Richard Roxburgh, star of hit Netflix show “Rake” and “Elvis,” stars in “The Correspondent,” a fact-based thriller. He portrays Peter Greste, the veteran Australian TV news reporter who was arrested and detained in Cairo in 2013 while reporting for Al Jazeera.
Production of “The Correspondent” wrapped in Sydney, Australia after being directed by Kriv Stenders, who enjoyed major success in Australia with “Red Dog” and also directed hit “Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan.”
The film is based on Greste’s memoir “The First Casualty” and has an adapted screenplay by Peter Duncan. Greste is an award-winning foreign correspondent who, along with two of his colleagues, was reporting on the Arab Spring uprising. Days into his assignment, he became a pawn in a deadly game of ancient rivalries. Surviving an inexplicable nightmare with only his wits keeping him alive, Greste was sentenced to seven years in jail, but was released...
Production of “The Correspondent” wrapped in Sydney, Australia after being directed by Kriv Stenders, who enjoyed major success in Australia with “Red Dog” and also directed hit “Danger Close: The Battle of Long Tan.”
The film is based on Greste’s memoir “The First Casualty” and has an adapted screenplay by Peter Duncan. Greste is an award-winning foreign correspondent who, along with two of his colleagues, was reporting on the Arab Spring uprising. Days into his assignment, he became a pawn in a deadly game of ancient rivalries. Surviving an inexplicable nightmare with only his wits keeping him alive, Greste was sentenced to seven years in jail, but was released...
- 3/14/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
‘Spit’ is one of five features to receive a share of $4.6m (A$6.9m).
Australian filmmaker Jonathan Teplitzky is working on a sequel to his 2003 crime comedy Gettin’ Square – one of five features to receive a share of $4.6m (A$6.9m) in production funding from national body Screen Australia.
The latest round of funding will also support Kriv Stenders’ The Correspondent; Cathy Randall’s Red Rock Run; Kate Woods’ Kangaroo; and Nicholas Clifford’s One More Shot.
Teplitzky’s Spit will mark the return of David Wenham as ex-junkie John Spitieri, who travels back to Australia only to find himself...
Australian filmmaker Jonathan Teplitzky is working on a sequel to his 2003 crime comedy Gettin’ Square – one of five features to receive a share of $4.6m (A$6.9m) in production funding from national body Screen Australia.
The latest round of funding will also support Kriv Stenders’ The Correspondent; Cathy Randall’s Red Rock Run; Kate Woods’ Kangaroo; and Nicholas Clifford’s One More Shot.
Teplitzky’s Spit will mark the return of David Wenham as ex-junkie John Spitieri, who travels back to Australia only to find himself...
- 12/18/2023
- by Sandy George
- ScreenDaily
‘Spit’ is one of five features to receive a share of $4.6m (A$6.9m).
Australian filmmaker Jonathan Teplitzky is working on a sequel to his 2003 crime comedy Gettin’ Square – one of five features to receive a share of $4.6m (A$6.9m) in production funding from national body Screen Australia.
The latest round of funding will also support Kriv Stenders’ The Correspondent; Cathy Randall’s Red Rock Run; Kate Woods’ Kangaroo; and Nicholas Clifford’s One More Shot.
Teplitzky’s Spit will mark the return of David Wenham as ex-junkie John Spitieri, who travels back to Australia only to find himself...
Australian filmmaker Jonathan Teplitzky is working on a sequel to his 2003 crime comedy Gettin’ Square – one of five features to receive a share of $4.6m (A$6.9m) in production funding from national body Screen Australia.
The latest round of funding will also support Kriv Stenders’ The Correspondent; Cathy Randall’s Red Rock Run; Kate Woods’ Kangaroo; and Nicholas Clifford’s One More Shot.
Teplitzky’s Spit will mark the return of David Wenham as ex-junkie John Spitieri, who travels back to Australia only to find himself...
- 12/18/2023
- by Sandy George
- ScreenDaily
An eight-hour drama inspired by Carolyn Arnold’s “Madison Knight” detective novels is being developed by Muse Entertainment and Pop Fiction Entertainment.
