Australian series “Bad Behaviour,” which is set to premiere at Berlinale Series next month, has its first trailer and release date.
The series – based on the book by Rebecca Starford – will bow on Australian streamer Stan on Feb. 17 as a boxset.
“Bad Behaviour” is a four-part series that tells the story of an exclusive girls boarding school, where the options are to be bullied or to become a bully as the girls vie for power and acceptance.
The show stars Jana McKinnon (“We Children from Bahnhof Zoo”), Markella Kavenagh (“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”) and Yerin Ha (“Halo”).
McKinnon plays 25-year-old Jo Mackenzie, who has flashbacks to her brutal year at boarding school when she bumps into an old friend, Alice (Ha).
Erana James (“The Wilds”), Tuuli Narkle (“Mystery Road: Origin”), Dan Spielman (“Stateless”), Diana Glenn (“Harrow”), Mantshologane Maile (“The Pm’s Daughter”) round out the cast alongside newcomers Melissa Kahraman,...
The series – based on the book by Rebecca Starford – will bow on Australian streamer Stan on Feb. 17 as a boxset.
“Bad Behaviour” is a four-part series that tells the story of an exclusive girls boarding school, where the options are to be bullied or to become a bully as the girls vie for power and acceptance.
The show stars Jana McKinnon (“We Children from Bahnhof Zoo”), Markella Kavenagh (“The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”) and Yerin Ha (“Halo”).
McKinnon plays 25-year-old Jo Mackenzie, who has flashbacks to her brutal year at boarding school when she bumps into an old friend, Alice (Ha).
Erana James (“The Wilds”), Tuuli Narkle (“Mystery Road: Origin”), Dan Spielman (“Stateless”), Diana Glenn (“Harrow”), Mantshologane Maile (“The Pm’s Daughter”) round out the cast alongside newcomers Melissa Kahraman,...
- 1/18/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Jana McKinnon, Markella Kavenagh and Yerin Ha have joined the cast of Australian TV series “Bad Behaviour.”
Filming of the four-part show, which is adapted from the acclaimed book of the same name by writer Rebecca Starford, has now completed in Victoria, Australia. It is expected to play on Australian streaming platform Stan later this year.
McKinnon (“We Children of Bahnhof Zoo”) stars as scholarship student, who arrives at Silver Creek for a year of character building at the wilderness campus of an exclusive girl’s boarding school. Instead, she finds herself in a dormitory of the most volatile and the most vulnerable.
Kavenagh has recent roles in “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” while Ha has credits including “Halo.” Other newly-announced additions to the cast are: Tuuli Narkle (“Mystery Road”), Dan Spielman (“Stateless”), Diana Glenn (“Harrow”), Mantshologane Maile (“The PMs Daughter”), Erana James (“The Wilds”) and newcomers Melissa Kahraman,...
Filming of the four-part show, which is adapted from the acclaimed book of the same name by writer Rebecca Starford, has now completed in Victoria, Australia. It is expected to play on Australian streaming platform Stan later this year.
McKinnon (“We Children of Bahnhof Zoo”) stars as scholarship student, who arrives at Silver Creek for a year of character building at the wilderness campus of an exclusive girl’s boarding school. Instead, she finds herself in a dormitory of the most volatile and the most vulnerable.
Kavenagh has recent roles in “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” while Ha has credits including “Halo.” Other newly-announced additions to the cast are: Tuuli Narkle (“Mystery Road”), Dan Spielman (“Stateless”), Diana Glenn (“Harrow”), Mantshologane Maile (“The PMs Daughter”), Erana James (“The Wilds”) and newcomers Melissa Kahraman,...
- 3/24/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Director Corrie Chen has hit a stride in her career where she is able to make projects she really believes in.
Tonight is the premiere of one such example in Sbs/Goalpost Television’s New Gold Mountain, with Chen having directed all four episodes.
Set in 1857 Ballarat, the mini-series looks at the gold rush from the perspective of Chinese miners, with the story unravelling around a murder mystery. The stellar ensemble cast includes Yoson An, Alyssa Sutherland, Christopher James Baker, Dan Spielman, Mabel Li, Leonie Whyman, Sam Wang, Rhys Muldoon, Alison Bell, Chris Masters Mah and Travis Cotton.
Sbs director of content Marshall Heald has called New Gold Mountain the broadcaster’s “most ambitious drama yet”, with producer Kylie du Fresne noting it draws inspiration from Deadwood. The series is dense in detail in terms of costuming and production design, and boasts a diverse cast of around 65 speaking roles, all in multiple languages,...
Tonight is the premiere of one such example in Sbs/Goalpost Television’s New Gold Mountain, with Chen having directed all four episodes.
Set in 1857 Ballarat, the mini-series looks at the gold rush from the perspective of Chinese miners, with the story unravelling around a murder mystery. The stellar ensemble cast includes Yoson An, Alyssa Sutherland, Christopher James Baker, Dan Spielman, Mabel Li, Leonie Whyman, Sam Wang, Rhys Muldoon, Alison Bell, Chris Masters Mah and Travis Cotton.
Sbs director of content Marshall Heald has called New Gold Mountain the broadcaster’s “most ambitious drama yet”, with producer Kylie du Fresne noting it draws inspiration from Deadwood. The series is dense in detail in terms of costuming and production design, and boasts a diverse cast of around 65 speaking roles, all in multiple languages,...
- 10/13/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Stan has announced a slew of new local commissions as it ramps up ambitious plans to have around a third of its first-run slate come from original production.
These include Hoodlum Entertainment feature film Christmas on the Farm, Matchbox Pictures drama Bad Behaviour, and a number of projects with Roadshow Rough Diamond, with whom the Nine-owned streamer has extended its partnership. With the latter it is readying a third season of Bump and a spin-off, Year Of, as well as a Gregor Jordan-helmed crime drama, Ironside.
Last year, Stan flagged it intends to invest in more than 30 productions per year within five years, drawing on Nine’s production facilities and co-productions with international partners including Hollywood studios and international networks.
Earlier this month, the service announced a children’s feature film initiative with the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), and it has a lengthy list of upcoming local projects...
These include Hoodlum Entertainment feature film Christmas on the Farm, Matchbox Pictures drama Bad Behaviour, and a number of projects with Roadshow Rough Diamond, with whom the Nine-owned streamer has extended its partnership. With the latter it is readying a third season of Bump and a spin-off, Year Of, as well as a Gregor Jordan-helmed crime drama, Ironside.
