When Netflix announced it had commissioned Clickbait last year, director Matt Richards began lobbying co-creator Tony Ayres, Matchbox Pictures and Film Victoria to seek a director's attachment.
Like the rest of the crew and cast, Niki Aken was gutted when the production of the ABC comedy Why Are You Like This was shut down with two weeks filming to go.
Lawyer, corporate advisor and former Village Roadshow and ITV Studios Australia executive Peter Davey has been appointed to the Screen Australia board.
Growing up in a remote town in South Australia in the 1950s, Emma Freeman's mother often heard the circus troupe which camped in fields nearby.
"Michael’s pitch for 'The Newsreader' was so strong and I knew it would be a fabulously original series."
Netflix and Germany's ZDFE have co-commissioned a 10-episode teen surfing drama from Werner Film Productions, set to get underway in Victoria later this month.
Screen Australia, together with its Gender Matters Taskforce, used International Women's Day to unveil two initiatives aimed at supporting women and gender-diverse practitioners.
Anna Torv and Sam Reid lead the cast of the ABC's upcoming six-part drama series 'The Newsreader' set to premiere August 15 at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.