Tanya Phegan.
Tanya Phegan has quit Easy Tiger to join Guesswork Television as head of scripted, overseeing the development and production of its scripted slate.
Part of the Token Group, Guesswork had been looking to hire an experienced scripted exec since creative director Todd Abbott departed in July to take the post of head of comedy at the ABC.
Phegan spent more than three years at Easy Tiger where she was scripted development producer. Before that she was head of television at Porchlight Films for three years, where she co-created and co-produced Operation Buffalo for the ABC.
Starting at Guesswork on November 16, she will work with MD Jon Casimir, head of production Frank Bruzzese and Gm Heather Pritchard.
Guesswork’s enviable track record includes Rosehaven, Frayed, Get Krack!n, Please Like Me, Nanette, Hard Quiz and The Weekly With Charlie Pickering.
Casimir said: “2020 has been a rewarding year, but more...
Tanya Phegan has quit Easy Tiger to join Guesswork Television as head of scripted, overseeing the development and production of its scripted slate.
Part of the Token Group, Guesswork had been looking to hire an experienced scripted exec since creative director Todd Abbott departed in July to take the post of head of comedy at the ABC.
Phegan spent more than three years at Easy Tiger where she was scripted development producer. Before that she was head of television at Porchlight Films for three years, where she co-created and co-produced Operation Buffalo for the ABC.
Starting at Guesswork on November 16, she will work with MD Jon Casimir, head of production Frank Bruzzese and Gm Heather Pritchard.
Guesswork’s enviable track record includes Rosehaven, Frayed, Get Krack!n, Please Like Me, Nanette, Hard Quiz and The Weekly With Charlie Pickering.
Casimir said: “2020 has been a rewarding year, but more...
- 10/29/2020
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Kevin Whyte.
Kevin Whyte’s Token Group is weathering the pandemic thanks to its diversified businesses which encompass talent management, live touring, TV production and distribution.
“It will be a brutal two years but we will come through this; we have reserves to fall back on,” said Whyte, who founded the group nearly 30 years ago.
“I’m worried about where the young, entrepreneurial businesses will be coming out of this,” he told Screen Producers Australia CEO Matt Deaner in a webinar today. “They’re the ones that we will all have to look out for.”
During the pandemic the group’s Guesswork Television kept shooting The Weekly with Charlie Pickering for the ABC, which enabled the producers to experiment with new ideas.
Whyte tells If he is figuring out the logistics of when and how to film the next series of the ABC’s Hard Quiz in Melbourne later this year.
Kevin Whyte’s Token Group is weathering the pandemic thanks to its diversified businesses which encompass talent management, live touring, TV production and distribution.
“It will be a brutal two years but we will come through this; we have reserves to fall back on,” said Whyte, who founded the group nearly 30 years ago.
“I’m worried about where the young, entrepreneurial businesses will be coming out of this,” he told Screen Producers Australia CEO Matt Deaner in a webinar today. “They’re the ones that we will all have to look out for.”
During the pandemic the group’s Guesswork Television kept shooting The Weekly with Charlie Pickering for the ABC, which enabled the producers to experiment with new ideas.
Whyte tells If he is figuring out the logistics of when and how to film the next series of the ABC’s Hard Quiz in Melbourne later this year.
- 8/12/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Jon Casimir.
Jon Casimir is joining Kevin Whyte’s Guesswork Television in the new role of managing director, based at the production company’s Surry Hills office.
Starting next February, the co-creator of Gruen and You Can’t Ask That will work alongside creative director Todd Abbott, head of production Frank Bruzzese and general manager Heather Pritchard.
Casimir previously was CEO of Legacy Media, in which he was partnered with Andrew Denton and has been shelved after producing two seasons of Andrew Denton’s Interview for the Seven Network.
Kevin Whyte, group MD of the Token Group, said: “We have worked with Jon in many guises for many years and admired his smarts, taste and faith in artists. I can’t imagine anyone better to take on this new role and spearhead this next phase at Guesswork.”
Casimir tells If: “Andrew and I have gone our separate ways again, though...
Jon Casimir is joining Kevin Whyte’s Guesswork Television in the new role of managing director, based at the production company’s Surry Hills office.
Starting next February, the co-creator of Gruen and You Can’t Ask That will work alongside creative director Todd Abbott, head of production Frank Bruzzese and general manager Heather Pritchard.