Last year, Stan flagged it intends to invest in more than 30 productions per year within five years, drawing on Nine’s production facilities and co-productions with international partners including Hollywood studios and international networks.
Earlier this month, the service announced a children’s feature film initiative with the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), and it has a lengthy list of upcoming local projects...
- 8/22/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Nicole Kidman. (Photo: Flickr/Gage Skidmore)
Nicole Kidman will star in and executive produce Things I Know To Be True for Amazon Studios, based on the play by Andrew Bovell.
Producing alongside Kidman’s Blossom Films banner is Matchbox Pictures, in association with Jan Chapman Films.
Things I Know To Be True is about enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love, following Bob and Fran Price (Kidman) as they watch their adult children make unexpected decisions which change the course of their lives.
Bovell is adapting his own work, and will also serve as an EP with Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom, Matchbox’s Amanda Higgs and Alastair McKinnon, and Jan Chapman.
“Thing I Know To Be True is a wonderfully complex and intense emotional journey exploring what pulls a family apart and tests the very bonds of love that unite them,” said Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke.
Nicole Kidman will star in and executive produce Things I Know To Be True for Amazon Studios, based on the play by Andrew Bovell.
Producing alongside Kidman’s Blossom Films banner is Matchbox Pictures, in association with Jan Chapman Films.
Things I Know To Be True is about enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love, following Bob and Fran Price (Kidman) as they watch their adult children make unexpected decisions which change the course of their lives.
Bovell is adapting his own work, and will also serve as an EP with Kidman and Per Saari for Blossom, Matchbox’s Amanda Higgs and Alastair McKinnon, and Jan Chapman.
“Thing I Know To Be True is a wonderfully complex and intense emotional journey exploring what pulls a family apart and tests the very bonds of love that unite them,” said Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke.
- 10/29/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Amazon Studios has ordered a TV series adaptation of Andrew Bovell’s award-winning play Things I Know to Be True with Oscar and Emmy winner Nicole Kidman set to star and executive produce under her Blossom Films banner. The project will come from Amazon Studios, NBCUniversal International Studios’ Matchbox Pictures and Blossom Films in association with Jan Chapman Films. Things I Know To Be True will debut on Amazon Prime Video, with a date Tba.
Bovell’s Things I Know to Be True is about the resilience of an enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love, as Bob and Fran Price watch their adult children make unexpected decisions that change the course of their lives.
“I’ll never forget the experience I had watching Andrew’s play in Sydney, having one of those transcendent theater experiences,” said Kidman. “Andrew’s play is exquisite and his scripts...
Bovell’s Things I Know to Be True is about the resilience of an enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love, as Bob and Fran Price watch their adult children make unexpected decisions that change the course of their lives.
“I’ll never forget the experience I had watching Andrew’s play in Sydney, having one of those transcendent theater experiences,” said Kidman. “Andrew’s play is exquisite and his scripts...
- 10/28/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Amazon has picked up a series adaptation of the play “Things I Know to Be True” from writer Andrew Bovell and executive producer and star Nicole Kidman, the streamer announced Wednesday.
An adaptation of Bovell’s 2016 play of the same name, the family drama centers on Bob and Fran Price as they watch their adult children make unexpected decisions that change the course of their lives. It is described as a story “about the resilience of an enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love.”
Kidman is attached to star as Fran and executive produce via her Blossom Films banner. Bovell, who is adapting his own play, will also executive produce.
“I’ll never forget the experience I had watching Andrew’s play in Sydney, having one of those transcendent theater experiences,” Kidman said in a statement. “Andrew’s play is exquisite and his scripts for the series are just as good.
An adaptation of Bovell’s 2016 play of the same name, the family drama centers on Bob and Fran Price as they watch their adult children make unexpected decisions that change the course of their lives. It is described as a story “about the resilience of an enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love.”
Kidman is attached to star as Fran and executive produce via her Blossom Films banner. Bovell, who is adapting his own play, will also executive produce.
“I’ll never forget the experience I had watching Andrew’s play in Sydney, having one of those transcendent theater experiences,” Kidman said in a statement. “Andrew’s play is exquisite and his scripts for the series are just as good.
- 10/28/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Nicole Kidman is attached to star in and executive produce the drama series “Things I Know to Be True,” which has been ordered to series at Amazon
Based on the play of the same name by Andrew Bovell, the series is said to be about the resilience of an enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love, as Bob and Fran Price watch their adult children make unexpected decisions which change the course of their lives.
“I’ll never forget the experience I had watching Andrew’s play in Sydney, having one of those transcendent theater experiences,” Kidman said. “Andrew’s play is exquisite and his scripts for the series are just as good. With Amazon’s belief, Jen Salke’s guidance, and an extraordinary producing team, we have big hopes for what this can be.”
Bovell will write the screen adaptation and will also serve as executive producer.
Based on the play of the same name by Andrew Bovell, the series is said to be about the resilience of an enduring marriage and the evolving nature of a family’s love, as Bob and Fran Price watch their adult children make unexpected decisions which change the course of their lives.
“I’ll never forget the experience I had watching Andrew’s play in Sydney, having one of those transcendent theater experiences,” Kidman said. “Andrew’s play is exquisite and his scripts for the series are just as good. With Amazon’s belief, Jen Salke’s guidance, and an extraordinary producing team, we have big hopes for what this can be.”
Bovell will write the screen adaptation and will also serve as executive producer.
- 10/28/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Matchbox Pictures/Sbs’s ‘Hungry Ghosts’.
Female-led TV drama projects from Good Thing Productions, Matchbox Pictures and Porchlight Films are among the four selected to be developed through Film Victoria and Sbs’s Pitch to Pilot initiative, aimed at bringing compelling stories from diverse voices to screen.
Each of the four teams receive $20,000 for further development before they pitch the projects to Sbs, with the successful team to receive an additional $20,000 to write a pilot script.
Producer Paula Salini (Wentworth) has teamed up with Virginia Whitwell and Nick Batzias at Good Thing Productions to bring Victorian writer Enza Gandolfo’s novel ‘The Bridge’ to the screen. Nicky Arnall (Playing for Keeps) is writing the series, titled West Gate, with Beck Cole (Mustangs Fc) to direct.
Writer/director Fatima Mawas and writer Angela Dix have come together on The Backroom. Mawas’ short film Amar was developed through the Sbs/Film Victoria...
