ABC comedy 'Fisk', created, written, directed by and starring Kitty Flanagan, follows Helen Tudor-Fisk, a corporate contract lawyer forced to take a job at a shabby suburban law firm specialising in wills and probate.
The exploits of brown-wearing probate lawyer Helen Tudor-Fisk are heading to Britain, with ITV acquiring 'Fisk' for its streaming platform ITVX.
Justin Kurzel’s 'Nitram' dominated the feature film categories at Wednesday's AACTA ceremony, winning eight awards, while the ABC’s 'The Newsreader' led the pack for television with five.
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.
There will be a strong Australian contingent at Series Mania in France this year, including Jungle Entertainment's 'Wakefield', Aquarius Films' 'The Unusual Suspects;, Porchlight Films' 'Fisk' and Lazy Susan Pictures' 'Iggy & Ace'.
TV dramas 'Fires', 'New Gold Mountain' and 'The Newsreader' each took home two prizes at yesterday evening's virtual AACTA Industry Awards, as did films 'Nitram', 'The Dry', 'Mortal Kombat' and 'High Ground'.
So hefty is the ABC's slate in 2021, director entertainment and specialist Michael Carrington is positive audiences won't even realise that many of the broadcaster's shows faced shutdowns and delays during the pandemic.
Anousha Zarkesh and Nathan Lloyd have once again led the charge at the annual Casting Guild of Australia (CGA) Awards, scooping the major prizes across television and film at Saturday's virtual ceremony.