Casimir previously was CEO of Legacy Media, in which he was partnered with Andrew Denton and has been shelved after producing two seasons of Andrew Denton’s Interview for the Seven Network.
Kevin Whyte, group MD of the Token Group, said: “We have worked with Jon in many guises for many years and admired his smarts, taste and faith in artists. I can’t imagine anyone better to take on this new role and spearhead this next phase at Guesswork.”
Casimir tells If: “Andrew and I have gone our separate ways again, though...
- 12/3/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Screen Producers Australia has confirmed 24 leading local and international development executives, commissioning editors, programmers and controllers for Screen Forever.s Meet The Buyer event..
The event will see executives outline their programming priorities, production schedules and target audiences, and articulate how Australian producers may best facilitate collaborations.
Those attending include representatives from all seven major networks — ABC Television, Network Ten, Nine Network, Seven Network, Foxtel, Sbs Television and Stan.
.This is a rare and invaluable opportunity for Australian producers and creators of screen content to understand the key programming needs of all the major media platforms in Australia,. said Spa CEO Matthew Deaner
Meet The Buyer sessions are produced by Lou Porter (Production Executive, TV Entertainment, ABC Television) and will be moderated by Caroline Spencer, Director of Development, FremantleMedia Australia.
The confirmed representatives are: ABC Television Sally Riley — Head of Scripted Production Mandy Chang — Head of Arts Steve Bibb — Head...
The event will see executives outline their programming priorities, production schedules and target audiences, and articulate how Australian producers may best facilitate collaborations.
Those attending include representatives from all seven major networks — ABC Television, Network Ten, Nine Network, Seven Network, Foxtel, Sbs Television and Stan.
.This is a rare and invaluable opportunity for Australian producers and creators of screen content to understand the key programming needs of all the major media platforms in Australia,. said Spa CEO Matthew Deaner
Meet The Buyer sessions are produced by Lou Porter (Production Executive, TV Entertainment, ABC Television) and will be moderated by Caroline Spencer, Director of Development, FremantleMedia Australia.
The confirmed representatives are: ABC Television Sally Riley — Head of Scripted Production Mandy Chang — Head of Arts Steve Bibb — Head...
- 10/6/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Adele Vuko, Sarah Bishop and Greta Lee Jackson.
Sydney comedy collective Skit Box are in the thick of filming their Fresh Blood series Wham Bam Thank You Ma.am..
The 6x30 minute sketch series, written, directed and starring Adele Vuko (Soul Mates, This Is Littleton), Greta Lee Jackson (Crazy Bastards, In a Woman's World) and Sarah Bishop (Red Christmas, Crushed), has been commissioned by Screen Australia, ABC TV and NBCUniversal.s comedy streaming channel Seeso..
Screen Australia and ABC.s Fresh Blood initiative has been nurturing the careers of young comedy writers, directors and performers since 2013. With Seeso, who have previously co-commissioned the likes of Soul Mates season two, now on board, Wham Bam Thank You Ma.am will also be available in the Us.
Erin White, Nikos Andronicos and Kacie Anning are guest directing, while special guests include David Collins (Umbilical Brothers), Triple J.s Matt Okine, Christiaan Van Vuuren...
Sydney comedy collective Skit Box are in the thick of filming their Fresh Blood series Wham Bam Thank You Ma.am..
The 6x30 minute sketch series, written, directed and starring Adele Vuko (Soul Mates, This Is Littleton), Greta Lee Jackson (Crazy Bastards, In a Woman's World) and Sarah Bishop (Red Christmas, Crushed), has been commissioned by Screen Australia, ABC TV and NBCUniversal.s comedy streaming channel Seeso..
Screen Australia and ABC.s Fresh Blood initiative has been nurturing the careers of young comedy writers, directors and performers since 2013. With Seeso, who have previously co-commissioned the likes of Soul Mates season two, now on board, Wham Bam Thank You Ma.am will also be available in the Us.
Erin White, Nikos Andronicos and Kacie Anning are guest directing, while special guests include David Collins (Umbilical Brothers), Triple J.s Matt Okine, Christiaan Van Vuuren...
- 8/12/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screen Producers Australia (Spa) has assembled some screen industry heavyweights to assist with putting together its national conference.
The Screen Forever advisory board will aid Spa in addressing the challenges facing the industry at the conference to be held in in Melbourne November 15 — 17.
