Magpie Pictures has announced that it has secured the rights to Mireille Juchau’s award-winning novel The World Without Us and is adapting the novel into a six x one-hour drama series The Hive. Angela Betzien, one of Australia’s most exciting emerging screenwriters (Total Control and best known for her work in theatre) will be the lead writer working with multi-award-winning writer Blake Ayshford (Fighting Season) as story producer and writer on the series. The Hive is a vivid multi-layered … [Read more...] about Magpie Pictures secures rights to the novel ‘The World Without Us’; adapts best-seller into a six-hour drama series
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Yellow, Black and White to premiere ‘Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles’ at MIPCOM 2020
Yellow, Black and White (YBW), one of Russia’s largest entertainment studios, announced the global premiere of Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles, with the first episode screening at MIPCOM on 13th October. Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles is a brand-new TV series adaption of the tale following the world’s most famous private investigator, reimagined to take place in 19th Century St Petersburg against a backdrop of the country’s most famous landmarks and sites. Directed by Nurbek Egen and … [Read more...] about Yellow, Black and White to premiere ‘Sherlock: The Russian Chronicles’ at MIPCOM 2020
The HISTORY Channel greenlights new nonfiction series ‘Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman’ (working title) as part of A+E Networks MIPCOM upfront
The HISTORY® channel announced the greenlight of the new nonfiction series Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman (working title) hosted and executive produced by the Academy Award-winning actor as part of A+E Networks MIPCOM upfront presentation. Produced by Freeman and producer Lori McCreary’s production company, Revelations Entertainment, the six one-hour episode series will reveal in detail history’s greatest convict escapes from some of the most notorious prisons in the world. “I’ve been … [Read more...] about The HISTORY Channel greenlights new nonfiction series ‘Great Escapes with Morgan Freeman’ (working title) as part of A+E Networks MIPCOM upfront
‘ITCH’ starts production on series 2 in Western Australia’s Great Southern region
ABC, Screenwest, Screen Australia, and ABC Commercial are excited to announce that production has commenced in Western Australia on series two of ITCH – a ten-part live-action adventure series produced for ABC by independent film and TV producer Komixx Entertainment and distributed worldwide by ABC Commercial. The first series of ITCH based on the characters created in the award-winning books by popular British broadcaster and author Simon Mayo is currently on ABC ME iview as part of the … [Read more...] about ‘ITCH’ starts production on series 2 in Western Australia’s Great Southern region
ABC Commercial rolls out exciting slate for MIP China
ABC Commercial has announced a full offering of blue-chip Australian scripted and unscripted content and great formats to celebrate their first attendance of MIP China’s new innovative online market event. The finished program slate includes quality natural history series Wild Australians (HD 6x60’), which travels from coast to desert and back again to tell the stories of some of Australia’s spectacular wildlife, and the harsh but beautiful habitat to which these animals have adapted. The … [Read more...] about ABC Commercial rolls out exciting slate for MIP China
Australian Screen Production Industry issues COVID-Safe Guidelines
The Australian screen production industry released COVID-Safe Guidelines to help get the industry back to work. The Guidelines have been developed by the Australian Screen Sector Task Force, comprising the Australian Film Television & Radio School (AFTRS), Screen Australia, the Media Entertainment & Arts Alliance (MEAA), Screen Producers Australia (SPA), State and Territory Agencies, Guilds, ABC, SBS, Ausfilm and major production companies, to support a safe return to production in … [Read more...] about Australian Screen Production Industry issues COVID-Safe Guidelines