Wooden Horse company directors Jude Troy and Richard Finlayson speak about process of producing Disney+’s 'The Clearing' and the ABC’s 'Mother and Son', as well as factual projects 'Revealed: The Cape' and 'Stuff the British Stole'.
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- 8/22/2023
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Miranda Otto, Jesse Spence and Guy Pearce are among the high-profile stars featuring on Disney+’s debut slate in Australia and New Zealand.
Announced at an event at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, the 2022/23 slate comprises three dramas, four documentaries and two lifestyle/general factual entertainment series. Several are for Disney+’s adult vertical Star.
On the scripted drama front, The Clearing is adapted from Jp Pomare’s novel ‘In the Clearing’ and is inspired by Australian cult The Family and its founder Anne Hamilton-Byrne, one of the few female cult leaders in history.
Teresa Palmer (A Discovery of Witches), Miranda Otto (The Usual Suspects) and Guy Pearce (Jack Irish) lead the cast, alongside the lies of Hazem Shammas (Safe Harbour), Mark Coles-Smith (Mystery Road), Tom Budge (Bloom).
Written and created by Matt Cameron (Jack Irish) and Elise McCredie (Stateless) alongside co-writer Osamah Sami (Ali’s Wedding), it comes from...
Announced at an event at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art, the 2022/23 slate comprises three dramas, four documentaries and two lifestyle/general factual entertainment series. Several are for Disney+’s adult vertical Star.
On the scripted drama front, The Clearing is adapted from Jp Pomare’s novel ‘In the Clearing’ and is inspired by Australian cult The Family and its founder Anne Hamilton-Byrne, one of the few female cult leaders in history.
Teresa Palmer (A Discovery of Witches), Miranda Otto (The Usual Suspects) and Guy Pearce (Jack Irish) lead the cast, alongside the lies of Hazem Shammas (Safe Harbour), Mark Coles-Smith (Mystery Road), Tom Budge (Bloom).
Written and created by Matt Cameron (Jack Irish) and Elise McCredie (Stateless) alongside co-writer Osamah Sami (Ali’s Wedding), it comes from...
- 5/17/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
A spin-off of High Maintenance, starring Yael Stone, and a comedic crime series from Jungle Entertainment are among the 21 projects that will share in more than $600,000 in story development funding from Screen Australia.
The slate includes 14 feature films, six television dramas and an online project, with 11 titles supported through the Generate Fund and 10 through the Premium Fund.
Screen Australia’s head of development Nerida Moore, who will depart the agency in December after nine years, said she felt privileged to support more many creative projects and people during the time she has left in the role.
“This is an exciting mix of projects and it’s great to support creatives expand on their careers and take on new challenges, including producer Alex White working on her first TV series, and writer Arka Das and writer/director Hannah Hilliard on their debut feature films,” he said.
“The shared vision we are...
The slate includes 14 feature films, six television dramas and an online project, with 11 titles supported through the Generate Fund and 10 through the Premium Fund.
Screen Australia’s head of development Nerida Moore, who will depart the agency in December after nine years, said she felt privileged to support more many creative projects and people during the time she has left in the role.
“This is an exciting mix of projects and it’s great to support creatives expand on their careers and take on new challenges, including producer Alex White working on her first TV series, and writer Arka Das and writer/director Hannah Hilliard on their debut feature films,” he said.
“The shared vision we are...
- 10/18/2021
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia and Australians in Film (AiF) have announced the participants for the Talent Gateway and the Global Producers Exchange, both designed to connect Australian creatives with key US decision-makers.
The delegates chosen for the Talent Gateway program are Vanessa Alexander, Jon Bell, and Samuel Van Grinsven, as well as teams Alice Foulcher and Gregory Erdstein, and Naomi Higgins and Humyara Mahbub.
Each participant or team will receive a grant of up to $20,000 to enable them to take part in the initiative, which runs from this month until June 2022. Funding is also available to develop, refine and market the IP on their slate that receives positive interest, in order to quickly engage international partners.
A total of 12 delegates from six production companies will take part in Global Producers Exchange, a scripted development lab that features a series of roundtables and masterclasses with key US-based decision-makers and mentors.
The recipients comprise...
The delegates chosen for the Talent Gateway program are Vanessa Alexander, Jon Bell, and Samuel Van Grinsven, as well as teams Alice Foulcher and Gregory Erdstein, and Naomi Higgins and Humyara Mahbub.