Female-led TV drama projects from Good Thing Productions, Matchbox Pictures and Porchlight Films are among the four selected to be developed through Film Victoria and Sbs’s Pitch to Pilot initiative, aimed at bringing compelling stories from diverse voices to screen.
Each of the four teams receive $20,000 for further development before they pitch the projects to Sbs, with the successful team to receive an additional $20,000 to write a pilot script.
Producer Paula Salini (Wentworth) has teamed up with Virginia Whitwell and Nick Batzias at Good Thing Productions to bring Victorian writer Enza Gandolfo’s novel ‘The Bridge’ to the screen. Nicky Arnall (Playing for Keeps) is writing the series, titled West Gate, with Beck Cole (Mustangs Fc) to direct.
Writer/director Fatima Mawas and writer Angela Dix have come together on The Backroom. Mawas’ short film Amar was developed through the Sbs/Film Victoria...
- 4/13/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Why Are You Like This‘.
Comedy Why Are You Like This, one of four pilots supported through Screen Australia and the ABC’s Fresh Blood initiative, has been greenlit for a six-part series.
Created and written by Naomi Higgins, Humyara Mahbub and Aunty Donna’s Mark Samual Bonanno, Why Are You Like This follows best friends Mia and Penny as they navigate their 20s in Melbourne, along with Penny’s dramatic and aloof housemate, Austin. Guided by their own modern day moral code, they confront complex social issues in an outrage driven world, leaving a path of destruction in their wake.
Screen Australia and the ABC’s ongoing Fresh Blood initiative is designed to uncover a new generation of comedic talent. Why Are You Like This was one of four pilots produced thanks to the program in 2018, alongside Michael Cusack’s Aacta-nominated Koala Man, Becky Lucas and Cameron James’ Be...
Comedy Why Are You Like This, one of four pilots supported through Screen Australia and the ABC’s Fresh Blood initiative, has been greenlit for a six-part series.
Created and written by Naomi Higgins, Humyara Mahbub and Aunty Donna’s Mark Samual Bonanno, Why Are You Like This follows best friends Mia and Penny as they navigate their 20s in Melbourne, along with Penny’s dramatic and aloof housemate, Austin. Guided by their own modern day moral code, they confront complex social issues in an outrage driven world, leaving a path of destruction in their wake.
Screen Australia and the ABC’s ongoing Fresh Blood initiative is designed to uncover a new generation of comedic talent. Why Are You Like This was one of four pilots produced thanks to the program in 2018, alongside Michael Cusack’s Aacta-nominated Koala Man, Becky Lucas and Cameron James’ Be...
- 9/24/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Miley Tunnecliffe.
Originally intent on becoming an actor, Miley Tunnecliffe studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York followed by a masterclass at the LAByrinth Theater Company, which was co-founded by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
She took up writing to supplement her income as an actor and soon discovered writing and directing were far more satisfying.
Since those acting classes in 2008 it’s been a long and sometimes arduous journey for the filmmaker – and it’s been paying off in the last couple of years.
In 2017 her career got a boost when Screenwest chose her and Aaron Moss to participate in the Bill Warnock Initiative for emerging writers, which included being in the writers room for The Secret Daughter, mentored by Stuart Page, and Mustangs Fc under co-creator Amanda Higgs.
The same year she won the Page Award prize for best TV comedy for Disorder, a pilot about...
Originally intent on becoming an actor, Miley Tunnecliffe studied at the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in New York followed by a masterclass at the LAByrinth Theater Company, which was co-founded by Philip Seymour Hoffman.
She took up writing to supplement her income as an actor and soon discovered writing and directing were far more satisfying.
Since those acting classes in 2008 it’s been a long and sometimes arduous journey for the filmmaker – and it’s been paying off in the last couple of years.
In 2017 her career got a boost when Screenwest chose her and Aaron Moss to participate in the Bill Warnock Initiative for emerging writers, which included being in the writers room for The Secret Daughter, mentored by Stuart Page, and Mustangs Fc under co-creator Amanda Higgs.
The same year she won the Page Award prize for best TV comedy for Disorder, a pilot about...
- 9/9/2019
- by The IF Team
- 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
Glendyn Ivin (Photo credit: Sam Chiplin).
Glendyn Ivin was in Glasgow shooting the BBC/ABC psychological thriller The Cry last year when he got a call from his Us agent.
UTA’s Bec Smith wanted to know if the director was still interested in a screen adaptation of Penguin Bloom, an Australian book by Bradley Trevor Greive which he had read several years earlier.
He sure was: He’d been very moved by the story of Samantha Bloom, a young Sydney woman who broke her back after a railing snapped and she fell head-first six metres onto a concrete floor while holidaying with her family in Thailand in 2013.
After being diagnosed as a paraplegic, she slipped into depression and hopelessness until her son Noah found a frail, injured magpie chick. By caring for the little bird, which the family named Penguin for her black and white plumage, she regained her strength and confidence.
Glendyn Ivin was in Glasgow shooting the BBC/ABC psychological thriller The Cry last year when he got a call from his Us agent.
UTA’s Bec Smith wanted to know if the director was still interested in a screen adaptation of Penguin Bloom, an Australian book by Bradley Trevor Greive which he had read several years earlier.
He sure was: He’d been very moved by the story of Samantha Bloom, a young Sydney woman who broke her back after a railing snapped and she fell head-first six metres onto a concrete floor while holidaying with her family in Thailand in 2013.
After being diagnosed as a paraplegic, she slipped into depression and hopelessness until her son Noah found a frail, injured magpie chick. By caring for the little bird, which the family named Penguin for her black and white plumage, she regained her strength and confidence.
- 3/26/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Mustangs Fc’ producer Amanda Higgs, director Corrie Chen and producer Rachel Davis
Matchbox Pictures’ Mustangs Fc has been nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award.
The ABC Me-commissioned show produced by Amanda Higgs and Rachel Davis and directed by Corrie Chen, Fiona Banks, Tori Garrett and Roger Hodgman, will compete for best kids series with season 14 of Germany’s Die Pfefferkoerner (The Peppercorns), Canada’s Jenny and Brazil’s Malhacao – Viva a Diferenca (Young Hearts).
In June Screen Australia and the ABC commissioned a second series (13 x 24′) which sees the all-girls soccer team face a new season and new challenges including bullying, body image and sexuality as well as the politics of moon cups, menstruation and mansplaining. The first series was acquired by the UK’s Cbbc and Universal Kids in the Us, distributed by NBCUniversal.