In the lead up to the Screen Forever, the board will work with Spa to create a program of sessions, networking events, keynote addresses, masterclasses, panel discussions, workshops, roundtables, pitching opportunities and the International Partnership Market. The advisory board consists of:
–... Chair: Russel Howcroft, executive general manager, Network Ten –... Nick Batzias, head of production, Madman Production Company; licensing and acquisitions, Madman Entertainment –... Jon Casimir, head of entertainment, ABC –... Kate Croser, producer, Hedone Productions –... Ross Crowley, director of movies and content, Foxtel –... Richard Harris, head of business and audience, Screen Australia –... Stephen Luby, producer, Ruby Entertainment –... Robi Stanton, vice President and general manager, Turner International Australia, New Zealand & Pacific –... Barbara Stephen,...
The Screen Forever advisory board will aid Spa in addressing the challenges facing the industry at the conference to be held in in Melbourne November 15 — 17.
In the lead up to the Screen Forever, the board will work with Spa to create a program of sessions, networking events, keynote addresses, masterclasses, panel discussions, workshops, roundtables, pitching opportunities and the International Partnership Market. The advisory board consists of:
–... Chair: Russel Howcroft, executive general manager, Network Ten –... Nick Batzias, head of production, Madman Production Company; licensing and acquisitions, Madman Entertainment –... Jon Casimir, head of entertainment, ABC –... Kate Croser, producer, Hedone Productions –... Ross Crowley, director of movies and content, Foxtel –... Richard Harris, head of business and audience, Screen Australia –... Stephen Luby, producer, Ruby Entertainment –... Robi Stanton, vice President and general manager, Turner International Australia, New Zealand & Pacific –... Barbara Stephen,...
- 7/28/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Fancy Boy.
New six-part sketch comedy show.Fancy Boy.commences production in Melbourne this week.
The show stars John Campbell, Stuart Daulman, Greg Larsen, Henry Stone, Jonathan Schuster and Anne Edmonds.
.Fancy Boy made their name as a transgressive and weird live act, willing to go to places others wouldn.t", ABC.s Head of Entertainment Jon Casimir said.
"But what really marks their work is not just the boldness of their intent, it.s the heart and insight that underpins it. Fancy Boy sketches make you laugh but surprisingly, they also make you feel..
Evan Shapiro, the Executive Vice President at NBCUniversal.s Digital Enterprises and head of Us streaming comedy channel Sees, said that .The Fancy Boys are the freshest set of sketch voices I.ve seen in a long time - they are a whole new level of weird, even by Australian standards."
A December Media production...
New six-part sketch comedy show.Fancy Boy.commences production in Melbourne this week.
The show stars John Campbell, Stuart Daulman, Greg Larsen, Henry Stone, Jonathan Schuster and Anne Edmonds.
.Fancy Boy made their name as a transgressive and weird live act, willing to go to places others wouldn.t", ABC.s Head of Entertainment Jon Casimir said.
"But what really marks their work is not just the boldness of their intent, it.s the heart and insight that underpins it. Fancy Boy sketches make you laugh but surprisingly, they also make you feel..
Evan Shapiro, the Executive Vice President at NBCUniversal.s Digital Enterprises and head of Us streaming comedy channel Sees, said that .The Fancy Boys are the freshest set of sketch voices I.ve seen in a long time - they are a whole new level of weird, even by Australian standards."
A December Media production...
- 5/30/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
ABC TV has radically restructured its leadership in response to changing consumer behaviour and the rapidly evolving digital landscape.
All programming (ABC iview, children.s digital and all broadcast TV channels) will move under the responsibility of a new role, the head of audience and digital..
Rebecca Heap, formerly the head of strategy and digital products, will take on the new position.
Brendan Dahill, formerly head of programming, will be responsible for the non-scripted team, which will include the heads of arts (Mandy Chang), factual (Steve Bibb), entertainment (Jon Casimir) and events (Justin Holdforth).
The head of scripted production will be responsible for ABC drama and will lead the heads of indigenous (Sally Riley), comedy (Rick Kalowski) and children.s (Tba)..
The scripted production Hod role is currently under recruitment and responsibilities will be picked up by the director of television, Richard Finlayson, until that slot is filled.
The head...
All programming (ABC iview, children.s digital and all broadcast TV channels) will move under the responsibility of a new role, the head of audience and digital..
