Filipino-born US-star Aina Dumlao, Miranda Otto and Michelle Vergara Moore are playing the leads in 'The Unusual Suspects', Aquarius Films' 4-part heist comedy for SBS which is now shooting in Sydney.
Katherine Langford will be joined by a strong ensemble cast in ABC crime drama 'Savage River', with production now underway in Victoria.
A new feature film from Baz Luhrmann, set in a small Australian country town, is among the 18 recent projects to receive story development funding from Screen Australia.
"Don't adapt and change cultural differences: some projects lose their originality because they are designed for world platforms or global deals."
Ahead of its screening in competition at France's Series Mania today, co-producer and distributor About Premium Content (APC) has inked a series of international sales for Aquarius Films' 'The Unusual Suspects' across Europe, North America and New Zealand.
"It's been a really tough year. It's nice to sit back and watch a show that feels good; makes you laugh a little bit, makes you cry a little bit."
Aquarius Films and Dollhouse Pictures will jointly develop and produce 'The Geography of Friendship', a 6 x 1 hour limited series based on Sally Piper's novel by the same name.
Short films, music videos and TVC director Melvin Montalban will make his TV debut on an episode 'The Unusual Suspects', Aquarius Films' four-part heist caper commissioned by SBS.