It may be a new year, but concerns remain for the future of children's television, with producers and creatives waiting to see how the sector will factor into the government's incoming streaming regulation.
Lazy Susan Films and Mad Ones Films' 'Latecomers', the second season of Epic Films and KOJO Studios' 'First Day', and Blackfella Films' 'The Australia Wars' will contend this year's SDIN Award.
Australia has representation across six categories for this year's Rockie Awards, held as part of the Banff World Media Festival in June.
Screen Producers Australia has unveiled the finalists in the four business categories for its 2022 awards, with Ludo Studio and Werner Film Productions up for multiple gongs.
Epic Films' 'First Day' is poised to win its second Emmy, nominated for Outstanding Young Teen Series at the inaugural Children's and Family Emmy Awards.
Screen Australia and Australians in Film have revealed the participants for this year's Talent Gateway and the Global Producers Exchange programs.
Three Australian projects have been nominated for MIPCOM Diversify TV Awards: Chemical Media's 'Our African Roots', LADBible Australia's 'Unheard' and Epic Films/KOJO Studios' 'First Day'.
Creator, writer and director of the ABC and Hulu's 'First Day', Julie Kalceff, tells IF why the children's series needed a second season.