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Season 3 of Bluey came to an emotional ending and many people think that this surprise finale points to the series being over. Now, fans have taken to online forums to discuss whether or not the beloved cartoon series will return for a fourth season.
Bluey‘s Latest Episode Is A ‘Full Circle’ Moment
First, Disney+ released an extra-long episode. Typically, an episode of Bluey is under 10 minutes long. So, the extended episode called “The Sign” made fans curious about whether or not the show was getting ready to wrap up production for good. The episode’s story showed Bluey and Bingo and their parents, Bandit and Chilli, preparing to move away from their longtime home.
Now, the latest episode called “Surprise” left viewers in tears. While the Heeler family wound up staying in the house they’ve always known as the home on the show, this new episode brought an unexpected turn for the family.
Bluey‘s Latest Episode Is A ‘Full Circle’ Moment
First, Disney+ released an extra-long episode. Typically, an episode of Bluey is under 10 minutes long. So, the extended episode called “The Sign” made fans curious about whether or not the show was getting ready to wrap up production for good. The episode’s story showed Bluey and Bingo and their parents, Bandit and Chilli, preparing to move away from their longtime home.
Now, the latest episode called “Surprise” left viewers in tears. While the Heeler family wound up staying in the house they’ve always known as the home on the show, this new episode brought an unexpected turn for the family.
- 4/22/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
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Film Preservation
India’s Film Heritage Foundation (Fhf), which enjoys the support of cinema greats Martin Scorsese and Amitabh Bachchan, is conducting the third edition of the Biennial Audio-Visual Archival Summer School in partnership with the International Federation of Film Archives. The global film preservation training workshop is coming to India for the first time and will be held at the India International Centre in Delhi Oct. 10–19.
Fhf founder Shivendra Singh Dungarpur said that the final selection of some 50 participants, from 13 African countries, Asia, Europe, Australia, South and North America reaffirms the organization’s goal to “create a worldwide network of film archivists who can work together to save their film heritage around the globe.”
Scorsese said: “The World Cinema Project is committed to locating, preserving and distributing films from all over the world. A program like Bavass benefits this mission enormously by educating future film preservationists who can share...
India’s Film Heritage Foundation (Fhf), which enjoys the support of cinema greats Martin Scorsese and Amitabh Bachchan, is conducting the third edition of the Biennial Audio-Visual Archival Summer School in partnership with the International Federation of Film Archives. The global film preservation training workshop is coming to India for the first time and will be held at the India International Centre in Delhi Oct. 10–19.
Fhf founder Shivendra Singh Dungarpur said that the final selection of some 50 participants, from 13 African countries, Asia, Europe, Australia, South and North America reaffirms the organization’s goal to “create a worldwide network of film archivists who can work together to save their film heritage around the globe.”
Scorsese said: “The World Cinema Project is committed to locating, preserving and distributing films from all over the world. A program like Bavass benefits this mission enormously by educating future film preservationists who can share...
- 9/19/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
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Writer/director Nicholas Verso is teaming up with producer Joanna Werner for ABC Me horror-comedy series Crazy Fun Park, which has begun production in Victoria.
Created by Verso and produced by Werner Film Productions, the 10-episode coming-of-age story follows best friends Chester and Mapplethorpe, a duo so inseparable, not even death can pull them apart.
After Mapplethorpe tragically dies in the town’s abandoned Crazy Fun Park, Chester discovers that his friend is now “living” with the other undead Fun Kids who also met their end at the park. The tragic turn of events means the two teens are forced to redefine their friendship, and as they navigate the already complicated teenage years, they fear their friendship may not be as eternal as they originally imagined.
Verso will direct the series with Adrian Russell Wills, and is also penning the episodes with Magda Wozniak, Craig Irvin, Enoch Mailangi and Fury.
Created by Verso and produced by Werner Film Productions, the 10-episode coming-of-age story follows best friends Chester and Mapplethorpe, a duo so inseparable, not even death can pull them apart.
After Mapplethorpe tragically dies in the town’s abandoned Crazy Fun Park, Chester discovers that his friend is now “living” with the other undead Fun Kids who also met their end at the park. The tragic turn of events means the two teens are forced to redefine their friendship, and as they navigate the already complicated teenage years, they fear their friendship may not be as eternal as they originally imagined.
Verso will direct the series with Adrian Russell Wills, and is also penning the episodes with Magda Wozniak, Craig Irvin, Enoch Mailangi and Fury.
- 11/3/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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The third season of Australia’s no. 1 children’s program, Ludo Studio’s Bluey, premieres on November 22 on ABC Kids and ABC iview.
Bluey, the loveable and inexhaustible little six-year-old Blue Heeler dog, Mum Chilli, Dad Bandit, and little sister Bingo are back with more endearing and elaborate games and adventures that are set to take Australian families by storm.
Lending their voices to characters this series are Myf Warhurst, Megan Washington, Leigh Sales, Sam Simmons, Sean Choolburra, and singer/songwriter Darren Hanlon, as well as returning cast Melanie Zanetti and Dave McCormack.
Bluey is created by showrunner Joe Brumm, executive produced by Ludo’s Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson and produced by Sam Moor. Supervising director is Richard Jeffrey. ABC head of children’s production Libbie Doherty and BBC Studios director of children’s content Henrietta Hurford-Jones also executive produce.
Principal production investment from BBC Studios, in association with the ABC and Screen Australia.
Bluey, the loveable and inexhaustible little six-year-old Blue Heeler dog, Mum Chilli, Dad Bandit, and little sister Bingo are back with more endearing and elaborate games and adventures that are set to take Australian families by storm.
Lending their voices to characters this series are Myf Warhurst, Megan Washington, Leigh Sales, Sam Simmons, Sean Choolburra, and singer/songwriter Darren Hanlon, as well as returning cast Melanie Zanetti and Dave McCormack.
Bluey is created by showrunner Joe Brumm, executive produced by Ludo’s Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson and produced by Sam Moor. Supervising director is Richard Jeffrey. ABC head of children’s production Libbie Doherty and BBC Studios director of children’s content Henrietta Hurford-Jones also executive produce.
Principal production investment from BBC Studios, in association with the ABC and Screen Australia.
- 10/24/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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Biologist and third-generation Indigenous educator Phil Breslin will lead a new ten-part children’s natural history factual series for ABC Me that has begun filming in Queensland.
Produced by Butter Media, Built to Survive will follow Breslin as he braves some of the country’s most extreme and hostile environments in search of animal species that have evolved to withstand the conditions.
His journey will include consulting with First Nations peoples about habitats and lifecycles, as he explores ecosystems in the remote wilderness of the Sunshine State.
Breslin produces alongside Jerry Butterfield and Dan Walkington, with Mary Ellen Mullane and Bernadette O’Mahony serving as executive producers.
Built to Survive is supported by support from Screen Nsw through the Nsw Pdv, and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, who will distribute the series.
ABC head of children’s production Libbie Doherty said the series would tap into the innate desire of children to better understand their surroundings.
Produced by Butter Media, Built to Survive will follow Breslin as he braves some of the country’s most extreme and hostile environments in search of animal species that have evolved to withstand the conditions.
His journey will include consulting with First Nations peoples about habitats and lifecycles, as he explores ecosystems in the remote wilderness of the Sunshine State.
Breslin produces alongside Jerry Butterfield and Dan Walkington, with Mary Ellen Mullane and Bernadette O’Mahony serving as executive producers.
Built to Survive is supported by support from Screen Nsw through the Nsw Pdv, and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, who will distribute the series.
ABC head of children’s production Libbie Doherty said the series would tap into the innate desire of children to better understand their surroundings.