Hélène Joy will star as Madison Knight, a daring detective who works to investigate criminals throughout the series. Orion Lee (“First Cow”) will portray Knight’s work partner, Detective Steven Hung. The action-packed crime drama is set on both the Pacific coastline of Sydney, Australia and the wilderness of British Columbia, Canada.
“As I read the books, I was immediately taken with Madison as a leading female character. She is unapologetic, unpredictable and deeply flawed. An extremely reluctant heroine if you will. What I love most is her sardonic nature and deeply sarcastic sense of humor. She doesn’t suffer fools and has little time for small talk,” said Joy, on her new role of Knight, in a statement.
Australian writer Justin Monjo and Canadian writer Lynn Coady are developing the series.
Hélène Joy will star as Madison Knight, a daring detective who works to investigate criminals throughout the series. Orion Lee (“First Cow”) will portray Knight’s work partner, Detective Steven Hung. The action-packed crime drama is set on both the Pacific coastline of Sydney, Australia and the wilderness of British Columbia, Canada.
“As I read the books, I was immediately taken with Madison as a leading female character. She is unapologetic, unpredictable and deeply flawed. An extremely reluctant heroine if you will. What I love most is her sardonic nature and deeply sarcastic sense of humor. She doesn’t suffer fools and has little time for small talk,” said Joy, on her new role of Knight, in a statement.
Australian writer Justin Monjo and Canadian writer Lynn Coady are developing the series.
- 2/15/2022
- by Wyatte Grantham-Philips
- Variety Film + TV
Season two of family television series Alien TV – a Canadian-Australian co-production between eOne and Pop Family Entertainment – will premiere on Netflix globally next month.
Targeted at kids aged 6-11 years, Alien TV follows the slapstick misadventures of an extra-terrestrial television news crew as they try to understand the wild, baffling, and sometimes weird life on a newly discovered planet called Earth.
The series combines real-world imagery with high-end CGI animation across 26 half-hour episodes.
The Nine Network commissioned the series in Australia, where it was produced with financial support from Create Nsw. Netflix also bought the global rights to the first season.
Oliver Dumont, eOne’s family brands president, said the company was thrilled Alien TV had resonated with kids and parents alike.
“We now have the opportunity to continue to share these hilarious and universal stories with audiences and families everywhere,” he said.
Carmel Travers, Pop Family Entertainment’s CEO,...
Targeted at kids aged 6-11 years, Alien TV follows the slapstick misadventures of an extra-terrestrial television news crew as they try to understand the wild, baffling, and sometimes weird life on a newly discovered planet called Earth.
The series combines real-world imagery with high-end CGI animation across 26 half-hour episodes.
The Nine Network commissioned the series in Australia, where it was produced with financial support from Create Nsw. Netflix also bought the global rights to the first season.
Oliver Dumont, eOne’s family brands president, said the company was thrilled Alien TV had resonated with kids and parents alike.
“We now have the opportunity to continue to share these hilarious and universal stories with audiences and families everywhere,” he said.
Carmel Travers, Pop Family Entertainment’s CEO,...
- 2/25/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Peter Greste.
The arrest and conviction on spying charges and eventual acquittal of Australian-born foreign correspondent Peter Greste in Cairo in 2013 will be adapted into a feature film by Peter Duncan.
Pop Family Entertainment’s Carmel Travers will produce The First Casualty, based on Greste’s book published in 2017.
Now a professor at the University of Queensland, Greste spent more than 400 days in jail before being released after international condemnation and quickly became a champion of press freedom.
“It has long been our intention to develop projects across the breadth of film and television production and we are very pleased to bring The First Casualty to the screen,” said Travers, who launched her production company in 2017.
“It is a joy and privilege to be working with two great storytellers – Peter Greste, whose passion for truth-telling knows no bounds, and Peter Duncan, who writes with flair, imagination and wit.”
Duncan said:...
The arrest and conviction on spying charges and eventual acquittal of Australian-born foreign correspondent Peter Greste in Cairo in 2013 will be adapted into a feature film by Peter Duncan.
Pop Family Entertainment’s Carmel Travers will produce The First Casualty, based on Greste’s book published in 2017.
