Northern Pictures was crowned Production Business of the Year at Wednesday evening's Screen Producers Australia (SPA) Awards, while also taking home further gongs for 'See What You Made Do' and 'Love on the Spectrum'.
Shuang Hu will star as a Chinese-Australian tea shop owner searching for love, family, and cultural connection in Amazon's first original Australian feature, 'Five Blind Dates'.
The finalists for this Screen Producers Australia Business Awards have been announced, with 17 companies contending four categories.
The titles that will contend for Best Feature Film Production, Best Drama Series Production, and Telemovie or Mini-Series Production of the Year at next year's Screen Producers Australia Awards have been revealed, with voting now open for the penultimate round of finalists.
"I like the attention we put on having much more well-rounded female characters but I get a little bee in my bonnet sometimes when all this focus gets put on these 'strong female characters'. Women are just strong - that’s how it is."
SBS has announced the six successful candidates for its inaugural Emerging Writers' Incubator, to be held in partnership with production companies across the country.
As Australia begins to face the reality of 'living with COVID', there is discussion among the screen sector about how safety protocols may evolve in the new climate to include measures such as vaccine mandates for cast and crew.
The epic four-part series from Goalpost Television will air over two weeks, starting October 13 at 9.30pm on SBS and SBS On Demand.