- 10/14/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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Epic Films’ First Day has added an International Emmy to its extensive collection of awards, winning the Best Live Action category.
The four-part ABC series about a 12-year-old transgender student navigating her first terms at high school beat entries from the Philippines, Netherlands, and Argentina to triumph at the October 12 ceremony.
It comes after wins for the series at the Rockie Awards, Rose d’Or Awards, GLAAD Media Awards, and the Australian Teachers of Media Awards, as well as two Aacta Award nominations.
Created by Julie Kalceff, First Day was originally commissioned by the ABC, where it aired in March 2020, and is produced by Kirsty Stark and Kate Croser for Epic Films in association with Kojo Entertainment.
Also involved are director of photography Meg White, production designer Robert Webb, costume designer Renate Henschke, and editor Christine Cheung.
The first season received funding from Screen Australia, South Australian Film Corporation, the...
The four-part ABC series about a 12-year-old transgender student navigating her first terms at high school beat entries from the Philippines, Netherlands, and Argentina to triumph at the October 12 ceremony.
It comes after wins for the series at the Rockie Awards, Rose d’Or Awards, GLAAD Media Awards, and the Australian Teachers of Media Awards, as well as two Aacta Award nominations.
Created by Julie Kalceff, First Day was originally commissioned by the ABC, where it aired in March 2020, and is produced by Kirsty Stark and Kate Croser for Epic Films in association with Kojo Entertainment.
Also involved are director of photography Meg White, production designer Robert Webb, costume designer Renate Henschke, and editor Christine Cheung.
The first season received funding from Screen Australia, South Australian Film Corporation, the...
- 10/13/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
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Windmill Theatre Company play Beep is being adapted into a mixed-media series for ABC Kids, with production underway in Adelaide.
Produced by Windmill Pictures, Beep and Mort tells the story of two best friends from different worlds, solving their daily dilemmas and unexpected challenges through invention, play and adventure.
The series, aimed at pre-schoolers, is designed by Jonathon Oxlade and directed by Rosemary Myers, both of whom worked on the 2016 film Girl Asleep and several Windmill live shows, including the recent stage adaptation of Bluey.
The writing team consists of Charlotte Rose Hamlyn, Simon Butters, Amy Stewart, Hunter Page-Lochard, Wendy Hanna, and Lorin Clarke.
Myers said the creative development of the series drew on the concept’s theatrical roots while also integrating new technologies.
“The result is a contemporary hybrid form of puppetry that blends hand and rod puppets with post animated object puppets,” she said.
“In a screen landscape dominated by animation,...
Produced by Windmill Pictures, Beep and Mort tells the story of two best friends from different worlds, solving their daily dilemmas and unexpected challenges through invention, play and adventure.
The series, aimed at pre-schoolers, is designed by Jonathon Oxlade and directed by Rosemary Myers, both of whom worked on the 2016 film Girl Asleep and several Windmill live shows, including the recent stage adaptation of Bluey.
The writing team consists of Charlotte Rose Hamlyn, Simon Butters, Amy Stewart, Hunter Page-Lochard, Wendy Hanna, and Lorin Clarke.
Myers said the creative development of the series drew on the concept’s theatrical roots while also integrating new technologies.
“The result is a contemporary hybrid form of puppetry that blends hand and rod puppets with post animated object puppets,” she said.
“In a screen landscape dominated by animation,...
- 9/30/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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The ABC Children’s team has launched a new initiative designed to expand dialogue with emerging and mid-career practitioners.
Every fortnight, development executives Amanda Isdale and Michael Drake intend to meet with Australian filmmakers across the spectrum, including producers, writers, animators and creators.
The free 30-minute one-on-one sessions, dubbed ‘Chat With ABC Children’s, are an opportunity not only to pitch an idea but to also ask the team about any topic, including ABC’s commissioning priorities. Seasoned practitioners may also apply.
“Chat with ABC Children’s’ is a way for emerging and mid-career practitioners to gain productive face time with the ABC Children’s commissioning team,” said ABC Children’s head Libbie Doherty.
“In speaking with younger and new filmmakers, it became clear that there was not a direct path to engage with us, so we were determined to open up an avenue to facilitate conversations and share information on our creative priorities.
Every fortnight, development executives Amanda Isdale and Michael Drake intend to meet with Australian filmmakers across the spectrum, including producers, writers, animators and creators.
The free 30-minute one-on-one sessions, dubbed ‘Chat With ABC Children’s, are an opportunity not only to pitch an idea but to also ask the team about any topic, including ABC’s commissioning priorities. Seasoned practitioners may also apply.
“Chat with ABC Children’s’ is a way for emerging and mid-career practitioners to gain productive face time with the ABC Children’s commissioning team,” said ABC Children’s head Libbie Doherty.
“In speaking with younger and new filmmakers, it became clear that there was not a direct path to engage with us, so we were determined to open up an avenue to facilitate conversations and share information on our creative priorities.
- 8/11/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
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The aquatic animated adventures of the Nekton family are returning to the ABC after the broadcaster greenlit a fourth season of The Deep.
Based on the graphic novel series from author and playwright Tom Taylor and co-creator James Brouwer, the program follows a family of underwater explorers who live in a state-of-the-art submarine named the Aronnax.
Australia’s A Stark Production will produce 13 new half-hour episodes alongside previous collaborator Canada’s WildBrain, while also welcoming Singapore’s Infinite Studios to the process.
ABC is the commissioning broadcaster, working with Singapore’s Mediacorp and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), and receiving support from Screen Nsw.
A Stark Production CEO Avrill Stark told If WildBrain and Infinite were “fantastic partners” to have on production.
“The series director, Trent Carlson, and the team at WildBrain have been on this voyage for three seasons and it’s been an absolute pleasure,” she said.
Based on the graphic novel series from author and playwright Tom Taylor and co-creator James Brouwer, the program follows a family of underwater explorers who live in a state-of-the-art submarine named the Aronnax.
Australia’s A Stark Production will produce 13 new half-hour episodes alongside previous collaborator Canada’s WildBrain, while also welcoming Singapore’s Infinite Studios to the process.
ABC is the commissioning broadcaster, working with Singapore’s Mediacorp and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), and receiving support from Screen Nsw.
A Stark Production CEO Avrill Stark told If WildBrain and Infinite were “fantastic partners” to have on production.
“The series director, Trent Carlson, and the team at WildBrain have been on this voyage for three seasons and it’s been an absolute pleasure,” she said.
- 7/27/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
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Fresh faces lead the cast of the ABC and Fremantle Australia’s children’s comedy-drama The Pm’s Daughter, now shooting in Canberra.
Cassandra Helmot will play Cat Parkes Pérez, a young activist whose relatively normal teen life is thrown into disarray when political turmoil strikes and her mother (Claire Fearon) is unexpectedly thrust into the role of Prime Minister.
Major disruptions begin to occur at Canberra landmarks – all seemingly designed to directly sabotage the Pm. Cat and her new friends, Sadie (Natalie English) and Ollie, set out to track down and unmask a rogue faction within a youth action group called Action Uprising. The clues will take them across every inch of the capital and lead them to investigate even their own schoolmates.
Nya Cofie (The Unlisted) and Amelie James-Power also star as Cat’s classmates Miro and Georgina, joining an adult cast of Anthony Brandon Wong (The Family Law...
Cassandra Helmot will play Cat Parkes Pérez, a young activist whose relatively normal teen life is thrown into disarray when political turmoil strikes and her mother (Claire Fearon) is unexpectedly thrust into the role of Prime Minister.
