ABC, Screen Australia, ITV Studios, and Screen Canberra announced that filming has begun in Canberra on Austin, a charming new eight-part narrative comedy series for the ABC. Produced by the multi award-winning team at Northern Pictures, Austin stars two of the UK’s most-loved performers, Ben Miller (Bridgerton, Death in Paradise) and Sally Phillips (Veep, Bridget Jones’s Diary), along with favourite Australian actors Gia Carides (My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Big Little Lies) and Roy Billing (Jack … [Read more...] about Cameras roll in Canberra on new ABC comedy Austin – produced in association with and distributed internationally by ITV Studios
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Flying Bark Productions set to produce 200% Wolf film
Flying Bark Productions has today announced production of “200% Wolf” - the much-anticipated sequel to the internationally successful feature film, “100% Wolf”. The film will be distributed across Australia by StudioCanal while Studio 100 Film is managing international sales. A co-production with Spain’s Atlantika Films and Western Australia’s Siamese, “200% Wolf” is produced with major production funding from Screen Australia, and financed in association with Screenwest and Lotterywest. The … [Read more...] about Flying Bark Productions set to produce 200% Wolf film
Blacksand Pictures releases first-look photos for new comedy series, ‘Salma’s Season’
Blacksand Pictures have released first-look photos from Salma’s Season, a 6 x 5-minute comedy-drama series written and directed by Kauthar Abdulalim (#Matched, The Ninth Tower), currently wrapped shooting in Melbourne, Australia. Salma’s Season chronicles the Australian adventures of Salma, a 45-year-old Australian-Pakistani woman whose traditional world is turned upside-down when she rebels against her roles as a dutiful wife and doting mother to chase her dream of playing at the … [Read more...] about Blacksand Pictures releases first-look photos for new comedy series, ‘Salma’s Season’
DCD Rights announces raft of sales for prestige drama ‘Love Me’
Leading UK-based distributor DCD Rights has secured a further slew of international sales of the Melbourne-set, high-end series Love Me, it was announced by Nicky Davies Williams, CEO. The romantic drama series has now been acquired by Viaplay (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Netherlands), CBC (Canada) for its streaming service, CBC Gem, Acorn TV (UK, Spain, Portugal and India), Hot (Israel), yes-DBS (Israel) … [Read more...] about DCD Rights announces raft of sales for prestige drama ‘Love Me’
Fremantle Australia produces new psychological drama ‘Significant Others’
Fremantle announced on 25 November a new production Significant Others – the latest original scripted series from Fremantle Australia. Set to air in Australia 2022 on ABC TV, the six-part series is created by award-winning writer Tommy Murphy (Holding the Man, Devil’s Playground). It will be internationally distributed by Fremantle. Significant Others tells the intriguing story of a single mother who fails to return home from her morning swim, leaving behind two teenagers and a fractured family … [Read more...] about Fremantle Australia produces new psychological drama ‘Significant Others’
White Spark Pictures to go beyond the Milky Way with groundbreaking new VR film
White Spark Pictures, the award-winning Australian production company established by Briege Whitehead, is pleased to announce the completion of its latest Virtual Reality (VR) documentary project – Beyond the Milky Way – about one of the biggest-ever scientific endeavours in human history – the SKA, the world’s largest radio telescopes. The 25-minute VR film, narrated by professor Brian Cox (Universe), will have its world premiere at the WA Museum Boola Bardip in Perth, opening to the public … [Read more...] about White Spark Pictures to go beyond the Milky Way with groundbreaking new VR film