Each participant or team will receive a grant of up to $20,000 to enable them to take part in the initiative, which runs from this month until June 2022. Funding is also available to develop, refine and market the IP on their slate that receives positive interest, in order to quickly engage international partners.
A total of 12 delegates from six production companies will take part in Global Producers Exchange, a scripted development lab that features a series of roundtables and masterclasses with key US-based decision-makers and mentors.
The recipients comprise...
- 9/22/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
In today’s Global Bulletin, BBC acquires Anna Kendrick HBO rom-com “Love Life”; Rainmaker sells lockdown comedy “Staged” globally; Wooden Horse hires Coeli Cutliffe; Zinc launches Red Sauce label; Marrakesh workshop goes online; and Edith Bowman hosts BAFTA Scotland awards.
The BBC has acquired romantic comedy anthology series “Love Life,” featuring Oscar-nominee Anna Kendrick, from Lionsgate Television. The series has been one of the top performers on HBO Max, streaming in the U.S., and will be imminently on BBC One and BBC iPlayer as a boxset.
Stars also include Zoë Chao (“Downhill”), Peter Vack (“Someone Great”), Sasha Compere (“Miracle Workers”) and Jin Ha (“Devs”).
The series was acquired for the BBC by Sue Deeks, head of program acquisition. It is produced by Lionsgate Television and Feigco Entertainment. The series is from creator Sam Boyd “(In A Relationship”), who co-showruns with Bridget Bedard (“Transparent”). Boyd and Bedard serve as executive producers alongside Anna Kendrick,...
The BBC has acquired romantic comedy anthology series “Love Life,” featuring Oscar-nominee Anna Kendrick, from Lionsgate Television. The series has been one of the top performers on HBO Max, streaming in the U.S., and will be imminently on BBC One and BBC iPlayer as a boxset.
Stars also include Zoë Chao (“Downhill”), Peter Vack (“Someone Great”), Sasha Compere (“Miracle Workers”) and Jin Ha (“Devs”).
The series was acquired for the BBC by Sue Deeks, head of program acquisition. It is produced by Lionsgate Television and Feigco Entertainment. The series is from creator Sam Boyd “(In A Relationship”), who co-showruns with Bridget Bedard (“Transparent”). Boyd and Bedard serve as executive producers alongside Anna Kendrick,...
- 9/10/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Coeli Cutcliffe.
Coeli Cutcliffe has joined Jude Troy and Richard Finlayson’s Wooden Horse, where she will serve as development manager.
Most recently Cutcliffe was a development executive at Porchlight Films, where she worked for three years until the company closure in June 2020. Prior to this she was an executive at Southern Star, where she worked with John Edwards for almost a decade on shows such as The Secret Life of Us and Love My Way.
At Wooden Horse, Cutcliffe will be responsible for working with established and emerging creatives, and developing Australian stories for global audiences. The company currently has projects in development with Stan, ABC, and Sbs.
Joint CEOs Finlayson and Troy said: “We are thrilled to have Coeli join the Wooden Horse family. She is highly regarded within the creative community and her development skills a great asset as we continue to expand our slate of distinctive and diverse stories.
Coeli Cutcliffe has joined Jude Troy and Richard Finlayson’s Wooden Horse, where she will serve as development manager.
Most recently Cutcliffe was a development executive at Porchlight Films, where she worked for three years until the company closure in June 2020. Prior to this she was an executive at Southern Star, where she worked with John Edwards for almost a decade on shows such as The Secret Life of Us and Love My Way.
At Wooden Horse, Cutcliffe will be responsible for working with established and emerging creatives, and developing Australian stories for global audiences. The company currently has projects in development with Stan, ABC, and Sbs.
Joint CEOs Finlayson and Troy said: “We are thrilled to have Coeli join the Wooden Horse family. She is highly regarded within the creative community and her development skills a great asset as we continue to expand our slate of distinctive and diverse stories.
- 9/10/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Rachel Okine.
Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford’s Aquarius Films has stepped up its feature film and TV drama development slate, collaborating with such creatives as Justine Flynn, Del Kathryn Barton and Huna Amweero, Clementine Ford, Anya Beyersdorf, Roger Monk and Rhys Graham.
The production company gained momentum after hiring former eOne and Hopscotch Features executive Rachel Okine in the newly created role of managing director.
Okine joined in March, just as the pandemic struck. After a pause when, she says, Aquarius’ focus on growth switched to survival mode, the development pace picked up.