Major disruptions begin to occur at Canberra landmarks – all seemingly designed to directly sabotage the Pm. Cat and her new friends, Sadie (Natalie English) and Ollie, set out to track down and unmask a rogue faction within a youth action group called Action Uprising. The clues will take them across every inch of the capital and lead them to investigate even their own schoolmates.
Nya Cofie (The Unlisted) and Amelie James-Power also star as Cat’s classmates Miro and Georgina, joining an adult cast of Anthony Brandon Wong (The Family Law...
- 7/5/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
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The young stars of ABC Me comedy-action series Parent Up have been unveiled as production gets underway in Sydney.
The story follows Yu Na and Min Park, two siblings that crave more excitement in their lives but get more than they bargained for when they discover their once unremarkable parents are actually international spies and have disappeared in suspicious circumstances.
Newcomers Hannah Kim and Ocean Lim will star as Yu Na and Min, respectively, with Lulu Quirk, George Holahan-Cantwell, Alex Kis, and Eduard Geyl on board as their group of friends that unwittingly get caught up in the action.
Danny Kim, Julia Yon, and Nicholas Hope will also star.
Justine Flynn created the 10-part series, which she wrote with Tiffany Zehnal, Tristram Baumber, Michelle Lim Davidson, Melissa Lee Speyer, Undi Lee, David Park, Alice McCredie-Dando, Sophia Cheung, and Hyun Lee.
The series is produced by Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford of Aquarius Films,...
The story follows Yu Na and Min Park, two siblings that crave more excitement in their lives but get more than they bargained for when they discover their once unremarkable parents are actually international spies and have disappeared in suspicious circumstances.
Newcomers Hannah Kim and Ocean Lim will star as Yu Na and Min, respectively, with Lulu Quirk, George Holahan-Cantwell, Alex Kis, and Eduard Geyl on board as their group of friends that unwittingly get caught up in the action.
Danny Kim, Julia Yon, and Nicholas Hope will also star.
Justine Flynn created the 10-part series, which she wrote with Tiffany Zehnal, Tristram Baumber, Michelle Lim Davidson, Melissa Lee Speyer, Undi Lee, David Park, Alice McCredie-Dando, Sophia Cheung, and Hyun Lee.
The series is produced by Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford of Aquarius Films,...
- 4/7/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
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The ABC has commissioned two new live-action children’s series, Aquarius Films’ Parent Up and Fremantle Australia’s The Pm’s Daughter.
Both supported by Screen Australia, the series will go into production this year, joining MaveriX, Itch season 2 and Hardball season 2 on ABC Me’s narrative drama slate.
A comedy action series for 8-13 year olds, Parent Up is created and executive produced by Justine Flynn (The Unlisted). It follows Yu Na and Min Park, who want more excitement in their lives. However, they don’t realise just how crazy their lives will become when they discover their once unremarkable parents are actually international spies and have disappeared in suspicious circumstances.
Writing with Flynn are Michelle Lim Davidson, Andrew Lee, Tiffany Zehnal, Melissa Lee Speyer, Tristram Baumber, Sophia Chung, Hyun Lee, Alice McCredie-Dando and David Park.
Directors will include Nick Verso, Chase Lee, Hyun Lee, Darlene Johnson, Neil Sharma and Flynn.
Both supported by Screen Australia, the series will go into production this year, joining MaveriX, Itch season 2 and Hardball season 2 on ABC Me’s narrative drama slate.
A comedy action series for 8-13 year olds, Parent Up is created and executive produced by Justine Flynn (The Unlisted). It follows Yu Na and Min Park, who want more excitement in their lives. However, they don’t realise just how crazy their lives will become when they discover their once unremarkable parents are actually international spies and have disappeared in suspicious circumstances.
Writing with Flynn are Michelle Lim Davidson, Andrew Lee, Tiffany Zehnal, Melissa Lee Speyer, Tristram Baumber, Sophia Chung, Hyun Lee, Alice McCredie-Dando and David Park.
Directors will include Nick Verso, Chase Lee, Hyun Lee, Darlene Johnson, Neil Sharma and Flynn.
- 2/25/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
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ABC Children’s and Screen Australia have partnered on The Kaleidoscope Project, a new funding initiative that will back the creation of up to four standalone films that capture what it’s like to be a young culturally and linguistically diverse (Cald) Australian.
The projects, made for 8-12 year olds, will then be broadcast on ABC Me on Harmony Day in 2022.
The aim of the program is to amplify and showcase the work of Cald creatives, and the call out is for character-driven projects of any genre – whether scripted or sketch comedy, drama or factual – of up to 20 minutes duration.
The brief is to give kids an insight into what it’s like to be Cald in Australia from a child’s point of view, to give Cald child actors their first acting credit and to tell authentic stories that reflect who they are as individuals and their relationship with the world around them.
The projects, made for 8-12 year olds, will then be broadcast on ABC Me on Harmony Day in 2022.
The aim of the program is to amplify and showcase the work of Cald creatives, and the call out is for character-driven projects of any genre – whether scripted or sketch comedy, drama or factual – of up to 20 minutes duration.
The brief is to give kids an insight into what it’s like to be Cald in Australia from a child’s point of view, to give Cald child actors their first acting credit and to tell authentic stories that reflect who they are as individuals and their relationship with the world around them.
- 11/16/2020
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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Screen Producers Australia has named the members of its two advisory boards for the upcoming Screen Forever conference.
The programming advisory board, made up of a group of producers, directors and writers, will help set the strategic direction for the February event, aiding in the creation of a program that will reflect the challenges and opportunities facing the industry in the wake of the pandemic.
This year, Spa has also enlisted the help of a market and financing advisory board for the first time, comprised of representatives from broadcasters and screen organisations across Australia, Canada and the United States. The aim is to maximise the global business opportunities available to delegates at the Spa Connect market.
“After such an unprecedented year, having the guidance of two dynamic and multi-disciplined boards who will focus on the key pillars of Screen Forever – discovery and deal-making – will no doubt pay dividends for our delegates,...
The programming advisory board, made up of a group of producers, directors and writers, will help set the strategic direction for the February event, aiding in the creation of a program that will reflect the challenges and opportunities facing the industry in the wake of the pandemic.
This year, Spa has also enlisted the help of a market and financing advisory board for the first time, comprised of representatives from broadcasters and screen organisations across Australia, Canada and the United States. The aim is to maximise the global business opportunities available to delegates at the Spa Connect market.
“After such an unprecedented year, having the guidance of two dynamic and multi-disciplined boards who will focus on the key pillars of Screen Forever – discovery and deal-making – will no doubt pay dividends for our delegates,...
- 10/20/2020
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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‘Hardball’.
Northern Pictures’ Hardball has snared an International Emmy Kids Award, taking home the prize in the Kids: Live-Action category.
Commissioned by ABC Me, the series beat out Disney’s Juacas, from Brazil, South Korea’s Extraordinary You and Dropje from the Netherlands.
Created and written by Matt Zeremes and Guy Edmonds and produced by Joe Weatherstone, Hardball follows fish-out-of-water Mikey and his dream to become the ‘sweetest-bestest-acest’ handball champ in Western Sydney.
The Emmy joins a host of other awards for the project, including the Prix Jeunesse International Award for best fiction program for 7-10-year-olds, and the Rockie Award for the Best Children & Youth Fiction Series at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada.
Northern Pictures head of kids and scripted Catherine Nebauer said: “Right from the start when show creators Matt and Guy first pitched in the idea there was something unique that was appealing, and so it continued.
Northern Pictures’ Hardball has snared an International Emmy Kids Award, taking home the prize in the Kids: Live-Action category.
