Five-part ABC iview comedy All My Friends Are Racist, written and created by Enoch Mailangi, has kicked off production in Brisbane, with co-executive producer Leah Purcell to star.
Joining Purcell are Davey Thompson and Tuuli Narkle, who will play the lead characters: two young, affluent Aboriginal flatmates – gay social media influencer Casey and budding lawyer, Belle.
The duo are socially outcast after their online ‘burn book’, listing their racist friends, is discovered, and are then faced with a difficult decision as to who and what they are willing to lose.
Purcell will play high court judge and Casey’s mother, Justine Janelle Ray Ao.
Mailangi’s pitch for the series saw them win 2017’s Raw initiative, a First Nations writers workshop conceived by Artology with the support of Purcell, Wayne Blair and Kyas Hepworth.
Directing the project is Bjorn Stewart, with Kodie Bedford having penned the scripts with Mailangi and co-producing.
Joining Purcell are Davey Thompson and Tuuli Narkle, who will play the lead characters: two young, affluent Aboriginal flatmates – gay social media influencer Casey and budding lawyer, Belle.
The duo are socially outcast after their online ‘burn book’, listing their racist friends, is discovered, and are then faced with a difficult decision as to who and what they are willing to lose.
Purcell will play high court judge and Casey’s mother, Justine Janelle Ray Ao.
Mailangi’s pitch for the series saw them win 2017’s Raw initiative, a First Nations writers workshop conceived by Artology with the support of Purcell, Wayne Blair and Kyas Hepworth.
Directing the project is Bjorn Stewart, with Kodie Bedford having penned the scripts with Mailangi and co-producing.
- 3/30/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
One of the key things that encouraged AP Pobjoy to apply for the Victorian Screen Development Internship, which sees creatives spend 12 months working across Film Victoria, the ABC and either Fremantle Australia or Princess Pictures, was that their identity was actually listed on the application.
“Being a queer, trans person it was so great to see I had a level opportunity to make it into a type of initiative where I hadn’t seen my gender on a piece of paper before,” the filmmaker tells If.
“I was ready to take the next step in my career, but also bring my identity with me.”
AP joins producer and writer Ravi Chand in being selected for this year’s program, aimed at talent from under-represented backgrounds.
The initiative is designed to “fast-track” career progression by giving recipients exposure to the lifecycle of development.
At Film Vic, the duo will help assess pitches,...
“Being a queer, trans person it was so great to see I had a level opportunity to make it into a type of initiative where I hadn’t seen my gender on a piece of paper before,” the filmmaker tells If.
“I was ready to take the next step in my career, but also bring my identity with me.”
AP joins producer and writer Ravi Chand in being selected for this year’s program, aimed at talent from under-represented backgrounds.
The initiative is designed to “fast-track” career progression by giving recipients exposure to the lifecycle of development.
At Film Vic, the duo will help assess pitches,...
- 3/25/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
When it comes to pitching and packaging a project, an understanding of what broadcasters and screen agencies are looking for, and familiarity with what else is being shopped in the market, is invaluable.
For Nikki Tran, the chance to glean these insights was one of the key benefits of her recent 12-month, paid internship across Film Victoria, the ABC and Matchbox Pictures.
The writer-producer, whose web series Girl, Interpreted recently scored an Aacta nod, found the program not only gave her confidence in her own creative ability, but helped demystify some of the dark art of development, in terms of both scripting and budgeting.
“Having that knowledge and insight into how the rest of the industry works, how different bodies look at content and make decisions is quite important for me when I’m considering how to pitch a project – who to talk to, when should I talk to them...
For Nikki Tran, the chance to glean these insights was one of the key benefits of her recent 12-month, paid internship across Film Victoria, the ABC and Matchbox Pictures.
The writer-producer, whose web series Girl, Interpreted recently scored an Aacta nod, found the program not only gave her confidence in her own creative ability, but helped demystify some of the dark art of development, in terms of both scripting and budgeting.
“Having that knowledge and insight into how the rest of the industry works, how different bodies look at content and make decisions is quite important for me when I’m considering how to pitch a project – who to talk to, when should I talk to them...
- 12/8/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Nikki Tran and Davey Thompson.
Davey Thompson and Nikki Tran are the recipients of Film Victoria’s inaugural Victorian Screen Development Internships. The program will see the pair follow the full lifecycle of developing content across Film Victoria, the ABC, Matchbox Pictures and Princess Pictures.
At Film Victoria they’ll learn how to assess pitches, scripts and funding applications; at the ABC they’ll work with commissioning editors and EPs across the production process; and then at Matchbox Pictures and Princess Pictures, they’ll learn first-hand from principal producers. The internship program was designed to provide career pathways for Indigenous and traditionally under-represented Victorian creative talent.
Thompson and Tran were selected from 65 applicants, with 19 of which longlisted by Film Victoria, Davey and Nikki impressed representatives from the ABC, Princess Pictures and Matchbox Pictures with their career aspirations and the clarity of what they were each looking to gain from the internship.
Davey Thompson and Nikki Tran are the recipients of Film Victoria’s inaugural Victorian Screen Development Internships. The program will see the pair follow the full lifecycle of developing content across Film Victoria, the ABC, Matchbox Pictures and Princess Pictures.
At Film Victoria they’ll learn how to assess pitches, scripts and funding applications; at the ABC they’ll work with commissioning editors and EPs across the production process; and then at Matchbox Pictures and Princess Pictures, they’ll learn first-hand from principal producers. The internship program was designed to provide career pathways for Indigenous and traditionally under-represented Victorian creative talent.
Thompson and Tran were selected from 65 applicants, with 19 of which longlisted by Film Victoria, Davey and Nikki impressed representatives from the ABC, Princess Pictures and Matchbox Pictures with their career aspirations and the clarity of what they were each looking to gain from the internship.
- 8/23/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Simon Brew Nov 24, 2016
10 Things I Hate About Life starting filming in 2012. Four years later, it's disappeared. What's happened?
1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You was one of the prize picks from a rich selection of teen movies of that particular era. Loosely based on William Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew, the movie starred Julia Stiles and the late Heath Ledger in its lead roles, with an impressive supporting cast including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Allison Janney and Larisa Oleynik.
It was, in hindsight, a modest box office success, bringing in just over $50m off a $30m budget. But for those schooled on 1990s teen cinema, 10 Things I Hate About You is regularly cited as a favourite. With good reason, too: it’s a very good film, that’s stood the test of time well. It’s also one more reason why the world misses Heath Ledger.
The film’s director,...
10 Things I Hate About Life starting filming in 2012. Four years later, it's disappeared. What's happened?
1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You was one of the prize picks from a rich selection of teen movies of that particular era. Loosely based on William Shakespeare’s The Taming Of The Shrew, the movie starred Julia Stiles and the late Heath Ledger in its lead roles, with an impressive supporting cast including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Allison Janney and Larisa Oleynik.
It was, in hindsight, a modest box office success, bringing in just over $50m off a $30m budget. But for those schooled on 1990s teen cinema, 10 Things I Hate About You is regularly cited as a favourite. With good reason, too: it’s a very good film, that’s stood the test of time well. It’s also one more reason why the world misses Heath Ledger.
The film’s director,...
- 11/23/2016
- Den of Geek
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