Rebecca Heap, formerly the head of strategy and digital products, will take on the new position.
Brendan Dahill, formerly head of programming, will be responsible for the non-scripted team, which will include the heads of arts (Mandy Chang), factual (Steve Bibb), entertainment (Jon Casimir) and events (Justin Holdforth).
The head of scripted production will be responsible for ABC drama and will lead the heads of indigenous (Sally Riley), comedy (Rick Kalowski) and children.s (Tba)..
The scripted production Hod role is currently under recruitment and responsibilities will be picked up by the director of television, Richard Finlayson, until that slot is filled.
The head...
- 3/24/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Karina Holden is the head of factual entertainment at Northern Pictures.
Her list of credits include.Go Back To Where You Came From for Sbs, and.Changing Minds for the ABC..
Her new show is Luke Warm Sex, a six-part series which follows comedian Luke McGregor as he tries to get better at sex with help from sexperts, therapists, scientists, tantric practitioners and sexual empowerment coaches.
Luke Warm Sex aims to fill the gap in sex user guides in the factual landscape, said Holden.
"I had been previously at the ABC and one of the shows I had developed there was Redesign my Brain with Todd Sampson. That kind of immersive journey, where a host gets better at something, was a very successful format for the ABC. The idea was that we could do something similar but unique about sex".
One of Holden's researchers pointed her towards McGregor.
"They said...
Her list of credits include.Go Back To Where You Came From for Sbs, and.Changing Minds for the ABC..
Her new show is Luke Warm Sex, a six-part series which follows comedian Luke McGregor as he tries to get better at sex with help from sexperts, therapists, scientists, tantric practitioners and sexual empowerment coaches.
Luke Warm Sex aims to fill the gap in sex user guides in the factual landscape, said Holden.
"I had been previously at the ABC and one of the shows I had developed there was Redesign my Brain with Todd Sampson. That kind of immersive journey, where a host gets better at something, was a very successful format for the ABC. The idea was that we could do something similar but unique about sex".
One of Holden's researchers pointed her towards McGregor.
"They said...
- 3/9/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Sophia Zachariou, ABC TV's deputy head of entertainment and executive producer of Gruen, Kitchen Cabinet and The Checkout, is departing in January.
In eight years with the broadcaster, Zachariou has overseen the development, commissioning and production of programs across many genres including Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey, Media Circus, The Chaser.s War on Everything, the Kitchen Cabinet election specials featuring Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott, the Agony series, Saturday Night Crack Up and the ABC.s New Year.s Eve broadcast.
She also developed unique digital formats such as Canberra al desko with Annabel Crabb, a big hit on ABC iview, and she was the international format executive for the ABC brand The New Inventors when it was sold internationally.
.I.ve been immensely proud of the shows I.ve been able to offer up to Australian audiences, but it.s time for me to take on new challenges outside of the ABC,...
In eight years with the broadcaster, Zachariou has overseen the development, commissioning and production of programs across many genres including Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey, Media Circus, The Chaser.s War on Everything, the Kitchen Cabinet election specials featuring Kevin Rudd and Tony Abbott, the Agony series, Saturday Night Crack Up and the ABC.s New Year.s Eve broadcast.
She also developed unique digital formats such as Canberra al desko with Annabel Crabb, a big hit on ABC iview, and she was the international format executive for the ABC brand The New Inventors when it was sold internationally.
.I.ve been immensely proud of the shows I.ve been able to offer up to Australian audiences, but it.s time for me to take on new challenges outside of the ABC,...
- 11/17/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Charlie Pickering is set to return to the ABC in 2016 with a new series of The Weekly.
Prior to that, Pickering and the team at The Weekly will also appear in a one-hour annual news roundup special, The Yearly, in December.
Pickering said the team at The Weekly was currently on an extended hiatus from screen duties..
"Our priority has been expending much-needed time and development funding coming up with a name for the one-hour annual news roundup special," he said..
"After a laborious three minutes, we settled on The Yearly and will be taking the rest of the time off. See you in December!.
In both offerings, Pickering will again be flanked by comedians, Tom Gleeson and Kitty Flanagan.
Executive producer, Chris Walker said it was very exciting to be coming back so soon.
"One thing we can be sure of in this country is that 2016 will be even...
Prior to that, Pickering and the team at The Weekly will also appear in a one-hour annual news roundup special, The Yearly, in December.
Pickering said the team at The Weekly was currently on an extended hiatus from screen duties..