Commissioned by ABC Me, the series beat out Disney’s Juacas, from Brazil, South Korea’s Extraordinary You and Dropje from the Netherlands.
Created and written by Matt Zeremes and Guy Edmonds and produced by Joe Weatherstone, Hardball follows fish-out-of-water Mikey and his dream to become the ‘sweetest-bestest-acest’ handball champ in Western Sydney.
The Emmy joins a host of other awards for the project, including the Prix Jeunesse International Award for best fiction program for 7-10-year-olds, and the Rockie Award for the Best Children & Youth Fiction Series at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada.
Northern Pictures head of kids and scripted Catherine Nebauer said: “Right from the start when show creators Matt and Guy first pitched in the idea there was something unique that was appealing, and so it continued.
- 10/15/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
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‘Hardball’.
Northern Pictures’ Hardball has snared an International Emmy Kids Award, taking home the prize in the Kids: Live-Action category.
Commissioned by ABC Me, the series beat out Disney’s Juacas, from Brazil, South Korea’s Extraordinary You and Dropje from the Netherlands.
Created and written by Matt Zeremes and Guy Edmonds and produced by Joe Weatherstone, Hardball follows fish-out-of-water Mikey and his dream to become the ‘sweetest-bestest-acest’ handball champ in Western Sydney.
The Emmy joins a host of other awards for the project, including the Prix Jeunesse International Award for best fiction program for 7-10-year-olds, and the Rockie Award for the Best Children & Youth Fiction Series at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada.
Northern Pictures head of kids and scripted Catherine Nebauer said: “Right from the start when show creators Matt and Guy first pitched in the idea there was something unique that was appealing, and so it continued.
Northern Pictures’ Hardball has snared an International Emmy Kids Award, taking home the prize in the Kids: Live-Action category.
Commissioned by ABC Me, the series beat out Disney’s Juacas, from Brazil, South Korea’s Extraordinary You and Dropje from the Netherlands.
Created and written by Matt Zeremes and Guy Edmonds and produced by Joe Weatherstone, Hardball follows fish-out-of-water Mikey and his dream to become the ‘sweetest-bestest-acest’ handball champ in Western Sydney.
The Emmy joins a host of other awards for the project, including the Prix Jeunesse International Award for best fiction program for 7-10-year-olds, and the Rockie Award for the Best Children & Youth Fiction Series at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada.
Northern Pictures head of kids and scripted Catherine Nebauer said: “Right from the start when show creators Matt and Guy first pitched in the idea there was something unique that was appealing, and so it continued.
- 10/15/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
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‘Bluey’.
A third season of Australia’s most popular children’s series, ABC/Ludo Studio’s Bluey, is set to commence production in Brisbane later this year.
Major production investment in the third instalment comes via BBC Studios, in association with the ABC and Screen Australia, and all post-production also will take place in Queensland thanks to support from Screen Queensland.
The first two seasons of the show, created by Joe Brumm and which follow a Blue Heeler family, sold to Disney globally, and the first earnt an International Kids Emmy back in April.
Bluey is the most watched show in ABC iview history, and last year topped the TV ratings as the most watched time-shifted show in Australia.
Ludo Studio EP Charlie Aspinwall said: “We’re so happy to be given this opportunity to make a third series of Bluey and look forward to working once again with the...
A third season of Australia’s most popular children’s series, ABC/Ludo Studio’s Bluey, is set to commence production in Brisbane later this year.
Major production investment in the third instalment comes via BBC Studios, in association with the ABC and Screen Australia, and all post-production also will take place in Queensland thanks to support from Screen Queensland.
The first two seasons of the show, created by Joe Brumm and which follow a Blue Heeler family, sold to Disney globally, and the first earnt an International Kids Emmy back in April.
Bluey is the most watched show in ABC iview history, and last year topped the TV ratings as the most watched time-shifted show in Australia.
Ludo Studio EP Charlie Aspinwall said: “We’re so happy to be given this opportunity to make a third series of Bluey and look forward to working once again with the...
- 10/1/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
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‘Hardball.’
Northern Pictures’ Hardball has been nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award, one of four competing in the Kids: Live Action category.
So that is more acclaim for the ABC-commissioned comedy which won two prizes in June: The Prix Jeunesse International Award for the world’s best fiction program for 7-10-year-olds, and the Rockie Award for the Best Children and Youth Fiction Series at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada.
Created and written by Matt Zeremes and Guy Edmonds and produced by Joe Weatherstone, Hardball centres on Mikey and his dream to become the ‘sweetest-bestest-acest’ handball champ in Western Sydney.
The international distributor the Australian Children’s Television Foundation sold the show last month to the BBC kids’ channel Cbbc after earlier deals with France Televisions (France), Nrk (Norway), Rte (Ireland), Tvo (Canada), Tfo (Canada), Tvb (Hong Kong), Rtp (Portugal), Rtv (Slovenia), and Sabc (South Africa).
Co-funded by Screen Australia and Screen Nsw,...
Northern Pictures’ Hardball has been nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award, one of four competing in the Kids: Live Action category.
So that is more acclaim for the ABC-commissioned comedy which won two prizes in June: The Prix Jeunesse International Award for the world’s best fiction program for 7-10-year-olds, and the Rockie Award for the Best Children and Youth Fiction Series at the Banff World Media Festival in Canada.
Created and written by Matt Zeremes and Guy Edmonds and produced by Joe Weatherstone, Hardball centres on Mikey and his dream to become the ‘sweetest-bestest-acest’ handball champ in Western Sydney.
The international distributor the Australian Children’s Television Foundation sold the show last month to the BBC kids’ channel Cbbc after earlier deals with France Televisions (France), Nrk (Norway), Rte (Ireland), Tvo (Canada), Tfo (Canada), Tvb (Hong Kong), Rtp (Portugal), Rtv (Slovenia), and Sabc (South Africa).
Co-funded by Screen Australia and Screen Nsw,...
- 9/10/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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Libbie Doherty.
Libbie Doherty, the ABC’s head of children’s content, is at the forefront of the broadcaster’s drive to achieve better representation of Australia’s diverse population on screen and among its workforce.
“Our content needs to look like what children are experiencing in classrooms, sports clubs and hanging out in the mall. We want our world on screen to reflect what they’re doing,” Doherty said in a webinar this week with Screen Producers Australia CEO Matt Deaner.
The executive outlined a raft of initiatives designed to redress gender imbalance and improve cultural and linguistic diversity (Cald) in the workforce, and paid tribute to animation producers for continuing to work during the pandemic.
Later this year, Covid-19 restrictions permitting, the ABC will invite three mid-career directors from Cald backgrounds to work on Play School.
Each year the ABC teams up with Screen Australia on an initiative...
Libbie Doherty, the ABC’s head of children’s content, is at the forefront of the broadcaster’s drive to achieve better representation of Australia’s diverse population on screen and among its workforce.
“Our content needs to look like what children are experiencing in classrooms, sports clubs and hanging out in the mall. We want our world on screen to reflect what they’re doing,” Doherty said in a webinar this week with Screen Producers Australia CEO Matt Deaner.
The executive outlined a raft of initiatives designed to redress gender imbalance and improve cultural and linguistic diversity (Cald) in the workforce, and paid tribute to animation producers for continuing to work during the pandemic.
Later this year, Covid-19 restrictions permitting, the ABC will invite three mid-career directors from Cald backgrounds to work on Play School.
Each year the ABC teams up with Screen Australia on an initiative...
- 8/20/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
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The ABC and Netflix have co-ordered children’s series MaveriX from Brindle Films, set in the world of junior motocross and due to shoot in Alice Springs in 2021.
