The selective appeal of theatrical cinema and the emergence of Queensland as a production hotspot was on the agenda as children's content creatives came together on Monday for an AACTA Screenfest 2020 Spotlight event.
The Federal Government has splashed $21.58 million to lure two Netflix titles to Australia: feature film 'Escape From Spiderhead', due to shoot on the Gold Coast, and eight-part series 'Pieces of Her', bound for Sydney.
Like a Photon Creative's animated family franchise 'The Tales From Sanctuary City' continues to rack up overseas sales, ranking as one of Australia's most successful exports.
“To be honest, Queenslanders are our favourite type of character — they’re warm and open and sometimes a bit quirky — so it was easy to fill 30 eps with great people."
“Our goal is to shine a spotlight on female filmmakers in Australia, New Zealand and from around the world and to increase availability of female-centric storytelling for audiences.”
A third season of Australia's most popular children's series, ABC/Ludo Studio's 'Bluey', is set to commence production in Brisbane later this year.
Screen Producers Australia's (SPA) annual conference and market, Screen Forever, will now take place in February on the Gold Coast, with a digital companion for those unable to attend in person.
Director/producer Nick Robinson is filming the creatures that underpin the ecosystems of the Great Barrier Reef in 'Microworlds:Reef', the first Netflix Original Australian documentary.