Windmill Theatre Company play 'Beep' is being adapted into a mixed-media series for ABC Kids, with production underway in Adelaide.
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.
Puppet-based television series 'Beep and Mort' follows the action-packed adventures of Beep, a robot from the stars, and Mort, a cuddly creature from Mollyvale. Although they come from worlds apart, they’re the best of friends.
'Blaze', 'How To Please A Woman', 'Sissy' and 'Sweet As' will contend for the best original feature prize at this year’s AWGIE Awards, while 'Mrs Harris Goes to Paris', 'The Stranger' and 'The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson' are up for the adapted gong. 'The Newsreader' leads in television with two nominations alongside 'Total Control', 'Firebite', 'Bump' and 'Heartbreak High'.
Puppet pals Beep and Mort are heading to the UK after their adventures were acquired by Sky.
The South Australian Film Corporation will commit $5.2 million over three years to an ABC-specific matched development fund as part of a new partnership between the national broadcaster and the state agency.
Baz Luhrmann's 'Elvis' has put in another solid performance, this time at the Australian Production Design Guild (APDG) Awards on Saturday evening, winning four awards.
Windmill Pictures' 'Beep and Mort' returns to the ABC on Monday, with the second season set to delve deeper into the community of friends, family, and fuzzles.