Created by Rachel Clements, Sam Meikle and Issac Elliott, the 10 x 30 drama will follow six teens accepted for the first ever MaveriX Academy in Alice, where they are pushed to the limits and given the chance to join a professional racing team.
Clements and Trisha Morton-Thomas will produce the scripts written by Miekle, Fin Edquist, Michelle Offen and Kelly Schilling. The creators are all executive producers with Bernadette O’Mahony.
According the Northern Territory government, MaveriX will be the largest ever local production to shoot in the territory. It’s expected to inject $5 million into the Nt economy and employ nearly 400 people when filming begins next year.
The Nt Government has invested a record $1.5 million into the series via Screen Territory, while major...
Created by Rachel Clements, Sam Meikle and Issac Elliott, the 10 x 30 drama will follow six teens accepted for the first ever MaveriX Academy in Alice, where they are pushed to the limits and given the chance to join a professional racing team.
Clements and Trisha Morton-Thomas will produce the scripts written by Miekle, Fin Edquist, Michelle Offen and Kelly Schilling. The creators are all executive producers with Bernadette O’Mahony.
According the Northern Territory government, MaveriX will be the largest ever local production to shoot in the territory. It’s expected to inject $5 million into the Nt economy and employ nearly 400 people when filming begins next year.
The Nt Government has invested a record $1.5 million into the series via Screen Territory, while major...
- 6/30/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
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Ludo Studio’s Bluey has won the International Emmy Kids Award for best preschool program, Ludo’s third Emmy.
“We’re so proud of (creator) Joe Brumm and the whole gang of beautiful artists at Ludo,” said Ludo Studio’s Daley Pearson.
“They’ve created a beautiful show celebrating one of the most important things: imagination and game play. Bluey’s created a special connection to people around the world and it’s a real privilege to be creating the show under one roof in Brisbane with our friends.
“It’s also been a secret dream of ours to create a bit of an industry in Brisbane that competes with the world. We’ve spent the last few years laying the first bricks down with Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, the ABC and BBC Studios and we’re excited to see what’s next together.”
The Queensland-based studio previously won International...
“We’re so proud of (creator) Joe Brumm and the whole gang of beautiful artists at Ludo,” said Ludo Studio’s Daley Pearson.
“They’ve created a beautiful show celebrating one of the most important things: imagination and game play. Bluey’s created a special connection to people around the world and it’s a real privilege to be creating the show under one roof in Brisbane with our friends.
“It’s also been a secret dream of ours to create a bit of an industry in Brisbane that competes with the world. We’ve spent the last few years laying the first bricks down with Screen Australia, Screen Queensland, the ABC and BBC Studios and we’re excited to see what’s next together.”
The Queensland-based studio previously won International...
- 3/31/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Stateless.’
The ABC today released its 72-page 2020-2022 content plan, essentially a restatement of its core values and goals which also stresses the need to engage with new and younger audiences.
The broadcaster lists its priorities over the next three years as being relevant to all Australians; delivering distinctive, public benefit content that engages mass audiences, builds national conversations and creates meaningful change; increasing the diversity of content and the people making it; and to push boundaries and take risks.
Typifying the spirit of the content plan, Sally Riley, head of drama, comedy and Indigenous, says: “In all our content we first and foremost want to entertain and surprise audiences, but it’s really important to me and my team that we engage them emotionally – that’s how you change hearts and minds. We are constantly looking for ways to defy expectations of our content and the ABC”.
The in-house...
The ABC today released its 72-page 2020-2022 content plan, essentially a restatement of its core values and goals which also stresses the need to engage with new and younger audiences.
The broadcaster lists its priorities over the next three years as being relevant to all Australians; delivering distinctive, public benefit content that engages mass audiences, builds national conversations and creates meaningful change; increasing the diversity of content and the people making it; and to push boundaries and take risks.
Typifying the spirit of the content plan, Sally Riley, head of drama, comedy and Indigenous, says: “In all our content we first and foremost want to entertain and surprise audiences, but it’s really important to me and my team that we engage them emotionally – that’s how you change hearts and minds. We are constantly looking for ways to defy expectations of our content and the ABC”.
The in-house...
- 12/11/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Megan Young.
Megan Young has been appointed production executive for ABC Children’s.
In her new role, starting November 11, Young will manage the production, business and planning activities associated with in-house and external productions across multiple genres, including drama, animation, comedy, preschool, factual and entertainment.
Young joins the ABC from Create Nsw, where was acting senior investment manager, overseeing a range of productions, including feature films, television comedy and drama series and children’s drama series, and developed projects with experienced and emerging practitioners.
From 2012-17, she worked at Transmission Films as delivery and production manager and then as head of Australia/New Zealand acquisitions, managing contractual and delivery elements for its slate. Young also has theatrical marketing experience working for clients such as Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Dendy Films, Sony Pictures Classics, IFC Films, Magnolia Pictures and Fortissimo Films.
ABC head of children’s content Libbie Doherty said: “Megan...
Megan Young has been appointed production executive for ABC Children’s.
In her new role, starting November 11, Young will manage the production, business and planning activities associated with in-house and external productions across multiple genres, including drama, animation, comedy, preschool, factual and entertainment.
Young joins the ABC from Create Nsw, where was acting senior investment manager, overseeing a range of productions, including feature films, television comedy and drama series and children’s drama series, and developed projects with experienced and emerging practitioners.
From 2012-17, she worked at Transmission Films as delivery and production manager and then as head of Australia/New Zealand acquisitions, managing contractual and delivery elements for its slate. Young also has theatrical marketing experience working for clients such as Paramount Pictures, Universal Pictures, Dendy Films, Sony Pictures Classics, IFC Films, Magnolia Pictures and Fortissimo Films.
ABC head of children’s content Libbie Doherty said: “Megan...
- 10/31/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
L-r: ‘Thalu’ cast Jakeile Coffin, Sharliya Mowarin, Cherry-Rose Hubert, Logan Adams, Ella Togo, Penesha Wally and Wade Walker. (Photo credit: Tyson Mowarin)
Nitv and ABC Children’s have jointly commissioned five-part children’s series Thalu from Weerianna Street Media, with production now underway in the Pilbara, Wa.
Produced by Weerianna Street’s Tyson Mowarin and Robyn Marais with Bernadette O’Mahony from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), Thalu is described as an “ode to the Pilbera and its people”.
It follows a group of Indigenous children who undertake a journey to save their Country from the threat of a mysterious dust cloud and its inhabitants, the Takers. It takes Roebourne community stories and weaves Ngarluma culture with the classic heroes’ journey.
The scripts have been penned by Beck Cole, Sam Nuggin-Paynter, David Woodhead, Donald Imberlong and Nayuka Gorrie. In addition to producing the series, Mowarin will also direct with Dena Curtis,...
Nitv and ABC Children’s have jointly commissioned five-part children’s series Thalu from Weerianna Street Media, with production now underway in the Pilbara, Wa.
Produced by Weerianna Street’s Tyson Mowarin and Robyn Marais with Bernadette O’Mahony from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), Thalu is described as an “ode to the Pilbera and its people”.
It follows a group of Indigenous children who undertake a journey to save their Country from the threat of a mysterious dust cloud and its inhabitants, the Takers. It takes Roebourne community stories and weaves Ngarluma culture with the classic heroes’ journey.
The scripts have been penned by Beck Cole, Sam Nuggin-Paynter, David Woodhead, Donald Imberlong and Nayuka Gorrie. In addition to producing the series, Mowarin will also direct with Dena Curtis,...
- 9/25/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Mary-Ellen Mullane.
The ABC has hired Mary-Ellen Mullane as executive producer of children’s content.
