SBS, NITV, and Screen Australia have revealed the shortlist for this year's Digital Originals initiative, designed to develop short-form drama from screen creatives historically under-represented in the sector.
Production has begun in Western Australia, NSW, and Tasmania on three new series to screen on SBS via the Digital Originals initiative.
Screen Australia head of content Grainne Brunsdon looks ahead to 2024 amid shifts in both the agency's content and executive team.
A mobile coffee van that has its momentum halted by a space alien and a trans comedian who must navigate the pitfalls of viral fame are among the subjects covered by the projects in the first round of Digital Originals for 2023.
Mohini Herse's 'Appetite' will have its world premiere at next month's Canneseries, where it will be the only Australian production to feature in-competition.
The launch project for Tasmanian Aboriginal screen production company kutikina Productions and a new production from Jub Clerc and Jodie Bell are among the Digital Originals to be selected for further development funding.
SBS short-form series 'Latecomers' is off to France as the only Australian project selected for this year's Series Mania.
Cross-platform creator Vidya Rajan speaks to IF about what she will be working on for the coming year.