Fresh Blood is an ABC and Screen Australia initiative that seeks to uncover the next generation of Australian comedy talent.
Screen Australia head of content Grainne Brunsdon looks ahead to 2024 amid shifts in both the agency's content and executive team.
Over-qualified staff at a dingy bowling alley, a kooky children's arts presenter that struggles to teach morals to a new generation, and a down-and-out private investigator are among the subjects of this year's successful Fresh Blood concepts.
ABC TV and Screen Australia will commission 25 projects for Fresh Blood, an initiative to find the next generation of comedy performers and producers.
Comedy 'Why Are You Like This', one of four pilots supported through Screen Australia and the ABC's Fresh Blood initiative, has been greenlit for a six-part series.
AZIO - The Bogan Spy Agency, Crazy Bastards, I'm With Stupid, Food for Peasants and Pet Quarantine...judging by some of the titles and synopses , the ABC TV/Screen Australia Fresh Blood initiative will spawn some weird and wonderful comedies
Western Australian Writer/Producer/Director team Henry Inglis, Lauren Elliott and Matt Lovkis, founders of WA production company, Mad Kids, have been commissioned by the ABC to produce a series of comedy shorts for Fresh Blood.
ABC iview is pleased to announce that more exclusive content is on the way, with the second phase of Fresh Blood kicking off in Melbourne and Sydney.