"Tassie-noir" 'Bay of Fires', co-created and produced by and starring Marta Dusseldorp, is set to premiere on the ABC July 16, 8.30pm.
Stella (Marta Dusseldorp) is unexpectedly dropped into a small community on the Tasmanian west coast with her children. But it’s not the kind of place they put on postcards – it is instead rife with simmering feuds, crime and sometimes, murder.
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Warwick Thornton's 'The New Boy' is heading direct from Cannes to Sydney Film Festival, where it will be the opening night film for the event's 70th edition.
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Tasmania's west coast will once again welcome Archipelago Productions and Fremantle Australia for 'Bay of Fires', with the ABC renewing the drama for a second season.
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Marta Dusseldorp will be joined by a hefty ensemble cast when shooting starts next week in Tasmania on her comedic crime drama, ABC's 'Bay of Fires'.