Leah Purcell on the set of ‘The Drover’s Wife’.
Screen Queensland has announced 11 companies to share in just under $1 million in funding, designed to help their businesses pivot and diversify through the pandemic.
The Sq Enterprise fund forms part of the agency’s $3.3 million Covid-19 support package, and the recipients include a range of production companies, post-production houses and production service businesses. Grants of up to $150,000 were available.
Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich said the diverse range of recipients is testament to the strength and skill of Queensland production and post-production talent and entrepreneurship.
“Recipients have come from the breadth of our sector, representing new and established businesses in production, cinematography, audio, visual effects, screenwriting and location scouting,” she said.
“These 11 companies were selected on the basis of their ability to significantly pivot and innovate, and we are excited to see the impactful and creative outcomes that will emerge from this support.
Screen Queensland has announced 11 companies to share in just under $1 million in funding, designed to help their businesses pivot and diversify through the pandemic.
The Sq Enterprise fund forms part of the agency’s $3.3 million Covid-19 support package, and the recipients include a range of production companies, post-production houses and production service businesses. Grants of up to $150,000 were available.
Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich said the diverse range of recipients is testament to the strength and skill of Queensland production and post-production talent and entrepreneurship.
“Recipients have come from the breadth of our sector, representing new and established businesses in production, cinematography, audio, visual effects, screenwriting and location scouting,” she said.
“These 11 companies were selected on the basis of their ability to significantly pivot and innovate, and we are excited to see the impactful and creative outcomes that will emerge from this support.
- 8/12/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath.
After collaborating on multiple projects including Harrow, Tidelands and Secrets & Lies for seven years, creators/showrunners Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath have launched their own production company.
Funded by Screen Queensland’s Enterprise program, Moving Floor Entertainment has no fewer than 35 projects in development spanning diverse genres and platforms.
The partners intend to serve as showrunners on the projects they create and are looking to work with new and emerging writers, utilising Queensland talent and crew as much as possible.
“Unlike many production companies, Moving Floor is a creative company with a central focus on showrunning,” said Irwin. “As experienced showrunners, writers and producers, we can present to networks, streamers and cable services content where we can quality-control story and production in-house, from the first pitch to the last sound mix.”
The name was inspired by the scene in Steven Spielberg’s...
After collaborating on multiple projects including Harrow, Tidelands and Secrets & Lies for seven years, creators/showrunners Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath have launched their own production company.
Funded by Screen Queensland’s Enterprise program, Moving Floor Entertainment has no fewer than 35 projects in development spanning diverse genres and platforms.
The partners intend to serve as showrunners on the projects they create and are looking to work with new and emerging writers, utilising Queensland talent and crew as much as possible.
“Unlike many production companies, Moving Floor is a creative company with a central focus on showrunning,” said Irwin. “As experienced showrunners, writers and producers, we can present to networks, streamers and cable services content where we can quality-control story and production in-house, from the first pitch to the last sound mix.”
The name was inspired by the scene in Steven Spielberg’s...
- 8/11/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Harrow.’
Filming of the third season of Hoodlum Entertainment/the ABC’s Harrow resumed on Monday in Brisbane and South-East Queensland after star Ioan Gruffudd came out of quarantine.
Production of the 10-part series was shut down in March due to Covid-19 with just seven days to go. Gruffudd returned to Los Angeles so producers Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield had to obtain permission from Border Force to bring him back.
Scripted by co-creators Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath and Michaeley O’Brien, the Screen Queensland-backed show follows Gruffudd’s forensic pathologist Doctor Daniel Harrow as he investigates the death of a young man who claimed to be his son and gets entangled in a dangerous criminal underworld.
Faustina Agolley, who guest starred in the second series, plays Edwina Gharam, Harrow’s new assistant, joining Jolene Anderson (Dr Grace Molyneux), Damien Garvey (Detective Sergeant Bryan Nichols), Darren Gilshenan (Lyle...
Filming of the third season of Hoodlum Entertainment/the ABC’s Harrow resumed on Monday in Brisbane and South-East Queensland after star Ioan Gruffudd came out of quarantine.
Production of the 10-part series was shut down in March due to Covid-19 with just seven days to go. Gruffudd returned to Los Angeles so producers Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield had to obtain permission from Border Force to bring him back.
Scripted by co-creators Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath and Michaeley O’Brien, the Screen Queensland-backed show follows Gruffudd’s forensic pathologist Doctor Daniel Harrow as he investigates the death of a young man who claimed to be his son and gets entangled in a dangerous criminal underworld.
Faustina Agolley, who guest starred in the second series, plays Edwina Gharam, Harrow’s new assistant, joining Jolene Anderson (Dr Grace Molyneux), Damien Garvey (Detective Sergeant Bryan Nichols), Darren Gilshenan (Lyle...
- 8/5/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Jo Dillon.
Screen Queensland is spending $1 million to help the state’s screen businesses diversify, build capability and develop new revenue streams during and beyond the pandemic.
In the program named Sq Enterprise, grants of up to $150,000 each will be available to businesses across a wide spectrum: production, production services, post-production, game development and distribution, as well as related media companies which are keen to move into the screen sector.
The funding can support a range of activities including the development of projects that can move into production in the next 12 months, hiring expertise and additional staff, diversifying talent, new partnerships and investments, marketing, infrastructure and innovation.
Applicants must furnish a compelling a 12-month business plan, financial strategy, market and competitor analysis and demonstrate the immediate and long-term benefits to the Queensland screen industry.
Sq Enterprise is the latest component of the $3.3 million support package announced in March to help...