"Our priority has been expending much-needed time and development funding coming up with a name for the one-hour annual news roundup special," he said..
"After a laborious three minutes, we settled on The Yearly and will be taking the rest of the time off. See you in December!.
In both offerings, Pickering will again be flanked by comedians, Tom Gleeson and Kitty Flanagan.
Executive producer, Chris Walker said it was very exciting to be coming back so soon.
"One thing we can be sure of in this country is that 2016 will be even...
- 9/18/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder's Gruen is back for its 12th season on the ABC from September 9.
The series, which debuted in 2008, will return with Will anderson as host and executive producer. Advertising execs Todd Sampson and Russell Howcroft will also rejoin the panel.
But, according to a company statement, the show will include new panelists from spin doctors and marketing gurus both in Australia and visiting..
This time round the show will focus on the increasingly sophisticated methods advertisers are using to target their intended audience.
"We.re still the show that analyses what most other shows are there to sell: advertising. But we.re also the show that knows you can.t click on a link without surrendering all your personal data to a corporation trying to sell you shampoo," according to a Cjz statement..
"Gruen will run an X-Ray over advertising, spin, branding, positioning and image control, wherever they are found.
The series, which debuted in 2008, will return with Will anderson as host and executive producer. Advertising execs Todd Sampson and Russell Howcroft will also rejoin the panel.
But, according to a company statement, the show will include new panelists from spin doctors and marketing gurus both in Australia and visiting..
This time round the show will focus on the increasingly sophisticated methods advertisers are using to target their intended audience.
"We.re still the show that analyses what most other shows are there to sell: advertising. But we.re also the show that knows you can.t click on a link without surrendering all your personal data to a corporation trying to sell you shampoo," according to a Cjz statement..
"Gruen will run an X-Ray over advertising, spin, branding, positioning and image control, wherever they are found.
- 8/17/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
Gretel Killeen and Matt Okine will host How Not to Behave, a 15 part comedy- entertainment series produced by Screentime for ABC TV.
Based on the Swedish format So Not Ok, each episode will test social boundaries, providing a .how-to. guide and offering solutions to society.s shortcomings.
ABC head of content and creative development Adrian Swift announced at Mip TV that he'd acquired the format rights, provisionally re-titled You Can.t Do That In Public.
Head of ABC Entertainment Jon Casimir likens the show, which premieres at 8 pm on Wednesday July 15, to .Seinfeld meets Attenborough..
Casimir said, .It.s part comedy, part social anthropology. We.re really excited to have the formidably funny pairing of Gretel Killeen and Matt Okine as our tour guides, cutting a path through the jungle of etiquette..
The show will ask questions such as: In which parts of a change room is it okay to walk around naked?...
Based on the Swedish format So Not Ok, each episode will test social boundaries, providing a .how-to. guide and offering solutions to society.s shortcomings.
ABC head of content and creative development Adrian Swift announced at Mip TV that he'd acquired the format rights, provisionally re-titled You Can.t Do That In Public.
Head of ABC Entertainment Jon Casimir likens the show, which premieres at 8 pm on Wednesday July 15, to .Seinfeld meets Attenborough..
Casimir said, .It.s part comedy, part social anthropology. We.re really excited to have the formidably funny pairing of Gretel Killeen and Matt Okine as our tour guides, cutting a path through the jungle of etiquette..
The show will ask questions such as: In which parts of a change room is it okay to walk around naked?...
- 6/4/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Reps from YouTube, the ABC, the Seven Network, Matchbox Pictures, Princess Pictures and FremantleMedia Australia will address the opportunities for financing and producing online content at a conference in Melbourne next month. Now in its fourth year, the Generation Next: Online Video conference will be staged in tandem with the inaugural Australian Online Video Awards (OVAs) on October 14-15 at the Docklands Studios.
The conference is run by the Open Channel, the not-for-profit, membership based organisation which assists the professional development of emerging and early career filmmakers. The conference producer, Redman Entertainment.s David Redman said, .With the YouTube generation increasingly consuming online content and advertisers starting to following them, never before has there been more opportunity for creators to develop an audience online and build a career.
"This conference will bring together experts from both traditional and online media with creators who are already working between the two to...