The Unusual Suspects, a four-part crime caper for Sbs co-funded by Screen Australia starts pre-production next week. A whodunit set in the Filipino domestic worker community in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, it’s scripted by Jessica Redenbach, Roger Monk (Nowhere Boys) and Vonne Patiag (Halal Gurls).
Parent Up, a Korean/Australian kids spy comedy, is in...
Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford’s Aquarius Films has stepped up its feature film and TV drama development slate, collaborating with such creatives as Justine Flynn, Del Kathryn Barton and Huna Amweero, Clementine Ford, Anya Beyersdorf, Roger Monk and Rhys Graham.
The production company gained momentum after hiring former eOne and Hopscotch Features executive Rachel Okine in the newly created role of managing director.
Okine joined in March, just as the pandemic struck. After a pause when, she says, Aquarius’ focus on growth switched to survival mode, the development pace picked up.
The Unusual Suspects, a four-part crime caper for Sbs co-funded by Screen Australia starts pre-production next week. A whodunit set in the Filipino domestic worker community in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs, it’s scripted by Jessica Redenbach, Roger Monk (Nowhere Boys) and Vonne Patiag (Halal Gurls).
Parent Up, a Korean/Australian kids spy comedy, is in...
- 8/6/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Baz Luhrmann.
A new feature film from Baz Luhrmann, set in a small Australian country town, is among the 18 projects to recently receive story development funding from Screen Australia.
The agency announced today it will share $620,000 between 11 films, five TV series and two online projects.
These projects come from both the existing Premium and Generate development funds. Generate Fund is for lower budget projects with an emphasis on new and emerging talent, or experienced talent wanting to take creative risks. The Premium Fund is for higher budget projects of ambition and scale from successful screen content makers.
Projects pitched for Premium Plus funds – the additional development funding the agency announced in response to Covid-19 – are still being assessed.
Screen Australia head of development Nerida Moore said: “With many productions temporarily halted it is more important than ever for us to support the development of Australian stories for all platforms. I...
A new feature film from Baz Luhrmann, set in a small Australian country town, is among the 18 projects to recently receive story development funding from Screen Australia.
The agency announced today it will share $620,000 between 11 films, five TV series and two online projects.
These projects come from both the existing Premium and Generate development funds. Generate Fund is for lower budget projects with an emphasis on new and emerging talent, or experienced talent wanting to take creative risks. The Premium Fund is for higher budget projects of ambition and scale from successful screen content makers.
Projects pitched for Premium Plus funds – the additional development funding the agency announced in response to Covid-19 – are still being assessed.
Screen Australia head of development Nerida Moore said: “With many productions temporarily halted it is more important than ever for us to support the development of Australian stories for all platforms. I...
- 5/12/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Samantha Strauss on the set of ‘The End.’
Two days ago Samantha Strauss spent much of the day under the doona, literally crying about the state of the world.
Yesterday Strauss, one of the country’s most successful screenwriters, was back at her computer, working on multiple projects in development for Made Up Stories and Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films, Joanna Werner and See-Saw Films, including a second season of The End.
“I’m incredibly lucky but it is such a time of unparalleled shitness. I still have some scripts to deliver so that will tide me over for a while.” she tells If.
“It does feel like there’s a responsibility for us content makers to work our arses off right now and have a whole lot of local content ready to be made, just as soon as this hell is over.”
Meanwhile writer Shaun Grant is at home in Los Angeles,...
Two days ago Samantha Strauss spent much of the day under the doona, literally crying about the state of the world.
Yesterday Strauss, one of the country’s most successful screenwriters, was back at her computer, working on multiple projects in development for Made Up Stories and Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films, Joanna Werner and See-Saw Films, including a second season of The End.
“I’m incredibly lucky but it is such a time of unparalleled shitness. I still have some scripts to deliver so that will tide me over for a while.” she tells If.
“It does feel like there’s a responsibility for us content makers to work our arses off right now and have a whole lot of local content ready to be made, just as soon as this hell is over.”
Meanwhile writer Shaun Grant is at home in Los Angeles,...
- 3/25/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Richard Finlayson and Jude Troy.
Former director of ABC television Richard Finlayson has joined Jude Troy’s Wooden Horse as director and joint CEO.
The duo is developing a raft of projects including an adaptation of Jp Pomare’s novel In the Clearing, a psychological thriller about two women who belong to a cult in rural Victoria, inspired by the infamous Australian cult The Family.
