When Sarah Bassiuoni started as a note-taker on the second series of the ABC’s 'The Heights', she seized the opportunity to write an episode on spec.
Netflix ANZ will work with Tony Ayres Productions, Easy Tiger, and Ronde on two new drama series, and has greenlit a documentary on drill rap group ONEFOUR as part of its next phase of Australian production.
Netflix has bolstered its Australian presence with the appointment of Ben Cox as the director of business development.
Screen Australia has announced the 18 members of the new iteration of the Gender Matters Taskforce, which provides independent advice to the agency, and works beyond Screen Australia’s direct sphere of influence to deliver outcomes for female creatives and assist in broader industry efforts to achieve gender parity.
With the exception of flagship serials 'Home and Away' and 'Neighbours', for the last few years, long-form adult drama has all but disappeared from our screens, replaced by high budget, short-run shows.
Netflix has ordered Brouhaha Entertainment's adaptation of Trent Dalton's 'Boy Swallows Universe', more than two years after publisher HarperCollins announced it had sold the screen rights to the author's debut novel.
Netflix is signalling a bigger commitment to commissioning Australian productions by hiring Que Minh Luu as director, local originals for Australia.
Ludo Studio's vertical comedy 'Content' and Endemol Shine Australia's documentary 'Old People’s Home for 4 Year Olds', both ABC commissions, will fly the flag for Australia at this year's International Emmy Awards.