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.
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.
Tanya Phegan has quit Easy Tiger to join Guesswork Television as head of scripted, overseeing the development and production of its scripted slate.
Installed as ABC head of comedy in July, Todd Abbott will start evaluating the development materials of the comedy projects that received support under the $5 million Fresh Start Fund this week – and next week he hopes to greenlight development on several projects that he’s already been evaluating.
Kevin Whyte's Token Group is weathering the pandemic thanks to its diversified businesses which encompass talent management, live touring, TV production and distribution.
Netflix is signalling a bigger commitment to commissioning Australian productions by hiring Que Minh Luu as director, local originals for Australia.
Sarah Kendall has been nominated for the BAFTA Television Award for Female Performance in a Comedy Programme for 'Frayed'.
ABC head of scripted production Sally Riley sheds light on her latest commissions, explains how the broadcaster is coping with the drama production shutdown and gives an update on her development slate.