Kelly Lefever.
Prolific screenwriter, script producer and story editor Kelly Lefever is juggling multiple projects – not least a deeply personal series about disability.
Inspired by her own family’s experiences, Care will look at five families who each care for a family member who was born with or acquired a disability.
Her daughter Alexandra, who is 30, was born with Kabuki syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.
“This is a universal story,” Kelly told If. “There are more than 3 million people in Australia who care for a family member or a close relative.
“Most of us will have to deal with this at some time in our lives with aging parents. For me it has been a very grounding experience which has also brought tremendous joy and humour.”
Lefever is in talks with a producer and intends to pitch the project to the ABC, Sbs or streamers.
Another project she created is Sundown,...
Prolific screenwriter, script producer and story editor Kelly Lefever is juggling multiple projects – not least a deeply personal series about disability.
Inspired by her own family’s experiences, Care will look at five families who each care for a family member who was born with or acquired a disability.
Her daughter Alexandra, who is 30, was born with Kabuki syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.
“This is a universal story,” Kelly told If. “There are more than 3 million people in Australia who care for a family member or a close relative.
“Most of us will have to deal with this at some time in our lives with aging parents. For me it has been a very grounding experience which has also brought tremendous joy and humour.”
Lefever is in talks with a producer and intends to pitch the project to the ABC, Sbs or streamers.
Another project she created is Sundown,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Kelly Lefever.
Prolific screenwriter, script producer and story editor Kelly Lefever is juggling multiple projects – not least a deeply personal series about disability.
Inspired by her own family’s experiences, Care will look at five families who each care for a family member who was born with or acquired a disability.
Her daughter Alexandra, who is 30, was born with Kabuki syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.
“This is a universal story,” Kelly told If. “There are more than 3 million people in Australia who care for a family member or a close relative.
“Most of us will have to deal with this at some time in our lives with aging parents. For me it has been a very grounding experience which has also brought tremendous joy and humour.”
Lefever is in talks with a producer and intends to pitch the project to the ABC, Sbs or streamers.
Another project she created is Sundown,...
Prolific screenwriter, script producer and story editor Kelly Lefever is juggling multiple projects – not least a deeply personal series about disability.
Inspired by her own family’s experiences, Care will look at five families who each care for a family member who was born with or acquired a disability.
Her daughter Alexandra, who is 30, was born with Kabuki syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.
“This is a universal story,” Kelly told If. “There are more than 3 million people in Australia who care for a family member or a close relative.
“Most of us will have to deal with this at some time in our lives with aging parents. For me it has been a very grounding experience which has also brought tremendous joy and humour.”
Lefever is in talks with a producer and intends to pitch the project to the ABC, Sbs or streamers.
Another project she created is Sundown,...
- 10/15/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Elias Anton as Danny Kelly
ABC TV has announced its new four-part drama series, Barracuda, starring Rachel Griffiths and Matt Nable, will air on Sunday nights leading up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Barracuda, directed by Robert Connelly, is set in Melbourne during 1996 as the golden age of Australian swimming begins. A scholarship to an exclusive boys. school brings 16-year-old Danny Kelly, played by newcomer Elias Anton, one step closer to his ultimate goal - winning Olympic gold. Barracuda, based the book by award-winning novelist Christos Tsiolkas., is a story about identity, obsession, desire, the dizzy heights of success and the terrifying risk of failure. . Initially, Danny struggles to find his place in the prestigious social circles of the private boys school. However, under the charge of highly regarded coach Frank Torma and a friendship/rivalry with teammate Martin Taylor, Danny is soon on track to become Australia.s youngest swimming champion,...
ABC TV has announced its new four-part drama series, Barracuda, starring Rachel Griffiths and Matt Nable, will air on Sunday nights leading up to the 2016 Rio Olympics.
Barracuda, directed by Robert Connelly, is set in Melbourne during 1996 as the golden age of Australian swimming begins. A scholarship to an exclusive boys. school brings 16-year-old Danny Kelly, played by newcomer Elias Anton, one step closer to his ultimate goal - winning Olympic gold. Barracuda, based the book by award-winning novelist Christos Tsiolkas., is a story about identity, obsession, desire, the dizzy heights of success and the terrifying risk of failure. . Initially, Danny struggles to find his place in the prestigious social circles of the private boys school. However, under the charge of highly regarded coach Frank Torma and a friendship/rivalry with teammate Martin Taylor, Danny is soon on track to become Australia.s youngest swimming champion,...
- 6/17/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Carole Sklan.
Deirdre Brennan.
ABC TV has confirmed the departure of two members of its executive team: Carole Sklan, head of fiction, and Deirdre Brennan, head of children.s.
Sklan is finishing up as.head of fiction.after almost six years in the role.
.It.s been a fantastic journey at the ABC", Sklan said.
"I.ve had the opportunity to collaborate with extraordinary, creative Australian storytellers and showcase the work of brilliant writers, producers, directors, actors and performers, designers, editors and directors of photography"..
"We were able to ramp up production and support everything from iconic literary adaptations to indelible stories of remarkable Australians; from fresh, bold comedies to intriguing murder mysteries; contemporary relationship drama, and enthralling thrillers".
.It.s time for a change of pace for me, but I.ve so valued the opportunity to work for our national public broadcaster with a team of such talented, passionate...
Deirdre Brennan.
ABC TV has confirmed the departure of two members of its executive team: Carole Sklan, head of fiction, and Deirdre Brennan, head of children.s.
Sklan is finishing up as.head of fiction.after almost six years in the role.
.It.s been a fantastic journey at the ABC", Sklan said.
"I.ve had the opportunity to collaborate with extraordinary, creative Australian storytellers and showcase the work of brilliant writers, producers, directors, actors and performers, designers, editors and directors of photography"..
"We were able to ramp up production and support everything from iconic literary adaptations to indelible stories of remarkable Australians; from fresh, bold comedies to intriguing murder mysteries; contemporary relationship drama, and enthralling thrillers".
.It.s time for a change of pace for me, but I.ve so valued the opportunity to work for our national public broadcaster with a team of such talented, passionate...
- 2/10/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Matchbox Pictures is preparing a second series of Glitch, the supernatural drama created by Tony Ayres and Louise Fox.
Directed by Emma Freeman, the first series did not grab a huge linear audience but drew impressive numbers on catch-up viewing. All six episodes were made available on iview immediately after the first episode.s broadcast premiere.
The average 5-city consolidated audience was 693,000 but there were 1.2 million plays on iview (at an average of 197,000 plays per episode), the most watched series on iview this year.
The show set in the fictional town of Yoorana ended with a cliffhanger as viewers knew the identities of the six people who had returned from the dead and how they died.
Left hanging were the questions: Why these six, and how were they resurrected?
Series two will go inside the gates of Noregard Pharmaceuticals and other mysterious places as the characters again explore the extremes...
Directed by Emma Freeman, the first series did not grab a huge linear audience but drew impressive numbers on catch-up viewing. All six episodes were made available on iview immediately after the first episode.s broadcast premiere.
The average 5-city consolidated audience was 693,000 but there were 1.2 million plays on iview (at an average of 197,000 plays per episode), the most watched series on iview this year.
The show set in the fictional town of Yoorana ended with a cliffhanger as viewers knew the identities of the six people who had returned from the dead and how they died.
Left hanging were the questions: Why these six, and how were they resurrected?
Series two will go inside the gates of Noregard Pharmaceuticals and other mysterious places as the characters again explore the extremes...
- 10/26/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Janet King season 2 begins production this week with Marta Dusseldorp reprising her lead role.
In the second series, King is seconded from the Dpp to lead a Royal Commission into a deadly upsurge in gun crime..
King is joined by conscripting solicitors Richard Stirling (Hamish Michael) and Lina Badir (Andrea Demetriades), and the ambitious Owen Mitchell (Damian Walshe-Howling) as Counsel Assisting.
With coercive powers Detective Andy Campbell (Christopher Morris) can only dream of, King and her team peel back the complex layers of intrigue underpinning the illicit trade in weapons..
Completing the cast are Peter Kowitz, Leah Purcell, Terry Serio, Philip Quast, Anita Hegh, Aaron Jeffrey, Genevieve Hegney, Nicholas Hope and Ewen Leslie.
The series is produced by Screentime, a Banijay Group company, and series produced by Karl Zwicky, produced by Lisa Scott, with Hilary Bonney and Marta Dusseldorp as associate producers, and Greg Haddrick as executive producer..
It is written by Haddrick,...
In the second series, King is seconded from the Dpp to lead a Royal Commission into a deadly upsurge in gun crime..
King is joined by conscripting solicitors Richard Stirling (Hamish Michael) and Lina Badir (Andrea Demetriades), and the ambitious Owen Mitchell (Damian Walshe-Howling) as Counsel Assisting.
With coercive powers Detective Andy Campbell (Christopher Morris) can only dream of, King and her team peel back the complex layers of intrigue underpinning the illicit trade in weapons..
