Comedy feature 'The Chain Breakers', to star Jacki Weaver, Jack Thompson, James Cromwell, Denis Waterman and Shane Jacobson, is one of seven projects to have recently received production funding from Screen Australia.
When BBC announcer Simon Mayo wrote a short story for Joe, his then 10-year-old son, he had no agent or publisher and he could not imagine the book turning into a TV series half way across the world in Australia.
Australian children’s TV series rarely venture into the fast-paced action adventure genre. Rarer still is a teenage protagonist who is highly intelligent and passionate about science
Confirmed as head of children’s production at the ABC earlier this month, Libbie Doherty is on the look-out for comedies and factual entertainment programs.
The ABC’s 2020 slate is packed with new documentaries and factual series - but there is a distinct air of déjà vu in the categories of drama and comedy.
The BBC has snapped up the UK rights to Komixx Entertainment children's series 'Itch', to be broadcast on kids channel CBBC.
With a UK deal with the BBC announced last week, Komixx Entertainment's 'Itch' has also been picked up in the US, Finland and New Zealand.
Years of perseverance in developing feature films and TV series with multiple collaborators are paying off for producer Tania Chambers.