In her new role, starting 8 October, she will commission for the ABC’s two dedicated children’s entertainment networks ABC Kids and ABC Me, for distribution across television, radio, digital and third-party platforms, and oversee primary school-age content produced by the ABC.
Mullane joins the broadcaster from Nitv, where she has been a senior commissioning editor since 2015. Prior to this, she worked as an investment development manager at Screen Australia and as a producer at Film Australia. Her credits include the Prix Jeunesse-nominated drama Grace Beside Me , Logie Award-winning Little J & Big Cuz, Un Media Award-winning documentary We Don’t Need a Map and Vr project Future Dreaming (Tribeca Film Festival).
At the ABC, Mullane will work with independent producers, broadcasting partners and distributors on series and one-off projects across multiple genres and build on...
The ABC has hired Mary-Ellen Mullane as executive producer of children’s content.
In her new role, starting 8 October, she will commission for the ABC’s two dedicated children’s entertainment networks ABC Kids and ABC Me, for distribution across television, radio, digital and third-party platforms, and oversee primary school-age content produced by the ABC.
Mullane joins the broadcaster from Nitv, where she has been a senior commissioning editor since 2015. Prior to this, she worked as an investment development manager at Screen Australia and as a producer at Film Australia. Her credits include the Prix Jeunesse-nominated drama Grace Beside Me , Logie Award-winning Little J & Big Cuz, Un Media Award-winning documentary We Don’t Need a Map and Vr project Future Dreaming (Tribeca Film Festival).
At the ABC, Mullane will work with independent producers, broadcasting partners and distributors on series and one-off projects across multiple genres and build on...
- 9/22/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Michael Carrington.
After acting in the role for almost a year, Michael Carrington has been officially appointed director of entertainment and specialist at the ABC.
Previously the E&s director role was held by ABC managing director David Anderson. Carrington’s among a range of new senior appointments at the public broadcaster, including Judith Whelan as director of ABC’s regional and local operations, and Libbie Doherty as head of children’s production.
Prior to being appointed acting head of E&s, Carrington had been acting as the department’s head of distribution.
Previously he was the ABC’s head of children’s content, a role he’d held since 2016.
Over his career, Carrington has worked at the BBC, including as channel controller and creative director of the CBeebies preschool channel, and at Turner Broadcasting as chief content officer, where he won an International Emmy for The Amazing World of Gumball.
After acting in the role for almost a year, Michael Carrington has been officially appointed director of entertainment and specialist at the ABC.
Previously the E&s director role was held by ABC managing director David Anderson. Carrington’s among a range of new senior appointments at the public broadcaster, including Judith Whelan as director of ABC’s regional and local operations, and Libbie Doherty as head of children’s production.
Prior to being appointed acting head of E&s, Carrington had been acting as the department’s head of distribution.
Previously he was the ABC’s head of children’s content, a role he’d held since 2016.
Over his career, Carrington has worked at the BBC, including as channel controller and creative director of the CBeebies preschool channel, and at Turner Broadcasting as chief content officer, where he won an International Emmy for The Amazing World of Gumball.
- 8/21/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
The third season of ‘Mustangs Fc’ is underway in Melbourne (Photo: Sarah Enticknap).
The third season of Matchbox Pictures’ children’s series Mustangs Fc is currently shooting in Melbourne for the ABC and new co-commissioning partner Nitv.
Season three, supported by Film Victoria, sees all-girl soccer team The Mustangs enter a harsh new league in which they’re forced to merge with their nemesis, The Wildcats.
Mustangs Fc is produced by Amanda Higgs and Rachel Davis, who have promoted women on set each season; more than 60 per cent of the cast and crew for the third series are female.
The scripts were penned by Kirsty Fisher, Magda Wozniak, Rae Earl, Alix Beane, Shanti Gudgeon and Marisa Nathar, and director Beck Cole joins this season alongside the returning directors Ana Kokkinos, Roger Hodgman and Corrie Chen. Further, Amie Batalibasi, who completed a Film Victoria Key Talent Placement on Mustangs Fc season two,...
The third season of Matchbox Pictures’ children’s series Mustangs Fc is currently shooting in Melbourne for the ABC and new co-commissioning partner Nitv.
Season three, supported by Film Victoria, sees all-girl soccer team The Mustangs enter a harsh new league in which they’re forced to merge with their nemesis, The Wildcats.
Mustangs Fc is produced by Amanda Higgs and Rachel Davis, who have promoted women on set each season; more than 60 per cent of the cast and crew for the third series are female.
The scripts were penned by Kirsty Fisher, Magda Wozniak, Rae Earl, Alix Beane, Shanti Gudgeon and Marisa Nathar, and director Beck Cole joins this season alongside the returning directors Ana Kokkinos, Roger Hodgman and Corrie Chen. Further, Amie Batalibasi, who completed a Film Victoria Key Talent Placement on Mustangs Fc season two,...
- 8/2/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Maya the Bee: The Honey Games.’
Settling into her elevated role as CEO of content, Studio 100 International, Barbara Stephen is overseeing an increase in the company’s Australian animation business Flying Bark Productions and its Us and European units.
“Our strategy is to create content that is driven from each of the home markets and where we think there is an opportunity to expand that into global markets,” says Stephen, who continues as MD of Flying Bark, a post she has held since 2014.
“I see my role as ensuring each production business has a slate that they feel confident will work first and foremost for the local territory.
“The majority of my time will be spent with Flying Bark, which is the biggest animation production business within the animation group, as we expand. I will also work on strategy and planning for the international businesses, so it’s a happy marriage.
Settling into her elevated role as CEO of content, Studio 100 International, Barbara Stephen is overseeing an increase in the company’s Australian animation business Flying Bark Productions and its Us and European units.
“Our strategy is to create content that is driven from each of the home markets and where we think there is an opportunity to expand that into global markets,” says Stephen, who continues as MD of Flying Bark, a post she has held since 2014.
“I see my role as ensuring each production business has a slate that they feel confident will work first and foremost for the local territory.
“The majority of my time will be spent with Flying Bark, which is the biggest animation production business within the animation group, as we expand. I will also work on strategy and planning for the international businesses, so it’s a happy marriage.
- 7/8/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Libbie Doherty.
Confirmed as head of children’s production at the ABC earlier this month, Libbie Doherty is on the look-out for comedies and factual entertainment programs.
Overseeing a department of 65 people including 25 in Melbourne, she commissions around 380 hours of content annually across ABC Kids and ABC Me as well as overseeing ABC Kids Listen, children’s digital products and third party social media.
Her budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 is unchanged, despite the $84 million funding cut over the next three years. “Our broad commissioning strategy is to present the best of Australian content and the best from the rest of the world,” she tells If in one of her first interviews since her appointment, after acting in the role for a year.
“We are always in the market for comedy. The Inbestigators is self-contained and won’t go to a second season so we definitely have room for comedies.
Confirmed as head of children’s production at the ABC earlier this month, Libbie Doherty is on the look-out for comedies and factual entertainment programs.
Overseeing a department of 65 people including 25 in Melbourne, she commissions around 380 hours of content annually across ABC Kids and ABC Me as well as overseeing ABC Kids Listen, children’s digital products and third party social media.
Her budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 is unchanged, despite the $84 million funding cut over the next three years. “Our broad commissioning strategy is to present the best of Australian content and the best from the rest of the world,” she tells If in one of her first interviews since her appointment, after acting in the role for a year.
“We are always in the market for comedy. The Inbestigators is self-contained and won’t go to a second season so we definitely have room for comedies.
- 6/27/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
ABC and Screen Australia have announced the three films they will support via the joint DisRupted initiative, with each set to screen on ABC Me on International Day of People with a Disability.