Screen Queensland is spending $1 million to help the state’s screen businesses diversify, build capability and develop new revenue streams during and beyond the pandemic.
In the program named Sq Enterprise, grants of up to $150,000 each will be available to businesses across a wide spectrum: production, production services, post-production, game development and distribution, as well as related media companies which are keen to move into the screen sector.
The funding can support a range of activities including the development of projects that can move into production in the next 12 months, hiring expertise and additional staff, diversifying talent, new partnerships and investments, marketing, infrastructure and innovation.
Applicants must furnish a compelling a 12-month business plan, financial strategy, market and competitor analysis and demonstrate the immediate and long-term benefits to the Queensland screen industry.
Sq Enterprise is the latest component of the $3.3 million support package announced in March to help...
- 4/28/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Kylie Munnich.
Screen Queensland is providing $3.3 million in re-allocated funding to support the stricken Queensland screen industry through the Covid-19 crisis.
The primary aim is to ensure as many productions as possible are ready to resume or start filming as soon as it’s safe to do so.
The initiatives include an extra $250,000 for the existing Ideas Program and a new Creative Consultations Program to mentor up-and-coming writers and other creatives. More measures will be announced in coming weeks.
Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich says the agency’s support will focus on five key areas: Continuity for productions, creativity for screen practitioners, skills, business development and screen culture.
““It’s vital that we focus on continuity and creativity now so we can support the creation of local jobs for crew through existing productions that can quickly ramp up again, as well as new projects that are poised to commence filming...
Screen Queensland is providing $3.3 million in re-allocated funding to support the stricken Queensland screen industry through the Covid-19 crisis.
The primary aim is to ensure as many productions as possible are ready to resume or start filming as soon as it’s safe to do so.
The initiatives include an extra $250,000 for the existing Ideas Program and a new Creative Consultations Program to mentor up-and-coming writers and other creatives. More measures will be announced in coming weeks.
Screen Queensland CEO Kylie Munnich says the agency’s support will focus on five key areas: Continuity for productions, creativity for screen practitioners, skills, business development and screen culture.
““It’s vital that we focus on continuity and creativity now so we can support the creation of local jobs for crew through existing productions that can quickly ramp up again, as well as new projects that are poised to commence filming...
- 4/7/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Ioan Gruffudd is to move into directing for the first time on crime drama Harrow after the ABC Studios International-produced series was picked up for a third season.
The Welsh actor, who previously starred in U.S. drama Forever, will direct an episode of the third season for Australian public broadcaster ABC.
He joins the likes of Tony Tilse (Ash Vs Evil Dead), Grant Brown (Reef Break), Catherine Millar (Farscape), Mairi Cameron (The Second) and Peter Andrikidis (Reckoning) in directing.
Disney’s ABC Studios International produces in association with Hoodlum. It airs on Hulu in the U.S.
The is co-created by Secrets & Lies writer Stephen M. Irwin and producer Leigh McGrath and written by Irwin. Harrow tells the story of Dr. Daniel Harrow (Gruffudd), who is no ordinary forensic pathologist. Brilliant. Unorthodox. And a murderer? Harrow’s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for...
The Welsh actor, who previously starred in U.S. drama Forever, will direct an episode of the third season for Australian public broadcaster ABC.
He joins the likes of Tony Tilse (Ash Vs Evil Dead), Grant Brown (Reef Break), Catherine Millar (Farscape), Mairi Cameron (The Second) and Peter Andrikidis (Reckoning) in directing.
Disney’s ABC Studios International produces in association with Hoodlum. It airs on Hulu in the U.S.
The is co-created by Secrets & Lies writer Stephen M. Irwin and producer Leigh McGrath and written by Irwin. Harrow tells the story of Dr. Daniel Harrow (Gruffudd), who is no ordinary forensic pathologist. Brilliant. Unorthodox. And a murderer? Harrow’s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for...
- 10/10/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ioan Gruffudd in Harrow season 2.
Ioan Gruffudd is set to make his directing debut on season 3 of the ABC’s Harrow, which starts shooting next month in Brisbane and South-East Queensland.
The Welsh-born actor joins the roster of directors alongside Tony Tilse, Grant Brown, Catherine Millar, Mairi Cameron and Peter Andrikidis.
The new series follows Gruffudd’s forensic pathologist Doctor Daniel Harrow as he investigates the death of a young man who claimed to his son and gets entangled in a dangerous criminal underworld.
Hoodlum’s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield continue as the producers, with funding from the ABC, Disney’s ABC Studios and Screen Queensland. The 10 episodes are again being written by co-creators Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath and Michaeley O’Brien.
Faustina Agolley, who guest starred in the second series, joins the cast of regulars with Jolene Anderson (Dr Grace Molyneux), Damien Garvey (Detective Sergeant Bryan Nichols...
Ioan Gruffudd is set to make his directing debut on season 3 of the ABC’s Harrow, which starts shooting next month in Brisbane and South-East Queensland.
The Welsh-born actor joins the roster of directors alongside Tony Tilse, Grant Brown, Catherine Millar, Mairi Cameron and Peter Andrikidis.
The new series follows Gruffudd’s forensic pathologist Doctor Daniel Harrow as he investigates the death of a young man who claimed to his son and gets entangled in a dangerous criminal underworld.
Hoodlum’s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield continue as the producers, with funding from the ABC, Disney’s ABC Studios and Screen Queensland. The 10 episodes are again being written by co-creators Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath and Michaeley O’Brien.
Faustina Agolley, who guest starred in the second series, joins the cast of regulars with Jolene Anderson (Dr Grace Molyneux), Damien Garvey (Detective Sergeant Bryan Nichols...
