Viewers won’t know it when the second season of 'The Heights' premieres on the ABC next year, but the 30-episode drama is being enhanced in both production design and cinematography.
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.
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.
Netflix is signalling a bigger commitment to commissioning Australian productions by hiring Que Minh Luu as director, local originals for Australia.
Facing the prospect that the Federal Government will impose local content spending obligations on SVOD services, Netflix asserts it wants the right to negotiate how much it invests over the next three years.
Thanks to Screen Queensland's Enterprise Funding, Meg O'Connell is adding two execs at her banner Unless Pictures to help drive her slate and grow the business.
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.
Producers of narrative features and feature documentaries fear that reducing the Producer Offset for films to 30 per cent will have a devastating impact on theatrical releases.