'Muriel's Wedding The Musical' lead Natalie Abbott will star opposite Erik Thomson in ABC/Closer Productions' comedy 'Aftertaste', which has just started shooting in Adelaide and Adelaide Hills following COVID-19 delays.
The creative team at Closer Productions has resumed pre-production on the ABC comedy 'Aftertaste' (working title), which stars Erik Thomson as a temperamental chef, using a new risk development tool.
In six-and-a-half years as head of comedy at the ABC, Rick Kalowski oversaw a number of series which he believes could have found homes at the commercial free-to-air networks – if they had been offered to them.
Two feature films, one from Robert Connolly and the other a Kiwi-Aussie co-pro penned by 'The Breaker Upperers'' Jackie van Beek; a ABC TV comedy from Closer Productions; and two online projects are the latest recipients of $3.5 million worth of production funding from Screen Australia.
Screen Australia has announced $2 million in production funding for 11 documentary projects, seven through the Documentary Producer Program and four through the Commissioned Program.
Athony Maras' 'Hotel Mumbai' was voted best film and Erica Glynn's 'She Who Must Be Loved' best documentary at the Adelaide Film Festival audience awards.
Two Australian projects, 'Summation of Force' and Lynette Wallworth's 'Awavena', have been selected for the 2018 Sundance Film Festival as part of the New Frontier program, which focuses on experimental work in VR, AR, mixed reality (MR) and AI.
Jointly directed by filmmaker Matthew Bate and director/choreographer Gideon Obarzanek, Stuck in the Middle With You allows the viewer to become part of the on-stage performance - a live dance work originally choreographed by Obarzanek for the Sydney Danc