- 10/10/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
"Tidelands", named after a race of 'half-humans', is a 10-episode Australian TV series, written, created by Stephen M. Irwin and Leigh McGrath for Hoodlum Entertainment, starring Charlotte Best, Dustin Clare and Chloe De Los Santos, streaming on Netflix, December 14, 2018:
"...a female, former criminal innocently returns home to her small fishing village of 'Orphelin Bay'.
"But when the body of a local fisherman washes ashore, she must uncover the town's secrets while investigating strange inhabitants, made up of powerful 'siren'/humans known as the 'Tidelanders'..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Tidelands"...
"...a female, former criminal innocently returns home to her small fishing village of 'Orphelin Bay'.
"But when the body of a local fisherman washes ashore, she must uncover the town's secrets while investigating strange inhabitants, made up of powerful 'siren'/humans known as the 'Tidelanders'..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Tidelands"...
- 11/23/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
If a group of mystical beings ascended from the ocean and insisted they now controlled your town and everyone in it, would you push back at all? That’s the central question at the heart of “Tidelands,” a new Australian Netflix series that sees modern-day sirens planning to overtake the community of Orphelin Bay. Of course, there are skeptics, people who are wary of these new “tidelanders” coming to infiltrate everything.
Then, guys show up murdered, sprawled out on the tops of cars. There are guns involved. Bad news ahead for Orphelin Bay, it looks like. As the people of the town figure out who to trust, old legends and new obsessions form the backbone for a series that looks like it’ll fill the “Siren”-sized hole in the hearts of all those Freeform viewers.
“Tidelands” is yet another international series designed to load up Netflix’s queue of...
Then, guys show up murdered, sprawled out on the tops of cars. There are guns involved. Bad news ahead for Orphelin Bay, it looks like. As the people of the town figure out who to trust, old legends and new obsessions form the backbone for a series that looks like it’ll fill the “Siren”-sized hole in the hearts of all those Freeform viewers.
“Tidelands” is yet another international series designed to load up Netflix’s queue of...
- 11/21/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
ABC Studios International has landed U.S. distribution for its crime drama series Harrow, starring Ioan Gruffudd. The show will premiere on the domestic streaming platform, co-owned by Comcast, Fox and Disney, on September 7.
The Australian series was Disney’s international TV production division’s first global commission. The second, crime drama Reef Break, toplined by Poppy Montgomery, was recently picked up by U.S.’ ABC for next summer.
Harrow, which airs on Australia’s ABC and has been renewed for a second season, tells the story of forensic pathologist Dr. Daniel Harrow (Gruffudd). Harrow’s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre cases. He is driven to give victims a voice and will bend every rule to get to the truth of what happened to them. But when a terrible secret from his own past threatens his family, his career,...
The Australian series was Disney’s international TV production division’s first global commission. The second, crime drama Reef Break, toplined by Poppy Montgomery, was recently picked up by U.S.’ ABC for next summer.
Harrow, which airs on Australia’s ABC and has been renewed for a second season, tells the story of forensic pathologist Dr. Daniel Harrow (Gruffudd). Harrow’s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre cases. He is driven to give victims a voice and will bend every rule to get to the truth of what happened to them. But when a terrible secret from his own past threatens his family, his career,...
- 9/5/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Ioan Gruffudd’s Australian crime drama Harrow is heading to the UK after Discovery and BBC Studios-backed broadcaster UKTV struck a five-show deal with Hollywood studio deal.
The volume deal also includes Katy Mixon’s American Housewife, the first U.S. comedy picked up by the broadcaster after an extensive sitcom search, and Jodie Whittaker-fronted The Assets as well as the return of Quantico and Code Black.
Harrow, which will air on UKTV’s Alibi, co-created by Secrets & Lies writer Stephen M. Irwin and producer Leigh McGrath tells the story of Dr. Daniel Harrow, played by Gruffudd, who is no ordinary forensic pathologist, whose unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre of cases. The series is produced by ABC Studios International in association with Australian producer Hoodlum.
Season three of Quantico, which stars Priyanka Chopra as FBI recruit Alex Parrish, also returns to Alibi.
The volume deal also includes Katy Mixon’s American Housewife, the first U.S. comedy picked up by the broadcaster after an extensive sitcom search, and Jodie Whittaker-fronted The Assets as well as the return of Quantico and Code Black.
Harrow, which will air on UKTV’s Alibi, co-created by Secrets & Lies writer Stephen M. Irwin and producer Leigh McGrath tells the story of Dr. Daniel Harrow, played by Gruffudd, who is no ordinary forensic pathologist, whose unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre of cases. The series is produced by ABC Studios International in association with Australian producer Hoodlum.
Season three of Quantico, which stars Priyanka Chopra as FBI recruit Alex Parrish, also returns to Alibi.
- 5/9/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
UKTV has secured an exclusive multi-show rights deal with Disney U.K. for its W and Alibi channels, including new crime drama “Harrow.” The Australia-set show, which marks the first international co-production of London-based ABC Studios International, will make its British debut on Alibi in July this year.
Also making their debuts on the independent commercial broadcaster are U.S. comedy “American Housewife,” starring Katy Mixon, which will see its third season air on W, and 2014 CIA thriller “The Assets,” which stars new “Doctor Who” star Jodie Whittaker, which will air on Alibi.
The deal also confirms the return of FBI recruits crime drama “Quantico” for its third season, and medical drama “Code Black” for seasons three and four, to Alibi and W, respectively. “Quantico” is confirmed to air in June, with all five shows set to air in 2018.