Now a professor at the University of Queensland, Greste spent more than 400 days in jail before being released after international condemnation and quickly became a champion of press freedom.
“It has long been our intention to develop projects across the breadth of film and television production and we are very pleased to bring The First Casualty to the screen,” said Travers, who launched her production company in 2017.
“It is a joy and privilege to be working with two great storytellers – Peter Greste, whose passion for truth-telling knows no bounds, and Peter Duncan, who writes with flair, imagination and wit.”
Duncan said:...
- 10/8/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Australian production company Pop Family Entertainment has set Peter Duncan, the creator of long-running comedy series Rake, to adapt The First Casualty, Australian Journalist Peter Greste’s memoir which covers his time in prison in Cairo on terrorism charges.
Greste and two of his colleagues were arrested in Egypt in 2013 and convicted to multiple years in prison. Only after international pressure, and more than 400 days in a call, they were released, with Greste becoming a champion of press freedom around the world. The book covers his experiences as a foreign correspondent. He is also the recipient of awards including the Australian Human Rights Commission Medal, the Rsl’s 2016 Anzac Peace Prize, and the Australian Press Council’s 2018 Press Freedom Award.
“It has long been our intention to develop projects across the breadth of film and television production, and we are very pleased that The First Casualty can be brought to the screen,...
Greste and two of his colleagues were arrested in Egypt in 2013 and convicted to multiple years in prison. Only after international pressure, and more than 400 days in a call, they were released, with Greste becoming a champion of press freedom around the world. The book covers his experiences as a foreign correspondent. He is also the recipient of awards including the Australian Human Rights Commission Medal, the Rsl’s 2016 Anzac Peace Prize, and the Australian Press Council’s 2018 Press Freedom Award.
“It has long been our intention to develop projects across the breadth of film and television production, and we are very pleased that The First Casualty can be brought to the screen,...
- 10/8/2020
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Alien TV’.
Netflix has taken the global rights to eOne and Pop Family Entertainment’s family series Alien TV.
Commissioned by the Nine Network, the 26 x 30 minute series aimed at 6-to-11 year olds and their families will premiere in Australia on Nine later this month, with Netflix to follow globally.
Alien TV follows the slapstick misadventures of an extra-terrestrial television news crew as they try to understand the wild, baffling and sometimes ‘just-plain-weird’ life on a newly discovered planet called… Earth. It combines real world imagery with CGI animation, following the news crew as they report back on the mysteries of this strange new world to their curious alien audience.
The series is an Australian/Canadian co-production produced with the financial support of Create Nsw. Pop Family Entertainment CEO Carmel Travers is the producer, working with writers Bruce Griffiths, Simon Dodd, Cleon Prineas and Charlotte Hamlyn, and director Ian Brown.
Netflix has taken the global rights to eOne and Pop Family Entertainment’s family series Alien TV.
Commissioned by the Nine Network, the 26 x 30 minute series aimed at 6-to-11 year olds and their families will premiere in Australia on Nine later this month, with Netflix to follow globally.
Alien TV follows the slapstick misadventures of an extra-terrestrial television news crew as they try to understand the wild, baffling and sometimes ‘just-plain-weird’ life on a newly discovered planet called… Earth. It combines real world imagery with CGI animation, following the news crew as they report back on the mysteries of this strange new world to their curious alien audience.
The series is an Australian/Canadian co-production produced with the financial support of Create Nsw. Pop Family Entertainment CEO Carmel Travers is the producer, working with writers Bruce Griffiths, Simon Dodd, Cleon Prineas and Charlotte Hamlyn, and director Ian Brown.
- 6/3/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Escape From Pirate Asylum’.
Escape From Pirate Asylum, a new concept from the Sydney-based Pop Family Entertainment, has been named Best In Show at this year’s Asian Animation Summit in Seoul.
Co-created by Suren Perera and Thomas Duncan-Watt, the 52 x 11 minute animated comedy series was one of 25 concepts presented to an audience of the world’s major children’s broadcasters and distributors including Disney, Nickelodeon, Netflix, Entertainment One, Zodiac, Wildbrain and Cbbc.
