keo Films Australia’s factual series 'War on Waste' was the stand-out Australian show on the ABC in the first half of this year, together with series two of in-house production 'You Can’t Ask That'.
Next year will mark 40 years since the first Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, and ahead of the celebrations two short film initiatives focused on LGBTIQ filmmakers have been launched.