The options paper being drafted by Screen Australia and the Australian Communications and Media Authority should set out funding mechanisms to support film and TV content, particularly for the most vulnerable sector, children's programming, while extending the kids quota to public broadcasters.
NITV and ABC Children’s have jointly commissioned five-part children's series 'Thalu' from Weerianna Street Media, with production now underway in the Pilbara, WA.
"It’s time to produce new ways of supporting Australian children’s screen stories, rather than giving up on them."
Written and directed by Julie Kalceff, 'First Day' stars Evie Macdonald as Hannah Bradford, a 12-year-old transgender girl who is navigating the first term at her high school.
Labor has attacked the federal government for five and a half years of inaction over screen sector reforms while the Australian Greens have advocated a suite of measures to support the industry
The Australian Children’s Television Foundation has questioned Network 10’s commitment to children’s TV after the departure of Cherrie Bottger.
Australian children’s TV is in a policy limbo, writes the University of the Sunshine Coast's Anna Potter.
Almost everyone accepts that it’s time to re-visit the current C and P regulations and come up with a system that is fit for purpose – but just getting rid of them and doing nothing is not the solution either.