Netflix has acquired worldwide rights excluding the first window in Australia to 'Dive Club', a 12-episode teen mystery drama from the Steve Jaggi Company.
Network 10 is sticking to tried-and-true formats next year, its schedule and investment in local content unaffected by the pandemic-induced advertising downturn.
Miah Madden, Georgia May-Davis, Sana’a Shaik, Mercy Cornwall and newcomer Aubri Ibrag lead the cast of Network 10/Netflix's teen mystery drama 'Dive Club', now shooting in Port Douglas.
The selective appeal of theatrical cinema and the emergence of Queensland as a production hotspot was on the agenda as children's content creatives came together on Monday for an AACTA Screenfest 2020 Spotlight event.
"My prediction is that the next 18-24 months will be something of a bonanza for business with international outlooks and the ability to produce at volume and scale. The flip side of the coin is that solo producers and very small production companies will likely be snuffed out as the domestic market continues to contract at pace."
Netflix director of local originals Que Minh Luu says the streamer hopes to "flex and experiment" with its storytelling from Australia in the year ahead.
Two feature films, three television dramas, one children’s series, and one online project will share in $5.9 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
Gold Coast Film Festival returns with ‘Playing with Sharks’, ‘Dive Club’, ‘This Little Love of Mine’
The line-up for this year's Gold Coast Film Festival has been unveiled ahead of its return next month following a COVID-related hiatus.