“In all my career, I’ve never felt a room like you,” said Warwick Thornton, the First Nations Australian director, after the screening of his film “The New Boy,” a story of spirituality and survival set in 1940s, that was the opening night title of the Sydney Film Festival. “The energy you give back to these children…,” he said before tailing off.
It was a churning, heartfelt moment that contrasted with Thornton’s bouncy earlier appearance on stage, when he joshed about having told the eight untrained school-age kids in his cast never to look directly at the camera while on set. And how he had to reverse that advice for when they, along with producer Kath Shelper, dominated the red carpet at Sydney’s grand State Theatre. Smile and wave for the paparazzi.
The film had premiered last month in competition at Cannes and was overlooked for major awards.
It was a churning, heartfelt moment that contrasted with Thornton’s bouncy earlier appearance on stage, when he joshed about having told the eight untrained school-age kids in his cast never to look directly at the camera while on set. And how he had to reverse that advice for when they, along with producer Kath Shelper, dominated the red carpet at Sydney’s grand State Theatre. Smile and wave for the paparazzi.
The film had premiered last month in competition at Cannes and was overlooked for major awards.
- 6/8/2023
- by Patrick Frater and Katherine Tulich
- Variety Film + TV
South Australian Film Corporation board chair Peter Hanlon has announced he will step down from the role in December to become a partner with city-based creative hub Light Adelaide.
The retired corporate executive was appointed to the position in 2018 and has since overseen the appointment of CEO Kate Croser, as well as the extension of the state’s 10 per cent post-production, digital and visual effects (Pdv) rebate to cover video game development.
He also served as the chair of the Screen Sa Advisory Committee, which was established to oversee the growth of screen-related industries and job opportunities in the state.
Hanlon told If while he had mixed feelings about his departure, it was necessary to avoid any potential conflict of interest, given the post-production capabilities of Light Adelaide.
“The South Australian industry is in a great position at the moment and we’re heading into the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Safc,...
The retired corporate executive was appointed to the position in 2018 and has since overseen the appointment of CEO Kate Croser, as well as the extension of the state’s 10 per cent post-production, digital and visual effects (Pdv) rebate to cover video game development.
He also served as the chair of the Screen Sa Advisory Committee, which was established to oversee the growth of screen-related industries and job opportunities in the state.
Hanlon told If while he had mixed feelings about his departure, it was necessary to avoid any potential conflict of interest, given the post-production capabilities of Light Adelaide.
“The South Australian industry is in a great position at the moment and we’re heading into the 50th anniversary of the formation of the Safc,...
- 10/28/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
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
A spin-off series based on Clay Glen’s Second Chance franchise will mark Netflix’s first commission from a South Australian production company.
Production is underway in Adelaide on Glenpictures’ Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance!, which follows Kyra Berry (Jada Lee Henry), a 14-year-old African American gymnast whose dream to compete in the Olympics comes undone when she injures her knee.
Maddy Cornell (Emily Morris), the ex-world champion Australian gymnast turned coach, sees Kyra’s potential and invites her to join Australia’s Elite Gymnastics Program on a trial.
Kyra’s time in Australia is shaped by amazing friendships, important life lessons, personal growth, and her first boy crush, all of which she shares with young teen teammates.
The ten-part series will be Morris’ third outing as Maddy Cornell, following appearances in A Second Chance and A Second Chance: Rivals. Young cast members Stella Shute, Akira Van, and Eva Grados also return from the 2019 sequel.
Production is underway in Adelaide on Glenpictures’ Gymnastics Academy: A Second Chance!, which follows Kyra Berry (Jada Lee Henry), a 14-year-old African American gymnast whose dream to compete in the Olympics comes undone when she injures her knee.
Maddy Cornell (Emily Morris), the ex-world champion Australian gymnast turned coach, sees Kyra’s potential and invites her to join Australia’s Elite Gymnastics Program on a trial.
Kyra’s time in Australia is shaped by amazing friendships, important life lessons, personal growth, and her first boy crush, all of which she shares with young teen teammates.
The ten-part series will be Morris’ third outing as Maddy Cornell, following appearances in A Second Chance and A Second Chance: Rivals. Young cast members Stella Shute, Akira Van, and Eva Grados also return from the 2019 sequel.
- 10/7/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
The South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) and Australians in Film (AiF) have announced a new online initiative designed to give South Australian producers more opportunities to connect with the US film and television industry.
Delivered by AiF with support from the Safc, Charlie’s Virtual Residency is an online version of AiF’s Los Angeles screen hub Charlie’s, a creative workspace for the Australian filmmaking community in the US to conduct business, collaborate, and network.
Three South Australian producers will be selected for the residency, which offers a bespoke online program of facilitated group sessions with US screen practitioners from film and television production companies, development executives, managers, and agents, as well as individual meetings with AiF executive director Peter Ritchie and US industry consultant Jennifer Kushner.
There are also tailored sessions covering the US industry and market intelligence, insights into how South Australian practitioners can compete in the international market,...
Delivered by AiF with support from the Safc, Charlie’s Virtual Residency is an online version of AiF’s Los Angeles screen hub Charlie’s, a creative workspace for the Australian filmmaking community in the US to conduct business, collaborate, and network.
Three South Australian producers will be selected for the residency, which offers a bespoke online program of facilitated group sessions with US screen practitioners from film and television production companies, development executives, managers, and agents, as well as individual meetings with AiF executive director Peter Ritchie and US industry consultant Jennifer Kushner.
There are also tailored sessions covering the US industry and market intelligence, insights into how South Australian practitioners can compete in the international market,...
- 10/6/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
South Australian development program Film Lab: New Voices is again open for applications from creative teams, with First Nations practitioners being encouraged to apply.
Delivered through the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) and Adelaide Film Festival, in collaboration with Mercury Cx, the initiative will offer three filmmaking teams the chance to develop and produce a feature film to premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival 2024.
As part of new criteria designed to support the Safc First Nations Screen Strategy (2020-2025), at least one member of every filmmaking team – producer, writer and/or director – must be from a group under-represented in the sector. One of the three teams selected for development will also be First Nations-led, with at least two members of the key creative team identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Applications are to be assessed on the originality and creative ambition, the marketability and potential audience of a project,...
Delivered through the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) and Adelaide Film Festival, in collaboration with Mercury Cx, the initiative will offer three filmmaking teams the chance to develop and produce a feature film to premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival 2024.
As part of new criteria designed to support the Safc First Nations Screen Strategy (2020-2025), at least one member of every filmmaking team – producer, writer and/or director – must be from a group under-represented in the sector. One of the three teams selected for development will also be First Nations-led, with at least two members of the key creative team identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander.
Applications are to be assessed on the originality and creative ambition, the marketability and potential audience of a project,...
- 9/23/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Animal Logic group head of legal and business affairs Emma Drummond and Kojo Studios managing director Dale Roberts have been announced as new members of the Ausfilm board.
It comes following the departure of deputy chair Zareh Nalbandian, CEO of Animal Logic, after nine years of service, and Tony Clark, Rising Sun Pictures managing director, who was on the board for 12 years.
Drummond has experience across a variety of different sectors in Australia and the UK, including international film and TV financing, animation and visual effects, intellectual property, media and technology, banking and finance, and commercial law.
She said she was honoured to have the opportunity to use her knowledge and experience in supporting the work of Ausfilm and its members.
“Ausfilm’s work is culturally and economically important to the ongoing sustainability of Australia’s creative industries in a competitive global marketplace,” she said.
Roberts has been a director...
It comes following the departure of deputy chair Zareh Nalbandian, CEO of Animal Logic, after nine years of service, and Tony Clark, Rising Sun Pictures managing director, who was on the board for 12 years.
Drummond has experience across a variety of different sectors in Australia and the UK, including international film and TV financing, animation and visual effects, intellectual property, media and technology, banking and finance, and commercial law.
She said she was honoured to have the opportunity to use her knowledge and experience in supporting the work of Ausfilm and its members.
“Ausfilm’s work is culturally and economically important to the ongoing sustainability of Australia’s creative industries in a competitive global marketplace,” she said.
Roberts has been a director...
- 9/8/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Epic Films’ First Day has once again been recognised on the global stage, this time among the nominees for the International Emmy Kids Awards.
The series will compete in the Live Action category of the awards, which feature nominees from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, France, Jordan, the Netherlands, the Philippines, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
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.
There has also been a raft of international sales for First Day, which has been picked up by Hulu for the US, Cbbc in the UK, as well other territories including France, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Taiwan, Israel, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa.
Created by Julie Kalceff, the series follows Hannah Bradford (Evie Macdonald), a transgender girl about...
The series will compete in the Live Action category of the awards, which feature nominees from Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, France, Jordan, the Netherlands, the Philippines, South Korea, and the United Kingdom.
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.
There has also been a raft of international sales for First Day, which has been picked up by Hulu for the US, Cbbc in the UK, as well other territories including France, Japan, Canada, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Taiwan, Israel, New Zealand, Ireland, and South Africa.
Created by Julie Kalceff, the series follows Hannah Bradford (Evie Macdonald), a transgender girl about...