Each film is led by a young creative with a disability, and is supported by producers from Cjz, Sticky Pictures and LateNite Films. ABC and Screen Australia executives will provide editorial guidance and support including Jan Stradling, Anna Allbury and Natalie Robinson-Hurst for ABC Children’s and Ester Harding from Screen Australia.
Creator and director Johanna Garvin draws on her own experiences in Rocky and Me, a dramatised telling of when 11-year-old Stella gets her first wheelchair “Rocky” and with it a new sense of freedom.
And Then Something Changed, created by Eliza Hull, tells the story of a happy-go-lucky eight-year-old Louis who has Achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and wakes up to what he thinks will...
Each film is led by a young creative with a disability, and is supported by producers from Cjz, Sticky Pictures and LateNite Films. ABC and Screen Australia executives will provide editorial guidance and support including Jan Stradling, Anna Allbury and Natalie Robinson-Hurst for ABC Children’s and Ester Harding from Screen Australia.
Creator and director Johanna Garvin draws on her own experiences in Rocky and Me, a dramatised telling of when 11-year-old Stella gets her first wheelchair “Rocky” and with it a new sense of freedom.
And Then Something Changed, created by Eliza Hull, tells the story of a happy-go-lucky eight-year-old Louis who has Achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism, and wakes up to what he thinks will...
- 6/6/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
The ABC’s Libbie Doherty (L) and Dena Curtis.
When Dena Curtis turned to writing and directing a dozen years ago after years as a film editor, she was confronted by a recurring problem.
“The challenge was convincing people, mostly broadcasters, to commission Indigenous stories when they said no one would watch them,” Curtis tells If.
Since then, as she acknowledges, there has been a “huge shift,” which she credits in part to the support and advocacy by ABC head of scripted production Sally Riley and Screen Australia’s Indigenous department headed by Penny Smallacombe.
Curtis, who founded Inkey Media in 2015, is in a sweet spot in her career. Currently she is crafting ideas for her segment of the anthology feature Cook 2020: Our Right of Reply, co-funded by Screen Australia and the New Zealand Film Commission.
The shorts from eight Indigenous teams from Australia and New Zealand will each...
When Dena Curtis turned to writing and directing a dozen years ago after years as a film editor, she was confronted by a recurring problem.
“The challenge was convincing people, mostly broadcasters, to commission Indigenous stories when they said no one would watch them,” Curtis tells If.
Since then, as she acknowledges, there has been a “huge shift,” which she credits in part to the support and advocacy by ABC head of scripted production Sally Riley and Screen Australia’s Indigenous department headed by Penny Smallacombe.
Curtis, who founded Inkey Media in 2015, is in a sweet spot in her career. Currently she is crafting ideas for her segment of the anthology feature Cook 2020: Our Right of Reply, co-funded by Screen Australia and the New Zealand Film Commission.
The shorts from eight Indigenous teams from Australia and New Zealand will each...
- 6/6/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Libbie Doherty.
The ABC has confirmed Libbie Doherty as head of children’s production after she served as acting head of children’s content for the past year.
She stepped up following the promotion of Michael Carrington to acting director of entertainment and specialist.
In the new position she will commission more than 350 hours of content annually across the ABC’s two children’s TV channels, which reach up to 94 per cent of Australians aged under 15.
She will oversee in-house development and production across ABC Kids, ABC Me, ABC Kids listen and on children’s digital products and third-party platforms and take the lead on commissioning external producers.
That’s the first major appointment since David Anderson was confirmed as the MD, suggesting there will be a high degree of continuity at the broadcaster.
Since joining ABC children’s as commissioning editor in 2015, she has been influential in the creation...
The ABC has confirmed Libbie Doherty as head of children’s production after she served as acting head of children’s content for the past year.
She stepped up following the promotion of Michael Carrington to acting director of entertainment and specialist.
In the new position she will commission more than 350 hours of content annually across the ABC’s two children’s TV channels, which reach up to 94 per cent of Australians aged under 15.
She will oversee in-house development and production across ABC Kids, ABC Me, ABC Kids listen and on children’s digital products and third-party platforms and take the lead on commissioning external producers.
That’s the first major appointment since David Anderson was confirmed as the MD, suggesting there will be a high degree of continuity at the broadcaster.
Since joining ABC children’s as commissioning editor in 2015, she has been influential in the creation...
- 6/4/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Bluey’.
The ABC has ordered a second season of Ludo Studio’s animated children’s series Bluey, with the first instalment the most watched show of all time on ABC iview, having racked up a staggering 75 million total program plays.
The second season, co-commissioned with BBC Studios, will consist of 52 x 7-minute episodes, with production commencing later this month.
Created by Joe Brumm, Bluey follows the adventures of a six-year-old blue heeler pup and her family. The second series will see Bluey play fun and elaborate new games with her sister Bingo; Chilli’s relationship with her girls will be further explored as she juggles work and family life; Bandit returns with his wry sense of humour; and we’ll meet more of Bluey and Bingo’s family and friends.
Brumm is the series’ showrunner, working with executive producers Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson, producer Sam Moor and supervising director Richard Jeffery.
The ABC has ordered a second season of Ludo Studio’s animated children’s series Bluey, with the first instalment the most watched show of all time on ABC iview, having racked up a staggering 75 million total program plays.
The second season, co-commissioned with BBC Studios, will consist of 52 x 7-minute episodes, with production commencing later this month.
Created by Joe Brumm, Bluey follows the adventures of a six-year-old blue heeler pup and her family. The second series will see Bluey play fun and elaborate new games with her sister Bingo; Chilli’s relationship with her girls will be further explored as she juggles work and family life; Bandit returns with his wry sense of humour; and we’ll meet more of Bluey and Bingo’s family and friends.
Brumm is the series’ showrunner, working with executive producers Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson, producer Sam Moor and supervising director Richard Jeffery.
- 5/16/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Charles Russell, Samuel Ireland, Melanie Wozniak and Kylah Day in ‘Itch’ (Photo credit – Nic Duncan).
When BBC announcer Simon Mayo wrote a short story for Joe, his then 10-year-old son, he had no agent or publisher and he could not imagine the book turning into a TV series set halfway across the world in Australia.
Mayo’s tome Itch was published in 2012 and optioned the following year by Komixx Entertainment, the film and TV production company with headquarters in London and offices in Los Angeles.
Melanie Halsall, Komixx’s head of development, laboured for years on the project, which chronicles the adventures of Itchingham Lofte, a science-obsessed teenager who pursues the unusual and sometimes dangerous hobby of collecting all the elements on the periodic table.
When he discovers a new element with extraordinary powers he is forced to go on the run to protect it from sinister organisations who want it for their own ends.
When BBC announcer Simon Mayo wrote a short story for Joe, his then 10-year-old son, he had no agent or publisher and he could not imagine the book turning into a TV series set halfway across the world in Australia.
Mayo’s tome Itch was published in 2012 and optioned the following year by Komixx Entertainment, the film and TV production company with headquarters in London and offices in Los Angeles.
Melanie Halsall, Komixx’s head of development, laboured for years on the project, which chronicles the adventures of Itchingham Lofte, a science-obsessed teenager who pursues the unusual and sometimes dangerous hobby of collecting all the elements on the periodic table.
When he discovers a new element with extraordinary powers he is forced to go on the run to protect it from sinister organisations who want it for their own ends.
- 2/25/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Nowhere Boys’.
The third season of Matchbox Pictures’ Nowhere Boys has picked up the British Academy Children’s Award for International Live Action.
