With the exception of flagship serials 'Home and Away' and 'Neighbours', for the last few years, long-form adult drama has all but disappeared from our screens, replaced by high budget, short-run shows.
Roz Hammond rates her role in 'The Heights', the ABC drama serial from Matchbox Pictures and For Pete’s Sake Productions, as the best she’s ever had.
When Shari Sebbens graduated from NIDA and WAAPA she expected her fair complexion would mean she would mostly be cast as white characters in shows about Indigenous people.
A generational change is sweeping through Matchbox Pictures as the NBCUniversal-owned production company develops a raft of projects with emerging writers and producers.
After breaking through in Kriv Stenders’ 'Australia Day', Phoenix Raei landed roles in 'Mustangs FC', 'Romper Stomper' and 'Wentworth'.
After screenwriter Mithila Gupta began her career in the 'Neighbours' writers’ room in 2010, she often found she was the “only brown person” in the room.
Screenwest CEO Seph McKenna has strengthened his development and production team by hiring Franziska Wagenfeld and Gabrielle Cole.
Screenwest has appointed producer and former AFTRS head of screenwriting Ross Grayson Bell as scripted executive.