The series follows young boy (and wannabe pirate) Junicus and his haughty Orangutan tutor Lord Claude, who are wrongfully captured and imprisoned on the world’s most impenetrable island prison, Pirate Asylum. They soon realise it’s no ordinary clink and mysteries must be solved if they ever hope to escape alive.
Now in its eighth year, the Asian Animation Summit, run by Kidscreen, is an annual event designed to showcase Asia’s strongest animated projects looking for investors and partners,...
Escape From Pirate Asylum, a new concept from the Sydney-based Pop Family Entertainment, has been named Best In Show at this year’s Asian Animation Summit in Seoul.
Co-created by Suren Perera and Thomas Duncan-Watt, the 52 x 11 minute animated comedy series was one of 25 concepts presented to an audience of the world’s major children’s broadcasters and distributors including Disney, Nickelodeon, Netflix, Entertainment One, Zodiac, Wildbrain and Cbbc.
The series follows young boy (and wannabe pirate) Junicus and his haughty Orangutan tutor Lord Claude, who are wrongfully captured and imprisoned on the world’s most impenetrable island prison, Pirate Asylum. They soon realise it’s no ordinary clink and mysteries must be solved if they ever hope to escape alive.
Now in its eighth year, the Asian Animation Summit, run by Kidscreen, is an annual event designed to showcase Asia’s strongest animated projects looking for investors and partners,...
- 11/26/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Sydney Sailboat.
Sony Pictures Television.s Tiny Pop TV channel has acquired Essential Media's preschool series Sydney Sailboat.
The deal was brokered by international distrib Raydar Media for multiple territories including the UK, Ireland, South Africa and fifty other pan-African territories.
Formerly known as Bubble Bath Bay and rebranded for the international market last year, the series is currently screening on NBC Sprout in the Us and returns to ABC Kids on April 4.
It runs for fifty-two episodes of eleven minutes each.
Head of Family Carmel Travers said that Essential was "thrilled that young children in these new territories will discover Sydney Sailboat and are confident the Tiny Pop audiences will engage enthusiastically with the universal characters and storylines".
Sydney Sailboat was commissioned by ABC Kids in Australia and is an international co-production between Australia, Malaysia and Ireland.
The show was produced by Carmel Travers, and directed by Steve Trenbirth.
Sony Pictures Television.s Tiny Pop TV channel has acquired Essential Media's preschool series Sydney Sailboat.
The deal was brokered by international distrib Raydar Media for multiple territories including the UK, Ireland, South Africa and fifty other pan-African territories.
Formerly known as Bubble Bath Bay and rebranded for the international market last year, the series is currently screening on NBC Sprout in the Us and returns to ABC Kids on April 4.
It runs for fifty-two episodes of eleven minutes each.
Head of Family Carmel Travers said that Essential was "thrilled that young children in these new territories will discover Sydney Sailboat and are confident the Tiny Pop audiences will engage enthusiastically with the universal characters and storylines".
Sydney Sailboat was commissioned by ABC Kids in Australia and is an international co-production between Australia, Malaysia and Ireland.
The show was produced by Carmel Travers, and directed by Steve Trenbirth.
- 3/21/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Cathrine McVeigh.
Mike Adams.
Mike Adams of Barnett Law has joined Essential Media and Entertainment as Head of Legal and Commercial Affairs, while Cathrine McVeigh is Essential's new Head of Production.
Adams will be working with company directors Chris Hilton, Ian Collie, Sonja Armstrong and Carmel Travers on Essential's legal and commercial interests, plus business affairs for the company.s full slate of television drama, factual, kids and factual entertainment and feature films.
Adams has been subcontracted to Essential from Barnett Law, a Sydney based law firm he joined as a Director following his recent departure from the See-Saw Films group where, since 2009, he worked as Corporate Counsel & Business Affairs Manager..
At See-Saw, Adams provided support to production activities while focusing primarily on Fulcrum Media Finance.s lending operations and oversaw the negotiation and contracting of numerous film and television projects.
As Head of Production, Cathrine McVeigh oversees Essential.s production slate.
Mike Adams.
Mike Adams of Barnett Law has joined Essential Media and Entertainment as Head of Legal and Commercial Affairs, while Cathrine McVeigh is Essential's new Head of Production.