Completing the cast are Peter Kowitz, Leah Purcell, Terry Serio, Philip Quast, Anita Hegh, Aaron Jeffrey, Genevieve Hegney, Nicholas Hope and Ewen Leslie.
The series is produced by Screentime, a Banijay Group company, and series produced by Karl Zwicky, produced by Lisa Scott, with Hilary Bonney and Marta Dusseldorp as associate producers, and Greg Haddrick as executive producer..
It is written by Haddrick,...
- 10/7/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Rake Series 4 has started production in Sydney with Miriam Margolyes, John Waters and Rachael Blake joining the cast.
Co-creator and producer Richard Roxburgh is back as Cleaver Greene, who was seen dangling from a balloon drifting across the Sydney skyline..
This time, Cleaver crashes into the world of a one-time mentor and now powerful criminal on the run, Edgar Thompson (Waters)..
Against the backdrop of a city that.s taken a turn to the dystopian, Cleaver frantically tries to stay alive . from seeking refuge in a country town congregation, to representing the very man who.s trying to have him killed.
Season 4 of Rake continues to cast Cleaver.s rapier wit on politics, the legal system, and our wider fears and obsessions..
His long-suffering friends, relatives, and pugnacious foes also return in the form of Matt Day, Danielle Cormack, Russell Dykstra, Caroline Brazier, Adrienne Pickering, Keegan Joyce, Kate Box, and Damien Garvey.
Co-creator and producer Richard Roxburgh is back as Cleaver Greene, who was seen dangling from a balloon drifting across the Sydney skyline..
This time, Cleaver crashes into the world of a one-time mentor and now powerful criminal on the run, Edgar Thompson (Waters)..
Against the backdrop of a city that.s taken a turn to the dystopian, Cleaver frantically tries to stay alive . from seeking refuge in a country town congregation, to representing the very man who.s trying to have him killed.
Season 4 of Rake continues to cast Cleaver.s rapier wit on politics, the legal system, and our wider fears and obsessions..
His long-suffering friends, relatives, and pugnacious foes also return in the form of Matt Day, Danielle Cormack, Russell Dykstra, Caroline Brazier, Adrienne Pickering, Keegan Joyce, Kate Box, and Damien Garvey.
- 9/29/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Rodger Corser and Anna McGahan have joined the cast on the fourth series of Dr Blake Mysteries.
Starring Craig McLachlan as police surgeon, Dr Lucien Blake, 1950s Ballarat continues to be a hotbed of murder and deception, trickery and espionage.
Series three picked up a combined average metro and regional consolidated audience of 1.6 million.
ABC Executive Producer Carole Sklan says: .We are delighted that the tremendously entertaining Craig McLachlan has been joined by stars Rodger Corser and Anna McGahan for more enthralling mysteries in a fourth series of The Doctor Blake Mysteries..
The series co-creator and producer George Adams says: .Season four is, I know, going to be another classic, full of tales of deception, devilment and delight. We can't wait to get started..
The fourth series will film in and around Melbourne and Ballarat, with the new eight episodes airing on ABC next year.
The series is produced by...
Starring Craig McLachlan as police surgeon, Dr Lucien Blake, 1950s Ballarat continues to be a hotbed of murder and deception, trickery and espionage.
Series three picked up a combined average metro and regional consolidated audience of 1.6 million.
ABC Executive Producer Carole Sklan says: .We are delighted that the tremendously entertaining Craig McLachlan has been joined by stars Rodger Corser and Anna McGahan for more enthralling mysteries in a fourth series of The Doctor Blake Mysteries..
The series co-creator and producer George Adams says: .Season four is, I know, going to be another classic, full of tales of deception, devilment and delight. We can't wait to get started..
The fourth series will film in and around Melbourne and Ballarat, with the new eight episodes airing on ABC next year.
The series is produced by...
- 9/8/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Anthony Lapaglia and Sigrid Thornton have joined the cast of the Code - Season Two - a Playmaker production for the ABC.
They join Ashley Zukerman, Dan Spielman and Adele Perovic in the second series which explores the value of freedom of speech and the delicate balance between personal liberty and national security in the digital age.
Created and written by Shelley Birse, produced by David Maher, David Taylor, Diane Haddon and Shelley Birse, directed by Shawn Seet, and executive produced by the ABC.s Carole Sklan and David Ogilvy, the six-hour political thriller will be filmed in Sydney, Canberra and Far North Queensland.
Playmaker.s David Taylor and David Maher said: .We are delighted that The Code has been universally embraced by audiences and critics alike, and season two takes it to a new level - with a stellar cast, political intrigue and thrilling action..
ABC TV.s Carole Sklan...
They join Ashley Zukerman, Dan Spielman and Adele Perovic in the second series which explores the value of freedom of speech and the delicate balance between personal liberty and national security in the digital age.
Created and written by Shelley Birse, produced by David Maher, David Taylor, Diane Haddon and Shelley Birse, directed by Shawn Seet, and executive produced by the ABC.s Carole Sklan and David Ogilvy, the six-hour political thriller will be filmed in Sydney, Canberra and Far North Queensland.
Playmaker.s David Taylor and David Maher said: .We are delighted that The Code has been universally embraced by audiences and critics alike, and season two takes it to a new level - with a stellar cast, political intrigue and thrilling action..
ABC TV.s Carole Sklan...
- 8/17/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
ABC TV has confirmed new series of. Janet King, Rake, Jack Irish, The Code and The Doctor Blake Mysteries.
Marta Dusseldorp will star in the second series of Janet King, Richard Roxburgh returns as Cleaver Greene in the fourth series of Rake and Guy Pearce stars in a six-part series based on the crime novels by Peter Temple in Jack Irish: The Series, a spin-off of the three telepics. Craig McLachlan returns as. Dr Lucien Blake in the fourth outing of The Doctor Blake Mysteries, together with Nadine Garner as his housekeeper Jean Beazley. Dan Spielman and Ashley Zuckerman are back for the second season of The Code. ABC Head of Fiction Carole Sklan said: .ABC TV is very happy to be able to bring back this collection of hugely entertaining, favourite dramas. They feature such a wonderful, eclectic mix of indelible characters.. Head of Programming Brendan Dahill said: .This...
Marta Dusseldorp will star in the second series of Janet King, Richard Roxburgh returns as Cleaver Greene in the fourth series of Rake and Guy Pearce stars in a six-part series based on the crime novels by Peter Temple in Jack Irish: The Series, a spin-off of the three telepics. Craig McLachlan returns as. Dr Lucien Blake in the fourth outing of The Doctor Blake Mysteries, together with Nadine Garner as his housekeeper Jean Beazley. Dan Spielman and Ashley Zuckerman are back for the second season of The Code. ABC Head of Fiction Carole Sklan said: .ABC TV is very happy to be able to bring back this collection of hugely entertaining, favourite dramas. They feature such a wonderful, eclectic mix of indelible characters.. Head of Programming Brendan Dahill said: .This...
- 6/30/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Alastair McKinnon has been appointed deputy head of ABC TV fiction.
Currently head of business affairs at Sbs, he succeeds Greer Simpkin, who departed in February after five years in the post to become head of TV at Bunya Productions, the feature film production company owned by producer David Jowsey and writer/ director Ivan Sen.
McKinnon, who starts on July 15, will be responsible for the business and financing strategy for the ABC's slate of dramas and comedies.
His previous roles include strategic, policy and legal positions at Screen Australia, Ausfilm, the Australian Writers Guild, the Afc and the ABC as well as production roles in the UK.
ABC head of fiction Carole Sklan said, .In an increasingly complex marketplace, Alastair brings a wealth of expertise and experience to the role. He will facilitate the ABC's support for as many hours of distinctive Australian drama and comedy as possible..
McKinnon said,...
Currently head of business affairs at Sbs, he succeeds Greer Simpkin, who departed in February after five years in the post to become head of TV at Bunya Productions, the feature film production company owned by producer David Jowsey and writer/ director Ivan Sen.
McKinnon, who starts on July 15, will be responsible for the business and financing strategy for the ABC's slate of dramas and comedies.
His previous roles include strategic, policy and legal positions at Screen Australia, Ausfilm, the Australian Writers Guild, the Afc and the ABC as well as production roles in the UK.
ABC head of fiction Carole Sklan said, .In an increasingly complex marketplace, Alastair brings a wealth of expertise and experience to the role. He will facilitate the ABC's support for as many hours of distinctive Australian drama and comedy as possible..
McKinnon said,...
