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.
During a three month placement as an observing director at the Juilliard School of Drama in New York last year Lucy Gaffy learned a valuable lesson about how to work with actors.
After only two weeks on air, Essential Media’s Doctor Doctor has been renewed by the Nine Network for a second season.
Rob Gibson has joined Easy Tiger Productions, where he will be CEO and producer.
TV drama producers face a balancing act next year: How to take advantage of the 30 per cent Producer Offset while coping with watered-down local content regulations and the financial constraints affecting all Australian broadcasters - public and commercial.
IF speaks to Collie about the project’s inception, bringing Claudia Karvan on board, and what else is on Essential Media’s slate.
British-Australian actress Frances O’Connor will take up a spot in the courtroom alongside Sam Neill for the second season of 'The Twelve', with production now underway across Perth and regional Western Australia.
Binge has revealed the supporting cast for upcoming series 'Colin from Accounts', with Helen Thomson, Emma Harvie, Genevieve Hegney, Michael Logo, and Tai Hara joining Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer in the rom-com.