Shot on location in Brisbane, “Harrow” (pictured) is produced by Disney-owned ABC Studios Intl.
Also making their debuts on the independent commercial broadcaster are U.S. comedy “American Housewife,” starring Katy Mixon, which will see its third season air on W, and 2014 CIA thriller “The Assets,” which stars new “Doctor Who” star Jodie Whittaker, which will air on Alibi.
The deal also confirms the return of FBI recruits crime drama “Quantico” for its third season, and medical drama “Code Black” for seasons three and four, to Alibi and W, respectively. “Quantico” is confirmed to air in June, with all five shows set to air in 2018.
Shot on location in Brisbane, “Harrow” (pictured) is produced by Disney-owned ABC Studios Intl.
- 5/9/2018
- by Robert Mitchell
- Variety Film + TV
Australian broadcaster ABC has confirmed a second season of Ioan Gruffudd-fronted crime drama Harrow, produced by Disney’s ABC Studios International, that will start shooting in September.
This comes after Gruffudd, who previously starred in U.S. pathology drama Forever, told Deadline earlier this year that he was already working on a second season ahead of the show’s debut.
The show will start production later this year in Queensland. Co-created by Secrets & Lies writer Stephen M. Irwin and producer Leigh McGrath and written by Irwin, the 10-episode Harrow tells the story of Dr. Daniel Harrow (Gruffudd), who is no ordinary forensic pathologist. Brilliant. Unorthodox. And a murderer? Harrow’s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre of cases. He is driven to give victims a voice and will bend every rule to get to the truth of what happened to them.
This comes after Gruffudd, who previously starred in U.S. pathology drama Forever, told Deadline earlier this year that he was already working on a second season ahead of the show’s debut.
The show will start production later this year in Queensland. Co-created by Secrets & Lies writer Stephen M. Irwin and producer Leigh McGrath and written by Irwin, the 10-episode Harrow tells the story of Dr. Daniel Harrow (Gruffudd), who is no ordinary forensic pathologist. Brilliant. Unorthodox. And a murderer? Harrow’s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre of cases. He is driven to give victims a voice and will bend every rule to get to the truth of what happened to them.
- 5/3/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Ioan Gruffudd-fronted crime drama Harrow, which is the first international drama production for Disney's ABC Studios International, is working up a second season as it prepares to debut. Gruffudd tells Deadline that he is already beginning to work on a sophomore run of the show after Australian broadcaster ABC, which launches next month, commissioned development of a second season. Co-created by Secrets & Lies writer Stephen M. Irwin and producer Leigh McGrath and written…...
- 2/23/2018
- Deadline TV
Welsh actor Ioan Gruffudd (Horatio Hornblower, Forever, San Andreas) will head back Down Under to play the lead in Hoodlum Entertainment.s new crime drama, Harrow..
The 10-part ABC TV series, set to shoot in Queensland in August, will see Gruffudd star as titular character Dr. Harrow: a brilliant yet unorthodox forensic pathologist who solves cases while harbouring a dark secret..
Gruffudd has previously worked in Australia on international films Sanctum and San Andreas. .
The actor said: .I am so excited to be bringing the complex and brilliant Dr. Dan Harrow to life! Looking forward to coming back to Queensland to work on this ambitious and exciting series!.
Harrow has been co-created by writer Stephen M. Irwin (Australia Day, Wake in Fright, Secrets & Lies) and producer Leigh McGrath (Australia Day, Secrets & Lie, Strange Calls), who will produce with Hoodlum Entertainment.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield. . .
Of Grufford.s casting,...
The 10-part ABC TV series, set to shoot in Queensland in August, will see Gruffudd star as titular character Dr. Harrow: a brilliant yet unorthodox forensic pathologist who solves cases while harbouring a dark secret..
Gruffudd has previously worked in Australia on international films Sanctum and San Andreas. .
The actor said: .I am so excited to be bringing the complex and brilliant Dr. Dan Harrow to life! Looking forward to coming back to Queensland to work on this ambitious and exciting series!.
Harrow has been co-created by writer Stephen M. Irwin (Australia Day, Wake in Fright, Secrets & Lies) and producer Leigh McGrath (Australia Day, Secrets & Lie, Strange Calls), who will produce with Hoodlum Entertainment.s Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield. . .
Of Grufford.s casting,...
- 7/12/2017
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Kate Dennis..
Kate Dennis, one of the large band of Australian directors who have been forging successful careers in the Us, is coming home to direct Harrow, Hoodlum Entertainment.s 10-part crime drama.
Hoodlum.s Los Angeles-based CEO Tracey Robertson will produce the series commissioned by the ABC and the international distributor, Disney.s ABC Studios International, with Hoodlum co-founder Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath.
Co-created by writer Stephen M. Irwin (Australia Day, Wake in Fright, Secrets & Lies) and. McGrath (Australia Day, Secrets & Lies, Strange Calls), the drama centers on a brilliant forensic pathologist who solves cases while harbouring a dark secret. The lead is yet to be announced. Shooting is due to start in Brisbane on August 7, supported by Screen Queensland.
Dennis moved to L.A. in 2014 to direct Hoodlum.s Us remake of Secrets and Lies for the ABC network, followed by episodes of CSI: Cyber for CBS and AMC.s Turn.
Kate Dennis, one of the large band of Australian directors who have been forging successful careers in the Us, is coming home to direct Harrow, Hoodlum Entertainment.s 10-part crime drama.
Hoodlum.s Los Angeles-based CEO Tracey Robertson will produce the series commissioned by the ABC and the international distributor, Disney.s ABC Studios International, with Hoodlum co-founder Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath.