- 6/10/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Sarah Snook, Benedict Samuel and Rodger Corser head the cast in The Beautiful Lie, a contemporary re-imagining of Leo Tolstoy.s classic novel Anna Karenina. Directed by Glendyn Ivin and Peter Salmon and produced by Endemol Australia.s John Edwards and Imogen Banks, the 6-part ABC drama starts shooting in Melbourne next week. Scripted by Alice Bell (Puberty Blues, The Slap, Rush) and Jonathan Gavin (Party Tricks, Offspring, Mr & Mrs Murder), the series is billed as a sprawling saga of adultery, scandal, manners and mayhem involving three enmeshed families across three generations The supporting cast includes Celia Pacquola, Daniel Henshall, Sophie Lowe, Alexander England, Catherine McClements, Dan Wyllie and Gina Riley. The protagonists are Anna (Snook) and her husband Xander (Corser), who is 15 years her senior. Both are former tennis professionals. Anna manages to juggle career and family until her brother Kingsley (Henshall) is caught philandering and she is called on to intervene.
- 4/13/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
James Stewart, Kate Jenkinson, Lincoln Younes and Olivia DeJonge will play a family that.s forced to enter a witness protection program in Hiding, an eight-part drama for the ABC.
Created and written by Matt Ford, the Playmaker Media series starts shooting in Sydney on Monday and will later location on the Gold Coast.
Hiding was developed through Screen Australia.s Scribe showrunner development initiative and is backed by Screen Australia, Screen Nsw and Screen Queensland.
Playmaker Media.s David Taylor told If the Scribe program has been so successful, helping to spawn House Husbands (Drew Proffitt), The Code (Shelly Birse) and Love Child (Sarah Lambert), the company will continue to run Scribe sessions, with another to be held later this year.
While the premise of a family forced to move to a strange city is similar to the Us series The Riches, Taylor said Ford got the idea from...
Created and written by Matt Ford, the Playmaker Media series starts shooting in Sydney on Monday and will later location on the Gold Coast.
Hiding was developed through Screen Australia.s Scribe showrunner development initiative and is backed by Screen Australia, Screen Nsw and Screen Queensland.
Playmaker Media.s David Taylor told If the Scribe program has been so successful, helping to spawn House Husbands (Drew Proffitt), The Code (Shelly Birse) and Love Child (Sarah Lambert), the company will continue to run Scribe sessions, with another to be held later this year.
While the premise of a family forced to move to a strange city is similar to the Us series The Riches, Taylor said Ford got the idea from...
- 8/7/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Georgia Flood as Alice behind the scenes of Anzac Girls. .A Screentime production for ABC TV.
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While writer-producer Felicity Packard was researching an ABC WW1 drama, she made a shocking discovery: More than 3,700 Australian and New Zealand nurses served overseas during the war- but only seven were awarded military medals.
The reason for that anomaly is one of the recurring themes of Anzac Girls, a six-hour series based on real people and events at the Western Front and Gallipoli, which premieres at 8.30 pm on Sunday August 10.
Packard believes the Australian Army refused to honour the nurses because officers were opposed to young women being involved in the war.
.The Army was quite hostile to them,. Packard tells If. This attitude is personified in the show by Colonel Thomas Fiaschi (John Waters), who, she says, .was obstructionist and critical of the nurses.. Those medals were awarded to people of .other ranks,...
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While writer-producer Felicity Packard was researching an ABC WW1 drama, she made a shocking discovery: More than 3,700 Australian and New Zealand nurses served overseas during the war- but only seven were awarded military medals.
The reason for that anomaly is one of the recurring themes of Anzac Girls, a six-hour series based on real people and events at the Western Front and Gallipoli, which premieres at 8.30 pm on Sunday August 10.
Packard believes the Australian Army refused to honour the nurses because officers were opposed to young women being involved in the war.
.The Army was quite hostile to them,. Packard tells If. This attitude is personified in the show by Colonel Thomas Fiaschi (John Waters), who, she says, .was obstructionist and critical of the nurses.. Those medals were awarded to people of .other ranks,...
- 7/27/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Essie Davis will once again be stepping into the shoes of Miss Phryne Fisher as the popular ABC series has been renewed for a third season.
Set in the 1920s and based on the Kerry Greenwood.s best-selling novels, Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries revolves around the life of glamorous private detective Miss Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis).
.We.re so thrilled to be able to deliver this next series,. says co-producer Fiona Eagger. .We have such a loyal fan base that has been so persistent in their loyalty and their need for more Miss Fisher, to be able to give them a third season is a wonderful feeling. I think, for [co-producer Deb Cox] and I, [the loyal fan base] has been an incredible inspiration to keep going..
Eagger confirmed to If the much-loved cast would all be returning, and even hinted at some of the plot points for season three.
.We.ve got magic in the...
Set in the 1920s and based on the Kerry Greenwood.s best-selling novels, Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries revolves around the life of glamorous private detective Miss Phryne Fisher (Essie Davis).
.We.re so thrilled to be able to deliver this next series,. says co-producer Fiona Eagger. .We have such a loyal fan base that has been so persistent in their loyalty and their need for more Miss Fisher, to be able to give them a third season is a wonderful feeling. I think, for [co-producer Deb Cox] and I, [the loyal fan base] has been an incredible inspiration to keep going..
Eagger confirmed to If the much-loved cast would all be returning, and even hinted at some of the plot points for season three.
.We.ve got magic in the...
- 6/13/2014
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Executives from all Australian free-to-air networks and Foxtel will provide rare insights into the kind of shows they.re looking for at this year.s Screen Forever: Spaa Conference.
In a new Meet the Buyer strand, each Australian broadcaster will present a session. Executive producers, commissioning editors and development executives will recap on the year, discussing the shows that worked and those that flopped.
They.ll outline the content they are seeking and why; the timeslots they are looking to fill; the audiences they are trying to attract; and how best to present new ideas for consideration. The executives participating include:
Ten: Rick Maier, Executive Producer, Cherrie Bottger, Network Head of Children's Television Nine: Jo Rooney, Network Drama Executive, Andy Ryan, Executive Producer of Drama, Adrian Swift, Director of Development, Karen Dewey, Head of Reality and Factual Foxtel: Jim Buchan, General Manager Factual Acquisitions, Josie Mason-Campbell, Managing Executive Producer Seven: Stevie K Murray,...
In a new Meet the Buyer strand, each Australian broadcaster will present a session. Executive producers, commissioning editors and development executives will recap on the year, discussing the shows that worked and those that flopped.
They.ll outline the content they are seeking and why; the timeslots they are looking to fill; the audiences they are trying to attract; and how best to present new ideas for consideration. The executives participating include:
Ten: Rick Maier, Executive Producer, Cherrie Bottger, Network Head of Children's Television Nine: Jo Rooney, Network Drama Executive, Andy Ryan, Executive Producer of Drama, Adrian Swift, Director of Development, Karen Dewey, Head of Reality and Factual Foxtel: Jim Buchan, General Manager Factual Acquisitions, Josie Mason-Campbell, Managing Executive Producer Seven: Stevie K Murray,...
- 9/26/2013
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
The Anzac spirit will be celebrated in two miniseries that received funding on Tuesday from Screen Australia. While both projects had been announced, the cast for Anzac Girls has been revealed and it.s been confirmed that Sam Worthington is highly likely to star in The Gallipoli Story.
Also funded was Catching Milat, a two-part telemovie recounting the investigation that led to the arrest of serial killer Ivan Milat.
Produced by Screentime for ABC TV, Anzac Girls will chronicle the true story of five young military nurses from Australia and New Zealand who experienced horror, heartbreak and triumph caring for the soldiers at Gallipoli and the Western Front.
The six-part series will star Georgia Flood (House Husbands, Wentworth, Tangle), Antonia Prebble (Outrageous Fortune, The Blue Rose, Super City), Laura Brent (A Few Best Men, Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader), Anna McGahan (House Husbands, Mystery of a Hansom Cab,...
Also funded was Catching Milat, a two-part telemovie recounting the investigation that led to the arrest of serial killer Ivan Milat.
Produced by Screentime for ABC TV, Anzac Girls will chronicle the true story of five young military nurses from Australia and New Zealand who experienced horror, heartbreak and triumph caring for the soldiers at Gallipoli and the Western Front.
The six-part series will star Georgia Flood (House Husbands, Wentworth, Tangle), Antonia Prebble (Outrageous Fortune, The Blue Rose, Super City), Laura Brent (A Few Best Men, Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader), Anna McGahan (House Husbands, Mystery of a Hansom Cab,...
- 6/26/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
ABC TV has today announced the appointment of Rick Kalowski as the Head of Comedy. Kalowski, who previously worked as a lawyer and who currently holds the title of Creative Director for Quail television, has extensive experience creating, writing and producing both international and Australian television projects. Most recently, Kalowski was involved in the top rating series At Home with Julia (ABC1) which earned him an Aacta Award nomination for Best TV Comedy Series and two Australian Writers. Guild Award nominations for Outstanding Comedy Writing. Carole Sklan, ABC TV.s Head of Drama said, .We're delighted Rick is joining ABC TV as Head of Comedy. He is passionate about Australian comedy and brings considerable creative skills and experience to the role. Rick has written and produced hours of sketch and narrative comedy. He also has a background in the law which seems to have only enhanced his sense of humour.
