Shelley Birse has taken home the Australian Writers' Guild's (AWG) 2020 John Hinde Award for Science Fiction Writing for Stan Original series 'The Commons'.
AMC Networks’ streaming service Sundance Now has snapped up the rights to Playmaker Media’s 'The Commons' for the US and Canada, to premiere December 3.
After 10 years as a development producer - the last seven and a half years at Easy Tiger/Essential Media and Entertainment - Rachael Turk is pursuing her passion for screenwriting, creating her own projects and script producing with other creatives.
Playmaker Media co-founders David Taylor and David Maher reflect on the suspension of the local content quotas, the impact of the overseas talent drain and the key to longevity as the Sony-owned production company marks its 10th anniversary.
For years as a screenwriter Matt Cameron had to get accustomed to a common response from some producers when he handed in scripts.
Joanne Froggatt ('Liar', 'Downton Abbey', 'A Crooked Somebody') and Damon Herriman ('Once Upon A Time in Hollywood', 'Judy & Punch', 'Perpetual Grace', 'LTD') head the cast of 'The Commons', an eight-hour drama commissioned by Stan.
Screenwriter of 'Speed', showrunner on FX's much-mourned 'Justified' and all-round good guy Graham Yost talks to Harry Windsor about the streaming revolution, his new Amazon series 'Sneaky Pete' and adapting ABC series 'The Code'.