Co-created by writer Stephen M. Irwin (Australia Day, Wake in Fright, Secrets & Lies) and. McGrath (Australia Day, Secrets & Lies, Strange Calls), the drama centers on a brilliant forensic pathologist who solves cases while harbouring a dark secret. The lead is yet to be announced. Shooting is due to start in Brisbane on August 7, supported by Screen Queensland.
Dennis moved to L.A. in 2014 to direct Hoodlum.s Us remake of Secrets and Lies for the ABC network, followed by episodes of CSI: Cyber for CBS and AMC.s Turn.
- 7/4/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Hoodlum CEO and co-founder Tracey Robertson..
In a rare if not unique arrangement for an Australian-based production company, Hoodlum Entertainment has signed a worldwide first-look deal with Disney.s ABC Studios International.
.The global nature of the deal may well be the first for an Australian company although NBCUniversal and Sony both have footprints in Australia,. Hoodlum CEO Tracey Robertson told If, referring to NBCUniversal.s Matchbox Pictures and Sony.s Playmaker Media.
.The deal allows us to be a lot more flexible about a project and place it where we think it may fit and have a partner who is interested working with us to exploit it across international territories..
The two companies first collaborated on the Us version of the Australian ratings hit Secrets and Lies, which ran for two seasons on the ABC network.
That is followed by the co-production Harrow, which marks the first move into...
In a rare if not unique arrangement for an Australian-based production company, Hoodlum Entertainment has signed a worldwide first-look deal with Disney.s ABC Studios International.
.The global nature of the deal may well be the first for an Australian company although NBCUniversal and Sony both have footprints in Australia,. Hoodlum CEO Tracey Robertson told If, referring to NBCUniversal.s Matchbox Pictures and Sony.s Playmaker Media.
.The deal allows us to be a lot more flexible about a project and place it where we think it may fit and have a partner who is interested working with us to exploit it across international territories..
The two companies first collaborated on the Us version of the Australian ratings hit Secrets and Lies, which ran for two seasons on the ABC network.
That is followed by the co-production Harrow, which marks the first move into...
- 6/25/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
"Brown skin can do just as much damage as white," says one of the many angry young men in Australia Day, a crudely sketched drama about race relations making its debut at the Sydney Film Festival. The line’s delivered in the middle of a beating, and the victim isn't the only one being bludgeoned.
Ticking off everything from the dark side of Aussie bro-culture to sex trafficking to farmer suicide and the tensions between Indigenous Australians and the police, this tin-eared feature from director Kriv Stenders (Red Dog) and writer Stephen M. Irwin (Secrets & Lies) feels somehow both overstuffed...
Ticking off everything from the dark side of Aussie bro-culture to sex trafficking to farmer suicide and the tensions between Indigenous Australians and the police, this tin-eared feature from director Kriv Stenders (Red Dog) and writer Stephen M. Irwin (Secrets & Lies) feels somehow both overstuffed...
- 6/16/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Wenham on set of his directorial feature debut, 'Ellipsis'..
In the second part of his interview with If, David Wenham chats about his recent roles in 'Wake in Fright', 'In Like Flynn' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'...
When David Wenham was offered the role of the police sergeant Jock Crawford in the miniseries Wake in Fright he initially recoiled at the idea.
As a passionate admirer of Canadian director Ted Kotcheff.s seminal 1971 movie based on the Kenneth Cook novel he thought the idea of a remake was ridiculous.
Wenham had watched the restored movie twice, at the Sydney Film Festival and at the Chauvel cinema, rating it as a visceral experience and an incredible piece of filmmaking.
However he changed his mind after reading Stephen M. Irwin.s script for the Network Ten two-parter directed by Kriv Stenders.
In the second part of his interview with If, David Wenham chats about his recent roles in 'Wake in Fright', 'In Like Flynn' and 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales'...
When David Wenham was offered the role of the police sergeant Jock Crawford in the miniseries Wake in Fright he initially recoiled at the idea.
As a passionate admirer of Canadian director Ted Kotcheff.s seminal 1971 movie based on the Kenneth Cook novel he thought the idea of a remake was ridiculous.
Wenham had watched the restored movie twice, at the Sydney Film Festival and at the Chauvel cinema, rating it as a visceral experience and an incredible piece of filmmaking.
However he changed his mind after reading Stephen M. Irwin.s script for the Network Ten two-parter directed by Kriv Stenders.
- 6/2/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Comedy Central is pairing up the boys of South Park with the gals of Broad City.
Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s iconic animated series will return for Season 21 on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 10/9c, followed by the Season 4 premiere of Broad City at 10:30 pm.
RelatedCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble?
In the fresh episodes of the latter comedy, Abbi and Ilana get new jobs, celebrate their “friendiversary,” receive a visit from Abbi’s mom, trip on mushrooms, discover their witchdom and travel to Florida.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets?...
Creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s iconic animated series will return for Season 21 on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at 10/9c, followed by the Season 4 premiere of Broad City at 10:30 pm.
RelatedCable/Streaming Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Cancelled? What’s On the Bubble?
In the fresh episodes of the latter comedy, Abbi and Ilana get new jobs, celebrate their “friendiversary,” receive a visit from Abbi’s mom, trip on mushrooms, discover their witchdom and travel to Florida.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets?...
- 5/16/2017
- TVLine.com
'Tidelands.'
Two years after its launch in Australia, Netflix has announced its first local series, Tidelands..
