Cartoon Network Asia Pacific has named four Australian-made animation projects that will feature in its regional programming line-up in 2016.
Flying Gherkin's non-verbal claymation comedy adventure Bill & Tony and Ludo Studio's Sketchy Show, a comedy that turns real kids' drawings into animated shorts with a cast of coloured-in characters surrounded by insanity, are short-form series commissioned by Cartoon Network.
Rubber House Studios' action/adventure/comedy Lasso & Comet, the tale of a 13-year-old boy with a magic rope and his best friend, a talking comet, has been accepted by Cartoon Network Studios. international shorts program and a short will soon go into production.
Cartoon Network Australia has greenlit a pilot for Monster Beach: The Series, a story about surfing, scary locals and two kids battling to save their new home, from Bogan Entertainment Solutions.
The telemovie by the same name won a 2015 Astra award and Keith Moore won an Apra award as composer of the soundtrack.
Flying Gherkin's non-verbal claymation comedy adventure Bill & Tony and Ludo Studio's Sketchy Show, a comedy that turns real kids' drawings into animated shorts with a cast of coloured-in characters surrounded by insanity, are short-form series commissioned by Cartoon Network.
Rubber House Studios' action/adventure/comedy Lasso & Comet, the tale of a 13-year-old boy with a magic rope and his best friend, a talking comet, has been accepted by Cartoon Network Studios. international shorts program and a short will soon go into production.
Cartoon Network Australia has greenlit a pilot for Monster Beach: The Series, a story about surfing, scary locals and two kids battling to save their new home, from Bogan Entertainment Solutions.
The telemovie by the same name won a 2015 Astra award and Keith Moore won an Apra award as composer of the soundtrack.
- 11/18/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Eight emerging writers and directors have been selected to work on animation projects for Bogan Entertainment Solutions as part of a development initiative funded through Screen Australia.s Enterprise Stories program..
The initiative was designed to build Australian talent in the animation industry and to help gifted Australian writers and directors reach their full potential.
The chosen writers are Shane Luther, Michael Drake, Maik Hempel, Jessica Hopcraft and writing partners Michael Dockery and Tyson Gaunt. The directors are Sasha Mutch and Martin Cormier..
Bruce Kane, Executive Producer at Bes Animation, said were over 100 applicants for the writing and director positions.
"It was amazing to see so much creative potential within Australia," he said..
"We hope to be able to engage with the broader talent pool moving forward..
The goal of partnership is to create content and to develop talent in the Australian animation sector.
The animation writers and directors will...
The initiative was designed to build Australian talent in the animation industry and to help gifted Australian writers and directors reach their full potential.
The chosen writers are Shane Luther, Michael Drake, Maik Hempel, Jessica Hopcraft and writing partners Michael Dockery and Tyson Gaunt. The directors are Sasha Mutch and Martin Cormier..
Bruce Kane, Executive Producer at Bes Animation, said were over 100 applicants for the writing and director positions.
"It was amazing to see so much creative potential within Australia," he said..
"We hope to be able to engage with the broader talent pool moving forward..
The goal of partnership is to create content and to develop talent in the Australian animation sector.
The animation writers and directors will...
- 8/12/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Funding for three distribution projects, animation company Bogan and several creators of the very-popular-online Bondi Hipsters brand are among the recipients of Us$2.73m ($3.5m) from Screen Australia.
Sydney-based comedy brothers Christiaan and Connor Van Vuuren and their collaborators have produced 150 pieces of irreverent content, built a subscriber base of 50,000 on their YouTube channel and added a raft of characters and stories to their Bondi Hipsters brand for the ABC TV series Soul Mates – all in four years.
“Now we won’t have to wait for the weekend when people are free (to film),” they joked. Instead they’ll employ more writers, partner with others having success online, and develop and produce content faster across all platforms, working alongside development manager Chloe Rickard.
Kiwi Assassins: The Musical is one of the feature concepts covered by the deal. Kiwi Assassins are secret agents in Australia – one storyline has them kidnapping a young Russell Crowe and returning him to...
Sydney-based comedy brothers Christiaan and Connor Van Vuuren and their collaborators have produced 150 pieces of irreverent content, built a subscriber base of 50,000 on their YouTube channel and added a raft of characters and stories to their Bondi Hipsters brand for the ABC TV series Soul Mates – all in four years.
“Now we won’t have to wait for the weekend when people are free (to film),” they joked. Instead they’ll employ more writers, partner with others having success online, and develop and produce content faster across all platforms, working alongside development manager Chloe Rickard.
Kiwi Assassins: The Musical is one of the feature concepts covered by the deal. Kiwi Assassins are secret agents in Australia – one storyline has them kidnapping a young Russell Crowe and returning him to...