- 4/24/2013
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
Jessica Marais will star as transgender Les Girls performer Carlotta in a new telemovie for ABC 1. Carlotta follows the life of the transgender pioneer, who was born as Richard Byron before transforming into Carol and, on stage, Carlotta in the 1970s. Written by David Hannum, with story consultation from Carlotta, the film will be directed by Samantha Lang (My Place, The Monkey.s Mask) and will feature an acclaimed cast, including Caroline O.Connor, Alex Dimitriades, Anita Hegh, Eamon Farren and Paul Capsis. Carlotta will be produced by Riccardo Pellizzeri (Underbelly: Nz, Siege, Mda, Blue Heelers) and Lara Radulovich (Wentworth, Neighbours) with the ABC.s Carole Sklan and Christopher Gist as executive producers. Developed by Pellizzeri and Radulovich, Carlotta is being produced by their new production company Story Ark Productions. Producers Lara Radulovich and Riccardo Pellizzeri said, .This has been a passion project of ours for many years and...
- 4/22/2013
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
The Moody family will be returning to Australian television screens in a follow-up series to the popular comedy A Moody Christmas. ABC TV yesterday confirmed the second series has been given the green light, with scripting currently underway and production slated for later this year in Sydney. The new series will go under a different name but will still focus on the Moody clan and will be based around significant moments in the family.s year. Produced by Jungleboys in association with ABC Tc, the 8X30 minute series will reunite some of the original creative team, including Trent O.Donnell, Phil Lloyd and Executive Producer, Jason Burrows. ABC TV Head of Fiction Carole Sklan said: .After spending Christmas with the Moodys we are now delighted to bring audiences a year in the much loved family.s life . eight important occasions brimming with the keenly observed humour, recognisable incidents and heightened...
- 4/19/2013
- by Emily Blatchford
- IF.com.au
The ABC has begun production of a new legal series which will showcase the talent of Australia’s acting talent pool.
The announcement:
Marta Dusseldorp (A Place to Call Home, Jack Irish, Crownies) returns as Senior Crown Prosecutor Janet King in the title role of the powerful new eight hour mini-series for ABC1, which begins production today.
Joining the cast are Vince Colosimo (Underbelly, The Great Gatsby) as Chief Superintendent Jack Rizzoli, and Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly, Brothers In Arms, The Time of Our Lives) as Owen Mitchell, a rising star prosecutor – each crucial in Janet’s campaign to expose the truth behind a shocking murder that strikes at the very heart of the justice system.
Also appearing in the compelling high stakes legal thriller are John Howard (Fury Road, Packed to the Rafters, All Saints), Sonia Todd (Rake, Home and Away, McLeod’s Daughters), Jessica Napier (Sea Patrol, McLeod’s Daughters), Deborah Kennedy (Rake,...
The announcement:
Marta Dusseldorp (A Place to Call Home, Jack Irish, Crownies) returns as Senior Crown Prosecutor Janet King in the title role of the powerful new eight hour mini-series for ABC1, which begins production today.
Joining the cast are Vince Colosimo (Underbelly, The Great Gatsby) as Chief Superintendent Jack Rizzoli, and Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly, Brothers In Arms, The Time of Our Lives) as Owen Mitchell, a rising star prosecutor – each crucial in Janet’s campaign to expose the truth behind a shocking murder that strikes at the very heart of the justice system.
Also appearing in the compelling high stakes legal thriller are John Howard (Fury Road, Packed to the Rafters, All Saints), Sonia Todd (Rake, Home and Away, McLeod’s Daughters), Jessica Napier (Sea Patrol, McLeod’s Daughters), Deborah Kennedy (Rake,...
- 1/21/2013
- by Marcus Casey
- Encore Magazine
ABC Crownies spin-off, Janet King, has started production.
The eight-hour legal mini-series marks the return of Marta Dusseldorp (A Place to Call Home, Jack Irish) as Crownies senior crown prosecutor Janet King.
Joining the cast are Vince Colosimo (Underbelly) as chief superintendent Jack Rizzoli and Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly) as rising star prosecutor Owen Mitchell..Other new cast members include John Howard (Packed to the Rafters), Sonia Todd (Rake), Jessica Napier (Sea Patrol), Deborah Kennedy (Rake) and Tiriel Mora (Rake).
Former Crownies cast members who are returning include Hamish Michael, Ella Scott Lynch, Andrea Demetriades, Peter Kowitz, Christopher Morris, Indiana Evans, Jeanette Cronin, Aimee Pedersen and Lewis Fitz-Gerald.
The series is being produced by Screentime for the ABC.
Screentime.s executive chairman, Des Monaghan said: .Screentime is delighted that the strength of this production has attracted such an outstanding calibre of cast, to realise characters both new and returning. They will...
The eight-hour legal mini-series marks the return of Marta Dusseldorp (A Place to Call Home, Jack Irish) as Crownies senior crown prosecutor Janet King.
Joining the cast are Vince Colosimo (Underbelly) as chief superintendent Jack Rizzoli and Damian Walshe-Howling (Underbelly) as rising star prosecutor Owen Mitchell..Other new cast members include John Howard (Packed to the Rafters), Sonia Todd (Rake), Jessica Napier (Sea Patrol), Deborah Kennedy (Rake) and Tiriel Mora (Rake).
Former Crownies cast members who are returning include Hamish Michael, Ella Scott Lynch, Andrea Demetriades, Peter Kowitz, Christopher Morris, Indiana Evans, Jeanette Cronin, Aimee Pedersen and Lewis Fitz-Gerald.
The series is being produced by Screentime for the ABC.
Screentime.s executive chairman, Des Monaghan said: .Screentime is delighted that the strength of this production has attracted such an outstanding calibre of cast, to realise characters both new and returning. They will...
- 1/21/2013
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Production house Screentime and ABC TV are developing a six-part miniseries based on Anzac nurses' stories to mark the centenary of World War I and Gallipoli.
The series, which is currently in advanced development, is based on Peter Rees. book The Other Anzacs, sourced from original letters, diaries and personal stories of Australian and New Zealand nurses who served in World War I. The screenplay is being written by Felicity Packard (Mda; Underbelly) and Niki Aken (Underbelly: Badness).
In a statement, ABC head of fiction Carole Sklan said: "It is moving and humbling to touch the lives of these real women through their letters, diaries and photographs. We feel privileged to dramatise their journey..
The series is being executive produced by Screentime.s Des Monaghan and Greg Haddrick and ABC TV.s Carole Sklan and David Ogilvy.
Screentime executive chairman Des Monaghan said the women's remarkable stories will present the...
The series, which is currently in advanced development, is based on Peter Rees. book The Other Anzacs, sourced from original letters, diaries and personal stories of Australian and New Zealand nurses who served in World War I. The screenplay is being written by Felicity Packard (Mda; Underbelly) and Niki Aken (Underbelly: Badness).
In a statement, ABC head of fiction Carole Sklan said: "It is moving and humbling to touch the lives of these real women through their letters, diaries and photographs. We feel privileged to dramatise their journey..
The series is being executive produced by Screentime.s Des Monaghan and Greg Haddrick and ABC TV.s Carole Sklan and David Ogilvy.
Screentime executive chairman Des Monaghan said the women's remarkable stories will present the...
- 10/8/2012
- by Staff reporter
- IF.com.au
Rachel Ward is set to direct a new tele-movie for ABC TV. An Accidental Soldier, produced by Kylie du Fresne, producer of The Sapphires, and The Tree’s Sue Taylor, tells the story of a baker in the Anzac services corps who makes an extraordinary decision and finds an unexpected love. The film will star Ward’s husband and actor Bryan Brown as well as French actress Marie Bunel and Dan Spielman.
The announcement:
Straight off the back of a triumphant opening week, The Sapphires producer Kylie du Fresne (The Sapphires, Lockie Leonard) is creating another surprising, untold story of Australians at war for ABC TV. The telemovie An Accidental Soldier, which Kylie will produce with Sue Taylor (The Tree, 3 Acts of Murder) begins filming in Perth on Monday 3 September.
Director, Rachel Ward (The Straits, Rake, My Place, Beautiful Kate) has assembled a stellar international cast. French actress Marie Bunel stars alongside Dan Spielman (Offspring,...
The announcement:
Straight off the back of a triumphant opening week, The Sapphires producer Kylie du Fresne (The Sapphires, Lockie Leonard) is creating another surprising, untold story of Australians at war for ABC TV. The telemovie An Accidental Soldier, which Kylie will produce with Sue Taylor (The Tree, 3 Acts of Murder) begins filming in Perth on Monday 3 September.
Director, Rachel Ward (The Straits, Rake, My Place, Beautiful Kate) has assembled a stellar international cast. French actress Marie Bunel stars alongside Dan Spielman (Offspring,...