Adams will be working with company directors Chris Hilton, Ian Collie, Sonja Armstrong and Carmel Travers on Essential's legal and commercial interests, plus business affairs for the company.s full slate of television drama, factual, kids and factual entertainment and feature films.
Adams has been subcontracted to Essential from Barnett Law, a Sydney based law firm he joined as a Director following his recent departure from the See-Saw Films group where, since 2009, he worked as Corporate Counsel & Business Affairs Manager..
At See-Saw, Adams provided support to production activities while focusing primarily on Fulcrum Media Finance.s lending operations and oversaw the negotiation and contracting of numerous film and television projects.
As Head of Production, Cathrine McVeigh oversees Essential.s production slate.
- 2/22/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Network Ten has commissioned a comedy/drama which follows six teenagers at a remote research station on Aboriginal land who investigate the apparent disappearance of a leading scientist.
The Timeshifters (26×24′) is a co-production between Essential Media and Entertainment and Brisbane-based Carbon Media, budgeted at $15.4 million.
Formerly known as Camp Crazy, the series is described as journey of discovery that blurs reality, mythology and time. Each episode works independently within an over-arching story.
The narrative posits that a powerful Black Opal talisman was stolen from a secret cave hidden deep in the rainforest 10 years earlier, shiftng the delicate balance of power within the spirit world.
The teens are forced to become Timeshifters, connect with the land, uncover the dark secret of the research facility and find a way to travel back in time to make sure the Black Opal is never disturbed again..
The series creator, Essential partner/head of kids Carmel Travers,...
The Timeshifters (26×24′) is a co-production between Essential Media and Entertainment and Brisbane-based Carbon Media, budgeted at $15.4 million.
Formerly known as Camp Crazy, the series is described as journey of discovery that blurs reality, mythology and time. Each episode works independently within an over-arching story.
The narrative posits that a powerful Black Opal talisman was stolen from a secret cave hidden deep in the rainforest 10 years earlier, shiftng the delicate balance of power within the spirit world.
The teens are forced to become Timeshifters, connect with the land, uncover the dark secret of the research facility and find a way to travel back in time to make sure the Black Opal is never disturbed again..
The series creator, Essential partner/head of kids Carmel Travers,...
- 10/5/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Essential Media and Entertainment has struck a Us broadcast deal for its hit pre-school animation series Bubble Bath Bay.
The deal, brokered by distributor Bejuba! Entertainment, will see the series shown in the Us under the title, Sydney Sailboat on NBC Kids Sprout!
The animated CGI series premiered on ABC Kids earlier in the year.
It was produced by Essential Media and Entertainment in association with Shambles Communications, Ideate Media, Telegael Teoranta and Lemon Sky.
The series was commissioned by ABC Kids.
Executive producers for Essential Media and Entertainment are Carmel Travers, and Chris Hilton, for Ideate Media, Zainir Aminullah, and for Telegael Ireland Paul Cummins. The series creator is Gareth Eden-Styche.
Andrew Beacham acquired the series for NBC Kids. .
Essential Media and Entertainment, head of kids and family, Carmel Travers, said NBC Sprout had always been the target North American Broadcast.
.They.re packing a punch in the North...
The deal, brokered by distributor Bejuba! Entertainment, will see the series shown in the Us under the title, Sydney Sailboat on NBC Kids Sprout!
The animated CGI series premiered on ABC Kids earlier in the year.
It was produced by Essential Media and Entertainment in association with Shambles Communications, Ideate Media, Telegael Teoranta and Lemon Sky.
The series was commissioned by ABC Kids.
Executive producers for Essential Media and Entertainment are Carmel Travers, and Chris Hilton, for Ideate Media, Zainir Aminullah, and for Telegael Ireland Paul Cummins. The series creator is Gareth Eden-Styche.
Andrew Beacham acquired the series for NBC Kids. .
Essential Media and Entertainment, head of kids and family, Carmel Travers, said NBC Sprout had always been the target North American Broadcast.
.They.re packing a punch in the North...
- 9/25/2015
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Experienced screenwriter Roger Monk has been appointed scripted development producer at Essential Media and Entertainment.s new Brisbane office.
