Screen Australia has announced $2.7 million of production funding, going towards two features, one TV drama, one children's drama and five online projects.
Fox Entertainment's Bento Box Entertainment and Princess Pictures have signed a first-look animation development deal, with all projects to be fully produced in Australia with local talent and crews.
Dealmaking with streamers was once again on the agenda at last week's Screen Forever, as a selection of prominent Australian producers recounted their experiences of negotiating with various platforms.
Princess Pictures' 'Australian Epic', which sees six of Australia’s most defining stories retold as musicals, will premiere on Wednesday, 8 November at 9pm on the ABC.
Princess Pictures will welcome US screen executive Christopher Casanova as head of content.
A spin-off of 'High Maintenance', starring Yael Stone, and a comedic crime series from Jungle Entertainment are among the 21 projects that will share in more than $600,000 in story development funding from Screen Australia.
Princess Pictures short-form comedy 'Flats follows 27-year-old Joey (Will Weatheritt) as he is released from prison and returns home to the Fitzroy flats in the hopes of reuniting with his girlfriend, Rachol, and the young son he’s never met.
Adult Swim has commissioned eight episodes of 'Yolo: Crystal Fantasy' from creator Michael Cusack, the first series order it has made outside the US.