- 9/7/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
The South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) and Mercury Cx have launched a second round of the Master/Apprentice Mentorship Program, which pairs experienced heads of department with emerging crew members.
Last year’s inaugural edition saw more than 60 per cent of participants go on to secure paid crew work on major productions.
Among them is Anastasia Comelli, who since finishing the program under 1st assistant director (Ad) mentor Brad Lanyon, has worked on See-Saw Films feature The Unknown Man, BBC One, HBO Max and Stan series The Tourist and season two of ABC and Hulu series First Day, which she wrapped earlier this month as 3rd Ad.
“Master/Apprentice is a really special program, it allows a lot of emerging crew like myself to see where they want to be in film; there’s people that really take their time to teach you and they really want to see you do well,...
Last year’s inaugural edition saw more than 60 per cent of participants go on to secure paid crew work on major productions.
Among them is Anastasia Comelli, who since finishing the program under 1st assistant director (Ad) mentor Brad Lanyon, has worked on See-Saw Films feature The Unknown Man, BBC One, HBO Max and Stan series The Tourist and season two of ABC and Hulu series First Day, which she wrapped earlier this month as 3rd Ad.
“Master/Apprentice is a really special program, it allows a lot of emerging crew like myself to see where they want to be in film; there’s people that really take their time to teach you and they really want to see you do well,...
- 8/23/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Epic Films’ award-winning First Day will air on France Télévisions and Okoo platforms in the European autumn, thanks to a deal brokered by Apc Studios and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf).
It marks yet another sale for the children’s series, which has also been picked up by Hulu for the US, Cbbc in the UK, as well other territories including Japan, Canada, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Taiwan, Israel, New Zealand, Ireland and South Africa, with further deals to be finalised soon.
Created by Julie Kalceff, First Day follows Hannah (Evie Macdonald) on her first day of high school. As a transgender girl, Hannah not only has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school but finds the courage to live as her most authentic self.
France Télévisions head of children and youth acquisitions Claire Heinrich said: “This deeply moving story, beyond Hannah’s struggle to be her authentic self,...
It marks yet another sale for the children’s series, which has also been picked up by Hulu for the US, Cbbc in the UK, as well other territories including Japan, Canada, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Taiwan, Israel, New Zealand, Ireland and South Africa, with further deals to be finalised soon.
Created by Julie Kalceff, First Day follows Hannah (Evie Macdonald) on her first day of high school. As a transgender girl, Hannah not only has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school but finds the courage to live as her most authentic self.
France Télévisions head of children and youth acquisitions Claire Heinrich said: “This deeply moving story, beyond Hannah’s struggle to be her authentic self,...
- 6/24/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
South Australian companies Kojo Studios and Closer Productions are poised to grow after being selected for the first round of the South Australian Film Corporation’s Screen Business Accelerator Program (Sbap).
The two companies will receive business loans of up to $200,000 per year for up to two years under the program, designed to support the growth of established South Australian screen businesses.
The funding can be used for slate funding, business capability, financial planning, engagement and retention of personnel, research and development, marketing, innovation and more.
The announcement comes after the Safc launched the Screen Business Planning and Mentoring Program last year, with Kojo and Closer among the six Sa screen companies chosen to receive specialised business training and up to $5,000 for business mentoring.
At the conclusion of the program, the companies were eligible to apply for the Sbap.
In recent years, Kojo Studios has helped deliver projects such as First Day,...
The two companies will receive business loans of up to $200,000 per year for up to two years under the program, designed to support the growth of established South Australian screen businesses.
The funding can be used for slate funding, business capability, financial planning, engagement and retention of personnel, research and development, marketing, innovation and more.
The announcement comes after the Safc launched the Screen Business Planning and Mentoring Program last year, with Kojo and Closer among the six Sa screen companies chosen to receive specialised business training and up to $5,000 for business mentoring.
At the conclusion of the program, the companies were eligible to apply for the Sbap.
In recent years, Kojo Studios has helped deliver projects such as First Day,...
- 5/28/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Stan has launched a matched development fund with the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), putting out a call for “bold and distinctive” scripted series.
The aim is to develop shows with complex characters set in unusual worlds or situations that merit high production values, resulting in scripted series of “world-class scope and scale”.
The projects must be original, serialised, returnable, and intended for production and post-production in South Australia.
Stan has shot a number of its originals in Sa, including Wolf Creek, A Sunburnt Christmas, Gold and current production The Tourist, a co-order with the BBC and HBO.
Its development fund with the Safc follows funds with other state agencies Film Victoria and Screen Queensland.
Applications are open from today for the first round, taking selected projects from concept to pitch-ready stage.
Following pitching to Stan, two of the projects will then be selected for a further round of development and commissioning consideration,...
The aim is to develop shows with complex characters set in unusual worlds or situations that merit high production values, resulting in scripted series of “world-class scope and scale”.
The projects must be original, serialised, returnable, and intended for production and post-production in South Australia.
Stan has shot a number of its originals in Sa, including Wolf Creek, A Sunburnt Christmas, Gold and current production The Tourist, a co-order with the BBC and HBO.
Its development fund with the Safc follows funds with other state agencies Film Victoria and Screen Queensland.
Applications are open from today for the first round, taking selected projects from concept to pitch-ready stage.
Following pitching to Stan, two of the projects will then be selected for a further round of development and commissioning consideration,...
- 5/13/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
South Australian First Nations filmmaker Josh Trevorrow is the second recipient of the Documentary Australia Foundation’s (Daf) Centralised Indigenous Fellowship, allowing him to further develop his documentary Kondoli- Ngarrindjeri whale project (working title).
A three year initiative, the fellowship is a partnership between Daf, Screen Territory, South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), Nitv, and Aftrs Indigenous.
As part of the initiative, Trevorrow will receive a grant of up to $30,000 for professional development and mentoring, as well as up to $10,000 of in-kind support to attend training opportunities at Aftrs.
His documentary project aims to unearth the hidden stories of the Ngarrindjeri peoples’ pivotal role in the American, British and European whaling trade which took place on their country and waters, now known as Victor Harbor and Encounter Bay in South Australia, from the early 1800s onwards.
Trevorrow, who is of Ngarrindjeri descent and the son of a Stolen Generation survivor, said...
A three year initiative, the fellowship is a partnership between Daf, Screen Territory, South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), Nitv, and Aftrs Indigenous.
As part of the initiative, Trevorrow will receive a grant of up to $30,000 for professional development and mentoring, as well as up to $10,000 of in-kind support to attend training opportunities at Aftrs.
His documentary project aims to unearth the hidden stories of the Ngarrindjeri peoples’ pivotal role in the American, British and European whaling trade which took place on their country and waters, now known as Victor Harbor and Encounter Bay in South Australia, from the early 1800s onwards.
Trevorrow, who is of Ngarrindjeri descent and the son of a Stolen Generation survivor, said...
- 5/7/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
With production booming around the country, the South Australia Film Corporation (Safc) has launched a new initiative to bolster local crew.
Via funding from Skilling South Australia, a state and federal government program, 25 skilled workers from adjacent industries such performing and visual arts, festivals and events, accountancy, trades, construction and more will undergo training to join the screen industry for the first time.
Twenty-five existing crew will also be upskilled to fill key and specialised roles to meet the demands of the sector.
Training will be delivered by the Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs).
The initiative follows five consecutive years of growth in drama production expenditure in Sa, including its largest production ever, New Line Cinema’s Mortal Kombat.
Other recent productions in the state include Anthony Hayes’ Stan feature Gold, starring Zac Efron; Thomas M. Wright’s The Unknown Man, starring Joel Edgerton, as well as Stan,...
Via funding from Skilling South Australia, a state and federal government program, 25 skilled workers from adjacent industries such performing and visual arts, festivals and events, accountancy, trades, construction and more will undergo training to join the screen industry for the first time.
Twenty-five existing crew will also be upskilled to fill key and specialised roles to meet the demands of the sector.
Training will be delivered by the Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs).
The initiative follows five consecutive years of growth in drama production expenditure in Sa, including its largest production ever, New Line Cinema’s Mortal Kombat.
Other recent productions in the state include Anthony Hayes’ Stan feature Gold, starring Zac Efron; Thomas M. Wright’s The Unknown Man, starring Joel Edgerton, as well as Stan,...
- 5/6/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Epic Films’ First Day has attracted further international interest, with Japan’s public broadcaster Nhk acquiring the series from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf).
The award-winning children’s drama stars young transgender actor Evie Macdonald as Hannah Bradford, a transgender girl about to start her first year of high school.
Hannah not only has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school, but find the courage to live as her most authentic self.
Originally commissioned by the ABC, First Day was created by writer/director Julie Kalceff and produced by Kirsty Stark and Kate Croser for Epic Films in association with Kojo Entertainment.
Screen Australia led the investment, in association with the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) and the Actf, which has distributed the series internationally.
Since its launch, First Day has been acquired by several broadcasters across the globe including US SVOD streamer Hulu, BBC...
The award-winning children’s drama stars young transgender actor Evie Macdonald as Hannah Bradford, a transgender girl about to start her first year of high school.