The conference is run by the Open Channel, the not-for-profit, membership based organisation which assists the professional development of emerging and early career filmmakers. The conference producer, Redman Entertainment.s David Redman said, .With the YouTube generation increasingly consuming online content and advertisers starting to following them, never before has there been more opportunity for creators to develop an audience online and build a career.
"This conference will bring together experts from both traditional and online media with creators who are already working between the two to...
- 9/29/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
If the 3rd annual Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards could be categorised as a David vs Goliath battle between The Rocket and The Great Gatsby, Goliath is the hands-down winner.
Baz Luhrmann.s opulent romantic drama won six awards tonight, for best film, director, adapted screenplay, lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio, supporting actor Joel Edgerton and supporting actress Elizabeth Debicki.
That.s in addition to the six awards in craft categories plus the Aacta award for outstanding achievement in visual effects bestowed on Luhrmann.s film on Tuesday.
Kim Mordaunt's The Rocket, which had 12 nominations versus 14 for Gatsby, had to be content with just one trophy, for Mordaunt.s original screenplay.
The outcome is likely to reignite the debate about the near-impossibility of comparing a lavishly-mounted 3D film financed by Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures, which cost $160 million, with an independently-funded Lao-set film from a first-time director budgeted at about $2 million.
Baz Luhrmann.s opulent romantic drama won six awards tonight, for best film, director, adapted screenplay, lead actor Leonardo DiCaprio, supporting actor Joel Edgerton and supporting actress Elizabeth Debicki.
That.s in addition to the six awards in craft categories plus the Aacta award for outstanding achievement in visual effects bestowed on Luhrmann.s film on Tuesday.
Kim Mordaunt's The Rocket, which had 12 nominations versus 14 for Gatsby, had to be content with just one trophy, for Mordaunt.s original screenplay.
The outcome is likely to reignite the debate about the near-impossibility of comparing a lavishly-mounted 3D film financed by Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures, which cost $160 million, with an independently-funded Lao-set film from a first-time director budgeted at about $2 million.
- 1/30/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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
The team behind Bonds’ ambitious Birthday Project will share learnings and results from the marketing campaign in one of the opening sessions of Mumbrella360.
The idea of the campaign was to find an Australian with a different date of birth for every day of the company’s history since 1915. Every one of them would then receive a free T-shirt, individualised with their date of birth.
The project, conceived by Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne, kicked off in February with a blaze of publicity after a media event featuring iconic Australians ranging from Dame Edna to Sarah Murdoch.
At the time Mumbrella predicted it would be the campaign of 2012.
The campaign initially risked being a victim of its own success with a wave of media coverage threatening to overwhelm the We Are Bonds website which asked consumers to upload an image of themselves as they claimed their birth date. Uploads had to be...
The idea of the campaign was to find an Australian with a different date of birth for every day of the company’s history since 1915. Every one of them would then receive a free T-shirt, individualised with their date of birth.
The project, conceived by Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne, kicked off in February with a blaze of publicity after a media event featuring iconic Australians ranging from Dame Edna to Sarah Murdoch.
At the time Mumbrella predicted it would be the campaign of 2012.
The campaign initially risked being a victim of its own success with a wave of media coverage threatening to overwhelm the We Are Bonds website which asked consumers to upload an image of themselves as they claimed their birth date. Uploads had to be...
- 5/30/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
Andrew Denton’s TV return Randling debuted with an average metro audience of 859,000 on ABC1 last night, beating Nine’s The Apprentice and Ten’s Offspring.
However, Revenge dominated the night for Seven with an average audience of 1.33m, according to preliminary overnight figures from OzTam.
The word game-based Randling is produced by Denton’s Zapruder’s Other Films and created by Denton and Jon Casimir, who also created The Gruen Transfer together.
Celebrity Apprentice rated 841,000 for the challenge section, from 8pm, and 815,000 for the boardroom confrontation from 8.30pm. The hourlong Offspring rated 629,000.
ABC1 saw a falloff after Randling with the season return of Laid rating just 424,000.
Meanwhile, Today had a rare win over Sunrise, driven in part by Sacha Baron Cohen’s outrageous performance on the couch in character as The Dictator’s General Aladeen. Today rated 379,000 while Sunrise rated 372,000.
In mid evening, Australia’s Got Talent rated 1.301m...
However, Revenge dominated the night for Seven with an average audience of 1.33m, according to preliminary overnight figures from OzTam.
The word game-based Randling is produced by Denton’s Zapruder’s Other Films and created by Denton and Jon Casimir, who also created The Gruen Transfer together.
