Screen Producers Australia has named Matchbox Pictures the Production Business of the Year at its annual awards, held last night at the Forum Theatre in Melbourne.
FremantleMedia Australia has promoted Jonathan Summerhayes to Director of Programming, replacing Tim Clucas who resigned in December after four years in the post.
After 11 years as a founding partner and head of scripted at Essential Media and Entertainment, Ian Collie has departed to launch his own drama production company backed by FremantleMedia.
Five of the 10 established companies which received funding increased annual net profit in 2009-10 by an average of 50 per cent
TV production house FremantleMedia has promoted Australian chief executive Ian Hogg to lead its Asia Pacific operations
Network Ten and Shine Australia have unveiled a new multi-year, multi-platform agreement for MasterChef
Craig Pearce is set to develop bestselling novel The Maid: A Novel of Joan of Arc into a television drama series.
Nearly 30 projects will share in $975,000 of story development funding from Screen Australia, including a television series inspired by the 1999 film 'Two Hands' from director Gregor Jordan, and a family feature film from the producers of 'Bluey'.