Hannah not only has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school, but find the courage to live as her most authentic self.
Originally commissioned by the ABC, First Day was created by writer/director Julie Kalceff and produced by Kirsty Stark and Kate Croser for Epic Films in association with Kojo Entertainment.
Screen Australia led the investment, in association with the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) and the Actf, which has distributed the series internationally.
Since its launch, First Day has been acquired by several broadcasters across the globe including US SVOD streamer Hulu, BBC...
- 4/6/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Three South Australian filmmaking teams have moved a step closer to having a feature debut at next year’s Adelaide Film Festival after being announced for the Film Lab: New Voices development program.
Delivered through the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) and Adelaide Film Festival, in collaboration with Mercury Cx, the new initiative provides Sa creative teams with industry mentoring from screen story development mentor Louise Gough across a 12-month period to develop a low-budget feature film script.
Screen Australia will also help deliver the development phase of the program’s inaugural round.
One project will be selected to be wholly produced and post- produced in Sa, with the final film to premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2022.
The first successful teams for the program include writer/director Peter Ninos and producer Georgia Humphreys; writer Lucy Campbell, producer Bettina Hamilton and director Matt Vesely; and writer/director Madeleine Parry...
Delivered through the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) and Adelaide Film Festival, in collaboration with Mercury Cx, the new initiative provides Sa creative teams with industry mentoring from screen story development mentor Louise Gough across a 12-month period to develop a low-budget feature film script.
Screen Australia will also help deliver the development phase of the program’s inaugural round.
One project will be selected to be wholly produced and post- produced in Sa, with the final film to premiere at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2022.
The first successful teams for the program include writer/director Peter Ninos and producer Georgia Humphreys; writer Lucy Campbell, producer Bettina Hamilton and director Matt Vesely; and writer/director Madeleine Parry...
- 3/12/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Sci-fi adventure 2067 has proven to be a standout among local audiences, with Netflix revealing Seth Larney’s film has spent the most days as the most popular movie in the country since the streaming platform added ranking lists to the service.
Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee (X-Men: Apocalypse), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), and Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires), 2067 is set in a not-too-distant future, where Earth has been ravaged by climate change and humanity is forced to live on artificial oxygen.
When survival is threatened by a fatal “oxygen sickness”, the only hope for a cure comes in the form of a message from the future: Send Ethan Whyte. Suddenly Ethan (Smit-McPhee), an underground tunnel worker, barrels into the future in search of a cure. As he draws closer to the truth, he uncovers a terrifying conspiracy and faces the possibility of never returning home.
Written by Larney and Dave Paterson, 2067 was...
Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee (X-Men: Apocalypse), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), and Deborah Mailman (The Sapphires), 2067 is set in a not-too-distant future, where Earth has been ravaged by climate change and humanity is forced to live on artificial oxygen.
When survival is threatened by a fatal “oxygen sickness”, the only hope for a cure comes in the form of a message from the future: Send Ethan Whyte. Suddenly Ethan (Smit-McPhee), an underground tunnel worker, barrels into the future in search of a cure. As he draws closer to the truth, he uncovers a terrifying conspiracy and faces the possibility of never returning home.
Written by Larney and Dave Paterson, 2067 was...
- 3/5/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
State borders may have become more defined in the wake of Covid-19, but the inverse has occurred among the state screen agencies, who presented a united front at this week’s Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc).
Film Victoria CEO Caroline Pitcher; Screen Territory director Jennie Hughes; Screen Nsw head Grainne Brunsdon; South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) CEO Kate Croser, Screenwest documentary manager Paul Williams; Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich, and Screen Tasmania executive manager Alex Sangston joined moderator and head of drama at Sweetshop & Green, Ester Harding, on Tuesday for a wide-reaching discussion on the issues facing the industry at a national and state level.
The pandemic has reportedly strengthened the communication between the state bodies, which now come together every fortnight to discuss the challenges resulting from the altered climate.
Sangston said it was important for the industry to know how much the agencies talked to one another.
Film Victoria CEO Caroline Pitcher; Screen Territory director Jennie Hughes; Screen Nsw head Grainne Brunsdon; South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) CEO Kate Croser, Screenwest documentary manager Paul Williams; Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich, and Screen Tasmania executive manager Alex Sangston joined moderator and head of drama at Sweetshop & Green, Ester Harding, on Tuesday for a wide-reaching discussion on the issues facing the industry at a national and state level.
The pandemic has reportedly strengthened the communication between the state bodies, which now come together every fortnight to discuss the challenges resulting from the altered climate.
Sangston said it was important for the industry to know how much the agencies talked to one another.
- 3/3/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
A quartet of aspiring First Nations screen creatives has commenced work at Adelaide’s Channel 44 community TV station this week as part of a new mentorship program from the South Australian Film Corporation.
Announced last year as part of the Safc’s First Nations Screen Strategy 2020-2025, the initiative is part of a wider partnership between the Safc and Channel 44 to provide opportunities to South Australian First Nations screen practitioners.
Working alongside Channel 44 staff, Kiara Milera, Keith Gilbey-Warrior, Rick Hutcheson and Anil Samy will gain hands-on experience in television production, learning new skills, and creating original content for broadcast.
They will also assist in the production of documentary The Art of Reconciliation – Telling Our Stories, which is being produced by Channel 44 with an all First Nations crew, with support from Port Adelaide Enfield and Charles Sturt Councils.
Set to premiere during Reconciliation Week 2021, the documentary will focus on stories of...
Announced last year as part of the Safc’s First Nations Screen Strategy 2020-2025, the initiative is part of a wider partnership between the Safc and Channel 44 to provide opportunities to South Australian First Nations screen practitioners.
Working alongside Channel 44 staff, Kiara Milera, Keith Gilbey-Warrior, Rick Hutcheson and Anil Samy will gain hands-on experience in television production, learning new skills, and creating original content for broadcast.
They will also assist in the production of documentary The Art of Reconciliation – Telling Our Stories, which is being produced by Channel 44 with an all First Nations crew, with support from Port Adelaide Enfield and Charles Sturt Councils.
Set to premiere during Reconciliation Week 2021, the documentary will focus on stories of...
- 2/9/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
The South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) has launched its inaugural Disability Equality Plan, outlining the agency’s actions to support, encourage and develop South Australian screen practitioners who are Deaf or living with a disability, and boost representation in screen content.
As one of the first initiatives under the new plan, the Safc is today issuing its first call-out for applications under its new Targeted Diversity Attachment Scheme. It is a paid work opportunity on an upcoming factual series specifically for a writer or producer who is deaf or living with a disability, to commence in February at Adelaide Studios.
The Disability Equality Plan can be downloaded from the Safc website, and covers off on areas such as ethos, organisational planning, facilities and access tools, Safc programs and marketing and communication.
Today’s launch follows Safc disability screen strategy executive Gaelle Mellis being presented with the 2020 Australia Council National Arts...
As one of the first initiatives under the new plan, the Safc is today issuing its first call-out for applications under its new Targeted Diversity Attachment Scheme. It is a paid work opportunity on an upcoming factual series specifically for a writer or producer who is deaf or living with a disability, to commence in February at Adelaide Studios.
The Disability Equality Plan can be downloaded from the Safc website, and covers off on areas such as ethos, organisational planning, facilities and access tools, Safc programs and marketing and communication.
Today’s launch follows Safc disability screen strategy executive Gaelle Mellis being presented with the 2020 Australia Council National Arts...
- 12/4/2020
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Epic Films’ First Day, Ludo Studio’s Content, and More Sauce’s Cancelled are among the Aussie nominees for this year’s prestigious Rose d’Or Awards.
Commissioned by the ABC, First Day will compete in the Children and Youth category, against projects from the UK, Canada, US, and Belgium.
The series, which has sold the BBC and Hulu, stars young transgender actor Evie Macdonald as Hannah Bradford, who is about to start her first year of high school.
As a transgender girl, Hannah not only has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school but find the courage to live as her most authentic self.
Created and written by Julie Kalceff and produced by Kirsty Stark and Kate Croser, First Day has already won a slew of awards including the Diversify TV Excellence Award for Kids’ Programming at MIPCOM 2018, the Gender Equity Prize at the Prix...
Commissioned by the ABC, First Day will compete in the Children and Youth category, against projects from the UK, Canada, US, and Belgium.
The series, which has sold the BBC and Hulu, stars young transgender actor Evie Macdonald as Hannah Bradford, who is about to start her first year of high school.
As a transgender girl, Hannah not only has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school but find the courage to live as her most authentic self.
Created and written by Julie Kalceff and produced by Kirsty Stark and Kate Croser, First Day has already won a slew of awards including the Diversify TV Excellence Award for Kids’ Programming at MIPCOM 2018, the Gender Equity Prize at the Prix...
- 11/13/2020
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Production is underway in Adelaide, South Australia, on seasonal comedy film “A Sunburnt Christmas.” The film is set as an original production for local streaming platform Stan.
Directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren (“Bondi Hipsters,” “The Other Guy”), the film is the story of a single mother struggling to raise her children on their family farm. Their hardscrabble life is interrupted by the arrival of a runaway criminal who smashes his way into their property and their lives.