Troy and Finlayson plan to meet with the Kiwi-born, Victorian-based Pomare next week and are yet to attach a writer.
The slate includes a UK-Australian co-production created by Giula Sandler and projects scripted by Jane Allen, Sarah Lambert, Tim Lee, James O’Loghlin, Alison Bell, Tristram Baumber and Natesha Somasundaram.
Founded in 2018 by Troy, the former executive VP of TV production and acquisitions for eOne Australia, Wooden Horse co-produced with Aquarius Films the second series of Matt Okine’s comedy The Other Guy for Stan.
The...
Former director of ABC television Richard Finlayson has joined Jude Troy’s Wooden Horse as director and joint CEO.
The duo is developing a raft of projects including an adaptation of Jp Pomare’s novel In the Clearing, a psychological thriller about two women who belong to a cult in rural Victoria, inspired by the infamous Australian cult The Family.
Troy and Finlayson plan to meet with the Kiwi-born, Victorian-based Pomare next week and are yet to attach a writer.
The slate includes a UK-Australian co-production created by Giula Sandler and projects scripted by Jane Allen, Sarah Lambert, Tim Lee, James O’Loghlin, Alison Bell, Tristram Baumber and Natesha Somasundaram.
Founded in 2018 by Troy, the former executive VP of TV production and acquisitions for eOne Australia, Wooden Horse co-produced with Aquarius Films the second series of Matt Okine’s comedy The Other Guy for Stan.
The...
- 3/2/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: Top Australian TV execs Jude Troy and Richard Finlayson have launched a new production company and have set an adaptation of cult story In the Clearing as one of their first projects.
The pair have established Wooden Horse, which is designed to produce premium scripted Australian stories for a global audience.
Troy is the former Head of TV Production and Acquisitions for eOne Australia, while Finlayson is the former Director of Television at public broadcaster ABC and COO at Sbs.
Based in Sydney, Australia, the pair are currently working on the second season of Matt Okine’s comedy The Other Guy, commissioned by streamer Stan and airing on Hulu in the U.S, in association with Aquarius Films, and are developing a feature adaptation of Okine’s debut novel Being Black n’ Chicken n’ Chips.
The company has also set its first two original projects. It has secured the...
The pair have established Wooden Horse, which is designed to produce premium scripted Australian stories for a global audience.
Troy is the former Head of TV Production and Acquisitions for eOne Australia, while Finlayson is the former Director of Television at public broadcaster ABC and COO at Sbs.
Based in Sydney, Australia, the pair are currently working on the second season of Matt Okine’s comedy The Other Guy, commissioned by streamer Stan and airing on Hulu in the U.S, in association with Aquarius Films, and are developing a feature adaptation of Okine’s debut novel Being Black n’ Chicken n’ Chips.
The company has also set its first two original projects. It has secured the...
- 3/2/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
PBS has picked up British adventure series Expedition with Steve Backshall and European crime drama Vienna Blood. The U.S. public broadcaster has struck deals with Fremantle and Red Arrow International for the shows. Expedition with Steve Backshall is a ten-part series, launching on January 15, that follows adventurer Backshall and his team as they venture into undiscovered worlds. It includes the first descent of a white-water river in the Himalayas, trekking through unexplored jungle in South America and climbing mountains in the deserts of the Middle East. The show, which has been sold into over 140 territories around the world, was originally commissioned by the BBC and UKTV and is produced by True to Nature. Vienna Blood is a six-part crime series written by Sherlock writer Steve Thompson and based on Frank Tallis’ Liebermann novels. Produced by Red Arrow-backed Endor Productions and Mr Film for Germany’s Zdf and Austria’s Orf,...
- 11/25/2019
- by Peter White and Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Fadia Abboud with Hunter Page-Lochard and Alexander Bertrand on the ‘Les Norton’ set (Photo: Tony Mott).
For someone who for years had no aspirations to become a filmmaker, Fadia Abboud’s career has rocketed.
After co-directing an episode of Here Come the Habibs! with Darren Ashton, she landed her first TV drama gig on Australian Gangster, Roadshow Rough Diamond’s miniseries for the Seven Network.
From there she segued to directing three episodes of the same producers’ comedy-drama Les Norton starring Alexander Bertrand, David Wenham, Rebel Wilson, Justin Rosniak and Pallavi Sharda, for the ABC.
