For Brian Walsh, 2020 shapes as the most competitive year for the broadcast and streaming sector since the inception of television in Australia in 1956.
High-profile talent on both sides of camera punctuate the four feature films, three television dramas, and one virtual reality project that will share in more than $6.5 million of production funding from Screen Australia.
Dispelling the notion that Foxtel has cut back on its commitment to Australian drama, the pay TV platform is in the hunt for shows that would not appear anywhere else on Australian screens and for a returning series to fill the gap left by 'A Place to Call Home'.
Margot Robbie, Ben Mendelsohn, Jacki Weaver, Josh Lawson, Ewen Leslie and Damon Herriman are also onboard.
With a voice cast that includes Isla Fisher, Tim Minchin, Eric Bana, Guy Pearce, Miranda Tapsell, Angus Imrie, Keith Urban, Aislinn Derbez and Jacki Weaver, animated feature 'Back to the Outback' premieres on Netflix December 10.
When Lingo Pictures' 'The Secrets She Keeps' premieres on BBC One at 9pm on July 6, it will mark a milestone as the first Australian-produced TV drama to screen in primetime on the BBC's flagship channel - at least in recent memory.
AMC Networks’ Sundance Now has snapped up the US rights to Lingo Pictures' 'Upright', starring, co-written, executive produced and composed by Tim Minchin.
The studio was looking for an Australian story - to do for Australia what Kung Fu Panda did for China, according to Cripps.