The cast is headed by Daniel Henshall (Snowtown, Bloom), Sullivan Stapleton (Animal Kingdom, Ride Like A Girl), and Ling Cooper Tang. Child actors include Lena Nankivell, Eaden McGuinness and Tatiana Goode.
“Sunburnt Christmas” is an Every Cloud Productions film, in association with Highview Productions, from an original concept by Gretel Vella, Eillot Vella and Tim Walker. Lisa Scott of Highview Productions is producer, with executive producers Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox for Every Cloud,...
Directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren (“Bondi Hipsters,” “The Other Guy”), the film is the story of a single mother struggling to raise her children on their family farm. Their hardscrabble life is interrupted by the arrival of a runaway criminal who smashes his way into their property and their lives.
The cast is headed by Daniel Henshall (Snowtown, Bloom), Sullivan Stapleton (Animal Kingdom, Ride Like A Girl), and Ling Cooper Tang. Child actors include Lena Nankivell, Eaden McGuinness and Tatiana Goode.
“Sunburnt Christmas” is an Every Cloud Productions film, in association with Highview Productions, from an original concept by Gretel Vella, Eillot Vella and Tim Walker. Lisa Scott of Highview Productions is producer, with executive producers Fiona Eagger and Deb Cox for Every Cloud,...
- 10/14/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
‘A Sunburnt Christmas.’
Daniel Henshall, Sullivan Stapleton, Ling Cooper Tang and newcomers Lena Nankivell, Eaden McGuinness and Tatiana Goode are starring in A Sunburnt Christmas, a Stan Original film directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren.
Now shooting in Adelaide, produced by Every Cloud Productions in association with Highview Productions, the comedy-of-errors is created and written by Gretel Vella, Elliot Vella and Tim Walker.
The plot follows a single mum and her kids who are doing it tough on their outback farm until a runaway criminal dressed as Santa Claus crashes into their property and their lives.
Henshall plays Daryl, the kindly crim who is mistaken for Santa by the young and fearless Daisy (Nankivell). McGuinness and Goode play Daisy’s older siblings, her anxious brother Tom and wily teenage sister Hazel who sees Daryl as an opportunity to get her family back on track.
Stapleton is Dingo, a mobster on the hunt for Daryl,...
Daniel Henshall, Sullivan Stapleton, Ling Cooper Tang and newcomers Lena Nankivell, Eaden McGuinness and Tatiana Goode are starring in A Sunburnt Christmas, a Stan Original film directed by Christiaan Van Vuuren.
Now shooting in Adelaide, produced by Every Cloud Productions in association with Highview Productions, the comedy-of-errors is created and written by Gretel Vella, Elliot Vella and Tim Walker.
The plot follows a single mum and her kids who are doing it tough on their outback farm until a runaway criminal dressed as Santa Claus crashes into their property and their lives.
Henshall plays Daryl, the kindly crim who is mistaken for Santa by the young and fearless Daisy (Nankivell). McGuinness and Goode play Daisy’s older siblings, her anxious brother Tom and wily teenage sister Hazel who sees Daryl as an opportunity to get her family back on track.
Stapleton is Dingo, a mobster on the hunt for Daryl,...
- 10/14/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
(L-r) Andy McPhee, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ryan Kwanten on the ‘2067’ set. (Photo credit: Matt Byrne).
Released by AMC Networks’ Rlje Films on-demand and on 15 screens in the US last weekend, Seth Larney’s 2067 ranks in fourth spot on the US iTunes digital chart.
The sci-fi mystery thriller set on an Earth ravaged by climate change, where humanity is forced to live on artificial oxygen, trails the top title, Tate Taylor’s sci-fi thriller Ava, followed by British sci-fi drama Archive and The Secret: Dare to Dream.
The Australian/New Zealand distributor Umbrella Entertainment is yet to set a release date which will follow the Adelaide Film Festival premiere on the October 14 opening night.
Produced by Arcadia’s Lisa Shaunessy, Futurism Studios’ Jason Taylor and Kate Croser for Kojo Entertainment, the film stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten, Deborah Mailman, Aaron Glenane, Damian Walshe-Howling and Leeanna Walsman.
Smit-McPhee plays Ethan Whyte,...
Released by AMC Networks’ Rlje Films on-demand and on 15 screens in the US last weekend, Seth Larney’s 2067 ranks in fourth spot on the US iTunes digital chart.
The sci-fi mystery thriller set on an Earth ravaged by climate change, where humanity is forced to live on artificial oxygen, trails the top title, Tate Taylor’s sci-fi thriller Ava, followed by British sci-fi drama Archive and The Secret: Dare to Dream.
The Australian/New Zealand distributor Umbrella Entertainment is yet to set a release date which will follow the Adelaide Film Festival premiere on the October 14 opening night.
Produced by Arcadia’s Lisa Shaunessy, Futurism Studios’ Jason Taylor and Kate Croser for Kojo Entertainment, the film stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten, Deborah Mailman, Aaron Glenane, Damian Walshe-Howling and Leeanna Walsman.
Smit-McPhee plays Ethan Whyte,...
- 10/6/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Safc CEO Kate Croser.
Following on from the launch of its 2020-2023 strategic plan in July, the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) has introduced a suite of new funding programs and initiatives from today.
They include:
The Screen Business Planning and Mentoring Program: to support six South Australian screen companies with up to $5,000 in order to create comprehensive business plans for growth and attracting investment. At the conclusion of the program, the six companies will become eligible to apply for the Safc’s new Screen Business Accelerator Program, which provides business loans of up to $200,000 per annum for up to two years to drive growth through slate funding, research and development, and marketing. Matched Market Development Grant: Trialled earlier this year as an additional Covid-19 support measure, this new grant provides uncapped matched funding to South Australian production companies for projects intended for commercial release with secured third-party development support from the market.
Following on from the launch of its 2020-2023 strategic plan in July, the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) has introduced a suite of new funding programs and initiatives from today.
They include:
The Screen Business Planning and Mentoring Program: to support six South Australian screen companies with up to $5,000 in order to create comprehensive business plans for growth and attracting investment. At the conclusion of the program, the six companies will become eligible to apply for the Safc’s new Screen Business Accelerator Program, which provides business loans of up to $200,000 per annum for up to two years to drive growth through slate funding, research and development, and marketing. Matched Market Development Grant: Trialled earlier this year as an additional Covid-19 support measure, this new grant provides uncapped matched funding to South Australian production companies for projects intended for commercial release with secured third-party development support from the market.
- 9/29/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘First Day’.
Hulu has taken the US rights to Epic Films’ children’s drama First Day, with the series set to stream September 3.
The sale, brokered by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), follows deals with the BBC for the UK, as well as Yle (Finland), Nrk (Norway), Svt (Sweden) and Momokids (Taiwan).
Created by writer/director Julie Kalceff and originally commissioned by the ABC, the 4 x 30 drama stars young transgender actor Evie Macdonald as Hannah Bradford, who is about to start her first year of high school. As a transgender girl, Hannah not only has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school but find the courage to live as her most authentic self.
The series was produced by Kirsty Stark and Kate Croser for Epic Films in association with Kojo Entertainment, with investment from Screen Australia in association with the South Australian Film Corporation, the ABC and Actf.
Hulu has taken the US rights to Epic Films’ children’s drama First Day, with the series set to stream September 3.
The sale, brokered by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (Actf), follows deals with the BBC for the UK, as well as Yle (Finland), Nrk (Norway), Svt (Sweden) and Momokids (Taiwan).
Created by writer/director Julie Kalceff and originally commissioned by the ABC, the 4 x 30 drama stars young transgender actor Evie Macdonald as Hannah Bradford, who is about to start her first year of high school. As a transgender girl, Hannah not only has to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school but find the courage to live as her most authentic self.
The series was produced by Kirsty Stark and Kate Croser for Epic Films in association with Kojo Entertainment, with investment from Screen Australia in association with the South Australian Film Corporation, the ABC and Actf.
- 9/1/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘2067’.
Writer-director Seth Larney’s sci-fi thriller 2067 will open the Adelaide Film Festival in October, its world premiere.
Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten, Deborah Mailman, Aaron Glenane, Damian Walshe-Howling, Leeanna Walsman and Finn Little, the film is set in 2067 – when earth has been ravaged by climate change and people are forced to live on artificial oxygen.
Humanity’s only solution is to build a quantum time machine to contact the future for answers from our descendants. A response sends Ethan (Smit-McPhee), a reclusive utility worker, barrelling into the future as the only hope for his species. He is thrust into a terrifying new world that threatens his mission to save his dying wife.
Shot at Adelaide Studios, the film was produced by Arcadia Films’ Lisa Shaunessy, Futurism Studios’ Jason Taylor and Kate Croser for Kojo Entertainment. Its backers include Screen Australia, the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund,...
Writer-director Seth Larney’s sci-fi thriller 2067 will open the Adelaide Film Festival in October, its world premiere.
Starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten, Deborah Mailman, Aaron Glenane, Damian Walshe-Howling, Leeanna Walsman and Finn Little, the film is set in 2067 – when earth has been ravaged by climate change and people are forced to live on artificial oxygen.
Humanity’s only solution is to build a quantum time machine to contact the future for answers from our descendants. A response sends Ethan (Smit-McPhee), a reclusive utility worker, barrelling into the future as the only hope for his species. He is thrust into a terrifying new world that threatens his mission to save his dying wife.
Shot at Adelaide Studios, the film was produced by Arcadia Films’ Lisa Shaunessy, Futurism Studios’ Jason Taylor and Kate Croser for Kojo Entertainment. Its backers include Screen Australia, the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund,...
- 9/1/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
(L-r) Fiona Percival, Allison Chhorn and Madeleine Parry (Latter photo by Sarah Enticknap).
Fiona Percival, Allison Chhorn and Madeleine Parry will share in $30,000 funding to develop screen projects as part of the South Australian Film Corporation’s (Safc) 2020 Lottie Lyell Award.
Animator and entrepreneur Percival received the major award of $20,000 for dont f with me, a darkly comic animated series spun-off from her stop motion short of the same name.
The plot follows four best friends as they navigate the beauty and perils of teenage life. Punky, Goldy, Wicca and Bit$h are partying and loving like there’s no tomorrow – because to them, there may not be one – as they spiral into conflict with family, authority and each other.
Percival, whose credits include the animated short Top Dog, and Cathy Beitz are writing the screenplay. Beitz and Julie Byrne will produce.
Writer, director and producer Parry was awarded $5,000 for...
Fiona Percival, Allison Chhorn and Madeleine Parry will share in $30,000 funding to develop screen projects as part of the South Australian Film Corporation’s (Safc) 2020 Lottie Lyell Award.
Animator and entrepreneur Percival received the major award of $20,000 for dont f with me, a darkly comic animated series spun-off from her stop motion short of the same name.
The plot follows four best friends as they navigate the beauty and perils of teenage life. Punky, Goldy, Wicca and Bit$h are partying and loving like there’s no tomorrow – because to them, there may not be one – as they spiral into conflict with family, authority and each other.
Percival, whose credits include the animated short Top Dog, and Cathy Beitz are writing the screenplay. Beitz and Julie Byrne will produce.
Writer, director and producer Parry was awarded $5,000 for...
- 8/14/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘2067.’
Seth Larney’s 2067, which stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten, Deborah Mailman, Aaron Glenane, Damian Walshe-Howling and Leeanna Walsman, will be released in the US by AMC Networks’ Rlje Films.
Produced by Arcadia’s Lisa Shaunessy, Futurism Studios’ Jason Taylor and Kate Croser for Kojo Entertainment, the sci-fi mystery thriller set on an Earth ravaged by climate change where humanity is forced to live on artificial oxygen will be released in cinemas and on VOD and digital on October 2.
The international sales agent XYZ Films, which took over from the failed Kew Media, sealed the US deal after selling the film to multiple markets including the UK (Signature), France (Koba Films), Germany and Italy (Koch Films), Korea, Japan, Taiwan, India and Singapore as well as Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific.
Umbrella Entertainment will soon announce a release date in Australia/New Zealand, which will follow the Adelaide Film Festival premiere,...
Seth Larney’s 2067, which stars Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ryan Kwanten, Deborah Mailman, Aaron Glenane, Damian Walshe-Howling and Leeanna Walsman, will be released in the US by AMC Networks’ Rlje Films.
Produced by Arcadia’s Lisa Shaunessy, Futurism Studios’ Jason Taylor and Kate Croser for Kojo Entertainment, the sci-fi mystery thriller set on an Earth ravaged by climate change where humanity is forced to live on artificial oxygen will be released in cinemas and on VOD and digital on October 2.
The international sales agent XYZ Films, which took over from the failed Kew Media, sealed the US deal after selling the film to multiple markets including the UK (Signature), France (Koba Films), Germany and Italy (Koch Films), Korea, Japan, Taiwan, India and Singapore as well as Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific.
Umbrella Entertainment will soon announce a release date in Australia/New Zealand, which will follow the Adelaide Film Festival premiere,...
- 8/6/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: AMC Networks’ Rlje Films has picked up U.S. rights to 2067, the sci-fi thriller starring Kodi Smit-McPhee (X-Men: Apocalypse) and Ryan Kwanten (True Blood), and will release in theaters, VOD and digital on October 2, 2020.
Written and directed by Seth Larney, the movie is set on an Earth ravaged by climate change where humanity is forced to live on artificial oxygen. When an illness begins killing the world’s population, an underground tunnel worker is thrust into a mysterious and terrifying new world that threatens his mission to get a cure home to his dying wife.
Sales rep XYZ Films has also locked a series of international deals on the title: A71 Releasing (Canada), Signature (UK), Koba Films (France), Koch Films (Germany and Italy), BookMyShow, India (India), Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific (Pan Asia Ptv), The Coup Corporation (South Korea), At Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Japan), Capella Film (Cis), Nos (Portugal...
Written and directed by Seth Larney, the movie is set on an Earth ravaged by climate change where humanity is forced to live on artificial oxygen. When an illness begins killing the world’s population, an underground tunnel worker is thrust into a mysterious and terrifying new world that threatens his mission to get a cure home to his dying wife.
Sales rep XYZ Films has also locked a series of international deals on the title: A71 Releasing (Canada), Signature (UK), Koba Films (France), Koch Films (Germany and Italy), BookMyShow, India (India), Fox Networks Group Asia Pacific (Pan Asia Ptv), The Coup Corporation (South Korea), At Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Japan), Capella Film (Cis), Nos (Portugal...
- 8/6/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Top: Nara Wilson, Julie Ryan. Bottom: Kath McIntyre, Petra Starke.
The South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) has made a host of new staff appointments, including new hires in Julie Ryan and Kath McIntyre, and promotions for Nara Wilson and Petra Starke.
Ryan will join Safc as a production executive. A prolific producer behind films such as Red Dog, Ten Canoes, Hotel Mumbai and H is for Happiness, Ryan comes to the agency from her company Cyan Films. Prior to that, she worked with director Rolf de Heer for more than 10 years. Across her career, her films have premiered at Cannes, Berlin, Toronto and Venice.
McIntytre has been appointed development and industry development executive. A factual director and field producer, McIntyre has worked for the past six years a program director of the Screenmakers Conference, and has held roles at Kojo as a business development executive and a tutor for Matchbox Pictures...
The South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) has made a host of new staff appointments, including new hires in Julie Ryan and Kath McIntyre, and promotions for Nara Wilson and Petra Starke.
Ryan will join Safc as a production executive. A prolific producer behind films such as Red Dog, Ten Canoes, Hotel Mumbai and H is for Happiness, Ryan comes to the agency from her company Cyan Films. Prior to that, she worked with director Rolf de Heer for more than 10 years. Across her career, her films have premiered at Cannes, Berlin, Toronto and Venice.
McIntytre has been appointed development and industry development executive. A factual director and field producer, McIntyre has worked for the past six years a program director of the Screenmakers Conference, and has held roles at Kojo as a business development executive and a tutor for Matchbox Pictures...
- 8/5/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Filming started today on ABC comedy Aftertaste, marking the first major production to shoot in South Australia since the pandemic forced work to shutdown.
A total of 110 cast and crew are back on set, and the production team say they are employing all the necessary virus safety protocols. It will also film with close to 200 local extras.
Rachel Griffiths, Wayne Blair and Susan Prior star with Erik Thomson in the six-part comedy series from Adelaide’s Closer Productions, which follows a volatile celebrity chef who has a spectacular fall from grace. Created by Julie De Fina and Matthew Bate and directed by Jonathan Brough, the show will film across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills region over the next five weeks and will premiere next year on ABC.
Kate Croser, CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation, which backed the project, said the team were using the Safc-commissioned Deloitte Risk Assessment...
A total of 110 cast and crew are back on set, and the production team say they are employing all the necessary virus safety protocols. It will also film with close to 200 local extras.
Rachel Griffiths, Wayne Blair and Susan Prior star with Erik Thomson in the six-part comedy series from Adelaide’s Closer Productions, which follows a volatile celebrity chef who has a spectacular fall from grace. Created by Julie De Fina and Matthew Bate and directed by Jonathan Brough, the show will film across Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills region over the next five weeks and will premiere next year on ABC.
Kate Croser, CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation, which backed the project, said the team were using the Safc-commissioned Deloitte Risk Assessment...
- 8/3/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Filming has got under way in Adelaide on Australian comedy-drama series “Aftertaste.” It is the first major production to shoot in the state of South Australia since the coronavirus shut-down, and comes as a state of disaster and a nighttime curfew are declared in neighboring Victoria state, which includes Melbourne.
The six-part Closer Productions show will shoot for five weeks in Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills. It makes use of 110 cast and crew members, including 10 from out of state, and 200 extras.
To get into production, the show used a risk assessment tool developed by consultancy firm Deloitte and overseen by the South Australia Film Corporation. “The Risk Assessment Tool has been instrumental in navigating the path back to production, and providing the framework and structure needed to get this production up and running within Covid-Safe guidelines,” said CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation Kate Croser.