- 8/28/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The producer of recent Australian hit The Sapphires, Kylie du Fresne, is teaming up with Sue Taylor to tackle World War I dramatic telemovie An Accidental Soldier for ABC TV.
The story follows a baker in the ANZACs.and is described as .a moving and ultimately uplifting story of love that crosses language and cultures in a time of catastrophe,. according to ABC TV head of fiction Carole Sklan.
Production begins on September 3 in Perth, with director Rachel Ward and a screenplay adapted by Blake Ayshford (The Straits, Crownies) from the book Silent Parts by John Charalambous. The telemovie was developed and financed under the Primeime Television Production Fund between ScreenWest and ABC Television.
An Accidental Soldier should provide a boost to the Western Australian industry, according to ScreenWest boss Ian Booth.
.It will be filmed entirely in Western Australia providing Wa practitioners with an opportunity to work with an...
The story follows a baker in the ANZACs.and is described as .a moving and ultimately uplifting story of love that crosses language and cultures in a time of catastrophe,. according to ABC TV head of fiction Carole Sklan.
Production begins on September 3 in Perth, with director Rachel Ward and a screenplay adapted by Blake Ayshford (The Straits, Crownies) from the book Silent Parts by John Charalambous. The telemovie was developed and financed under the Primeime Television Production Fund between ScreenWest and ABC Television.
An Accidental Soldier should provide a boost to the Western Australian industry, according to ScreenWest boss Ian Booth.
.It will be filmed entirely in Western Australia providing Wa practitioners with an opportunity to work with an...
- 8/28/2012
- by Anthony Soegito
- IF.com.au
Marta Dusseldorp.s Crownies character, senior crown prosecutor Janet King, will star in her own self-titled eight-hour drama series.
Janet King will be a departure from its parent show - while both shows are legal dramas, the new series will lean more towards a political-thriller than drama.
Despite heavy promotion, the Screentime-produced Crownies was not a ratings winner and was quickly pushed to a later timeslot by the ABC last year.
Screentime.s Des Monaghan said: .It was apparent to us at Screentime and to the ABC, that the audience had a great deal of affection for Janet King. In conjunction with ABC TV, we have developed an exciting legal political-thriller which allows us to welcome back the brilliant Marta Dusseldorp as crown prosecutor Janet King..
Janet King was last seen in Crownies as she went into labour, giving birth to twins - the new series will pick up as...
Janet King will be a departure from its parent show - while both shows are legal dramas, the new series will lean more towards a political-thriller than drama.
Despite heavy promotion, the Screentime-produced Crownies was not a ratings winner and was quickly pushed to a later timeslot by the ABC last year.
Screentime.s Des Monaghan said: .It was apparent to us at Screentime and to the ABC, that the audience had a great deal of affection for Janet King. In conjunction with ABC TV, we have developed an exciting legal political-thriller which allows us to welcome back the brilliant Marta Dusseldorp as crown prosecutor Janet King..
Janet King was last seen in Crownies as she went into labour, giving birth to twins - the new series will pick up as...
- 8/20/2012
- by Anthony Soegito
- IF.com.au
Rachel Griffiths and Mandy McElhinney have been cast in the follow up to Paper Giants: the Birth of Cleo, Paper Giants: Magazine Wars.
Griffiths will play Dulcie Boling, editor of New Idea with McElhinney playing Nene King, Boling’s former deputy editor and the new editor of Packer’s Women’s Day.
The story follows the rivalry of the women as a battle between the magazines give rise to celebrities, gossip and chequebook journalism. As the press release reads: “It’s 1987. Hair is big. Shoulder pads are wide. The Royals are still a family.”
Produced by Southern Star’s Mimi Butler and John Edwards, the series will see the return of Rob Carlton as Kerry Packer. Carlton won a Logie for his portrayal of the late Acp boss in Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo.
Written by Justin Monjo and Keith Thompson, the series will be directed by Daina Reid,...
Griffiths will play Dulcie Boling, editor of New Idea with McElhinney playing Nene King, Boling’s former deputy editor and the new editor of Packer’s Women’s Day.
The story follows the rivalry of the women as a battle between the magazines give rise to celebrities, gossip and chequebook journalism. As the press release reads: “It’s 1987. Hair is big. Shoulder pads are wide. The Royals are still a family.”
Produced by Southern Star’s Mimi Butler and John Edwards, the series will see the return of Rob Carlton as Kerry Packer. Carlton won a Logie for his portrayal of the late Acp boss in Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo.
Written by Justin Monjo and Keith Thompson, the series will be directed by Daina Reid,...
- 7/30/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
A new family drama series with a strong creative base from Ten’s hit series The Secret Life of Us has begun production for the ABC.
The Time of Our Lives is produced by The Secret Life’s co-creator Amanda Higgs and writer Judi McCrossin for their production company Jahm productions.
The 13×60 minute drama, which began shooting on Friday 29 June, also includes key cast and crew from the Ten series, including actors Claudia Karvan, Stephen Curry and writers Tony McNamara, Kris Mrska, Michael Miller as well as McCrossin.
Actors Justine Clarke, Shane Jacobson, William McInnes and Michelle Vergara Moore will also feature while The Strait‘s Blake Ayshford and Beaconsfield‘s script editor Ursula Cleary have also been named in the writing team.
The story revolves around the Tivoli family and the challenges they face in day to day life.
Carole Sklan, ABC TV Head of Fiction said: “It’s...
The Time of Our Lives is produced by The Secret Life’s co-creator Amanda Higgs and writer Judi McCrossin for their production company Jahm productions.
The 13×60 minute drama, which began shooting on Friday 29 June, also includes key cast and crew from the Ten series, including actors Claudia Karvan, Stephen Curry and writers Tony McNamara, Kris Mrska, Michael Miller as well as McCrossin.
Actors Justine Clarke, Shane Jacobson, William McInnes and Michelle Vergara Moore will also feature while The Strait‘s Blake Ayshford and Beaconsfield‘s script editor Ursula Cleary have also been named in the writing team.
The story revolves around the Tivoli family and the challenges they face in day to day life.
Carole Sklan, ABC TV Head of Fiction said: “It’s...
- 7/2/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Anthony Hayes as Bernie Banton
A two part mini-series about the James Hardie asbestos tragedy will wrap filming today, a day after the High Court handed down a decision on the company’s directors.
The High Court found the seven directors of the asbestos manufacturer had committed breaches over the company’s asbestos compensation fund.
The mini-series Devil’s Dust, scheduled for the ABC and based on real events and people, follows three men, Bernie Banton an asbestos suffer and former James Hardie worker played by Anthony Hayes, Adam Bourke who discovered Hardie was selling a carcinogenic product, played by Don Hany and Matt Peacock, an ABC journalist, played by Ewen Leslie.
Ewen Leslie
Matt Peacock
As Matt Peacock reported on last night’s 7:30 Report: “James Hardie was Australia’s biggest producer of asbestos cement. In 2001, Meredith Hellicar and her fellow directors moved the company offshore, leaving behind a...
A two part mini-series about the James Hardie asbestos tragedy will wrap filming today, a day after the High Court handed down a decision on the company’s directors.
The High Court found the seven directors of the asbestos manufacturer had committed breaches over the company’s asbestos compensation fund.
The mini-series Devil’s Dust, scheduled for the ABC and based on real events and people, follows three men, Bernie Banton an asbestos suffer and former James Hardie worker played by Anthony Hayes, Adam Bourke who discovered Hardie was selling a carcinogenic product, played by Don Hany and Matt Peacock, an ABC journalist, played by Ewen Leslie.
Ewen Leslie
Matt Peacock
As Matt Peacock reported on last night’s 7:30 Report: “James Hardie was Australia’s biggest producer of asbestos cement. In 2001, Meredith Hellicar and her fellow directors moved the company offshore, leaving behind a...
- 5/4/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Filming has today started on a new 19th century mystery tele-movie for the ABC in Melbourne.
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is produced by Burberry Entertainment by producer Margot McDonald with direction from Underbelly director Shawn Seet.
It has been adapted from the Fergus Hume novel of the same name by Glen Dolman, who wrote the screenplay of Bob Hawke biopic Hawke.
Cast includes Offspring’s John Waters, Beaconsfield‘s Shane Jacobson, Underbelly Razor‘s Chelsie Preston Crayford and Anna McGahan as well as Helen Morse of The Eye of the Storm and Oliver Ackland of The Slap.
Ewan Burnett, CEO of Burberry Entertainment said: “We are thrilled to be making this stunning period piece, which exquisitely depicts Melbourne in the midst of a 19th century population and economic boom.”
Carole Sklan, head of ABC TV Fiction said: “We’re delighted to be bringing this compelling Australian murder mystery to ABC TV.
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab is produced by Burberry Entertainment by producer Margot McDonald with direction from Underbelly director Shawn Seet.
It has been adapted from the Fergus Hume novel of the same name by Glen Dolman, who wrote the screenplay of Bob Hawke biopic Hawke.