To be produced by Brisbane.s Hoodlum Entertainment,.Tidelands is a supernatural crime drama.penned by Stephen M. Irwin (Secrets & Lies). Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath will executive produce, with production expected to kick off in Queensland next year.
The synopis: a former criminal who returns home to the fishing village of Orphelin Bay. After a body washes ashore, she must uncover town.s secrets and investigate its strange inhabitants: .a group of dangerous half-Sirens, half-humans called .Tidelanders..
.We.re proud these strong Australian storytellers are bringing their vision to the first Australian Netflix original series,. said Netflix's vice president of international original series Erik Barmack.
.We can.t wait to bring the mystery of Tidelands to our members around the world...
Robertson said the Hoodlum team were excited to partner...
Two years after its launch in Australia, Netflix has announced its first local series, Tidelands..
To be produced by Brisbane.s Hoodlum Entertainment,.Tidelands is a supernatural crime drama.penned by Stephen M. Irwin (Secrets & Lies). Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath will executive produce, with production expected to kick off in Queensland next year.
The synopis: a former criminal who returns home to the fishing village of Orphelin Bay. After a body washes ashore, she must uncover town.s secrets and investigate its strange inhabitants: .a group of dangerous half-Sirens, half-humans called .Tidelanders..
.We.re proud these strong Australian storytellers are bringing their vision to the first Australian Netflix original series,. said Netflix's vice president of international original series Erik Barmack.
.We can.t wait to bring the mystery of Tidelands to our members around the world...
Robertson said the Hoodlum team were excited to partner...
- 5/16/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Netflix has ordered its first Australian original series, a supernatural crime drama titled Tidelands co-created by Secrets & Lies scribe Stephen M. Irwin. He will pen the 10-episode first season produced by Hoodlum Entertainment and executive produced by co-creator Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield and Leigh McGrath, the team that also produced Secrets & Lies for the Aussie and U.S. markets. The series follows a former criminal as she returns home to the small fishing…...
- 5/15/2017
- Deadline TV
'Harrow' co-creator Stephen M. Irwin.
Brisbane.s Hoodlum Entertainment is teaming up with ABC Studios International to produce Harrow, a new crime drama for ABC TV..
The co-pro marks the first move into series production from ABC Studios International, which is owned by Disney. The shoot is scheduled for August around Brisbane and south-east Queensland.
Harrow.follows Dr. Daniel Harrow, a forensic pathologist described as: .Brilliant. Unorthodox. And a murderer?..
.Harrow.s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre of cases. He is driven to give victims a voice, and will bend every rule to get to the truth of what happened to them.
.But when a terrible secret from his own past threatens his family, his career, and himself, Harrow needs all his wit, wile, and forensic genius not to solve a crime, but to keep it buried.
Brisbane.s Hoodlum Entertainment is teaming up with ABC Studios International to produce Harrow, a new crime drama for ABC TV..
The co-pro marks the first move into series production from ABC Studios International, which is owned by Disney. The shoot is scheduled for August around Brisbane and south-east Queensland.
Harrow.follows Dr. Daniel Harrow, a forensic pathologist described as: .Brilliant. Unorthodox. And a murderer?..
.Harrow.s total disregard for authority and his unfailing empathy for the dead help him solve even the most bizarre of cases. He is driven to give victims a voice, and will bend every rule to get to the truth of what happened to them.
.But when a terrible secret from his own past threatens his family, his career, and himself, Harrow needs all his wit, wile, and forensic genius not to solve a crime, but to keep it buried.
- 4/12/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
ABC Studios International is teaming up with Hoodlum Entertainment for a new crime drama from “Secrets and Lies” creator Stephen M. Irwin. The series, “Harrow,” follows Dr. Daniel Harrow, who is both a brilliant forensic pathologist and murderer. When a terrible secret from his own past threatens his family, his career and himself, Harrow needs all his wit, wile and forensic genius not to solve a crime, but to keep it buried. Irwin co-created the series with “Secrets and Lies” alum Leigh McGrath. Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield serve as executive producers. It is produced by ABC Studios International in partnership with Hoodlum Entertainment,...
- 4/10/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
ABC Studios International Teaming With ‘Secrets & Lies’ Producer On Australian Drama Series ‘Harrow’
ABC Studios International is partnering with Australia-based Hoodlum Entertainment (Secrets & Lies), the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) and Screen Queensland on new crime drama series Harrow. This is ABC Studios International’s first series since Keli Lee was named managing director, international content and talent, more than a year ago. Co-created by Secrets & Lies writer Stephen M. Irwin and producer Leigh McGrath and written by Irwin, Harrow is the story of…...
- 4/10/2017
- Deadline TV
Sean Keenan.
Puberty Blues star Sean Keenan has nabbed the lead role in Ten's Wake in Fright two-parter, which begins shooting today..
Keenan will play John Grant, a young school teacher who descends into his own personal nightmare after being stranded in the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba.—.the role made famous by Gary Bond in Ted Kotcheff's 1971 original.
Keenan just worked with director Kriv Stenders, who's helming both episodes of the TV redo, on Foxtel telemovie Australia Day.
He's joined in the cast by David Wenham (Seachange, Lion), Caren Pistorius (Offspring), Gary Sweet (House Husbands), Alex Dimitriades (The Slap), Robyn Malcolm (Upper Middle Bogan), Lee Jones (The Bastard Executioner), Anna Samson (Winners & Losers), Hannah Frederiksen (Hunters) and Jada Alberts (Wentworth), with filming to take place in Broken Hill and Sydney.
Written by Stephen M. Irwin, the Wake In Fright mini is produced by Helen Bowden (The Slap,...
