A spin-off of 'High Maintenance', starring Yael Stone, and a comedic crime series from Jungle Entertainment are among the 21 projects that will share in more than $600,000 in story development funding from Screen Australia.
Screen Australia investment manager Mike Cowap is leaving the agency for production company Princess Pictures, where he will be a senior producer across both scripted and unscripted.
Princess Pictures short-form comedy 'Flats follows 27-year-old Joey (Will Weatheritt) as he is released from prison and returns home to the Fitzroy flats in the hopes of reuniting with his girlfriend, Rachol, and the young son he’s never met.
Based on Okine's own experiences (previously explored in his stand-up show) 'The Other Guy' is the story of a successful radio host who finds himself unexpectedly back in the dating pool for the first time in a decade after discovering his long-term girlf
The eight-part web-series is written by and stars Kate McCartney and Kate McLennan, who said jointly: “1 million plays of The Katering Show season two on ivue (sic). We can’t believe it. That’s over half the population of Australia."
Adult Swim has commissioned eight episodes of 'Yolo: Crystal Fantasy' from creator Michael Cusack, the first series order it has made outside the US.
The restructure of Princess Pictures is nearing completion with the pending departures of producer/partner Andrea Denholm and MD Jenni Tosi.
Revlover Films' Martha Coleman is producing. The feature has secured matched funding from eOne, who produced Knight's 'The Water Diviner'.