Monk is working with development assistant Emily Avila, formerly with See-Saw Films and now an audience engagement officer at Ipswich Art Gallery.
The mandate is to source Queensland-originated stories and storytellers,. develop and foster existing relationships with Queensland practitioners and provide a conduit to emerging talent within the Queensland production sector.
The office is funded by Screen Queensland's Enterprise program, which is also supporting Ludo Studio, Bunya Productions, Matchbox Pictures, Two Little Indians and Hoodlum.
Monk.s credits include Nowhere Boys, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, East Of Everything and Tony Ayres. 2002 movie Walking on Water, for which he won best screenplay at the AFI Awards.
Essential Media Queensland will assist with the ongoing development of Queensland writers by offering mentorships with leading scripted development and production talent and support a yearly internship program.
Monk is working with development assistant Emily Avila, formerly with See-Saw Films and now an audience engagement officer at Ipswich Art Gallery.
The mandate is to source Queensland-originated stories and storytellers,. develop and foster existing relationships with Queensland practitioners and provide a conduit to emerging talent within the Queensland production sector.
The office is funded by Screen Queensland's Enterprise program, which is also supporting Ludo Studio, Bunya Productions, Matchbox Pictures, Two Little Indians and Hoodlum.
Monk.s credits include Nowhere Boys, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, East Of Everything and Tony Ayres. 2002 movie Walking on Water, for which he won best screenplay at the AFI Awards.
Essential Media Queensland will assist with the ongoing development of Queensland writers by offering mentorships with leading scripted development and production talent and support a yearly internship program.
- 2/25/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Budget cuts to the ABC are threatening the broadcaster.s ability to commission children.s programming, according to one senior Australian producer.
Essential Media and Entertainment partner/head of kids Carmel Travers says the reduced funding is severely challenging the ability of producers to make premium kids. content.
.The ABC is being constantly subjected to budgetary reviews by a government that is determined to shrink the financial capacities of the ABC,. Travers told C21 Media at the Mip Junior market in Cannes, where she launched Bubble Bath Bay, an animated pre-school series commissioned by the ABC.
.That is having a huge impact on its capacity to commission as much programming as it used to, and that has a very real impact on the production community in Australia.
.When the ABC is the only shop in town for some genres of children.s shows, that poses a real risk to premium content.
Essential Media and Entertainment partner/head of kids Carmel Travers says the reduced funding is severely challenging the ability of producers to make premium kids. content.
.The ABC is being constantly subjected to budgetary reviews by a government that is determined to shrink the financial capacities of the ABC,. Travers told C21 Media at the Mip Junior market in Cannes, where she launched Bubble Bath Bay, an animated pre-school series commissioned by the ABC.
.That is having a huge impact on its capacity to commission as much programming as it used to, and that has a very real impact on the production community in Australia.
.When the ABC is the only shop in town for some genres of children.s shows, that poses a real risk to premium content.
- 10/13/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Six misfits are thrown together at a remote research station on Aboriginal land where they seek answers to the apparent disappearance of a leading scientist in an upcoming teen comedy-drama series.
Entitled Camp Crazy, the project marks the first collaboration between Essential Media and Entertainment and Brisbane-based Carbon Media.
Set in Far North Queensland, the series will follow the unlikely teen heroes as the boundaries between reality, mythology and time shift before their eyes. Each of the 26 x 24. episodes will work independently, linked by an overarching story: the search for the scientist.
Developed with the assistance of Screen Queensland, the concept was conceived by Essential Media partner and executive producer Carmel Travers. She took the idea to Carbon Media executive producer Wayne Denning and general manager / creative executive Amber Moran.
.We.d met two years ago at Kidscreen and discussed a number of ideas at that time. including animation, cross-media...
Entitled Camp Crazy, the project marks the first collaboration between Essential Media and Entertainment and Brisbane-based Carbon Media.
Set in Far North Queensland, the series will follow the unlikely teen heroes as the boundaries between reality, mythology and time shift before their eyes. Each of the 26 x 24. episodes will work independently, linked by an overarching story: the search for the scientist.