Puberty Blues star Sean Keenan has nabbed the lead role in Ten's Wake in Fright two-parter, which begins shooting today..
Keenan will play John Grant, a young school teacher who descends into his own personal nightmare after being stranded in the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba.—.the role made famous by Gary Bond in Ted Kotcheff's 1971 original.
Keenan just worked with director Kriv Stenders, who's helming both episodes of the TV redo, on Foxtel telemovie Australia Day.
He's joined in the cast by David Wenham (Seachange, Lion), Caren Pistorius (Offspring), Gary Sweet (House Husbands), Alex Dimitriades (The Slap), Robyn Malcolm (Upper Middle Bogan), Lee Jones (The Bastard Executioner), Anna Samson (Winners & Losers), Hannah Frederiksen (Hunters) and Jada Alberts (Wentworth), with filming to take place in Broken Hill and Sydney.
Written by Stephen M. Irwin, the Wake In Fright mini is produced by Helen Bowden (The Slap,...
- 3/6/2017
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
(l-r): Jason Isaacs, Zen McGrath and director Kriv Stenders on the set of 'Red Dog: True Blue'.
Kriv Stenders might just be the busiest director in Australia.
The helmer's first sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, comes out on Boxing Day, he's got Foxtel TV movie Australia Day in the can, and he's currently in the thick of making a documentary on The Go-Betweens.
After that Stenders begins production on Ten's two-part adaptation of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright, previously the basis for Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film of the same name: considered by many the greatest Australian film of all time.
For now, the director is focused on True Blue, and admits to nerves in the run-up to its release.
"Look, of course, I'm anxious," Stenders told If. "I know I've made a really good film, I'm really proud of this film. My job is to make...
Kriv Stenders might just be the busiest director in Australia.
The helmer's first sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, comes out on Boxing Day, he's got Foxtel TV movie Australia Day in the can, and he's currently in the thick of making a documentary on The Go-Betweens.
After that Stenders begins production on Ten's two-part adaptation of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright, previously the basis for Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film of the same name: considered by many the greatest Australian film of all time.
For now, the director is focused on True Blue, and admits to nerves in the run-up to its release.
"Look, of course, I'm anxious," Stenders told If. "I know I've made a really good film, I'm really proud of this film. My job is to make...
- 11/25/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
(l-r): Jason Isaacs, Zen McGrath and director Kriv Stenders on the set of 'Red Dog: True Blue'.
Kriv Stenders might just be the busiest director in Australia.
The helmer's first sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, comes out on Boxing Day, he's got Foxtel TV movie Australia Day in the can, and he's currently in the thick of making a documentary on The Go-Betweens.
After that Stenders begins production on Ten's two-part adaptation of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright, previously the basis for Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film of the same name: considered by many the greatest Australian film of all time.
For now, the director is focused on True Blue, and admits to nerves in the run-up to its release.
"Look, of course, I'm anxious," Stenders told If. "I know I've made a really good film, I'm really proud of this film. My job is to make...
Kriv Stenders might just be the busiest director in Australia.
The helmer's first sequel, Red Dog: True Blue, comes out on Boxing Day, he's got Foxtel TV movie Australia Day in the can, and he's currently in the thick of making a documentary on The Go-Betweens.
After that Stenders begins production on Ten's two-part adaptation of Kenneth Cook's Wake in Fright, previously the basis for Ted Kotcheff's 1971 film of the same name: considered by many the greatest Australian film of all time.
For now, the director is focused on True Blue, and admits to nerves in the run-up to its release.
"Look, of course, I'm anxious," Stenders told If. "I know I've made a really good film, I'm really proud of this film. My job is to make...
- 11/25/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Ted Kotcheff's Wake in Fright (1971)
Network Ten has commissioned a new adaptation of Wake In Fright, Kenneth Cook.s classic Australian novel.
Wake In Fright is the story of John Grant, a young school teacher who descends into his own personal nightmare after being stranded in the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba.
Cook.s novel also birthed Ted Kotcheff's iconic 1971 film, which starred Donald Pleasance, Chips Rafferty, Jack Thompson, John Meillon and Gary Bond.
Ten.s two-part series will be produced by Lingo Pictures in association with Endemol Shine Australia, with the assistance of Screen Australia and Screen Nsw.
The news follows on from Foxtel.s announcement earlier this week that it plans to adapt the iconic Picnic at Hanging Rock into a six-part series.
Network Ten head of drama Rick Maier said there are few Australian stories as original or compelling as Wake in Fright.
.Kenneth Cook.s novel,...
Network Ten has commissioned a new adaptation of Wake In Fright, Kenneth Cook.s classic Australian novel.
Wake In Fright is the story of John Grant, a young school teacher who descends into his own personal nightmare after being stranded in the small outback mining town of Bundanyabba.
Cook.s novel also birthed Ted Kotcheff's iconic 1971 film, which starred Donald Pleasance, Chips Rafferty, Jack Thompson, John Meillon and Gary Bond.
Ten.s two-part series will be produced by Lingo Pictures in association with Endemol Shine Australia, with the assistance of Screen Australia and Screen Nsw.
The news follows on from Foxtel.s announcement earlier this week that it plans to adapt the iconic Picnic at Hanging Rock into a six-part series.
Network Ten head of drama Rick Maier said there are few Australian stories as original or compelling as Wake in Fright.
.Kenneth Cook.s novel,...
- 9/8/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Kriv Stenders.
Kriv Stenders is set to direct new feature Australia Day, produced by Foxtel and Hoodlum, led by Bryan Brown and written by Stephen M. Irwin (Secrets & Lies).
