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.
With two parallel yet overlapping inquiries under way into the Australian screen sector, what can the industry realistically hope will be the outcome?
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.
Fresh from her AACTA win for short 'Finding Jedda', Tanith Glynn-Maloney is set to make her directorial feature debut with 'Wind Catcher' for Stan.
There is no doubt that the future of children’s television quotas for commercial television is an emotive issue. But rather than hanging on to the current quota arrangements like an old and well-loved security blanket, it’s well past time to really look at whether they are delivering their intended purpose.
As little monsters around Australia prepare their films for Trop Jr, it's been announced that the entry deadline has been extended by one week - with the new entry deadline at 6pm on 17 October, 2013.
Australian children’s TV is in a policy limbo, writes the University of the Sunshine Coast's Anna Potter.