Stan has unveiled five Stan Originals – two drama series, a true crime docuseries, a film and a comedy special – as part of an ambitious plan to ramp up local commissions,
Created and written by Elliot Vella, Gretel Vella and Timothy Walker, and directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren, this very Australian comedy is not your typical cliché Christmas movie.
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'.
A spin-off of 'High Maintenance', starring Yael Stone, and a comedic crime series from Jungle Entertainment are among the 21 projects that will share in more than $600,000 in story development funding from Screen Australia.
Nine-owned streamer Stan has taken further steps toward delivering on its commitment of investing in more than 30 productions per year within five years, announcing seven new Original titles.
Stan is again getting into the festive spirit, starting production on a new holiday-themed original film starring Matt Okine, Miranda Tapsell and Ed Oxenbould.
In Adele Vuko’s Christmas Ransom, Matt Okine stars as the struggling owner of beloved toy store Harrington and Sons, who is taken for ransom when a pair of bumbling criminals hijack the store.
Stan Original film 'A Christmas Ransom' may invite comparisons to the streamer's last festive collaboration with Every Cloud Productions, Christiaan Van Vuuren's 2020 comedy 'A Sunburnt Christmas', but a lot has changed behind the scenes in the past two years.