Celebrity Apprentice rated 841,000 for the challenge section, from 8pm, and 815,000 for the boardroom confrontation from 8.30pm. The hourlong Offspring rated 629,000.
ABC1 saw a falloff after Randling with the season return of Laid rating just 424,000.
Meanwhile, Today had a rare win over Sunrise, driven in part by Sacha Baron Cohen’s outrageous performance on the couch in character as The Dictator’s General Aladeen. Today rated 379,000 while Sunrise rated 372,000.
In mid evening, Australia’s Got Talent rated 1.301m...
- 5/2/2012
- by mumbrella
- Encore Magazine
It seems controversy leads to awards. The two big winners at last night.s inaugural Aacta Awards were thriller feature film Snowtown and TV drama series The Slap. Both renowned for their controversial nature, the film and TV series netted four and five gongs respectively.
Snowtown, about Australian serial killer John Bunting who befriends a 16-year-old, was honoured in the Best Direction (Justin Kurzel), Best Adapted Screenplay (Shaun Grant), Best Actor (Daniel Henshall) and Best Supporting Actress (Louise Harris) categories.
The last two awards were particularly impressive as neither actor had appeared in a feature film before. While Henshall had previously acted in such shows as Out of the Blue, it was Harris. first ever acting role.
The four gongs awarded last night at the Sydney Opera House brings the film.s tally to an impressive six Aacta Awards after receiving Best Editing (Veronika Jenet Ase) and Best Sound (Frank Lipson Mpse,...
Snowtown, about Australian serial killer John Bunting who befriends a 16-year-old, was honoured in the Best Direction (Justin Kurzel), Best Adapted Screenplay (Shaun Grant), Best Actor (Daniel Henshall) and Best Supporting Actress (Louise Harris) categories.
The last two awards were particularly impressive as neither actor had appeared in a feature film before. While Henshall had previously acted in such shows as Out of the Blue, it was Harris. first ever acting role.
The four gongs awarded last night at the Sydney Opera House brings the film.s tally to an impressive six Aacta Awards after receiving Best Editing (Veronika Jenet Ase) and Best Sound (Frank Lipson Mpse,...
- 1/31/2012
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
Director Stephan Elliott took the opportunity to deliver a serve to film critic Jim Schembri at the inaugural Aacta awards at the Sydney Opera House last night. Elliott bit back at Schembri’s review of A Few Best Men, which branded the film ‘unreleasable’. Despite Schembri’s review, the film opened with solid box office takings last weekend. In a lengthy rant, Elliott slammed Schembri for “personal attacks” within the review of the film as he lashed out at people unwilling to support the Australian film industry. Elliott told the audience that his tirade would be removed from Channel Nine’s delayed broadcast of the awards as producers had flagged this, along with several other categories, to be excluded prior to the show.
The Aacta ceremony, delivered minus a host, saw box office champion Red Dog take home the best film award but the biggest success of the night was...
The Aacta ceremony, delivered minus a host, saw box office champion Red Dog take home the best film award but the biggest success of the night was...
- 1/31/2012
- by Brooke Hemphill
- Encore Magazine
The Hunter has lead the Aacta Awards with 14 nominations including best film.
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
The film, by Daniel Nettheim, is also up for best direction, adapted screenplay, cinematography, sound, production design, costume, original music score, and visual effects. Meanwhile, Willem Dafoe, Frances O’Connor, Sam Neill and Morgana Davies are all up for acting awards.
The film has currently made just over $1m at the local box office.
It’s the first year for the re-launched AACTAs, formerly the AFI awards.
The technical awards will be given out at a luncheon on 15 January at the Sydney Opera House, with an evening ceremony for the more ‘public-friendly’ awards held at the Opera House on 31 January.
Running against The Hunter for best film is Red Dog, Mad Bastards, The Eye of the Storm, Snowtown and Oranges and Sunshine.
The Eye of the Storm, was second in the nominations race with 12, of which six are...
- 11/30/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
It was a big night for David Michôd’s Animal Kingdom and Jane Campion’s Bright Star at the 2010 Samsung Mobile AFI Industry Awards last night, with three statues each. Glenn Dunks reports.
The first of the AFI Awards ceremonies rewarded the technical crafts and behind-the-scenes players in a gala hosted by actor Shane Jacobson.