Developed with the assistance of Screen Queensland, the concept was conceived by Essential Media partner and executive producer Carmel Travers. She took the idea to Carbon Media executive producer Wayne Denning and general manager / creative executive Amber Moran.
.We.d met two years ago at Kidscreen and discussed a number of ideas at that time. including animation, cross-media...
- 9/25/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Essential Media and Entertainment has lined up co-production partners in Malaysia and Ireland for a CGI animated pre-school series for ABC-tv. Entitled Bubble Bath Bay, the show is based on an original concept by Sydney-based Gareth Eden Styche of Shambles Inc. The 52 x 11. series is the biggest CGI pre-school commission by ABC Children.s Television in Australia.
The plot will follow the adventures of Sydney the Sailboat, Zip the Water Taxi and their nautical friends in magical waterways, islands and coves. Colin Friels is voicing the harbourmaster Terry the Tug.
The coproduction partners are Malaysia.s Ideate Media, Telegael Ireland and Lemon Sky Games and Animation of Malaysia. The series director is former Disney Studios Animation director Steve Trenbirth.. .We.ve got a terrific creative and technical team to produce this beautiful series,. says Carmel Travers, Essential Director and Head of Children.s Entertainment. The project is in the design...
The plot will follow the adventures of Sydney the Sailboat, Zip the Water Taxi and their nautical friends in magical waterways, islands and coves. Colin Friels is voicing the harbourmaster Terry the Tug.
The coproduction partners are Malaysia.s Ideate Media, Telegael Ireland and Lemon Sky Games and Animation of Malaysia. The series director is former Disney Studios Animation director Steve Trenbirth.. .We.ve got a terrific creative and technical team to produce this beautiful series,. says Carmel Travers, Essential Director and Head of Children.s Entertainment. The project is in the design...
- 10/2/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Makers Of ‘Rake’, ‘Saving Mr. Banks’ Feted Australia’s Essential Media and Entertainment, producers of TV legal drama The Rake and Saving Mr. Banks, the film about Australian author P.L. Travers and the making of Mary Poppins starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson, has been named Independent Producer of the Year. The award was made by the Screen Producers Association of Australia. Essential and Sony Pictures TV are planning a U.S. pilot remake of Rake for Fox Broadcasting starring Greg Kinnear. Headed by Chris Hilton, Ian Collie, Sonja Armstrong and Carmel Travers, Essential Media’s slate also includes the Jack Irish crime drama telemovies starring Guy Pearce for Australia’s ABC, My Brother, the Serial Killer for Discovery Channel, and Raising The Curtain, a celebration of Australia’s history of live theater. - Don Groves ‘Voice UK’ Coaches In Return For Season Two BBC One is bringing back all...
- 11/15/2012
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Screen Australia, the Australian screen funding body has announced the support of 14 multi-platform projects.
Among the projects is an app based on ABC kids show DirtGirlWorld as well as a film noir motion comic, interactive documentary and augmented reality app.
The projects, are supported through the Digital Ignition funds and Multi-platform Production, formerly titled All Media Production.
The funds supports digital and small screen narrative content in both linear and non linear forms.
Between the two programs, 89 applications were received with 27 applications for Multi-platform production and 62 for Digital Ignition.
In a statement, Screen Australia’s chief executive Ruth Harley said: “We’re thrilled with the volume and quality of applications we received as awareness grows of our support for content creators to capitalise on the fast-moving digital landscape.”
“We have both new talent and established players collaborating and telling stories through interactive documentary, games, web series, apps and multi-platform television.
Among the projects is an app based on ABC kids show DirtGirlWorld as well as a film noir motion comic, interactive documentary and augmented reality app.
The projects, are supported through the Digital Ignition funds and Multi-platform Production, formerly titled All Media Production.
The funds supports digital and small screen narrative content in both linear and non linear forms.
Between the two programs, 89 applications were received with 27 applications for Multi-platform production and 62 for Digital Ignition.
In a statement, Screen Australia’s chief executive Ruth Harley said: “We’re thrilled with the volume and quality of applications we received as awareness grows of our support for content creators to capitalise on the fast-moving digital landscape.”
“We have both new talent and established players collaborating and telling stories through interactive documentary, games, web series, apps and multi-platform television.
- 6/15/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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