Alison Bell and Sarah Scheller are adapting Holly Throsby’s debut novel Goodwood into a series for the ABC and Disney’s ABC Studios International.
The brains trust at Giant Dwarf, creators of The Chaser empire, are planning to create a mini-studio which will not be reliant on the support of Australian broadcasters.
Producer Emma Cooper is the new chair of Australians in Film (AiF), taking over from Simonne Overend.
Victorian College of the Arts film and television alumni will have the opportunity to work in Los Angeles, thanks to a new partnership between Australians in Film (AiF) and the University of Melbourne.
"I like the attention we put on having much more well-rounded female characters but I get a little bee in my bonnet sometimes when all this focus gets put on these 'strong female characters'. Women are just strong - that’s how it is."
'The Letdown' was one of six pilots aired last year on the ABC via the Comedy Showroom initiative, and the episode went on to pick up an AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television.
Like the rest of the crew and cast, Niki Aken was gutted when the production of the ABC comedy Why Are You Like This was shut down with two weeks filming to go.
The epic four-part series from Goalpost Television will air over two weeks, starting October 13 at 9.30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand.