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  • TV DRAMA ABROAD - PART 2: PRODUCER EMILE SHERMAN ON TOP OF THE LAKE

    Australian/UK company See-Saw Films and New Zealand’s Escapade Pictures produced Top of the Lake, which is represented by BBC Worldwide. Emile Sherman talks about its success and explains the value of co-commissioning.

    24 Jun 2016
    By Sandy George
  • TV DRAMA ABROAD - PART 3: PRODUCER FIONA EAGGER ON MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES

    Every Cloud Productions has made three series of Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries, which is represented by all3media International. Fiona Eagger explains the strategic thinking that went into the production.

    24 Jun 2016
    By Sandy George
  • TV DRAMA ABROAD - Part 8: Distributor DCD Rights' interest in Australian drama

    DCD Rights handles sales on many Australian dramas, including The Slap from Matchbox Pictures, The Code from Playmaker Media, and Rake, Jack Irish Season One and The Principal from Essential Media and Entertainment. Once she has summarised DCD’s history in Australia, Nicky Davies Williams discusses the performance of each one.

    24 Jun 2016
    By Sandy George
  • TV DRAMA ABROAD - PART 9: DISTRIBUTOR MAARTJE HORCHNER ON MISS FISHER'S MURDER MYSTERIES

    Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteriesis one of all3media International’s best drama sellers, irrespective of nationality. Maartje Horchner discusses the many factors that have contributed.

    24 Jun 2016
    By Sandy George
  • Kettering, Brock and subverting expectations

    Matthew Le Nevez could never have imagined the direction Australian TV would go. Emerging from drama school some 17 years ago, reality TV was king.

    22 Jun 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Building a TV drama directing career

    Jessica Hobbs has directed more than 60 hours of TV drama, from The Slap to Broadchurch. Here she talks career progression.

    22 Jun 2016
    By Megan Simpson
  • Location, location, location

    The landscape has a starring role in Foxtel’s new drama series The Kettering Incident. Shot entirely in southern Tasmania, the eight part series is described by producers as a mystery with otherworldly tones which fits right in with the Modern Gothic genre associated with the island’s haunting beauty. Early glimpses of the show suggest it has a look similar to the empty majestic landscapes that were such a strong element in Top of the Lake.

    14 Jun 2016
    By Caroline Baum
  • Reflecting reality: Jenji Kohan

    Orange is the New Black showrunner Jenji Kohan talks Wentworth, The Katering Show and why diversity needs to be the norm, not a trend.

    14 Jun 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • 10 AUSTRALIAN LGBTQI STORIES

    It’s gripped audiences at film festivals in Melbourne and Toronto as well as the Mardi Gras Queer Film Festival and now Downriver is set for local release.

    14 Jun 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Triumphant return: Goldstone

    Ivan Sen talks Goldstone's journey, from creating a town from scratch in remote Queensland, to bringing it to the big smoke for Sydney Film Festival.

    08 Jun 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca
  • Virtual is the new reality

    Virtual reality technology offers a whole new immersive experience for audiences and exciting possibilities for filmmakers.

    08 Jun 2016
    By Don Groves
  • The all singing, all dancing SketchShe

    Having amassed millions of views with their car lipsync videos, SketchShe decided to take their work to the next level. Enter Traffic Jam the Musical.

    08 Jun 2016
    By Caris Bizzaca