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Fight against James Hardie to become ABC miniseries

Screen Australia has announced funding for a number of TV projects including Puberty Blues, Underground: The Julian Assange Story and Howzat!: World Series Cricket. Funding for new television projects...

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Programmers Wrap 2012: ABC

ABC’s crowning achievement in 2011 was undoubtedly The Slap, a searing portrayal of contemporary Australian life that resonated with audiences and critics, and last week scooped the AACTA Awards. After...

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ABC casts Devil’s Dust miniseries

Don Hany, Anthony Hayes and Ewen Leslie will star in Devil’s Dust, ABC TV’s two-part mini-series on the story of the James Hardie asbestos tragedy. Based on the book “Killer Company” written by ABC...

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ABC Publicity shows how it’s done

In the game of television, and specifically television publicity, sometimes it’s hard to stand out from the crowd. But ABC publicity continues to upstage its rivals by producing quality materials for...

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The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

It’s hard to ignore the output and quality of ABC Drama right now. Recently we’ve had Rake and Jack Irish while comedies Lowdown and The Strange Calls tickle more eclectic tastes. But while commercial...

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Drama Report 2012

2012 has been the year of the Telemovie. In Screen Australia’s Drama Report 2011-12, Telemovie production has ranked as the highest since 1999-2000. There were 10 Telemovies produced including 6 by the...

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Devil’s Dust

The last in ABC’s current wave of new local dramas will premiere this Sunday night -and it may just have left the best until last. Devil’s Dust is the sombre story of the fight for legal justice by...

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Hamish & Andy win Sunday for Nine

Hamish and Andy‘s first trans-Tasman adventure for Nine topped Sunday night’s ratings. The show also topped the Demos, with the second instalment to come next week. Seven didn’t have a full network...

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X marks Monday for Seven

The X Factor is ramping up as it heads towards its finale, with The Collective and Samantha Jade both turning it on in with dynamic performances. Seven Network won the night with 33.3% then Nine 25.5%,...

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Plot thickens on Mr & Mrs Murder

This week TV Tonight swung by the set of TEN’s new drama series Mr & Mrs Murder, starring Shaun Micallef & Kat Stewart. If you’ve seen this duo together on other shows such as Newstopia you’ll...

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Aussie actors cast in new period pilot in the US

Australian actors Meegan Warner and Daniel Henshall have become the first cast in a new period drama pilot Turn for the AMC channel in the US. Turn is set in the summer of 1778 and tells the story of...

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ABC announces top cast for The Broken Shore

ABC1 has assembled a top flight cast for the new telemovie, The Broken Shore. Don Hany will star as homicide detective Joe Cashin in the thriller based on a book by Peter Temple (Jack Irish). Set...

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Australian Director’s Guild Awards 2013: nominees

The Australian Directors Guild has announced nominations in the 2013 ADG Awards. The ABC has dominated the Television nominees: Rachel Perkins, Leah Purcell and Catriona McKenzie are each nominated for...

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Equity Ensemble Awards: winners

Three ABC shows have been named as winners in the Equity Ensemble Awards, voted by actors who are members of the MEAA union. They are: Redfern Now (Drama series) Devil’s Dust (Telemovie / miniseries) A...

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Australian Director’s Guild Awards 2013: winners

ABC shows have dominated the TV winners at the Australian Director’s Guild Awards last night. Winning shows included Redfern Now, Devil’s Dust, Dance Academy, Life at 7 plus Beaconsfield, Home and Away...

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Martin Henderson to star in Secrets and Lies for TEN

Martin Henderson will star in TEN’s upcoming drama series Secrets & Lies, which commenced production in Brisbane this week. Henderson, best known for films such as The Ring, Little Fish, Bride...

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2013 AWGIE Awards: nominees

ABC productions dominate the nominees for the 46th Annual AWGIE Awards. Rake, Redfern Now, Dance Academy, A Moody Christmas, Please Like Me, Devil’s Dust, An Accidental Soldier and Whitlam: The Power...

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FremantleMedia picks up rights to I Can Do That!

Israeli talent show I Can Do That! could be headed to Australia after FremantleMedia Australia picked up the rights to the format at Mipcom in Cannes. The series challenges eight celebrities to choose...

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Jason Stephens departs FremantleMedia Australia

Jason Stephens, Creative Director at FremantleMedia Australia, is parting ways with the company after ten years. Stephens’ Executive Producer credits include such projects as Better Man, Killing Time,...

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Devil’s Dust wins at NSW Premier’s Literary Awards

ABC miniseries Devil’s Dust, written by screenwriter Kris Mrksa, has won the NSW Premier’s Literary Award for Scriptwriting. The FremantleMedia Australia production defeated other nominees: An...

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ABC Deputy Head of Fiction to depart

Greer Simpkin, Deputy Head of Fiction, will leave the ABC at the end of the month to join the independent production sector. An ABC statement says Simpkin has been a key player in setting the vision...

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BBC commissions drama from Aussie writer

The BBC has commissioned a new drama series, Requiem, written & created by Australian Kris Mrksa (The Slap, Underbelly, Devil’s Dust, Glitch, Janet King, Rush.) The six part psychological thriller...

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