Season 2 of Zodiak Kids’ Secret Life of Boys, which was co-commissioned by Cbbc and ABC Me,...
Matchbox Pictures’ Mustangs Fc has been nominated for an International Emmy Kids Award.
The ABC Me-commissioned show produced by Amanda Higgs and Rachel Davis and directed by Corrie Chen, Fiona Banks, Tori Garrett and Roger Hodgman, will compete for best kids series with season 14 of Germany’s Die Pfefferkoerner (The Peppercorns), Canada’s Jenny and Brazil’s Malhacao – Viva a Diferenca (Young Hearts).
In June Screen Australia and the ABC commissioned a second series (13 x 24′) which sees the all-girls soccer team face a new season and new challenges including bullying, body image and sexuality as well as the politics of moon cups, menstruation and mansplaining. The first series was acquired by the UK’s Cbbc and Universal Kids in the Us, distributed by NBCUniversal.
Season 2 of Zodiak Kids’ Secret Life of Boys, which was co-commissioned by Cbbc and ABC Me,...
- 10/16/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Xavier Samuel and Andrea Demetriades in 'Seven Types of Ambiguity'..
New ABC miniseries.Seven Types of Ambiguity.will air April 13. All six episodes will be available on iview after the first episode is broadcast.
The Matchbox Pictures' drama stars Hugo Weaving, Xavier Samuel, Alex Dimitriades, Leeanna Walsman, Andrea Demetriades, Anthony Hayes and Susie Porter.
EPs on the show, which weaves together different perspectives on a child kidnapping, are Tony Ayres and Jacquelin Perske.
Ayres first read Elliot Perlman.s novel, on which the show is based, around five years ago, just after he'd finished up on.The Slap.
He was struck by the structural similarities between the two stories, while also noting the differences in the ways they had used the form.
.It was such a challenging and compelling book. I found it very rich and rewarding, frustrating and exciting,. Ayres said. .It was one of those big,...
New ABC miniseries.Seven Types of Ambiguity.will air April 13. All six episodes will be available on iview after the first episode is broadcast.
The Matchbox Pictures' drama stars Hugo Weaving, Xavier Samuel, Alex Dimitriades, Leeanna Walsman, Andrea Demetriades, Anthony Hayes and Susie Porter.
EPs on the show, which weaves together different perspectives on a child kidnapping, are Tony Ayres and Jacquelin Perske.
Ayres first read Elliot Perlman.s novel, on which the show is based, around five years ago, just after he'd finished up on.The Slap.
He was struck by the structural similarities between the two stories, while also noting the differences in the ways they had used the form.
.It was such a challenging and compelling book. I found it very rich and rewarding, frustrating and exciting,. Ayres said. .It was one of those big,...
- 4/10/2017
- by Jackie Keast and Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Liz Doran.
Screenwriter Liz Doran has written for The Secret Life of Us, McLeod.s Daughters, Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries, Dance Academy and Please Like Me.
She speaks to Jackie Keast about Gender Matters and upcoming projects..
How did you get your start as a writer?
Well, I did it the classic long way of making sure I was an expert before I put myself forward (laughs). I left school in the early 90s and actually trained as a film editor, but I always only ever wanted to be a writer. After I finished film school I did the usual thing: I applied for a lot of development [funding] for early drafts and I tried to get Screen Nsw funding for things. I was quite lucky; there was a funding round through the F.T.O., the precursor to Screen Nsw, and they funded development on a series of 50-minute scripts.
Screenwriter Liz Doran has written for The Secret Life of Us, McLeod.s Daughters, Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries, Dance Academy and Please Like Me.
She speaks to Jackie Keast about Gender Matters and upcoming projects..
How did you get your start as a writer?
Well, I did it the classic long way of making sure I was an expert before I put myself forward (laughs). I left school in the early 90s and actually trained as a film editor, but I always only ever wanted to be a writer. After I finished film school I did the usual thing: I applied for a lot of development [funding] for early drafts and I tried to get Screen Nsw funding for things. I was quite lucky; there was a funding round through the F.T.O., the precursor to Screen Nsw, and they funded development on a series of 50-minute scripts.
- 3/16/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Xavier Samuel and Andrea Demetriades in 'Seven Types of Ambiguity'..
New ABC miniseries.Seven Types of Ambiguity will air April 13. All six episodes will be available on iview after the first episode is broadcast.
The Matchbox Pictures' drama stars Hugo Weaving, Xavier Samuel, Alex Dimitriades, Leeanna Walsman, Andrea Demetriades, Anthony Hayes and Susie Porter.
EPs on the show, which weaves together different perspectives on a child kidnapping, are Tony Ayres and Jacquelin Perske.
Ayres first read Elliot Perlman.s novel, on which the show is based, around five years ago, just after he'd finished up on The Slap.
He was struck by the structural similarities between the two stories, while also noting the differences in the ways they had used the form.
.It was such a challenging and compelling book. I found it very rich and rewarding, frustrating and exciting,. Ayres said. .It was one of those big, ambitious...
New ABC miniseries.Seven Types of Ambiguity will air April 13. All six episodes will be available on iview after the first episode is broadcast.
The Matchbox Pictures' drama stars Hugo Weaving, Xavier Samuel, Alex Dimitriades, Leeanna Walsman, Andrea Demetriades, Anthony Hayes and Susie Porter.
EPs on the show, which weaves together different perspectives on a child kidnapping, are Tony Ayres and Jacquelin Perske.
Ayres first read Elliot Perlman.s novel, on which the show is based, around five years ago, just after he'd finished up on The Slap.
He was struck by the structural similarities between the two stories, while also noting the differences in the ways they had used the form.
.It was such a challenging and compelling book. I found it very rich and rewarding, frustrating and exciting,. Ayres said. .It was one of those big, ambitious...
- 2/22/2017
- by Jackie Keast and Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Hugo Weaving as Dr Alex Klima.
Seven Types of Ambiguity, a six-part drama produced by Matchbox Pictures and set to air on the ABC, weaves together different perspectives of a child kidnapping, exploring the nature of love and relationships..
Matchbox.s Tony Ayres first read Elliot Perlman.s novel, on which the show is based, around five years ago, just after he'd finished up on The Slap.
He was struck by the structural similarities between the two stories, while also noting the differences in the ways they had used the form..