Cast includes Offspring’s John Waters, Beaconsfield‘s Shane Jacobson, Underbelly Razor‘s Chelsie Preston Crayford and Anna McGahan as well as Helen Morse of The Eye of the Storm and Oliver Ackland of The Slap.
Ewan Burnett, CEO of Burberry Entertainment said: “We are thrilled to be making this stunning period piece, which exquisitely depicts Melbourne in the midst of a 19th century population and economic boom.”
Carole Sklan, head of ABC TV Fiction said: “We’re delighted to be bringing this compelling Australian murder mystery to ABC TV.
- 4/30/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Craig McLachlan has been announced as the lead in a new ABC period crime series.
The ten-part series, The Dr Blake Mysteries will see McLachlan play Dr Lucien Blake, Gp and police surgeon to Ballarat in 1959.
The series is produced by Tony Wright and George Adams of December Media. Wright is executive producer alongside the ABC’s Christopher Gist.
Wright said: “George Adams and I are both lifelong aficionados of the murder mystery genre in all its forms. It’s beyond exciting to be producing our own for the ABC.”
Carole Sklan, ABC’s head of fiction said: “December Media have created the brilliant, irreverent Dr Blake, and assembled an outstanding cast and creative team. Through the eyes of the maverick doctor, the series captures 1959 Australia on the cusp of change.”
Set in Ballarat, in rural Victoria, Dr Blake finds himself investigating deaths both natural and unnatural, with housekeeper/receoptionist...
The ten-part series, The Dr Blake Mysteries will see McLachlan play Dr Lucien Blake, Gp and police surgeon to Ballarat in 1959.
The series is produced by Tony Wright and George Adams of December Media. Wright is executive producer alongside the ABC’s Christopher Gist.
Wright said: “George Adams and I are both lifelong aficionados of the murder mystery genre in all its forms. It’s beyond exciting to be producing our own for the ABC.”
Carole Sklan, ABC’s head of fiction said: “December Media have created the brilliant, irreverent Dr Blake, and assembled an outstanding cast and creative team. Through the eyes of the maverick doctor, the series captures 1959 Australia on the cusp of change.”
Set in Ballarat, in rural Victoria, Dr Blake finds himself investigating deaths both natural and unnatural, with housekeeper/receoptionist...
- 4/10/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Production begins on ABC telemovie Dangerous Remedy in Melbourne this week.
Produced by Ned Lander for Eclipse Films, producer of Radiance and Who Do You Think You Are?, Dangerous Remedy is directed by Ken Cameron, who helmed Underbelly, Wildside and Brides of Christ and written by Kris Wyld, who wrote East West 101 and Wildside.
A true story based on events beginning in 1969, Dangerous Remedy is the story of a doctor, Bert Wainer, who uncovers an illegal abortion racket protected by corrupt homicide detectives and organised by the medical establishment.
The cast is led by Jeremy Sims, with Willam McInnes, Susie Porter, Maeve Dermody and Mark Leonard Winter as well as Gary Sweet and Caroline Craig. The project is executive produced by Andrew Myer.
Lander said: “This is a story of the remarkable Dr Bertram Wainer – a passionate and flawed man whose campaign challenged and changed our society.”
Carole Sklan,...
Produced by Ned Lander for Eclipse Films, producer of Radiance and Who Do You Think You Are?, Dangerous Remedy is directed by Ken Cameron, who helmed Underbelly, Wildside and Brides of Christ and written by Kris Wyld, who wrote East West 101 and Wildside.
A true story based on events beginning in 1969, Dangerous Remedy is the story of a doctor, Bert Wainer, who uncovers an illegal abortion racket protected by corrupt homicide detectives and organised by the medical establishment.
The cast is led by Jeremy Sims, with Willam McInnes, Susie Porter, Maeve Dermody and Mark Leonard Winter as well as Gary Sweet and Caroline Craig. The project is executive produced by Andrew Myer.
Lander said: “This is a story of the remarkable Dr Bertram Wainer – a passionate and flawed man whose campaign challenged and changed our society.”
Carole Sklan,...
- 3/18/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
FIlming has begun on a new ABC1 telemovie about Dr Bert Wainer and two extraordinary women who exposed the deadly impact that Melbourne's anti-abortion laws had in the 1960s.
Dangerous Remedy is currently shooting in Melbourne and stars Jeremy Sims (Corridors of Power, Fireflies, Underbelly Files), William McInnes (Curtin, East West 101, Look Both Ways), Susie Porter (East West 101, Sisters of War, East of Everything), Maeve Dermody (Paper Giants, Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries, Beautiful Kate), Mark Leonard Winter (Balibo, Van Dieman.s Land, Blame), as well as Gary Sweet and Caroline Craig.
The political-thriller is set in 1969 and follows Bert Wainer, a local Gp, who embarks on a campaign for law reform after the death of a young woman. He discovers an illegal abortion ring protected by corrupt homicide detectives, allowing the medical establishment, media and politicians to ignore the impact of anti-abortion laws.
ABC TV head of fiction,...
Dangerous Remedy is currently shooting in Melbourne and stars Jeremy Sims (Corridors of Power, Fireflies, Underbelly Files), William McInnes (Curtin, East West 101, Look Both Ways), Susie Porter (East West 101, Sisters of War, East of Everything), Maeve Dermody (Paper Giants, Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries, Beautiful Kate), Mark Leonard Winter (Balibo, Van Dieman.s Land, Blame), as well as Gary Sweet and Caroline Craig.
The political-thriller is set in 1969 and follows Bert Wainer, a local Gp, who embarks on a campaign for law reform after the death of a young woman. He discovers an illegal abortion ring protected by corrupt homicide detectives, allowing the medical establishment, media and politicians to ignore the impact of anti-abortion laws.
ABC TV head of fiction,...
- 3/18/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
A two part mini-series about the James Hardie asbestos tragedy goes into production on March 19 for the ABC.
Produced by FremantleMedia Australia, Devil’s Dust will star Don Hany of East West 101 and Offspring, Anthony Hayes of The Slap and upcoming Beaconsfield and Ewen Leslie of Sleeping Beauty and Mabo.
The mini-series is based on the book Killer Company by ABC journalist Matt Peacock, who is played by Leslie.
Synopsis: Devil’s Dust follows the story of three men, Bernie Banton, asbestos sufferer, Adam Bourke and Matt Peacock whose lives and careers are bound together by a tragedy that becomes a scandal, and then a fast-moving battle through the corridors of corporate, political and media power. At the heart of the story are the 60,000 Australians likely to die of asbestos disease by 2030.
ABC TV Head of Fiction, Carole Sklan said: “This is a powerful, inspiring drama which has attracted...
Produced by FremantleMedia Australia, Devil’s Dust will star Don Hany of East West 101 and Offspring, Anthony Hayes of The Slap and upcoming Beaconsfield and Ewen Leslie of Sleeping Beauty and Mabo.
The mini-series is based on the book Killer Company by ABC journalist Matt Peacock, who is played by Leslie.
Synopsis: Devil’s Dust follows the story of three men, Bernie Banton, asbestos sufferer, Adam Bourke and Matt Peacock whose lives and careers are bound together by a tragedy that becomes a scandal, and then a fast-moving battle through the corridors of corporate, political and media power. At the heart of the story are the 60,000 Australians likely to die of asbestos disease by 2030.
ABC TV Head of Fiction, Carole Sklan said: “This is a powerful, inspiring drama which has attracted...
- 2/24/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Don Hany, Anthony Hayes and Ewen Leslie have been cast in an ABC TV series which follows the James Hardie asbestos scandal: Devil.s Dust.
The two-part mini-series, written by Kris Mrksa, is being produced by FremantleMedia Australia (Fma) and is based on the book Killer Company by ABC journalist Matt Peacock. Production begins on March 19 in Sydney.
Don Hany (Offspring, East West 101) plays Adam Bourke, who becomes aware that James Hardie is selling a product that causes the death of thousands of people. Anthony Hayes (The Slap, Changi) plays courageous James Hardie worker Bernie Banton, who battled for compensation for asbetos victims, while Ewen Leslie (Sleeping Beauty, Three Blind Mice) plays ABC journalist Matt Peacock.
ABC TV head of fiction Carole Sklan said: .This is a powerful, inspiring drama which has attracted an outstanding cast and creative team. ABC TV is proud to present the human story at...
The two-part mini-series, written by Kris Mrksa, is being produced by FremantleMedia Australia (Fma) and is based on the book Killer Company by ABC journalist Matt Peacock. Production begins on March 19 in Sydney.
Don Hany (Offspring, East West 101) plays Adam Bourke, who becomes aware that James Hardie is selling a product that causes the death of thousands of people. Anthony Hayes (The Slap, Changi) plays courageous James Hardie worker Bernie Banton, who battled for compensation for asbetos victims, while Ewen Leslie (Sleeping Beauty, Three Blind Mice) plays ABC journalist Matt Peacock.
