Tokyo, Japan –Currently ranked as the #1 TV broadcaster in Japan for the past three consecutive years, Mr. Atsushi Hatayama, President of International Business Development, for Nippon Television Network Corporation (Nippon TV), the leading commercial broadcaster and network in Japan offering entertainment, anime, documentaries and news, announced today that the company is heading to this year’s MIPCOM with one scripted format (My Son), two dramas (Overprotected Kahoko, My Lover’s Secret), and … [Read more...] about Nippon TV heads to MIPCOM
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Screen Australia funds diversity and inclusion programmes
Screen Australia announced more than $700,000 in funding through the Story, Talent and Sector Development programs. Included in the slate are fifteen features and three online series; supported placements for two Developing the Developer participants, and sector initiatives led by CuriousWorks, Information Cultural Exchange (I.C.E.) and MEAA’s Equity Foundation. “In line with our commitment to the Screen Diversity & Inclusion Network (SDIN) Charter, we are incredibly proud to be … [Read more...] about Screen Australia funds diversity and inclusion programmes
ITV Studios Global Entertainment takes 60 minute makeover internationally
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) will take 60 Minute Makeover to the international market following the announcement of its commission in the UK. A new 20 x 60 series of the show, which first aired in 2004 and is produced by ITV Studios’ factual entertainment label Shiver, has been ordered by UK channel Quest Red and will air later this year. Accordingly ITVS GE will now look to bring the format to the attention of global buyers as it plans ahead to MIPCOM in … [Read more...] about ITV Studios Global Entertainment takes 60 minute makeover internationally
Screen Australia invests $4 Million across 15 documentaries
Screen Australia announced $4.15 million in production investment funding for 15 new documentaries through the Documentary Producer and Commissioned programs. The projects include a companion piece to upcoming SBS drama Sunshine; actor Sam Neill’s voyage through the Pacific as he retraces and interrogates the impact of Captain Cook’s travels; and a chronicle of 76 female scientists’ landmark expedition to the southernmost continent in the world, Antarctica. This is the final documentary funding … [Read more...] about Screen Australia invests $4 Million across 15 documentaries
Marion Pilowsky’s feature film debuts The Call Back
Producer turned writer/director Marion Pilowsky My Last Five Girlfriends, Sleuth will make her feature directorial debut with comedy The Call Back after securing production investment funding from Fox International Productions, Screen Australia and the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC). It will be distributed locally via 20th Century Fox Film Australia and has received Gender Matters: Better Deals support from Screen Australia. Produced by Sue Murray Charlie’s Country, Ten … [Read more...] about Marion Pilowsky’s feature film debuts The Call Back
11 Hot Shots share nearly $1 Million in funding
Screen Australia has selected 11 emerging filmmaking teams to share in $989,000 of Hot Shots Plus funding, which will encompass both production funding to make a short-form narrative proof-of-concept (POC), and development funding to progress their POC to a longer form project. The 11 projects cover a range of platforms; seven are short films that will aim to progress to a feature film, two are Virtual Reality (VR) shorts with plans for a full VR series, one is a short film that will serve as … [Read more...] about 11 Hot Shots share nearly $1 Million in funding