.It was such a challenging and compelling book. I found it very rich and rewarding, frustrating and exciting,. Ayres told If..
.It was one of those big, ambitious projects that entices you as a producer..
A six-part series shot in and around Melbourne, Ayres described.Seven Types of Ambiguity as .a relationship drama, wrapped in a mystery...
.I think...
Seven Types of Ambiguity, a six-part drama produced by Matchbox Pictures and set to air on the ABC, weaves together different perspectives of a child kidnapping, exploring the nature of love and relationships..
Matchbox.s Tony Ayres first read Elliot Perlman.s novel, on which the show is based, around five years ago, just after he'd finished up on The Slap.
He was struck by the structural similarities between the two stories, while also noting the differences in the ways they had used the form..
.It was such a challenging and compelling book. I found it very rich and rewarding, frustrating and exciting,. Ayres told If..
.It was one of those big, ambitious projects that entices you as a producer..
A six-part series shot in and around Melbourne, Ayres described.Seven Types of Ambiguity as .a relationship drama, wrapped in a mystery...
.I think...
- 8/4/2016
- by Jackie Keast and Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Hugo Weaving as Dr Alex Klima.
Seven Types of Ambiguity, a six-part drama produced by Matchbox Pictures and set to air on the ABC, weaves together different perspectives of a child kidnapping, exploring the nature of love and relationships..
Matchbox.s Tony Ayres first read Elliot Perlman.s novel, on which the show is based, around five years ago, just after he'd finished up on The Slap.
He was struck by the structural similarities between the two stories, while also noting the differences in the ways they had used the form..
.It was such a challenging and compelling book. I found it very rich and rewarding, frustrating and exciting,. Ayres told If..
.It was one of those big, ambitious projects that entices you as a producer..
A six-part series shot in and around Melbourne, Ayres described.Seven Types of Ambiguity as .a relationship drama, wrapped in a mystery...
.I think...
Seven Types of Ambiguity, a six-part drama produced by Matchbox Pictures and set to air on the ABC, weaves together different perspectives of a child kidnapping, exploring the nature of love and relationships..
Matchbox.s Tony Ayres first read Elliot Perlman.s novel, on which the show is based, around five years ago, just after he'd finished up on The Slap.
He was struck by the structural similarities between the two stories, while also noting the differences in the ways they had used the form..
.It was such a challenging and compelling book. I found it very rich and rewarding, frustrating and exciting,. Ayres told If..
.It was one of those big, ambitious projects that entices you as a producer..
A six-part series shot in and around Melbourne, Ayres described.Seven Types of Ambiguity as .a relationship drama, wrapped in a mystery...
.I think...
- 8/4/2016
- by Jackie Keast and Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Elias Anton as Danny Kelly
ABC TV has announced its new four-part drama series, Barracuda, starring Rachel Griffiths and Matt Nable, will air on Sunday nights leading up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Barracuda, directed by Robert Connelly, is set in Melbourne during 1996 as the golden age of Australian swimming begins. A scholarship to an exclusive boys. school brings 16-year-old Danny Kelly, played by newcomer Elias Anton, one step closer to his ultimate goal - winning Olympic gold. Barracuda, based the book by award-winning novelist Christos Tsiolkas., is a story about identity, obsession, desire, the dizzy heights of success and the terrifying risk of failure. . Initially, Danny struggles to find his place in the prestigious social circles of the private boys school. However, under the charge of highly regarded coach Frank Torma and a friendship/rivalry with teammate Martin Taylor, Danny is soon on track to become Australia.s youngest swimming champion,...
ABC TV has announced its new four-part drama series, Barracuda, starring Rachel Griffiths and Matt Nable, will air on Sunday nights leading up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Barracuda, directed by Robert Connelly, is set in Melbourne during 1996 as the golden age of Australian swimming begins. A scholarship to an exclusive boys. school brings 16-year-old Danny Kelly, played by newcomer Elias Anton, one step closer to his ultimate goal - winning Olympic gold. Barracuda, based the book by award-winning novelist Christos Tsiolkas., is a story about identity, obsession, desire, the dizzy heights of success and the terrifying risk of failure. . Initially, Danny struggles to find his place in the prestigious social circles of the private boys school. However, under the charge of highly regarded coach Frank Torma and a friendship/rivalry with teammate Martin Taylor, Danny is soon on track to become Australia.s youngest swimming champion,...
- 6/17/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Hugo Weaving as Dr Alex Klima in Seven Types of Ambiguity. Photo by Ben King.
Filming has started in Melbourne on Matchbox Pictures' six-part drama series Seven Types of Ambiguity for the ABC.
Based on a novel by Elliot Perlman, it stars Hugo Weaving, Xavier Samuel, Alex Dimitriades, Leeanna Walsman, Anthony Hayes, Andrea Demetriades and Susie Porter.
Seven Types of Ambiguity will be filmed on location in and around Melbourne and will air later this year on ABC TV.
Executive producers for Matchbox include Tony Ayres, Amanda Higgs and Jacquelin Perske.
The ABC executive producer is Christopher Gist and the producer is Amanda Higgs..
The series is a psychological mystery that explores the complicated emotional terrain of relationships and the risks people will go to in the name of love..
When seven-year-old Sam Marin is taken from school, his parents Anna (Leeanna Walsman) and Joe (Alex Dimitriades) are frantic.
Filming has started in Melbourne on Matchbox Pictures' six-part drama series Seven Types of Ambiguity for the ABC.
Based on a novel by Elliot Perlman, it stars Hugo Weaving, Xavier Samuel, Alex Dimitriades, Leeanna Walsman, Anthony Hayes, Andrea Demetriades and Susie Porter.
Seven Types of Ambiguity will be filmed on location in and around Melbourne and will air later this year on ABC TV.
Executive producers for Matchbox include Tony Ayres, Amanda Higgs and Jacquelin Perske.
The ABC executive producer is Christopher Gist and the producer is Amanda Higgs..
The series is a psychological mystery that explores the complicated emotional terrain of relationships and the risks people will go to in the name of love..
When seven-year-old Sam Marin is taken from school, his parents Anna (Leeanna Walsman) and Joe (Alex Dimitriades) are frantic.
- 4/25/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screen Producers Australia has announced the appointment of its 2015 - 2016 councillors who were elected at the Agm last week.
The new councillors are Marcus Gillezeau, Ewan Burnett and Tania Chambers, succeeding Amanda Higgs, Morgan Jaffitt and Andrew Ogilvie.