When Roadshow Rough Diamond’s John Edwards and Dan Edwards were setting up Australian Gangster with the creator Gregor Jordan, they realised Jordan would not be able to direct all four episodes of the saga which stars Bertrand as a Sydney criminal.
Looking for a director who had a similar sensibility – the ability to handle...
For someone who for years had no aspirations to become a filmmaker, Fadia Abboud’s career has rocketed.
After co-directing an episode of Here Come the Habibs! with Darren Ashton, she landed her first TV drama gig on Australian Gangster, Roadshow Rough Diamond’s miniseries for the Seven Network.
From there she segued to directing three episodes of the same producers’ comedy-drama Les Norton starring Alexander Bertrand, David Wenham, Rebel Wilson, Justin Rosniak and Pallavi Sharda, for the ABC.
When Roadshow Rough Diamond’s John Edwards and Dan Edwards were setting up Australian Gangster with the creator Gregor Jordan, they realised Jordan would not be able to direct all four episodes of the saga which stars Bertrand as a Sydney criminal.
Looking for a director who had a similar sensibility – the ability to handle...
- 8/12/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
(L-r) Harriet Dyer, Matt Okine, Lily Sullivan and Claudia Karvan.
Claudia Karvan, Lily Sullivan, Barry Otto, Matt Day, Fiona Press and Elsa Cocquerel have joined the cast of the second season of the Stan Original series The Other Guy.
Feminist author Clementine Ford and media personality Yumi Stynes have also boarded the show created by and starring Matt Okine, produced by Aquarius Films in association with Jude Troy’s Wooden Horse.
In her TV series debut Gracie Otto (The Last Impresario) is directing the comedy scripted by Okine, Kacie Anning and Becky Lucas, which is now shooting in Sydney.
Okine returns as radio presenter Aj Amon with Harriet Dyer as Aj’s best friend Stevie, Valene Kane as Aj’s ex Liv, Michael-Anthony Taylor (Pine Gap) as Aj’s dad and Christiaan Van Vuuren as drug dealer Dezzy.
In the first season Amon lost everything – his house, his job and...
Claudia Karvan, Lily Sullivan, Barry Otto, Matt Day, Fiona Press and Elsa Cocquerel have joined the cast of the second season of the Stan Original series The Other Guy.
Feminist author Clementine Ford and media personality Yumi Stynes have also boarded the show created by and starring Matt Okine, produced by Aquarius Films in association with Jude Troy’s Wooden Horse.
In her TV series debut Gracie Otto (The Last Impresario) is directing the comedy scripted by Okine, Kacie Anning and Becky Lucas, which is now shooting in Sydney.
Okine returns as radio presenter Aj Amon with Harriet Dyer as Aj’s best friend Stevie, Valene Kane as Aj’s ex Liv, Michael-Anthony Taylor (Pine Gap) as Aj’s dad and Christiaan Van Vuuren as drug dealer Dezzy.
In the first season Amon lost everything – his house, his job and...
- 4/14/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Top End Wedding.’
The disappearance of eOne from the theatrical distribution landscape in Australia/New Zealand is being lamented by exhibitors, producers, former staffers and even rival distributors.
The demise of the distributor known for its sharp commercial tastes marks the end of an era dating back to 2002 with the founding of Hopscotch Films by Troy Lum, Frank Cox and Sandie Don.
Despite the parent company’s assurances, eOne’s exit almost certainly means there is one less avenue for Australian producers seeking finance and distribution.
Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight, who collaborated with the firm on Wayne Blair’s The Sapphires and Blair’s upcoming Top End Wedding, describes eOne’s withdrawal from the Australian market as a great loss.
“From the days of Hopscotch to transforming into eOne, Sandie Don, Troy Lum and their incredible team have bought passion and intelligence to the distribution landscape,” she tells If.
“Australian...
The disappearance of eOne from the theatrical distribution landscape in Australia/New Zealand is being lamented by exhibitors, producers, former staffers and even rival distributors.
The demise of the distributor known for its sharp commercial tastes marks the end of an era dating back to 2002 with the founding of Hopscotch Films by Troy Lum, Frank Cox and Sandie Don.
Despite the parent company’s assurances, eOne’s exit almost certainly means there is one less avenue for Australian producers seeking finance and distribution.
Goalpost Pictures’ Rosemary Blight, who collaborated with the firm on Wayne Blair’s The Sapphires and Blair’s upcoming Top End Wedding, describes eOne’s withdrawal from the Australian market as a great loss.
