The bulletins of 'The Newsreader' are going global, with Entertainment One announcing a slew of high-profile international sales for the ABC series.
Frances Elliott and Samantha Marlowe's 'Girl Like You', the story of a couple told over six years as one of them transitions gender, was recognised with the major award at last night's AWGIE Awards.'.
The Australian obsession with housing prices and affordability is the inspiration behind 'Five Bedrooms', Hoodlum Entertainment’s drama which started shooting in Melbourne yesterday.
The Australian TV drama production sector has virtually ground to a halt with multiple shows suspending shooting last Friday.
"Michael’s pitch for 'The Newsreader' was so strong and I knew it would be a fabulously original series."
Hoodlum Entertainment will resume filming the second season of Network 10's 'Five Bedrooms' in Melbourne, three months after production was forced to shut down.
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.
'Blaze', 'How To Please A Woman', 'Sissy' and 'Sweet As' will contend for the best original feature prize at this year’s AWGIE Awards, while 'Mrs Harris Goes to Paris', 'The Stranger' and 'The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson' are up for the adapted gong. 'The Newsreader' leads in television with two nominations alongside 'Total Control', 'Firebite', 'Bump' and 'Heartbreak High'.