Stan has launched a matched development fund with the South Australian Film Corporation, putting out a call for "bold and distinctive" scripted series.
Brisbane-based writer, producer, and director Clare Sladden will benefit from the guidance of renowned US showrunner Bradford Winters in developing a new drama series after being selected for the final component of a Screen Queensland writers' initiative.
Given the current focus on Australia as a production destination, what are the current opportunities for local producers to forge international partnerships and turn the boom in to long-term sustainable growth?
Writer-director Abe Forsythe has re-teamed with Made Up Stories to produce his next project, Stan and Peacock series 'Wolf Like Me', to star Isla Fisher and Josh Gad.
Minister for Communications, Urban Infrastructure, Cities and the Arts Paul Fletcher has doubled down on criticism of the ABC for its response to potential local content obligations, but has sympathised with other industry views on the green paper – namely the call for streaming platforms to spend 20 per cent of their local revenue on Australian content.
Requirements on global services seem an easy answer — and who doesn’t want more Australian TV? — but this call ignores complex realities of how the TV business and its funding have changed, write Amanda Lotz and Anna Potter in this cross-posting from The Conversation.
Stan boss Mike Sneesby has been appointed the new CEO of Nine, succeeding Hugh Marks.
Starz has acquired the US and Canadian rights to 'The Gloaming', with the eight-episode drama to premiere across each of the cable network's platforms next month.