- 3/6/2015
- by Sandy.George@me.com (Sandy George)
- ScreenDaily
Hit musical drama The Sapphires has scored 12 nominations at the 2012 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (Aacta) Awards including in the coveted best feature film category.
The Sapphires, which follows four indigenous singers during the Vietnam war, has grossed more than $14 million in Australia to become the biggest local film of the year.
Three other films will be also be vying for the best feature film award: Burning Man (10 nominations in total), Lore (eight nominations in total) and Wish You Were Here (eight nominations in total) at the main Aacta ceremony, which will be held on January 30, 2013, at The Star Event Centre. Last year's event was held at the iconic Sydney Opera House.
P.J. Hogan's Mental also scored eight nominations including Best Lead Actress (Toni Collette), Best Supporting Actor (Liev Schreiber) Best Young Actor (Lily Sullivan) and Best Supporting Actress for Rebecca Gibney and Deborah Mailman.
Not Suitable for Children...
The Sapphires, which follows four indigenous singers during the Vietnam war, has grossed more than $14 million in Australia to become the biggest local film of the year.
Three other films will be also be vying for the best feature film award: Burning Man (10 nominations in total), Lore (eight nominations in total) and Wish You Were Here (eight nominations in total) at the main Aacta ceremony, which will be held on January 30, 2013, at The Star Event Centre. Last year's event was held at the iconic Sydney Opera House.
P.J. Hogan's Mental also scored eight nominations including Best Lead Actress (Toni Collette), Best Supporting Actor (Liev Schreiber) Best Young Actor (Lily Sullivan) and Best Supporting Actress for Rebecca Gibney and Deborah Mailman.
Not Suitable for Children...
- 12/3/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
The Sapphires has led the Academy of Australian Cinema and Television Arts Awards nominations being nominated in 12 categories.
Awards will be handed out over two events, with an awards luncheon, focused on craft categories on Monday January 28 and the main event on January 30. Both events will be held at the Star Event Centre, the first public events for the venue.
The Sapphires, distributed by Hopscotch/eOne has been nominated for Best Film, Best Direction and best adapted screenplay as well as Best Lead Actor and Actress for Chris O’Dowd and Deborah Mailman, and Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Mauboy.
Burning Man was not far behind on 10 nominations including best film and best direction as well as best lead actor for Matthre Goode and Best Supporting Actress for Essie Davis.
Three more films, Lore, Mental and Wish You Were Here received eight nominations while Not Suitable For Children received four.
Awards will be handed out over two events, with an awards luncheon, focused on craft categories on Monday January 28 and the main event on January 30. Both events will be held at the Star Event Centre, the first public events for the venue.
The Sapphires, distributed by Hopscotch/eOne has been nominated for Best Film, Best Direction and best adapted screenplay as well as Best Lead Actor and Actress for Chris O’Dowd and Deborah Mailman, and Best Supporting Actress for Jessica Mauboy.
Burning Man was not far behind on 10 nominations including best film and best direction as well as best lead actor for Matthre Goode and Best Supporting Actress for Essie Davis.
Three more films, Lore, Mental and Wish You Were Here received eight nominations while Not Suitable For Children received four.
- 12/3/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has announced $17m investment across 14 projects including feature films and both adult and children’s television.
The investment is expected to trigger $97m in production.
The list of productions include: black comedy The Mule by co-writers/co-producers Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson with direction from Tony Mahony about a drug mule caught by authorities and Antony I Ginnane’s remake of Patrick, directed by Not Quite Hollywood’s Mark Hartley.
Also on the list is The Grandmothers, written by Christopher Hampton (A Dangerous Method) and director Anne Fontaine (Coco Avant Chanel) and starring Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel and James Frecheville in the adaptation of Doris Lessing’s novel.
For TV, the telemovie Underground by Matchbox Pictures, written and directed by Robert Connolly tells the story of a teenage Julian Assange hacking computer systems; and two TV productions by John Edwards Southern Star, a serialised version of...
The investment is expected to trigger $97m in production.
The list of productions include: black comedy The Mule by co-writers/co-producers Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson with direction from Tony Mahony about a drug mule caught by authorities and Antony I Ginnane’s remake of Patrick, directed by Not Quite Hollywood’s Mark Hartley.
Also on the list is The Grandmothers, written by Christopher Hampton (A Dangerous Method) and director Anne Fontaine (Coco Avant Chanel) and starring Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel and James Frecheville in the adaptation of Doris Lessing’s novel.
For TV, the telemovie Underground by Matchbox Pictures, written and directed by Robert Connolly tells the story of a teenage Julian Assange hacking computer systems; and two TV productions by John Edwards Southern Star, a serialised version of...
- 12/5/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
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