Writer/director Nicholas Verso is teaming up with producer Joanna Werner for ABC ME horror-comedy series 'Crazy Fun Park', which has begun production in Victoria.
Noora Niasari has earned yet another accolade for her debut feature 'Shayda', taking home the top prize at Tuesday evening's Australian Directors' Guild Awards.
Writer/directors have dominated the feature film categories for this year's AWGIE Awards, which will be presented in Sydney next month.
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.
Werner Films Productions' comedy-horror series 'Crazy Fun Park' is set to open in yet another new location after being acquired by Hulu.
Nicholas Verso's Crazy Fun Park tells the story of Chester (Henry Strand), an introverted teen who makes the incredible discovery that his recently deceased best friend, Mapplethorpe (Stacey Clausen), is one of a group of ghoulish teens who haunt the abandoned fun park on the edge of town.
Producer Hannah Ngo will undertake a two-year placement with Werner Film Productions, thanks to Screen Australia Enterprise People funding.
AACTA has announced the remaining nominations for its February awards, with Warwick Thornton's 'The New Boy' garnering the most nods in film with 12, closely followed by 'Talk to Me' with 11, while with 15 nominations, 'The Newsreader' is the most recognised TV series.