Spa president Chris Oliver-Taylor said,. "Across the next 12 months council's focus will continue to be on ensuring that the production and funding environment is as strong as possible to enable Australian stories to be told.
"This includes increasing the various offsets and ensuring strong financial support for the ABC, Sbs, Screen Australia and the State funding bodies. We will also continue to encourage new players in Australia to commission Australian content..
Spa CEO Matt Deaner said the new councillors are well recognised. through the breadth and depth of their experience, achievements and contribution to the industry.
The 2015 - 2016 Screen Producers Australia council is represented by the following: President
Chris Oliver-Taylor, Managing Director,...
The new councillors are Marcus Gillezeau, Ewan Burnett and Tania Chambers, succeeding Amanda Higgs, Morgan Jaffitt and Andrew Ogilvie.
Spa president Chris Oliver-Taylor said,. "Across the next 12 months council's focus will continue to be on ensuring that the production and funding environment is as strong as possible to enable Australian stories to be told.
"This includes increasing the various offsets and ensuring strong financial support for the ABC, Sbs, Screen Australia and the State funding bodies. We will also continue to encourage new players in Australia to commission Australian content..
Spa CEO Matt Deaner said the new councillors are well recognised. through the breadth and depth of their experience, achievements and contribution to the industry.
The 2015 - 2016 Screen Producers Australia council is represented by the following: President
Chris Oliver-Taylor, Managing Director,...
- 11/10/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Amanda Higgs has joined Matchbox Pictures as creative producer as she prepares to start production on the ABC TV drama Barracuda.
Higgs, who was script editor on Matchbox Pictures/ABC's The Slap, most recently produced two series of The Time of Our Lives for the public broadcaster.
Before that she served as acting head of drama and commissioning editor at the ABC, where she also executive produced dramas and comedies. She was also consultant Ep for Fox8 on SLiDE.
At Southern Star she co-created and produced Network 10.s The Secret Life of Us, the most watched Oz. drama in the 16-39 year old demographic.
Based on the book of the same name by Christos Tsiolkas, Barracuda follows young Olympic hopeful Danny Kelly as he deals with the pressure of obsession. Rob Connolly is directing with scripts by Belinda Chayko and Blake Ayshford.
Matchbox MD Chris Oliver-Taylor said: .Amanda.s track record is formidable,...
Higgs, who was script editor on Matchbox Pictures/ABC's The Slap, most recently produced two series of The Time of Our Lives for the public broadcaster.
Before that she served as acting head of drama and commissioning editor at the ABC, where she also executive produced dramas and comedies. She was also consultant Ep for Fox8 on SLiDE.
At Southern Star she co-created and produced Network 10.s The Secret Life of Us, the most watched Oz. drama in the 16-39 year old demographic.
Based on the book of the same name by Christos Tsiolkas, Barracuda follows young Olympic hopeful Danny Kelly as he deals with the pressure of obsession. Rob Connolly is directing with scripts by Belinda Chayko and Blake Ayshford.
Matchbox MD Chris Oliver-Taylor said: .Amanda.s track record is formidable,...
- 9/16/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Simon Baker will make his feature directing debut, Matchbox Pictures will adapt another Christos Tsiolkas. novel for the ABC and Endemol Australia will produce a female-driven drama for the Nine Network in projects funded by Screen Australia.
Among other funding recipients are a TV spin-off of Tomorrow, When the War Began, a Nowhere Boys telemovie for the ABC and a relationships comedy directed by Tim Ferguson and Marc Gracie.
In total Screen Australia is investing $13.4 million in 12 film and television projects which will trigger production worth $64.3 million.
Baker (The Mentalist) will direct and star in the screen adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath, scripted by Top of the Lake.s Gerard Lee.
The producers are Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook), Baker and See Pictures. Jamie Hilton (Backtrack, The Little Death).
Arclight is pitching the 1970s-set project to prospective buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The novel focusses on two teenagers,...
Among other funding recipients are a TV spin-off of Tomorrow, When the War Began, a Nowhere Boys telemovie for the ABC and a relationships comedy directed by Tim Ferguson and Marc Gracie.
In total Screen Australia is investing $13.4 million in 12 film and television projects which will trigger production worth $64.3 million.
Baker (The Mentalist) will direct and star in the screen adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath, scripted by Top of the Lake.s Gerard Lee.
The producers are Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook), Baker and See Pictures. Jamie Hilton (Backtrack, The Little Death).
Arclight is pitching the 1970s-set project to prospective buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The novel focusses on two teenagers,...
- 5/13/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Matchbox Pictures MD Chris Oliver-Taylor and Goalpost Pictures MD/partner Ben Grant have been elected as president and vice president of Screen Producers Australia.
They succeed outgoing president Brian Rosen and VP Sue Taylor.
Spa executive director Matt Deaner said the newly elected councillors represent a significant cross section of the screen production industry and bring a breadth and depth of experience and achievements.
Oliver-Taylor said, .I am delighted to be elected president of Screen Producers Australia and am thrilled at the opportunity to work closely with Matt and his team. The sector continues to evolve and at this crucial time of change, it is a great privilege to be able to work on behalf of the producers of Australia to ensure our wonderful creative industry remains strong and buoyant..
The 2014 - 2015 Screen Producers Australia Council comprises:
Chris Oliver-Taylor, Matchbox Pictures (president) Ben Grant, Goalpost Pictures (vice president) Donna Andrews,...
They succeed outgoing president Brian Rosen and VP Sue Taylor.
Spa executive director Matt Deaner said the newly elected councillors represent a significant cross section of the screen production industry and bring a breadth and depth of experience and achievements.
Oliver-Taylor said, .I am delighted to be elected president of Screen Producers Australia and am thrilled at the opportunity to work closely with Matt and his team. The sector continues to evolve and at this crucial time of change, it is a great privilege to be able to work on behalf of the producers of Australia to ensure our wonderful creative industry remains strong and buoyant..
The 2014 - 2015 Screen Producers Australia Council comprises:
Chris Oliver-Taylor, Matchbox Pictures (president) Ben Grant, Goalpost Pictures (vice president) Donna Andrews,...
- 10/8/2014
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Ausfilm has announced the 15 Australian producers who will participate in Ausfilm Week London from October 20-23. The event aims to create and develop co-production opportunities between Australian and UK producers for feature film and high-end TV drama.
