Producers Nalina Okey and Danielle Stamoulos are among 10 people who will take part in Behind Closed Doors, a new program designed to nurture emerging storytellers from Western Sydney.
After writing several short films Chris Squadrito hit the big time with credits on Hoodlum Entertainment’s 'Tidelands' and Goalpost Pictures’ 'Fighting Season'.
October looms as a blue-ribbon month for Australian high-end drama with the premieres of 'Pine Gap' and 'Fighting Season'.
Tony Ayres identifies the primary challenge for TV content makers this year as creating work that not only makes an immediate impact but maintains quality for the whole series.
When Kodie Bedford sets out to create a project or is offered a writing gig, she looks for three elements: Strong female characters, a regional setting which harks back to her childhood in country WA, and a genre piece.
Blake Ayshford is writing a pilot for the BBC, a comedy-drama set in the near future in which an Uber-like app provides emotional labour for time-poor people.
For Vicki Madden, Blake Ayshford, Glendyn Ivin and no doubt myriad other content creators, the challenge is to find unique Australian stories which resonate internationally and can cut through the worldwide glut of English-language drama.
The coronavirus pandemic is taking a heavy and growing toll on the screen industry, resulting in the postponement of numerous TV shows and widespread job losses.