Sean Keenan and Ben O’Toole will play best friends turned bitter rivals in ABC surfing drama 'Barons', which has wrapped filming in NSW.
While local films were quiet at the box office last year, Aussie TV drama boomed. Jackie Keast catches up with industry leaders to reflect on 2016 and canvass the challenges of the year ahead.
Stephen Corvini has partnered with Fremantle Australia and Fremantle-owned Israeli production company Abot Hameiri to develop a passion project based on the story of Melbourne-born Mossad recruit Ben Zygier.
US network The CW has acquired retro surf drama 'Barons' for its summer lineup, with the series to debut in the states this month.
Thanks to both Screen Australia's Inclusive Attachment Scheme and Screen Queensland's SQAttach program, three emerging creatives will join Fremantle children's series 'Taylor's Island', now filming on the Gold Coast for Nickelodeon International and Network 10.
The ABC will welcome television executive Toni Skaife in the newly created role of chief partnerships and negotiation officer.
Tracey Mair of TM Publicity has been elected the next chairperson of Screenworks, succeeding Dustin Clare, who has retired from the role after serving a term of six years.
With the internationalisation of Australia's content landscape continuing at an exponential rate, how can creatives and production companies best harness the opportunities that come from an increasingly crowded marketplace?