Producer Sue Clothier has teamed with the MDs of distributor Transmission Films, Richard Payten and Andrew Mackie, to form production company Utopia.
ABC head of comedy Rick Kalowski has a ready answer when producers complain they can’t get a show funded because they have been unable to land an international financier or co-producer.
The ABC's highly respected head of comedy Rick Kalowski has announced his resignation after more than six years in the post.
Posie Graeme-Evans, co-creator of the Nine Network's 'McLeod's Daughters', is working on a feature spin-off with producer Sue Clothier and screenwriter Emma Jensen.
After serving as location coordinator on Stan's 'The Gloaming' and location manager on season 4 of the ABC's 'Rosehaven', Kate Fox aims to take her career to the next level with two comedy webseries.
The ABC has restated its opposition to being forced to comply with a local content quota or spending obligations, arguing that would undermine its independence.
The ABC will dole out a healthy dose of comedy nostalgia to audiences in 2023 in the form of a reimagined version of classic sitcom 'Mother and Son', as well as fresh episodes of the bureaucratic comedy 'Utopia'.
Finding stories with heart and humour from fresh voices will be a key commissioning focus for Australia's public broadcasters in 2023 as they seek to emphasise their point of difference in an evolving marketplace.