Screen Australia has assured producers that all the production funds for 'At Home Alone Together' will go direct to the writers, performers and production teams whose concepts are commissioned for the eight-part ABC comedy.
Sketch troupe Aunty Donna will make their first foray into narrative comedy in a new half-hour series for the ABC, set to begin production next week in Melbourne.
Twelve teams of emerging creatives from under-represented backgrounds will have the chance to pitch their drama projects to SBS, NITV, and Screen Australia as part of this year's Digital Originals initiative, with a week-long workshop for the first round of selected applicants commencing this week.
YouTube creators hoping to follow in the footsteps of Aunty Donna or Superwog are encouraged to apply for Screen Australia and Google Australia/YouTube's Skip Ahead.
SBS has revealed the cast for Digital Originals production 'Latecomers', with Hannah Diviney, Miriama Smith, and Patrick Jhanur to appear alongside co-creator Angus Thompson.
New seasons of ABC children’s animation 'Ginger & the Vegesaurs' and TikTok rom-com 'The Formal' are among nine online projects to share $2 million from Screen Australia.
Included in the slate are documentary series 'Facing the Numbers', exploring testimonies of First Nations people; the third instalment in Luke Eve's 'Cancelled' web series; and comedy series 'Plausible Deniability' by Iain Crittenden.
Over-qualified staff at a dingy bowling alley, a kooky children's arts presenter that struggles to teach morals to a new generation, and a down-and-out private investigator are among the subjects of this year's successful Fresh Blood concepts.