The series, which aired in Australia on ABC Me, beat out Disney’s Andi Mack, Blooming Media/Nickelodeon’s Hunter Street, and Radical Sheep Productions/Cbbc’s The Next Step at the awards, held in London yesterday evening.
This is the third time Nowhere Boys has been nominated for the BAFTA award, and the first time it’s won. The series, created by Tony Ayres and produced by Beth Frey with EPs Ayres and Michael McMahon, also won an International Emmy Kids Award in 2016 and an Aacta Award in 2014.
ABC children’s head Libbie Doherty said: “Congratulations to the team behind Nowhere Boys for bringing complex and gripping Australian teen drama to the world stage.
“Nowhere Boys has a loyal and dedicated audience following around the world...
The third season of Matchbox Pictures’ Nowhere Boys has picked up the British Academy Children’s Award for International Live Action.
The series, which aired in Australia on ABC Me, beat out Disney’s Andi Mack, Blooming Media/Nickelodeon’s Hunter Street, and Radical Sheep Productions/Cbbc’s The Next Step at the awards, held in London yesterday evening.
This is the third time Nowhere Boys has been nominated for the BAFTA award, and the first time it’s won. The series, created by Tony Ayres and produced by Beth Frey with EPs Ayres and Michael McMahon, also won an International Emmy Kids Award in 2016 and an Aacta Award in 2014.
ABC children’s head Libbie Doherty said: “Congratulations to the team behind Nowhere Boys for bringing complex and gripping Australian teen drama to the world stage.
“Nowhere Boys has a loyal and dedicated audience following around the world...
- 11/26/2018
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Screen Producers Australia has announced the 12 members of the programming advisory committee for the 2018 Screen Forever conference.
The committee reflects the diversity of Australian screen content, ranging from the traditional mediums of film and television to the emerging fields of online, Vr and Ar.
The body plays a critical role in helping Spa to address the challenges, opportunities and trends that are most relevant to the screen industry today.
The members are:
Neil Peplow (Chair), CEO, Aftrs Adrian Swift, Head of Content Production & Development, Nine Network Jo Dillon, Head of Development & Production, Screen Qld Libbie Doherty, Head of Children’s Content, ABC Malinda Wink, Executive Director, Shark Island Marshall Heald, Director TV and Online Content, Sbs Mike Cowap, Senior Producer – Scripted & Unscripted, Princess Pictures Nerida Moore, Head of Development, Screen Australia Rebecca Hardman, Head of Legal and Business Affairs (Australia), See-Saw Films Rosie Lourde, Independent Producer Ross Hutchens, Head of Screen Industry Programs,...
The committee reflects the diversity of Australian screen content, ranging from the traditional mediums of film and television to the emerging fields of online, Vr and Ar.
The body plays a critical role in helping Spa to address the challenges, opportunities and trends that are most relevant to the screen industry today.
The members are:
Neil Peplow (Chair), CEO, Aftrs Adrian Swift, Head of Content Production & Development, Nine Network Jo Dillon, Head of Development & Production, Screen Qld Libbie Doherty, Head of Children’s Content, ABC Malinda Wink, Executive Director, Shark Island Marshall Heald, Director TV and Online Content, Sbs Mike Cowap, Senior Producer – Scripted & Unscripted, Princess Pictures Nerida Moore, Head of Development, Screen Australia Rebecca Hardman, Head of Legal and Business Affairs (Australia), See-Saw Films Rosie Lourde, Independent Producer Ross Hutchens, Head of Screen Industry Programs,...
- 9/13/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
ABC and Screen Australia have partnered on a new funding program designed to build the skills of female filmmakers.
The Girls initiative will fund up to five individuals or teams to make a stand alone TV episode that captures the lives of Australian girls.
The brief? "Each creative team is to imagine the episode is like an open letter to their 12-year-old self that explores the hopes, the dreams, the challenges, the hardships and the belly laughs that drive today.s girls," the ABC said in a statement..
The successful applicants will be given up to $80,000 each to create a 20-minute episode aimed at the ABC Me audience (8-12years).
The filmmakers will be mentored by experienced female producers and receive editorial guidance from ABC Commissioning Editors Libbie Doherty and Jan Stradling, as well as Screen Australia.s Senior Development Executive Nerida Moore.
.Although Gender Matters was a game changer...
The Girls initiative will fund up to five individuals or teams to make a stand alone TV episode that captures the lives of Australian girls.
The brief? "Each creative team is to imagine the episode is like an open letter to their 12-year-old self that explores the hopes, the dreams, the challenges, the hardships and the belly laughs that drive today.s girls," the ABC said in a statement..
The successful applicants will be given up to $80,000 each to create a 20-minute episode aimed at the ABC Me audience (8-12years).
The filmmakers will be mentored by experienced female producers and receive editorial guidance from ABC Commissioning Editors Libbie Doherty and Jan Stradling, as well as Screen Australia.s Senior Development Executive Nerida Moore.
.Although Gender Matters was a game changer...
- 3/6/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
ABC and Screen Australia have partnered on a new funding program designed to build the skills of female filmmakers.
The Girls initiative will fund up to five individuals or teams to make a stand alone TV episode that captures the lives of Australian girls.
The brief? "Each creative team is to imagine the episode is like an open letter to their 12-year-old self that explores the hopes, the dreams, the challenges, the hardships and the belly laughs that drive today.s girls," the ABC said in a statement..
The successful applicants will be given up to $80,000 each to create a 20-minute episode aimed at the ABC Me audience (8-12years).
The filmmakers will be mentored by experienced female producers and receive editorial guidance from ABC Commissioning Editors Libbie Doherty and Jan Stradling, as well as Screen Australia.s Senior Development Executive Nerida Moore.
.Although Gender Matters was a game changer...
The Girls initiative will fund up to five individuals or teams to make a stand alone TV episode that captures the lives of Australian girls.
The brief? "Each creative team is to imagine the episode is like an open letter to their 12-year-old self that explores the hopes, the dreams, the challenges, the hardships and the belly laughs that drive today.s girls," the ABC said in a statement..
The successful applicants will be given up to $80,000 each to create a 20-minute episode aimed at the ABC Me audience (8-12years).
The filmmakers will be mentored by experienced female producers and receive editorial guidance from ABC Commissioning Editors Libbie Doherty and Jan Stradling, as well as Screen Australia.s Senior Development Executive Nerida Moore.
.Although Gender Matters was a game changer...
- 3/6/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
This week, some 200,000 Year 12 students will receive their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (Atar). Among them are 14 who documented their final year of school for upcoming ABC series.My Year 12 Life.
Princess Pictures gave each of the 14 students a camera at the start of 2016 and asked them to film their life.
The resulting 26 x 30 series, which aims to create national conversation about the pressures of Year 12, is a .vlogumentary. — there were no film crews or producers on the ground.
As the students. final year comes to an end, so too does filming. The students have captured 1000s of hours of vision, each whittled down to an average 30-60 mins of footage every week. The completed series will also include media from the students' social platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat.
.It.s time we talked about the stress we.re putting on teenagers, and the effect of telling them they should be judged by one number,...
Princess Pictures gave each of the 14 students a camera at the start of 2016 and asked them to film their life.
The resulting 26 x 30 series, which aims to create national conversation about the pressures of Year 12, is a .vlogumentary. — there were no film crews or producers on the ground.
As the students. final year comes to an end, so too does filming. The students have captured 1000s of hours of vision, each whittled down to an average 30-60 mins of footage every week. The completed series will also include media from the students' social platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat.
.It.s time we talked about the stress we.re putting on teenagers, and the effect of telling them they should be judged by one number,...
- 12/8/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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