The schedule will feature meetings for Australian producers with UK counterparts for specific co-production projects that hold international appeal. Following a call out for submissions, the following Australian production companies and representatives have been selected: Australian attendees . Ausfilm Week London 2014:
. Aidan O'Bryan - Wbmc . Amanda Higgs - Amanda Higgs Pty Ltd . Bridget Callow-Wright - Midwinter Films . Heather Ogilvie - Galvanized Film Group . Jamie Hilton - See Pictures . Joanna Werner - Werner Film Productions Pty Ltd . Martha Coleman - Goalpost Pictures . Melissa Kelly - Factor 30 Films . Meredith Garlick - Thomas Street Productions . Patrick McDonald - Wolfhound Pictures Pty Ltd . Stephen Luby - Ruby Entertainment Pty Ltd . Sue Taylor - Taylor Media...
The schedule will feature meetings for Australian producers with UK counterparts for specific co-production projects that hold international appeal. Following a call out for submissions, the following Australian production companies and representatives have been selected: Australian attendees . Ausfilm Week London 2014:
. Aidan O'Bryan - Wbmc . Amanda Higgs - Amanda Higgs Pty Ltd . Bridget Callow-Wright - Midwinter Films . Heather Ogilvie - Galvanized Film Group . Jamie Hilton - See Pictures . Joanna Werner - Werner Film Productions Pty Ltd . Martha Coleman - Goalpost Pictures . Melissa Kelly - Factor 30 Films . Meredith Garlick - Thomas Street Productions . Patrick McDonald - Wolfhound Pictures Pty Ltd . Stephen Luby - Ruby Entertainment Pty Ltd . Sue Taylor - Taylor Media...
- 8/22/2014
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
The troubled Australian Film Institute | Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts has appointed four new board members: Ian Sutherland, Alaric McAusland, Geoff Brown and Russel Howcroft.
The renewed board, which has been expanded to nine members in total from seven, will need to tackle the organisation's precarious financial situation. Despite a much-hyped move to Sydney in 2010 and an annual $1.7 million commitment from the Nsw government, the awards show lost its major sponsor and has since been lobbying for an increase in screen funding.
The Australian has taken an in-depth look at the position of Aacta here and also makes mention of the If Awards, run by Intermedia (which also owns the If Magazine and this website).
Sutherland, an Amalgamated Holdings executive and producer, was elected in February, replacing Amanda Higgs who chose not stand again after two terms. Morry Schwartz also recently stepped down from the board after seven years.
The renewed board, which has been expanded to nine members in total from seven, will need to tackle the organisation's precarious financial situation. Despite a much-hyped move to Sydney in 2010 and an annual $1.7 million commitment from the Nsw government, the awards show lost its major sponsor and has since been lobbying for an increase in screen funding.
The Australian has taken an in-depth look at the position of Aacta here and also makes mention of the If Awards, run by Intermedia (which also owns the If Magazine and this website).
Sutherland, an Amalgamated Holdings executive and producer, was elected in February, replacing Amanda Higgs who chose not stand again after two terms. Morry Schwartz also recently stepped down from the board after seven years.
- 3/19/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia has committed almost $700,000 in development support across 23 feature projects.
Fifteen new projects have been added to Screen Australia.s development slate, while eight teams will receive continued support to develop their projects.
Two Australian filmmakers will also be supported to undertake overseas internships: producer Ma.ara Bobby Romia will work for six months with Screentime Group in New Zealand and director Ariel Martin-Merrells will work under the mentorship of director James Foley in Los Angeles for five months.
Screen Australia.s head of development Martha Coleman said in a statement: .Following a now well-established tradition, the development slate announced today includes a diverse range of compelling stories from both established and emerging filmmakers. The high calibre of screenplays coming through our door backs up positive feedback we are getting from the domestic and international marketplace and I.m looking forward to seeing the best of these projects make...
Fifteen new projects have been added to Screen Australia.s development slate, while eight teams will receive continued support to develop their projects.
Two Australian filmmakers will also be supported to undertake overseas internships: producer Ma.ara Bobby Romia will work for six months with Screentime Group in New Zealand and director Ariel Martin-Merrells will work under the mentorship of director James Foley in Los Angeles for five months.
Screen Australia.s head of development Martha Coleman said in a statement: .Following a now well-established tradition, the development slate announced today includes a diverse range of compelling stories from both established and emerging filmmakers. The high calibre of screenplays coming through our door backs up positive feedback we are getting from the domestic and international marketplace and I.m looking forward to seeing the best of these projects make...
- 8/29/2012
- by Staff reporter
- IF.com.au
The story of Rupert Murdoch’s rise to become the world’s biggest media mogul looks set to become an Australian TV telemovie,
Screen Australia has provided funding development for the work which is being written by Bob Ellis and Stephen Ramsay.
The announcement comes days after Southern Star’s production of Howzat, the story of how Australian media mogul Kerry Packer took on the cricket establishment delivered the Nine Network with 2m+ ratings.
The series has the working title of The News of the World.
The British Sunday tabloid the telemovie is named after was closed by Murdoch last year in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.
Bob Ellis wrote the Australian journalism drama Newsfront and most recently ABC’s Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley’s Battle for Coal while Stephen Ramsey wrote and directed The Baby Boomers Picture Show and Flashbacks.
Ellis told Mumbrella: “What we have...
Screen Australia has provided funding development for the work which is being written by Bob Ellis and Stephen Ramsay.
The announcement comes days after Southern Star’s production of Howzat, the story of how Australian media mogul Kerry Packer took on the cricket establishment delivered the Nine Network with 2m+ ratings.
The series has the working title of The News of the World.
The British Sunday tabloid the telemovie is named after was closed by Murdoch last year in the wake of the phone hacking scandal.
Bob Ellis wrote the Australian journalism drama Newsfront and most recently ABC’s Infamous Victory: Ben Chifley’s Battle for Coal while Stephen Ramsey wrote and directed The Baby Boomers Picture Show and Flashbacks.
Ellis told Mumbrella: “What we have...
- 8/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
A new family drama series with a strong creative base from Ten’s hit series The Secret Life of Us has begun production for the ABC.
The Time of Our Lives is produced by The Secret Life’s co-creator Amanda Higgs and writer Judi McCrossin for their production company Jahm productions.