ABC TV head of fiction Carole Sklan said: .This is a powerful, inspiring drama which has attracted an outstanding cast and creative team. ABC TV is proud to present the human story at...
- 2/23/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
Don Hany, Anthony Hayes and Ewen Leslie have been cast in an ABC TV series which follows the James Hardie asbestos scandal: Devil.s Dust. The two-part mini-series, written by Kris Mrksa, is being produced by FremantleMedia Australia (Fma) and is based on the book Killer Company by ABC journalist Matt Peacock. Production begins on March 19 in Sydney. Don Hany (Offspring, East West 101) plays Adam Bourke, who becomes aware that James Hardie is selling a product that causes the death of thousands of people. Anthony Hayes (The Slap, Changi) plays courageous James Hardie worker Bernie Banton, who battled for compensation for asbetos victims, while Ewen Leslie (Sleeping Beauty, Three Blind Mice) plays ABC journalist Matt Peacock. ABC TV head of fiction Carole Sklan said: .This...
- 2/23/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The story of a 61 year old potato farmer who won an ultra marathon between Sydney and Melbourne in 1983 will be the centre of an ABC telemovie, it was announced today.
Dean Murphy will direct and Nigel Odell produce Cliffy for Clock End Films and ABC1.
Written by Robert B Taylor, casting is underway for the film, due to start April throughout Albury -Wodonga and regional Victoria.
Cliffy is the story of Cliff Young, who beat the finest athletes to win the Westfield Sydney to Melbourne ultra Marathon trimming two days off the previous record and beat his competitors by running while they were sleeping.
Carole Sklan, ABC TV’s Head of Fiction said: “Few stories capture the public imagination like that of Cliff Young. Nearly 30 years after famously shuffling from Sydney to Melbourne and into Australian folklore, Cliffy continues to fascinate and inspire. We are delighted to be partnering with...
Dean Murphy will direct and Nigel Odell produce Cliffy for Clock End Films and ABC1.
Written by Robert B Taylor, casting is underway for the film, due to start April throughout Albury -Wodonga and regional Victoria.
Cliffy is the story of Cliff Young, who beat the finest athletes to win the Westfield Sydney to Melbourne ultra Marathon trimming two days off the previous record and beat his competitors by running while they were sleeping.
Carole Sklan, ABC TV’s Head of Fiction said: “Few stories capture the public imagination like that of Cliff Young. Nearly 30 years after famously shuffling from Sydney to Melbourne and into Australian folklore, Cliffy continues to fascinate and inspire. We are delighted to be partnering with...
- 1/23/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
The Victorian farmer who became famous after breaking world records in the 1983 Sydney to Melbourne marathon, Cliff Young, will be immortalised in an ABC TV telemovie.
Set against the backdrop of the early eighties, Cliffy will retrace Young.s journey from his days training in cow paddocks on his farm, to the epic six-day marathon run he won at 61-years of age. Cliffy has been picked up by ABC1, with filming due to start in mid-April across Albury-Wodonga and regional Victoria.
The telemovie was written by Robert B. Taylor (Muggers) and will be produced by Clock End Films. Dean Murphy (Charlie & Boots, Strange Bedfellows) will be directing the telemovie with Nigel Odell (Strange Bedfellows, Long Weekend) as producer.
Carole Sklan, ABC TV.s head of fiction said in a statement: .Few stories capture the public imagination like that of Cliff Young. Nearly 30 years after famously shuffling from Sydney to Melbourne and into Australian folklore,...
Set against the backdrop of the early eighties, Cliffy will retrace Young.s journey from his days training in cow paddocks on his farm, to the epic six-day marathon run he won at 61-years of age. Cliffy has been picked up by ABC1, with filming due to start in mid-April across Albury-Wodonga and regional Victoria.
The telemovie was written by Robert B. Taylor (Muggers) and will be produced by Clock End Films. Dean Murphy (Charlie & Boots, Strange Bedfellows) will be directing the telemovie with Nigel Odell (Strange Bedfellows, Long Weekend) as producer.
Carole Sklan, ABC TV.s head of fiction said in a statement: .Few stories capture the public imagination like that of Cliff Young. Nearly 30 years after famously shuffling from Sydney to Melbourne and into Australian folklore,...
- 1/23/2012
- by Fay Al-Janabi
- IF.com.au
The Victorian farmer who became famous after breaking world records in the 1983 Sydney to Melbourne marathon, Cliff Young, will be immortalised in an ABC TV telemovie. Set against the backdrop of the early eighties, Cliffy will retrace Young.s journey from his days training in cow paddocks on his farm, to the epic six-day marathon run he won at 61-years of age. Cliffy has been picked up by ABC1, with filming due to start in mid-April across Albury-Wodonga and regional Victoria. The telemovie was written by Robert B. Taylor (Muggers) and will be produced by Clock End Films. Dean Murphy (Charlie & Boots, Strange Bedfellows) will be directing the telemovie with Nigel Odell (Strange Bedfellows, Long Weekend) as producer. Carole Sklan, ABC TV.s head of fiction said...
- 1/23/2012
- by Fay Al-Janabi
- IF.com.au
The Victorian farmer who became famous after breaking world records in the 1983 Sydney to Melbourne marathon, Cliff Young, will be immortalised in an ABC TV telemovie. Set against the backdrop of the early eighties, Cliffy will retrace Young.s journey from his days training in cow paddocks on his farm, to the epic six-day marathon run he won at 61-years of age. Cliffy has been picked up by ABC1, with filming due to start in mid-April across Albury-Wodonga and regional Victoria. The telemovie was written by Robert B. Taylor (Muggers) and will be produced by Clock End Films. Dean Murphy (Charlie & Boots, Strange Bedfellows) will be directing the telemovie with Nigel Odell (Strange Bedfellows, Long Weekend) as producer. Carole Sklan, ABC TV.s head of fiction said...
- 1/23/2012
- by Fay Al-Janabi
- IF.com.au
BBC Four have acquired The Slap from Matchbox Pictures and ABC TV, to air later this year.
An adaptation of Christos Tsiolkas’ bestselling novel, the eight-part series reflects the novel’s chapters, with eight different story view points of the repercussions of a man slapping a child who’s not his own at a summer BBQ. The first two eipisodes of The Slap premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Richard Klein, Controller, BBC Four says, “The book was a runaway success and I’m pleased to bring this very well made tale of our times to the channel. It reflects BBC Four’s desire to bring viewers the best programming from around the world and its focus on social contemporary issues will bring a different tone to the channel.”
Matchbox Pictures Producer Helen Bowden told Encore, “It will be first released on the ABC here then will be overseas.
An adaptation of Christos Tsiolkas’ bestselling novel, the eight-part series reflects the novel’s chapters, with eight different story view points of the repercussions of a man slapping a child who’s not his own at a summer BBQ. The first two eipisodes of The Slap premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Richard Klein, Controller, BBC Four says, “The book was a runaway success and I’m pleased to bring this very well made tale of our times to the channel. It reflects BBC Four’s desire to bring viewers the best programming from around the world and its focus on social contemporary issues will bring a different tone to the channel.”
Matchbox Pictures Producer Helen Bowden told Encore, “It will be first released on the ABC here then will be overseas.
- 8/26/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Guy Pearce has landed the role of Jack Irish in two upcoming telemovies. The Australian actor, who is best known for his roles in Memento and Mildred Pierce, will play the criminal lawyer-turned-private investigator and debt collector in ABC TV adaptations of Peter Temple's novels Jack Irish: Bad Debts and Jack Irish: Black Tide. ABC's head of fiction Carole Sklan said: "ABC TV is bringing to the screen one of Australia's finest contemporary writers, Peter Temple, and to bring one of his most famous characters to life, we are thrilled to have one of Australia's leading actors, Guy Pearce." The books have been adapted by SeaChange (more)...
- 8/9/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
SYDNEY -- Carole Sklan is ending a four-year run as head of film development at the Australian Film Commission to take over as commissioning editor of drama at SBS Independent, the local production arm of public broadcaster the Special Broadcasting Service, the network announced Friday. The Melbourne-based appointment becomes effective Nov. 30. Sklan will replace Miranda Dear, who recently jumped ship to join the drama department of the Australian Broadcasting Corp. under Scott Meek. In a statement Friday, AFC chief executive Kim Dalton acknowledged Sklan's "major contribution" to the commission, where she introduced the SPARK script workshop and established the broadband production initiative with ABC's New Media arm as well as low-budget feature film initiative IndiVision.
The latest in what seems to be an inexhaustible supply of quirky Australian films, Elise McCredie's "anti-romantic, pansexual comedy" tries hard -- very hard -- to put a fresh spin on the eternal theme of the female quest for love, or at least for someone appropriate to lose one's virginity to.
While "Strange Fits of Passion" has its amusing moments, it feels relentlessly forced, and its humor is far more contrived than organic. Nominated for three Australian Film Institute Awards and an official selection at last year's Cannes International Film Festival, the film is unlikely to catch on with American audiences who are still concerned with Bridget Jones' problems.
