Essential Media co-founder and CEO Chris Hilton has quit following a restructure and cost cutting program at the group’s Australian and New Zealand business.
Germany's Leonine Studios has picked up worldwide distribution rights to crime drama 'Troppo', following its premiere on the ABC in February.
Nicole Chamoun will star opposite US actor Thomas Jane in ABC crime drama 'Troppo', with cameras now rolling in Queensland.
“Asking your big name leads to come to Australia and spend 14 days in a hotel in lockdown when they are fully vaccinated is a real disincentive."
Essential Media Group (EMG) has re-activated its drama arm with the mandate to produce premium international TV dramas and theatrical features via the newly-unveiled Essential Scripted.
Greg Quail and Jesse Fawcett have re-branded their trans-national production company Essential Media and Entertainment as the EQ Media Group and are boosting the slate of unscripted and scripted content.
The cast has been set for Paramount+ feature film 'The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race', with Claire van der Boom in the lead role.
Production has wrapped in Queensland on the second season of the ABC's 'Troppo', with Thomas Jane and Nicole Chamoun reprising their roles as private investigators Ted Conkaffey and Amanda Pharrell.