The 13×60 minute drama, which began shooting on Friday 29 June, also includes key cast and crew from the Ten series, including actors Claudia Karvan, Stephen Curry and writers Tony McNamara, Kris Mrska, Michael Miller as well as McCrossin.
Actors Justine Clarke, Shane Jacobson, William McInnes and Michelle Vergara Moore will also feature while The Strait‘s Blake Ayshford and Beaconsfield‘s script editor Ursula Cleary have also been named in the writing team.
The story revolves around the Tivoli family and the challenges they face in day to day life.
Carole Sklan, ABC TV Head of Fiction said: “It’s...
The Time of Our Lives is produced by The Secret Life’s co-creator Amanda Higgs and writer Judi McCrossin for their production company Jahm productions.
The 13×60 minute drama, which began shooting on Friday 29 June, also includes key cast and crew from the Ten series, including actors Claudia Karvan, Stephen Curry and writers Tony McNamara, Kris Mrska, Michael Miller as well as McCrossin.
Actors Justine Clarke, Shane Jacobson, William McInnes and Michelle Vergara Moore will also feature while The Strait‘s Blake Ayshford and Beaconsfield‘s script editor Ursula Cleary have also been named in the writing team.
The story revolves around the Tivoli family and the challenges they face in day to day life.
Carole Sklan, ABC TV Head of Fiction said: “It’s...
- 7/2/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
New ABC drama The Time of Our Lives, which stars Claudia Karvan, Justine Clarke, Shane Jacobson, began shooting in Melbourne on June 29.
The 13x60 minute drama series also stars William McInnes, Stephen Curry and Michelle Vergara Moore, will explore the lives of the Tivolli family as they juggle, fight, love and play their way through the challenges of contemporary family life.
The series has been created by The Secret Life of Us co-creator Amanda Higgs and writer Judi McCrossin and is being produced by their company Jahm productions for ABC TV.
The series' writers include McCrossin (Beaconsfield, The Surgeon, The Secret Life of Us), Michael Miller (Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries), Kris Mrksa (The Slap), Blake Ayshford (The Straits), Ursula Cleary (Beaconsfield script editor), and Tony McNamara (The Rage in Placid Lake).
The 13x60 minute drama series also stars William McInnes, Stephen Curry and Michelle Vergara Moore, will explore the lives of the Tivolli family as they juggle, fight, love and play their way through the challenges of contemporary family life.
The series has been created by The Secret Life of Us co-creator Amanda Higgs and writer Judi McCrossin and is being produced by their company Jahm productions for ABC TV.
The series' writers include McCrossin (Beaconsfield, The Surgeon, The Secret Life of Us), Michael Miller (Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries), Kris Mrksa (The Slap), Blake Ayshford (The Straits), Ursula Cleary (Beaconsfield script editor), and Tony McNamara (The Rage in Placid Lake).
- 7/2/2012
- by Staff reporter
- IF.com.au
Filmmakers Sue Taylor and Amanda Higgs have been appointed to the ScreenWest board for three years. Taylor was previously an inaugural member of the ScreenWest board and in 2001, established her own production company, Taylor Media, whose credits include feature films The Tree and Last Train to Freo; telemovie 3 Acts of Murder; mini-series The Shark Net; and children's TV series Time Trackers. She was also recently appointed the vice-president of the Screen Producers Association of Australia. Higgs, who spent several years as an executive producer of drama at the ABC, recently script-edited ABC mini-series The Slap and executive produced Fox8 teen series SLiDE. Wa culture and the arts minister, John Day, said ScreenWest has an established reputation, having overseen the state...
- 12/20/2011
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Pamela Wilson Endrina, coordinator for research programs at the Victoria University, told Miguel Gonzalez how the Professional Certificate in Executive Screen Production is helping producers develop their skills, particularly in the areas of budgeting, financing and fundraising.
Does Australia need more courses for producers?
Absolutely – there are very few producer focused courses to begin with and of these only a handful consider the business end of making product. Apart from our course I can only think of a few short courses offered by Aftrs and the Diploma offered by Aftrs at the Centre for Screen Business.
What does your course offer in those areas?
We look at what avenues are available in Australia and overseas to obtain financing for screen projects, the typical legals and budgets involved as well as sales, marketing and distribution. We also cover the nuts and bolts of putting together an investment funding package and how...
Does Australia need more courses for producers?
Absolutely – there are very few producer focused courses to begin with and of these only a handful consider the business end of making product. Apart from our course I can only think of a few short courses offered by Aftrs and the Diploma offered by Aftrs at the Centre for Screen Business.
What does your course offer in those areas?
We look at what avenues are available in Australia and overseas to obtain financing for screen projects, the typical legals and budgets involved as well as sales, marketing and distribution. We also cover the nuts and bolts of putting together an investment funding package and how...
- 12/15/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
SYDNEY -- Aiming to boost its profile as a key cultural organization, the Australian Film Institute has initiated a new fellowship, earmarking AUS$25,000 ($20,050) to be given each year to boost an Australian filmmakers career.
The AFI Fellowship program was announced Thursday by its patron, director Phillip Noyce, who said it aims to "make a substantial impact on the quality of Australian film practitioners by investing in career aspirations."
AFI CEO James Hewison stressed in an interview that the fellowship was not aimed at providing funding for individual film projects, but rather at helping an experienced filmmaker further a career through such initiatives as internships, mentoring programs or other career training.
The AFI is calling for proposals from fellowship aspirants by June 1, which will be "only limited by the recipients imagination," according to AFI director Amanda Higgs.
The proposals will then be assessed by a committee of industry practitioners, including Higgs and Hewison, with the inaugural AUS$25,000 to be handed out in October, coinciding with the announcement of nominations for the 2007 AFI Awards.
The AFI Fellowship program was announced Thursday by its patron, director Phillip Noyce, who said it aims to "make a substantial impact on the quality of Australian film practitioners by investing in career aspirations."
AFI CEO James Hewison stressed in an interview that the fellowship was not aimed at providing funding for individual film projects, but rather at helping an experienced filmmaker further a career through such initiatives as internships, mentoring programs or other career training.
The AFI is calling for proposals from fellowship aspirants by June 1, which will be "only limited by the recipients imagination," according to AFI director Amanda Higgs.
The proposals will then be assessed by a committee of industry practitioners, including Higgs and Hewison, with the inaugural AUS$25,000 to be handed out in October, coinciding with the announcement of nominations for the 2007 AFI Awards.
- 5/25/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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