Created by Julie De Fina and Matthew Bate,...
The six-part Closer Productions show will shoot for five weeks in Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills. It makes use of 110 cast and crew members, including 10 from out of state, and 200 extras.
To get into production, the show used a risk assessment tool developed by consultancy firm Deloitte and overseen by the South Australia Film Corporation. “The Risk Assessment Tool has been instrumental in navigating the path back to production, and providing the framework and structure needed to get this production up and running within Covid-Safe guidelines,” said CEO of the South Australian Film Corporation Kate Croser.
Created by Julie De Fina and Matthew Bate,...
- 8/3/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Erik Thomson and Natalie Abbott.
Muriel’s Wedding The Musical lead Natalie Abbott will star opposite Erik Thomson in ABC/Closer Productions’ comedy Aftertaste, which has just started shooting in Adelaide and Adelaide Hills following Covid-19 delays.
Abbott has been cast as the pastry-chef niece of Thomson’s Easton West, who helps her uncle, an internationally-renowned yet volatile celebrity chef, rebuild his career and reputation after a spectacular fall from grace.
The comedy, created by Julie De Fina and Matthew Bate, has also attracted a stacked ensemble cast, including Rachel Griffiths, Wayne Blair, Susan Prior, Peter Carroll, Remy Hii, Kavitha Anandasivam and Justin Amankwah.
Bate produces with Thomson and Rebecca Summerton, and he and de Fina wrote the scripts with Matt Vesely. De Fina and Griffiths are the executive producers with Rebecca Anderson from the ABC. Director Jonathan Brough will helm all six episodes.
Thomson said: “I am thrilled to...
Muriel’s Wedding The Musical lead Natalie Abbott will star opposite Erik Thomson in ABC/Closer Productions’ comedy Aftertaste, which has just started shooting in Adelaide and Adelaide Hills following Covid-19 delays.
Abbott has been cast as the pastry-chef niece of Thomson’s Easton West, who helps her uncle, an internationally-renowned yet volatile celebrity chef, rebuild his career and reputation after a spectacular fall from grace.
The comedy, created by Julie De Fina and Matthew Bate, has also attracted a stacked ensemble cast, including Rachel Griffiths, Wayne Blair, Susan Prior, Peter Carroll, Remy Hii, Kavitha Anandasivam and Justin Amankwah.
Bate produces with Thomson and Rebecca Summerton, and he and de Fina wrote the scripts with Matt Vesely. De Fina and Griffiths are the executive producers with Rebecca Anderson from the ABC. Director Jonathan Brough will helm all six episodes.
Thomson said: “I am thrilled to...
- 8/3/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘First Day’.
The BBC has snapped up the UK rights to Epic Films’ children’s series First Day, to be broadcast on Cbbc.
Originally commissioned by the ABC, First Day follows transgender teen Hannah Bradford’s (Evie Macdonald) first year of high school. Not only does Hannah have to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school and new friendships, but also find the courage to live as her most authentic self.
Produced in association with Kojo Entertainment, the series was written and directed by Julie Kalceff, produced by Kirsty Stark and Kate Croser, and co-produced by Kate Butler and Kalceff.
The BBC deal was negotiated by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, adding to other sales including Yle (Finland), Nrk (Norway), Svt (Sweden) and Momokids (Taiwan).
The series builds upon the stand-alone episode commissioned in 2017, which was awarded the Diversity TV Excellence Award for Kids’ Programming at Mipcom...
The BBC has snapped up the UK rights to Epic Films’ children’s series First Day, to be broadcast on Cbbc.
Originally commissioned by the ABC, First Day follows transgender teen Hannah Bradford’s (Evie Macdonald) first year of high school. Not only does Hannah have to navigate the challenges that come with starting a new school and new friendships, but also find the courage to live as her most authentic self.
Produced in association with Kojo Entertainment, the series was written and directed by Julie Kalceff, produced by Kirsty Stark and Kate Croser, and co-produced by Kate Butler and Kalceff.
The BBC deal was negotiated by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation, adding to other sales including Yle (Finland), Nrk (Norway), Svt (Sweden) and Momokids (Taiwan).
The series builds upon the stand-alone episode commissioned in 2017, which was awarded the Diversity TV Excellence Award for Kids’ Programming at Mipcom...
- 7/16/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Erik Thomson.
Closer Productions’ Aftertaste has resumed pre-production for the ABC, preparing to shoot in Adelaide and surrounds over the coming months.
Erik Thomson leads the dramedy as Easton West, an internationally renowned yet volatile celebrity chef whose spectacular fall from grace sees him return to his home town in the Adelaide Hills, where he endeavours to rebuild his career and restore his reputation, with the help of his talented, young, pastry-chef niece.
The series, created Julie de Fina and Matthew Bate, had been due to kick off just before the pandemic.
Bate produces with Thomson and Rebecca Summerton, and he and de Fina wrote the scripts with Matt Vesely. De Fina is the EP, with ABC executive producer Rebecca Anderson. The production office is located in the newly-reopened Adelaide Studios.
As the first project to resume in South Australia, Aftertaste will be a test case for a new risk...
Closer Productions’ Aftertaste has resumed pre-production for the ABC, preparing to shoot in Adelaide and surrounds over the coming months.
Erik Thomson leads the dramedy as Easton West, an internationally renowned yet volatile celebrity chef whose spectacular fall from grace sees him return to his home town in the Adelaide Hills, where he endeavours to rebuild his career and restore his reputation, with the help of his talented, young, pastry-chef niece.
The series, created Julie de Fina and Matthew Bate, had been due to kick off just before the pandemic.
Bate produces with Thomson and Rebecca Summerton, and he and de Fina wrote the scripts with Matt Vesely. De Fina is the EP, with ABC executive producer Rebecca Anderson. The production office is located in the newly-reopened Adelaide Studios.
As the first project to resume in South Australia, Aftertaste will be a test case for a new risk...
- 6/29/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Pre-production has started on “Aftertaste,” an Australian comedy drama series starring Erik Thompson as a celebrity chef who has fallen from grace. The show is the first to have made use of a production risk assessment tool for the post-coronavirus era.
A Closer Productions show, “Aftertaste” will shoot in Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, with broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation next year. Thompson will also produce alongside Rebecca Summerton and Matt Bate.
The Risk Assessment Tool was commissioned by the South Australia Film Corporation and developed by Deloitte Risk Advisory. It is intended to assist producers to assess Covid-19 risk management issues for their production, and get cameras rolling again more quickly and easily, in conjunction with national Covid-safe guidelines.
“We understand how essential this tool is for producers to get their productions back on track, as risk assessment is a requirement of financiers,” said Safc CEO Kate Croser.
A Closer Productions show, “Aftertaste” will shoot in Adelaide and the Adelaide Hills, with broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation next year. Thompson will also produce alongside Rebecca Summerton and Matt Bate.
The Risk Assessment Tool was commissioned by the South Australia Film Corporation and developed by Deloitte Risk Advisory. It is intended to assist producers to assess Covid-19 risk management issues for their production, and get cameras rolling again more quickly and easily, in conjunction with national Covid-safe guidelines.
“We understand how essential this tool is for producers to get their productions back on track, as risk assessment is a requirement of financiers,” said Safc CEO Kate Croser.
- 6/29/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin.
The South Australian Film Corp. is looking to hire an experienced First Nations creative executive to join the production and development team.
The newly created position is among a number of new roles that are part of a restructure by Safc CEO Kate Croser.
The agency is finalising its 2020-2023 strategic plan, which will be launched as a virtual Town Hall live stream event on Tuesday July 14.
The blueprint is designed to stimulate the recovery and growth of the Sa screen sector. With the changed team structure, the organisation maintains a similar number of positions.
The executive, First Nations industry development will work with Beth Neate, head of production and development, and Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin, First Nations strategy executive, to deliver the First Nations strategic plan.
The Aboriginal Screen Strategy 2015-2020 was launched under Annabelle Sheehan’s term, guided by Tjunypa Buckskin, who is deputy chair of the Australia Council.
The South Australian Film Corp. is looking to hire an experienced First Nations creative executive to join the production and development team.
The newly created position is among a number of new roles that are part of a restructure by Safc CEO Kate Croser.
The agency is finalising its 2020-2023 strategic plan, which will be launched as a virtual Town Hall live stream event on Tuesday July 14.
The blueprint is designed to stimulate the recovery and growth of the Sa screen sector. With the changed team structure, the organisation maintains a similar number of positions.
The executive, First Nations industry development will work with Beth Neate, head of production and development, and Lee-Ann Tjunypa Buckskin, First Nations strategy executive, to deliver the First Nations strategic plan.
The Aboriginal Screen Strategy 2015-2020 was launched under Annabelle Sheehan’s term, guided by Tjunypa Buckskin, who is deputy chair of the Australia Council.
- 6/28/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The South Australian government has extended the state’s 10 per cent post-production, digital and visual effects (Pdv) rebate to cover to video game development, hoping to grow jobs and boost international investment in the sector.