Newcomer Michela Noonan stars in the central role of She, an unnamed young woman working in a used bookshop in Melbourne. Obsessed with romantic poetry, she is nonetheless totally unequipped when a handsome, poetry-reading man (Jack Finsterer) comes on to her. Quickly and rudely rebuffing his advances, she spends the greater part of the film trying to find him again.
In the meantime, she has a series of predictable romantic misadventures: with a politically correct poet (Samuel Johnson) who refuses to make the first move
with a macho Spanish teacher (Steve Adams)
with her gay best friend, Jimmy Mitchell Butel), who is despondent when his lover is revealed to be cheating on him
and even with a pretty female charity worker (Anni Finsterer) who briefly inspires thoughts of lesbianism.
While the film might have worked with an appealing heroine, it must be said that She, performed by Noonan with a preponderance of tics and mannerisms, is ultimately more irritating than endearing. The rambling screenplay, which employs such tired devices as having its central character address the camera directly, is lacking in wit or depth, with the result that the film, clocking in at a mere 80 minutes, seems at least twice as long. While there are some nice visual touches -- a scene set in a glass-bottomed swimming pool on a rooftop is particularly stylish -- "Passion" is ultimately more enervating than entertaining.
STRANGE FITS OF PASSION
Leisure Time Features
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Elise McCredie
Producer: Lucy MacIaren
Executive producers: Tim White, Carole Sklan, Bryce Menzies, Ian Fairweather, Roslyn Walker
Director of photography: Jaems Grant
Editors: Chris Branagan, Ken Sallows
Music: Cezary Skubiszewski
Production designer: MacGregor Knox.
Cast:
She: Michela Noonan
Jimmy: Mitchell Butel
Josh: Samuel Johnson
Pablo: Steve Adams
Judy: Anni Finsterer
Jaya: Bojana Novakovic
Francis: Jack Finsterer
No MPAA rating
Color/stereo
Running time -- 80 minutes...
While "Strange Fits of Passion" has its amusing moments, it feels relentlessly forced, and its humor is far more contrived than organic. Nominated for three Australian Film Institute Awards and an official selection at last year's Cannes International Film Festival, the film is unlikely to catch on with American audiences who are still concerned with Bridget Jones' problems.
Newcomer Michela Noonan stars in the central role of She, an unnamed young woman working in a used bookshop in Melbourne. Obsessed with romantic poetry, she is nonetheless totally unequipped when a handsome, poetry-reading man (Jack Finsterer) comes on to her. Quickly and rudely rebuffing his advances, she spends the greater part of the film trying to find him again.
In the meantime, she has a series of predictable romantic misadventures: with a politically correct poet (Samuel Johnson) who refuses to make the first move
with a macho Spanish teacher (Steve Adams)
with her gay best friend, Jimmy Mitchell Butel), who is despondent when his lover is revealed to be cheating on him
and even with a pretty female charity worker (Anni Finsterer) who briefly inspires thoughts of lesbianism.
While the film might have worked with an appealing heroine, it must be said that She, performed by Noonan with a preponderance of tics and mannerisms, is ultimately more irritating than endearing. The rambling screenplay, which employs such tired devices as having its central character address the camera directly, is lacking in wit or depth, with the result that the film, clocking in at a mere 80 minutes, seems at least twice as long. While there are some nice visual touches -- a scene set in a glass-bottomed swimming pool on a rooftop is particularly stylish -- "Passion" is ultimately more enervating than entertaining.
STRANGE FITS OF PASSION
Leisure Time Features
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Elise McCredie
Producer: Lucy MacIaren
Executive producers: Tim White, Carole Sklan, Bryce Menzies, Ian Fairweather, Roslyn Walker
Director of photography: Jaems Grant
Editors: Chris Branagan, Ken Sallows
Music: Cezary Skubiszewski
Production designer: MacGregor Knox.
Cast:
She: Michela Noonan
Jimmy: Mitchell Butel
Josh: Samuel Johnson
Pablo: Steve Adams
Judy: Anni Finsterer
Jaya: Bojana Novakovic
Francis: Jack Finsterer
No MPAA rating
Color/stereo
Running time -- 80 minutes...
The latest in what seems to be an inexhaustible supply of quirky Australian films, Elise McCredie's "anti-romantic, pansexual comedy" tries hard -- very hard -- to put a fresh spin on the eternal theme of the female quest for love, or at least for someone appropriate to lose one's virginity to.
While "Strange Fits of Passion" has its amusing moments, it feels relentlessly forced, and its humor is far more contrived than organic. Nominated for three Australian Film Institute Awards and an official selection at last year's Cannes International Film Festival, the film is unlikely to catch on with American audiences who are still concerned with Bridget Jones' problems.
Newcomer Michela Noonan stars in the central role of She, an unnamed young woman working in a used bookshop in Melbourne. Obsessed with romantic poetry, she is nonetheless totally unequipped when a handsome, poetry-reading man (Jack Finsterer) comes on to her. Quickly and rudely rebuffing his advances, she spends the greater part of the film trying to find him again.
In the meantime, she has a series of predictable romantic misadventures: with a politically correct poet (Samuel Johnson) who refuses to make the first move
with a macho Spanish teacher (Steve Adams)
with her gay best friend, Jimmy Mitchell Butel), who is despondent when his lover is revealed to be cheating on him
and even with a pretty female charity worker (Anni Finsterer) who briefly inspires thoughts of lesbianism.
While the film might have worked with an appealing heroine, it must be said that She, performed by Noonan with a preponderance of tics and mannerisms, is ultimately more irritating than endearing. The rambling screenplay, which employs such tired devices as having its central character address the camera directly, is lacking in wit or depth, with the result that the film, clocking in at a mere 80 minutes, seems at least twice as long. While there are some nice visual touches -- a scene set in a glass-bottomed swimming pool on a rooftop is particularly stylish -- "Passion" is ultimately more enervating than entertaining.
STRANGE FITS OF PASSION
Leisure Time Features
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Elise McCredie
Producer: Lucy MacIaren
Executive producers: Tim White, Carole Sklan, Bryce Menzies, Ian Fairweather, Roslyn Walker
Director of photography: Jaems Grant
Editors: Chris Branagan, Ken Sallows
Music: Cezary Skubiszewski
Production designer: MacGregor Knox.
Cast:
She: Michela Noonan
Jimmy: Mitchell Butel
Josh: Samuel Johnson
Pablo: Steve Adams
Judy: Anni Finsterer
Jaya: Bojana Novakovic
Francis: Jack Finsterer
No MPAA rating
Color/stereo
Running time -- 80 minutes...
While "Strange Fits of Passion" has its amusing moments, it feels relentlessly forced, and its humor is far more contrived than organic. Nominated for three Australian Film Institute Awards and an official selection at last year's Cannes International Film Festival, the film is unlikely to catch on with American audiences who are still concerned with Bridget Jones' problems.
Newcomer Michela Noonan stars in the central role of She, an unnamed young woman working in a used bookshop in Melbourne. Obsessed with romantic poetry, she is nonetheless totally unequipped when a handsome, poetry-reading man (Jack Finsterer) comes on to her. Quickly and rudely rebuffing his advances, she spends the greater part of the film trying to find him again.
In the meantime, she has a series of predictable romantic misadventures: with a politically correct poet (Samuel Johnson) who refuses to make the first move
with a macho Spanish teacher (Steve Adams)
with her gay best friend, Jimmy Mitchell Butel), who is despondent when his lover is revealed to be cheating on him
and even with a pretty female charity worker (Anni Finsterer) who briefly inspires thoughts of lesbianism.
While the film might have worked with an appealing heroine, it must be said that She, performed by Noonan with a preponderance of tics and mannerisms, is ultimately more irritating than endearing. The rambling screenplay, which employs such tired devices as having its central character address the camera directly, is lacking in wit or depth, with the result that the film, clocking in at a mere 80 minutes, seems at least twice as long. While there are some nice visual touches -- a scene set in a glass-bottomed swimming pool on a rooftop is particularly stylish -- "Passion" is ultimately more enervating than entertaining.
STRANGE FITS OF PASSION
Leisure Time Features
Credits:
Director-screenwriter: Elise McCredie
Producer: Lucy MacIaren
Executive producers: Tim White, Carole Sklan, Bryce Menzies, Ian Fairweather, Roslyn Walker
Director of photography: Jaems Grant
Editors: Chris Branagan, Ken Sallows
Music: Cezary Skubiszewski
Production designer: MacGregor Knox.
Cast:
She: Michela Noonan
Jimmy: Mitchell Butel
Josh: Samuel Johnson
Pablo: Steve Adams
Judy: Anni Finsterer
Jaya: Bojana Novakovic
Francis: Jack Finsterer
No MPAA rating
Color/stereo
Running time -- 80 minutes...
- 5/22/2001
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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