After five years as SBS's head of scripted, Sue Masters is set to depart the broadcaster to pursue independent drama development.
SBS and Screen Australia have selected ten short-form projects for development as part of the Digital Originals initiative, aimed at providing tangible opportunities for writers from backgrounds underrepresented in the Australian screen sector.
Matchbox Pictures drama 'Safe Harbour' has won the International Emmy Award for Best TV Movie/Miniseries.
SBS has commissioned a four-part drama set during the 1850s gold rush from the perspective of desperate Chinese miners from Goalpost Television, to be directed by Ana Kokkinos.
Film Victoria and SBS have teamed up on Pitch to Pilot, a joint development initiative which will focus on "bold, vivid and pressing" 4 x 60 TV drama series that celebrate Australia's diverse and multicultural society.
Some $1.17 billion was spent on drama production in Australia in the last financial year - the second highest year on record and more than 50 per cent up on the previous year - driven by all-time high expenditure on local content and significantly bolstered levels of foreign spend.
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.
‘Outback Rabbis’ from SBS’s ‘Untold Australia’ documentary strand. SBS, in partnership with Documentary Australia Foundation (DAF), is calling for proposals...