Administered by the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), it will be the first state government rebate of this kind offered to the games industry in Australia.
Minister for Trade and Investment David Ridgway said: “This is an incredible growth industry and this rebate will not only help attract international games companies to South Australia, it will bolster the long-term growth of local players and other industries using the same technologies.”
“With our existing world-class VFX industry, the rebate for video game development sets up South Australia to be an international epicentre for the creative industries.”
“What is even more exciting is the skills transfer into other industries as the uptake and adoption of games technology,...
Administered by the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), it will be the first state government rebate of this kind offered to the games industry in Australia.
Minister for Trade and Investment David Ridgway said: “This is an incredible growth industry and this rebate will not only help attract international games companies to South Australia, it will bolster the long-term growth of local players and other industries using the same technologies.”
“With our existing world-class VFX industry, the rebate for video game development sets up South Australia to be an international epicentre for the creative industries.”
“What is even more exciting is the skills transfer into other industries as the uptake and adoption of games technology,...
- 6/22/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Beth Neate and Mark Thorley.
Former Mill Film Adelaide MD Mark Thorley has joined the South Australian Film Corporation as chief operating officer.
Most recently Mill Film’s global COO, Thorley will start with Safc May 11.
A VFX industry specialist with credits that include Kong: Skull Island, Star Wars: Rogue One, Jurassic World, and Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thorley has held leadership roles at Lucasfilm, Singapore, where he oversaw studio operations and production strategies, and Animal Logic in both Los Angeles and Sydney, where he was head of production. He has also held senior positions at Screen Queensland and Omnicom.
Safc has also formally appointed Beth Neate head of production and development. Neate had been acting in the role for five months following the departure of Amanda Duthie.
Neate has a producing background, and first joined the Safc in 2007, returning in 2017 as a production and development executive working across feature film,...
Former Mill Film Adelaide MD Mark Thorley has joined the South Australian Film Corporation as chief operating officer.
Most recently Mill Film’s global COO, Thorley will start with Safc May 11.
A VFX industry specialist with credits that include Kong: Skull Island, Star Wars: Rogue One, Jurassic World, and Avengers: Age of Ultron, Thorley has held leadership roles at Lucasfilm, Singapore, where he oversaw studio operations and production strategies, and Animal Logic in both Los Angeles and Sydney, where he was head of production. He has also held senior positions at Screen Queensland and Omnicom.
Safc has also formally appointed Beth Neate head of production and development. Neate had been acting in the role for five months following the departure of Amanda Duthie.
Neate has a producing background, and first joined the Safc in 2007, returning in 2017 as a production and development executive working across feature film,...
- 4/30/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Xyz Films has signed on to handle worldwide sales rights to Oz sci-fi thriller 2067, starring Kodi Smit-McPhee (X:Men) and Ryan Kwanten (True Blood). Previously with Content Media, the film marks writer-director Seth Larney’s (Tombiruo) English-language directorial debut. The movie takes place in a world plagued by a disease after climate change has forced the adoption of artificial oxygen. With his wife sick and little hope for survival, Ethan (Smit-McPhee) is forced to travel to the future in search of a cure for the mysterious illness. Not knowing who to trust, he has to navigate a future filled with imminent danger and the possibility of never coming home. [
Producers are Lisa Shaunessy for Arcadia, Jason Taylor for Futurism Studios and Kate Croser for Kojo Entertainment.
Xyz Films is planning to market the film virtually over the coming weeks, in lieu of a traditional film market due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Content Media’s parent company Kew Media collapsed earlier this year meaning the film needed a new sales home. The feature received major production funding from Screen Australia, in association with South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund and Screen Nsw (New South Wales) and was financed with support from Elevate Production Finance, Grumpy Sailor, Spectrum Films and Cumulus VFX.
Xyz’s recent slate of sales titles include Rza’s Cut Throat City, The Silencing, Sion Sono’s Prisoners Of The Ghostland and Stowaway.
Larney is repped by Rgm Artists. Smit-McPhee is repped by ICM Partners. Kwanten is repped by Rgm Artists, Wme and Link Entertainment.
Producers are Lisa Shaunessy for Arcadia, Jason Taylor for Futurism Studios and Kate Croser for Kojo Entertainment.
Xyz Films is planning to market the film virtually over the coming weeks, in lieu of a traditional film market due to the Covid-19 crisis.
Content Media’s parent company Kew Media collapsed earlier this year meaning the film needed a new sales home. The feature received major production funding from Screen Australia, in association with South Australian Film Corporation (Safc), Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund and Screen Nsw (New South Wales) and was financed with support from Elevate Production Finance, Grumpy Sailor, Spectrum Films and Cumulus VFX.
Xyz’s recent slate of sales titles include Rza’s Cut Throat City, The Silencing, Sion Sono’s Prisoners Of The Ghostland and Stowaway.
Larney is repped by Rgm Artists. Smit-McPhee is repped by ICM Partners. Kwanten is repped by Rgm Artists, Wme and Link Entertainment.
- 4/21/2020
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
State screen agencies are taking a number of initiatives to help producers whose projects have been suspended or delayed.
Head of Screen Nsw Grainne Brunsdon tells If: “For those productions that now have delays, either short or longer term, we will work with them and with other screen agencies and broadcasters to do what we can to assist.
“Where delivery dates are pushed out, we will vary contracts and where cash-flow milestones are missed, we will work with productions to renegotiate them.”
Screen Queensland has convened a Queensland screen industry task force to provide feedback on the challenges facing the industry and is undertaking a quick survey asking industry practitioners and local businesses to share their experiences of the impact from Covid-19 and offer suggestions on assistance.
“Together with your input and guidance from the task force, we will provide advice and insights to state and federal governments on the...
Head of Screen Nsw Grainne Brunsdon tells If: “For those productions that now have delays, either short or longer term, we will work with them and with other screen agencies and broadcasters to do what we can to assist.
“Where delivery dates are pushed out, we will vary contracts and where cash-flow milestones are missed, we will work with productions to renegotiate them.”
Screen Queensland has convened a Queensland screen industry task force to provide feedback on the challenges facing the industry and is undertaking a quick survey asking industry practitioners and local businesses to share their experiences of the impact from Covid-19 and offer suggestions on assistance.
“Together with your input and guidance from the task force, we will provide advice and insights to state and federal governments on the...
- 3/24/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
(Photo credit: BBC).
Stan and the BBC have co-commissioned a six-part thriller from the producers of Fleabag, to be shot in South Australia with support from the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc).
Created and written by Two Brothers Pictures’ Harry and Jack Williams, The Tourist follows a British man who is pursued by a vast tank truck that tries to drive him off the road.
With echoes of Steven Spielberg’s Duel, a cat-and-mouse chase ensues and The Man later wakes in hospital, hurt but suffering from amnesia.
Pursued by figures from his past, his search for answers takes him through the outback and on to Singapore and Bali.
Lisa Scott will produce for Two Brothers Pictures and her new company Highview Productions while Chris Sweeney, whose credits include Liar, the ITV/Sundance TV thriller co-created by Harry and Jack Williams, and the BBC/Showtime comedy-drama Back to Life, will direct.
Stan and the BBC have co-commissioned a six-part thriller from the producers of Fleabag, to be shot in South Australia with support from the South Australian Film Corporation (Safc).
Created and written by Two Brothers Pictures’ Harry and Jack Williams, The Tourist follows a British man who is pursued by a vast tank truck that tries to drive him off the road.
With echoes of Steven Spielberg’s Duel, a cat-and-mouse chase ensues and The Man later wakes in hospital, hurt but suffering from amnesia.
Pursued by figures from his past, his search for answers takes him through the outback and on to Singapore and Bali.
Lisa Scott will produce for Two Brothers Pictures and her new company Highview Productions while Chris Sweeney, whose credits include Liar, the ITV/Sundance TV thriller co-created by Harry and Jack Williams, and the BBC/Showtime comedy-drama Back to Life, will direct.
- 2/12/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Linda Ujuk.
Kojo has hired Linda Ujuk to run its development and production arm Kojo Entertainment, leading both Australian and international production operations.
Kojo Entertainment recently formed a new joint venture with Greg Silverman’s Us-based Stampede Ventures, aimed at developing a range of internationally marketable features and TV projects based on Australian IP, to be fully produced locally with Australian creatives. The company has also paired with Goalpost Pictures on Top End Wedding, as well as producer Lisa Shaunessy on the upcoming feature film 2067 with producer Lisa Shaunessy and series First Day with Kirsty Stark, and is currently developing several projects with other producing partners as well as independent productions.
Ujuk, who started on January 6 and will be based in Kojo’s Sydney office, succeeds Kate Croser who departed last September to head the South Australian Film Corp.
Ujuk was most recently scripted supervising producer for Seven Studios,...
Kojo has hired Linda Ujuk to run its development and production arm Kojo Entertainment, leading both Australian and international production operations.
Kojo Entertainment recently formed a new joint venture with Greg Silverman’s Us-based Stampede Ventures, aimed at developing a range of internationally marketable features and TV projects based on Australian IP, to be fully produced locally with Australian creatives. The company has also paired with Goalpost Pictures on Top End Wedding, as well as producer Lisa Shaunessy on the upcoming feature film 2067 with producer Lisa Shaunessy and series First Day with Kirsty Stark, and is currently developing several projects with other producing partners as well as independent productions.
