Aquarius Films' comedy heist drama 'The Unusual Suspects' is heading to more European territories after co-producer and distributor About Premium Content secured a raft of new broadcast partners for the series.
Growing up in Parramatta as the daughter of South Asian parents, Natesha Somasundaram never saw people like her on television.
Amid turbulent times for the sector, Screen Australia has some positive news, announcing production funding for three feature films, four television series, a children’s series and two online projects.
In the Aquarius Films and ABC drama Savage River, Jocelyn Moorhouse was offered the kind of mini-series she'd love to watch herself.
With the future of Australian drama under the microscope in wake of relaxed local content quotas, there was always going to be added interest in the ABC's 2022 slate.
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.
There will be a strong Australian contingent at Series Mania in France this year, including Jungle Entertainment's 'Wakefield', Aquarius Films' 'The Unusual Suspects;, Porchlight Films' 'Fisk' and Lazy Susan Pictures' 'Iggy & Ace'.
When screenwriter Roger Monk was offered a gig on the Aquarius Films/SBS crime caper 'The Unusual Suspects', he seized the opportunity to channel one of his favourite films, 'Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'.