Due to start shooting in Brisbane on August 22, the film will also star Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires, The Gods of Wheat Street), Sean Keenan (Lockie Leonard, Glitch), Matthew Le Nevez (The Kettering Incident, Offspring), Jenny Wu, Daniel Webber, Elias Anton, Isabelle Cornish and Phoenix Raei..
Speaking to If, Foxtel's Head of Drama Penny Win described the feature, set in Brisbane over 12 hours, as "the other side of Australia Day".
"It.s been with us for two or three years, long before the current topical discussion of racism in Australia. It.s showing Australia Day from the other side. It.s about an Australian farmer, a Chinese illegal immigrant, a Persian family and an Indigenous girl. The structure of it is very like [2004 Oscar winner] Crash.
Kriv Stenders is set to direct new feature Australia Day, produced by Foxtel and Hoodlum, led by Bryan Brown and written by Stephen M. Irwin (Secrets & Lies).
Due to start shooting in Brisbane on August 22, the film will also star Shari Sebbens (The Sapphires, The Gods of Wheat Street), Sean Keenan (Lockie Leonard, Glitch), Matthew Le Nevez (The Kettering Incident, Offspring), Jenny Wu, Daniel Webber, Elias Anton, Isabelle Cornish and Phoenix Raei..
Speaking to If, Foxtel's Head of Drama Penny Win described the feature, set in Brisbane over 12 hours, as "the other side of Australia Day".
"It.s been with us for two or three years, long before the current topical discussion of racism in Australia. It.s showing Australia Day from the other side. It.s about an Australian farmer, a Chinese illegal immigrant, a Persian family and an Indigenous girl. The structure of it is very like [2004 Oscar winner] Crash.
- 8/11/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
As Jock Blair reflects on a 55-year career as a writer, producer and production and development executive, he identifies the two biggest changes he.s witnessed in the screen industry.
One relates to money, the other to creativity.
.It.s incredibly difficult to finance production,. says Blair, who retired last week after 11 years as director . development at Screen Queensland.
.Television drama is now very conservative as networks are playing it safe,. he tells If. .In the 1980s things were pretty wild and you could produce things you can.t do now. As an industry we seem to have lost our edge creatively..
Blair initially joined Sq.s predecessor, the Pacific Film and Television Commission, for six months to help out in development but he liked the role so much he stayed.
He is proud to have helped the careers of multiple creative types and companies including Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield...
One relates to money, the other to creativity.
.It.s incredibly difficult to finance production,. says Blair, who retired last week after 11 years as director . development at Screen Queensland.
.Television drama is now very conservative as networks are playing it safe,. he tells If. .In the 1980s things were pretty wild and you could produce things you can.t do now. As an industry we seem to have lost our edge creatively..
Blair initially joined Sq.s predecessor, the Pacific Film and Television Commission, for six months to help out in development but he liked the role so much he stayed.
He is proud to have helped the careers of multiple creative types and companies including Tracey Robertson and Nathan Mayfield...
- 8/5/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Hoodlum Entertainment is developing a second series of murder mystery Secrets & Lies.
Hoodlum's Tracey Robertson told If that she and Stephen M. Irwin, who created the drama, are working on ideas for a second season.
Network Ten is yet to greenlight another series. The big reveal in the final episode aired on Monday nigtht attracted 413,000 viewers in the five capital cities, a big jump over last week.s 315,000, and 556,000 nationally.
The OzTam ratings show the March 31 episode had an aggregate audience of 392,000 in the metros (24.5% bigger than the overnight figure) and 539,000 nationally, and 114,000 watched the repeat. Ten said there were a further 200,000 views on catch-up service tenplay in the past seven days.
The Nine Network's Love Child ended on a winning note on Monday night, drawing 1.277 million viewers in the metros and 1.78 million nationally.
The March 31 episode of the Playmaker Media-produced drama had an aggregate audience of 1.522 million in the metros,...
Hoodlum's Tracey Robertson told If that she and Stephen M. Irwin, who created the drama, are working on ideas for a second season.
Network Ten is yet to greenlight another series. The big reveal in the final episode aired on Monday nigtht attracted 413,000 viewers in the five capital cities, a big jump over last week.s 315,000, and 556,000 nationally.
The OzTam ratings show the March 31 episode had an aggregate audience of 392,000 in the metros (24.5% bigger than the overnight figure) and 539,000 nationally, and 114,000 watched the repeat. Ten said there were a further 200,000 views on catch-up service tenplay in the past seven days.
The Nine Network's Love Child ended on a winning note on Monday night, drawing 1.277 million viewers in the metros and 1.78 million nationally.
The March 31 episode of the Playmaker Media-produced drama had an aggregate audience of 1.522 million in the metros,...
- 4/8/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Network Ten has first dibs on the Us remake of Hoodlum Entertainment.s crime drama Secrets & Lies, which starts shooting in Wilmington, North Carolina, on Friday. The Disney-owned ABC network commissioned the pilot, which stars Ryan Philippe, Juliette Lewis, KaDee Strickland, Natalie Martinez and Belle Shouse. The Seven Network has an output deal with Disney but Hoodlum.s Tracey Robertson says Ten has first rights on the remake which, if it.s picked up, will be a 10-episode series. The 6-part Australian series launches on Ten at 8.30 pm on March 3. When ABC commissioned the pilot, it agreed to a series penalty, which means the network will have to pay a hefty fee to the producers if it doesn.t proceed.. The Oz show stars Martin Henderson as Ben, a family man who finds the body of a young boy and quickly becomes the prime murder suspect. Diana Glenn plays his...
- 2/24/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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