Ujuk, who started on January 6 and will be based in Kojo’s Sydney office, succeeds Kate Croser who departed last September to head the South Australian Film Corp.
Ujuk was most recently scripted supervising producer for Seven Studios,...
- 1/16/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Australian comedy “Top End Wedding” has been acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films for the U.S. market. The deal was announced by producer Goalpost Pictures Australia.
The film had its premiere at the Sundance festival in the U.S. in January this year. Samuel Goldwyn says that it will release the film on multiple digital platforms from early 2020.
“’Top End Wedding’ is a delightfully fun romantic comedy that also showcases the breathtaking beauty of Australia. We can’t wait to share this special film to Us audiences,” said Meg Longo of Samuel Goldwyn in a prepared statement.
In the past year, Samuel Goldwyn has also picked up international titles including “Stray Dolls” and “Mr. Jones,” which debuted in competition in Berlin.
Directed by Wayne Blair, “Wedding” is the story of a successful Sydney lawyer and her fiancé who have just 10 days to find her mother, who has gone Awol somewhere in the Northern Territory.
The film had its premiere at the Sundance festival in the U.S. in January this year. Samuel Goldwyn says that it will release the film on multiple digital platforms from early 2020.
“’Top End Wedding’ is a delightfully fun romantic comedy that also showcases the breathtaking beauty of Australia. We can’t wait to share this special film to Us audiences,” said Meg Longo of Samuel Goldwyn in a prepared statement.
In the past year, Samuel Goldwyn has also picked up international titles including “Stray Dolls” and “Mr. Jones,” which debuted in competition in Berlin.
Directed by Wayne Blair, “Wedding” is the story of a successful Sydney lawyer and her fiancé who have just 10 days to find her mother, who has gone Awol somewhere in the Northern Territory.
- 12/4/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
‘Top End Wedding.’
Americans will have the chance to see Wayne Blair’s Top End Wedding early next year, but only on VOD and other digital platforms.
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the Us rights to the romantic comedy which raked in $5.26 million in Australian cinemas, the year’s second highest grosser behind Ride Like a Girl’s $11.5 million.
The specialty distributor plans a multi-platform release on February 21, its third recent Oz acquisition following Mirrah Foulkes’ Judy & Punch and Koko: A Red Dog Story, the third edition of the franchise written and directed by Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce, which opens here on 80 screens tomorrow.
“Top End Wedding is a delightfully fun romantic comedy that also showcases the breathtaking beauty of Australia,” says Meg Longo of Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight, who produced with Kylie du Fresne and Kate Croser, added: “The team at Samuel Goldwyn are passionate...
Americans will have the chance to see Wayne Blair’s Top End Wedding early next year, but only on VOD and other digital platforms.
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired the Us rights to the romantic comedy which raked in $5.26 million in Australian cinemas, the year’s second highest grosser behind Ride Like a Girl’s $11.5 million.
The specialty distributor plans a multi-platform release on February 21, its third recent Oz acquisition following Mirrah Foulkes’ Judy & Punch and Koko: A Red Dog Story, the third edition of the franchise written and directed by Aaron McCann and Dominic Pearce, which opens here on 80 screens tomorrow.
“Top End Wedding is a delightfully fun romantic comedy that also showcases the breathtaking beauty of Australia,” says Meg Longo of Samuel Goldwyn Films.
Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight, who produced with Kylie du Fresne and Kate Croser, added: “The team at Samuel Goldwyn are passionate...
- 12/3/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
(L-r): Kojo group MD Dale Roberts; Stampede Ventures head of international content and worldwide content acquisitions Jp Sarni; Kojo Entertainment producer Kate Butler and Kojo executive director post and VFX Marty Pepper.
Adelaide’s Kojo Entertainment has formed a new joint venture with Greg Silverman’s Us-based Stampede Ventures, aimed at developing a range of internationally marketable features and TV projects based on Australian IP, to be fully produced locally with Australian creatives.
Kojo group managing director Dale Roberts and non executive-director Jamie McClurg connected with Silverman, who used to head up creative development and worldwide production for Warner Bros, on a visit to La. Finding both a strategic and creative fit, the two companies have spent around six to eight months negotiating a new 50/50 business.
“We are very proud to partner with Dale and his team at Kojo for this international partnership,” said Jp Sarni head of international...
Adelaide’s Kojo Entertainment has formed a new joint venture with Greg Silverman’s Us-based Stampede Ventures, aimed at developing a range of internationally marketable features and TV projects based on Australian IP, to be fully produced locally with Australian creatives.
Kojo group managing director Dale Roberts and non executive-director Jamie McClurg connected with Silverman, who used to head up creative development and worldwide production for Warner Bros, on a visit to La. Finding both a strategic and creative fit, the two companies have spent around six to eight months negotiating a new 50/50 business.
“We are very proud to partner with Dale and his team at Kojo for this international partnership,” said Jp Sarni head of international...
- 11/26/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Amanda Duthie.
Amanda Duthie has resigned from her role as the South Australian Film Corporation’s (Safc) head of production, development, attraction and studios to return to Sydney to pursue new opportunities and to be closer to family.
Duthie moved to Sa in 2012 to take up the role of CEO and artistic director of the Adelaide Film Festival and its investment Fund, and joined the Safc last October.
During her time with the state agency, Duthie worked to launch Centralised, a north-south creative collaboration in conjunction with Screen Nt and established the first screen agency partnership with Audible Australia. She also oversaw investment in Unjoo Moon’s I Am Woman starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey; Matchbox/Dirty Films ABC series Stateless; Porchlight Films/Peter Duncan’s ABC series Fallout and Sbs’s The Hunting, from Closer Productions.
After the departure of former Safc CEO Courtney Gibson, Duthie acted in the role until the appointment of Kate Croser.
Amanda Duthie has resigned from her role as the South Australian Film Corporation’s (Safc) head of production, development, attraction and studios to return to Sydney to pursue new opportunities and to be closer to family.
Duthie moved to Sa in 2012 to take up the role of CEO and artistic director of the Adelaide Film Festival and its investment Fund, and joined the Safc last October.
During her time with the state agency, Duthie worked to launch Centralised, a north-south creative collaboration in conjunction with Screen Nt and established the first screen agency partnership with Audible Australia. She also oversaw investment in Unjoo Moon’s I Am Woman starring Tilda Cobham-Hervey; Matchbox/Dirty Films ABC series Stateless; Porchlight Films/Peter Duncan’s ABC series Fallout and Sbs’s The Hunting, from Closer Productions.
After the departure of former Safc CEO Courtney Gibson, Duthie acted in the role until the appointment of Kate Croser.
- 10/29/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Roster includes Slay The Dragon, Allagash.
London-based sales outfit Kew Media Distribution (Kmd) heads to Afm next week with a slate that includes Nick Broomfield’s documentary My Father And Me, sci-fi 2067 starring Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ryan Kwanten, and Susan Hill’s The Small Hand: A Ghost Story.
2067 takes place on an earth ravaged by climate change when a utility worker who may hold the key to mankind’s survival is dispatched to the future and lands in a luscious green world where he seems to be the only person around.
Seth Larney directed the Arcadia, Kojo, Freedom Films and Futurism Studios production,...
London-based sales outfit Kew Media Distribution (Kmd) heads to Afm next week with a slate that includes Nick Broomfield’s documentary My Father And Me, sci-fi 2067 starring Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ryan Kwanten, and Susan Hill’s The Small Hand: A Ghost Story.
2067 takes place on an earth ravaged by climate change when a utility worker who may hold the key to mankind’s survival is dispatched to the future and lands in a luscious green world where he seems to be the only person around.
Seth Larney directed the Arcadia, Kojo, Freedom Films and Futurism Studios production,...
- 10/29/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Roster includes Slay The Dragon, Allagash.
London-based sales outfit Kew Media Distribution (Kmd) heads to Afm next week with a slate that includes Nick Broomfield’s documentary My Father And Me, sci-fi 2067 starring Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ryan Kwanten, and Susan Hill’s The Small Hand: A Ghost Story.
2067 takes place on an earth ravaged by climate change when a utility worker who may hold the key to mankind’s survival is dispatched to the future and lands in a luscious green world where he seems to be the only person around.
Seth Larney directed the Arcadia, Kojo, Freedom Films and Futurism Studios production,...
London-based sales outfit Kew Media Distribution (Kmd) heads to Afm next week with a slate that includes Nick Broomfield’s documentary My Father And Me, sci-fi 2067 starring Kodi Smit-McPhee and Ryan Kwanten, and Susan Hill’s The Small Hand: A Ghost Story.
2067 takes place on an earth ravaged by climate change when a utility worker who may hold the key to mankind’s survival is dispatched to the future and lands in a luscious green world where he seems to be the only person around.
Seth Larney directed the Arcadia, Kojo, Freedom Films and Futurism Studios production,...
- 10/29/2019
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
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