Funding Approvals
2023-2024 production FUNDING

August 2023

AUSTIN
8 x 25 mins
Northern Pictures Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy
Directors Darren Ashton, Madeleine Dyer
Writers/Creators Darren Ashton, Ben Miller, Joe Tucker, Lloyd Woolf, Adam Zwar, Kala Ellis
Producers Joe Weatherstone
Executive Producers Catherine Nebauer, Darren Ashton, Ben Miller, Sally Phillips, Lloyd Woold,Joe Tucker, Peter Anderson, Jessica Miller
ABC Executive Producers Todd Abbott, Rebecca Anderson
Broadcaster ABC
International Sales ITV Studios
Synopsis When much loved children’s author Julian Hartswood (Ben Miller, Professor T, Bridgerton) inadvertently causes a social media storm, his career and that of his illustrator wife Ingrid appears to be over. That is until Austin (Micheal Theo, Love on the Spectrum), the neurodiverse son that Julian never knew existed, turns up out of the blue. Could embracing this modern nuclear family be Julian’s route back from cancellation? Will Ingrid (Sally Phillips, Pride and Prejudice, Zombies) forgive him for being such a pompous sh*t? One thing is for certain: if Julian thinks Austin is going to be a push over, he’s in for a rude awakening.

FOUR YEARS
8 x 30 mins
Easy Tiger Productions Pty Ltd
Genre Drama
Directors Mohini Herse, Fadia Abboud
Writers Mithila Gupta, Nicole Reddy, S. Shakthidharan
Producers Ian Collie, Rob Gibson, Stephen Corvini
Broadcaster SBS
International Sales ITV
Synopsis Newly-weds Sridevi and Yash are married in India but then must spend time apart as Yash moves to Australia to pursue his medical career. Four years later, Sridevi moves to join him, but a lot has happened in those intervening years. Can they rekindle the love they once had?

Children's TV

KANGAROO BEACH SEASON 3
24 x 11 mins, 1 x 22 mins
Cheeky Little Media Pty Ltd
Genre Action adventure, Comedy, Family
Directors Steve Moltzen, Simon Williams, Tanya Bystrova
Writers Tim Bain, Charlotte Rose Hamlyn, Sylvie van Dijk, Lorin Clarke, Lawrence Leung, Wendy Hanna, Tracey Defty-Rashid, Angus Woodiwiss
Producers Celine Goetz, Francesca Hope
Executive Producers Patrick Egerton, David Webster
Broadcaster ABC
International Sales Australian Children’s Television Foundation and Infinite Frameworks
Brand Manager Cheeky Little Commercial
Synopsis Four young animal friends share an action-packed summer training as cadets with their lifeguard heroes, keeping the water safe at a spectacular beach.

TALES FROM OUTER SUBURBIA
10 x 22 mins
Flying Bark Productions, Highly Spirited, Siamese
Genre Drama, Family
Director Noel Cleary
Creative Director Shaun Tan
Writers Sam Carroll, Lally Katz
Producers Sophie Byrne, Alexia Gates-Foale
Executive Producers Barbara Stephen, Bernadette O'Mahony, Julia Adams, Francesca Hope and ABC Executive Producers Libbie Doherty, Jo Boag 
Broadcaster ABC
International Sales Australian Children’s Television Foundation
Synopsis A clever ‘almost thirteen’ year old and her younger brother move to Outer Suburbia with their newly single mother. Their summer holiday turns into a series of unexpected and surreal adventures as they adapt to their new reality.