Opening with speeches by AFI Chief Executive Officer Damian Trewhalla and the Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne Susan Riley as well as a musical performance by Claire Bowditch, the night was also filled with some great material from Jacobson.
Animal Kingdom took out the night’s big prize of the Member’s Choice Award and is the odds on favourite to reap far bigger rewards at tonight’s major ceremony. Bright Star could pose a threat, however, after it’s big haul including two for Janet Patterson (Best Production Design, Best Costume Design),who wasn’t at the ceremony.
The first of the AFI Awards ceremonies rewarded the technical crafts and behind-the-scenes players in a gala hosted by actor Shane Jacobson.
Opening with speeches by AFI Chief Executive Officer Damian Trewhalla and the Deputy Lord Mayor of Melbourne Susan Riley as well as a musical performance by Claire Bowditch, the night was also filled with some great material from Jacobson.
Animal Kingdom took out the night’s big prize of the Member’s Choice Award and is the odds on favourite to reap far bigger rewards at tonight’s major ceremony. Bright Star could pose a threat, however, after it’s big haul including two for Janet Patterson (Best Production Design, Best Costume Design),who wasn’t at the ceremony.
- 12/11/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Remember that one year (2001) when the list-happy AFI (American Film Institute) decided to compete with the Globes and the Oscars in year end prizes? No, that didn't last long. But there's another AFI, The Australian Film Institute, that has been around for a long time and is in no such danger of being a one-off. This year, they're all about the amazing family crime drama Animal Kingdom which they awarded with a record breaking 18 nominations. Sure, the film is in danger of being way overhyped for people who are coming to it late (which is just about everyone given the sorry state of international distribution for dramas of virtually any kind) but for those who can slough off the "omg" raves, I guarantee you'll think it at least an insinuating and well executed crime drama.
AFI Favorites with multiple nominations
Its main competition for the coveted prizes, if you go by nomination counts,...
AFI Favorites with multiple nominations
Its main competition for the coveted prizes, if you go by nomination counts,...
- 10/29/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Animal Kingdom received 18 nominations for this year’s Australian Film Institute Awards, followed by Beneath Hill 60 (12), Bright Star (11), Tomorrow, When the War Began (8), The Tree, Bran Nue Dae (7 each) and The Boys Are Back (4)
The Best Film category will see Animal Kingdom competing against Beneath Hill 60, Bright Star, Bran Nue Dae, The Tree and Tomorrow, When the War Began.
Australia’s top rated drama productions – Packed to the Rafters and Underbellly: The Golden Mile – were both absent from the main Television categories (except for Underbelly‘s two acting nods).
The winners will be revealed on December 10 (Industry Awards) and 11 (main Awards Ceremony) in Melbourne.
This is the full list of nominees:
AFI Members’ Choice Award
Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts. Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach. Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac. Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt. The Boys Are Back. Greg Brenman, Tim White. Tomorrow When The War Began.
The Best Film category will see Animal Kingdom competing against Beneath Hill 60, Bright Star, Bran Nue Dae, The Tree and Tomorrow, When the War Began.
Australia’s top rated drama productions – Packed to the Rafters and Underbellly: The Golden Mile – were both absent from the main Television categories (except for Underbelly‘s two acting nods).
The winners will be revealed on December 10 (Industry Awards) and 11 (main Awards Ceremony) in Melbourne.
This is the full list of nominees:
AFI Members’ Choice Award
Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts. Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach. Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac. Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt. The Boys Are Back. Greg Brenman, Tim White. Tomorrow When The War Began.
- 10/27/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Following the overhaul of the Australian Government and a new Prime Minister -- the election will now be imminent.
To take full advantage of all the media time that will be spent focusing on this event is the team at The Gruen Transfer on ABC.
The team will bring to the screens a specialised edition named Gruen Nation, to cover all of the electioneering and political posturing certain to be hitting the airwaves and our television screens in the coming months.
Producer Jon Casimir said: "An election campaign is about show business. But while everyone... More >>...
To take full advantage of all the media time that will be spent focusing on this event is the team at The Gruen Transfer on ABC.
The team will bring to the screens a specialised edition named Gruen Nation, to cover all of the electioneering and political posturing certain to be hitting the airwaves and our television screens in the coming months.
Producer Jon Casimir said: "An election campaign is about show business. But while everyone... More >>...
- 7/5/2010
- by Peter Allott
- TV.com
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