“From the days of Hopscotch to transforming into eOne, Sandie Don, Troy Lum and their incredible team have bought passion and intelligence to the distribution landscape,” she tells If.
“Australian...
- 3/19/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Matt Okine and Harriet Dyer.
Stan has commissioned a second season of comedy series The Other Guy, created by and starring Matt Okine.
Season two will be produced by Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford and Alice Willson for Aquarius Films, while Jude Troy will Ep under her new shingle, Wooden Horse.
The first season followed Aj Amon (Okine), a successful radio host who unexpectedly finds himself back in the dating pool for the first time in a decade after discovering his long-term girlfriend (Valene Kane) was having an affair with his best friend. The series was picked up by Hulu in the Us and Super Channel in Canada.
Create Nsw and Screen Australia have both supported the second season, which will shoot on location in Sydney in the coming months. Much of the cast, including Harriet Dyer, are set to return.
The second instalment will pick up five months after the last,...
Stan has commissioned a second season of comedy series The Other Guy, created by and starring Matt Okine.
Season two will be produced by Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford and Alice Willson for Aquarius Films, while Jude Troy will Ep under her new shingle, Wooden Horse.
The first season followed Aj Amon (Okine), a successful radio host who unexpectedly finds himself back in the dating pool for the first time in a decade after discovering his long-term girlfriend (Valene Kane) was having an affair with his best friend. The series was picked up by Hulu in the Us and Super Channel in Canada.
Create Nsw and Screen Australia have both supported the second season, which will shoot on location in Sydney in the coming months. Much of the cast, including Harriet Dyer, are set to return.
The second instalment will pick up five months after the last,...
- 1/23/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
ABC journalist Virginia Trioli will host the Q&A panel at Screen Forever..
For the second year in a row, Screen Producers Australia will host a presentation of the ABC.s.Q&A at the Screen Forever conference in Melbourne..
The panel will be hosted by ABC journalist Virginia Trioli, and examine the contemporary media landscape and the key issues facing Australian and international producers.
The session is specifically designed for the Screen Forever audience of producers, distributors, financiers and media executives, and is not for broadcast. It will include audience questions and interaction and a live Twitter feed.
Confirmed panelists include: Russel Howcroft, executive general manager, Network Ten; Benjamin Law, writer, The Family Law; Bruna Papandrea, producer, Make Movies; Tracey Robertson, chief executive officer, Hoodlum; David Taylor, co-managing director and producer, Playmaker; Jude Troy, Evp Acquisitions and TV Development, eOne Films Anz.
.We are privileged to have one of...
For the second year in a row, Screen Producers Australia will host a presentation of the ABC.s.Q&A at the Screen Forever conference in Melbourne..
The panel will be hosted by ABC journalist Virginia Trioli, and examine the contemporary media landscape and the key issues facing Australian and international producers.
The session is specifically designed for the Screen Forever audience of producers, distributors, financiers and media executives, and is not for broadcast. It will include audience questions and interaction and a live Twitter feed.
Confirmed panelists include: Russel Howcroft, executive general manager, Network Ten; Benjamin Law, writer, The Family Law; Bruna Papandrea, producer, Make Movies; Tracey Robertson, chief executive officer, Hoodlum; David Taylor, co-managing director and producer, Playmaker; Jude Troy, Evp Acquisitions and TV Development, eOne Films Anz.
.We are privileged to have one of...
- 11/10/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
The Warriors.
Filming has started in Melbourne on The Warriors, an eight-part Indigenous comedy drama for the ABC.
Lisa McCune, John Howard and Vince Colosimo will star alongside a cast of emerging Indigenous actors.
The Warriors, which explores the world of Aussie Rules, is the brainchild of Tony Briggs (The Sapphires) and Robert Connolly (Paper Planes, Barracuda).
The series has been exclusively written and directed by Indigenous Australians, including Jon Bell (Cleverman), Briggs and newcomer Tracey Rigney..
Directors include Adrian Russell Wills (Wentworth), Beck Cole (Black Comedy), Steven McGregor (Croker Island Exodus, Redfern Now), Catriona McKenzie (The Circuit, Redfern Now and The Gods of Wheat Street)..
Producers are Connolly, John Harvey and Liz Kearney, and Justin Monjo is story producer.
The Warriors follows two new Afl recruits - plucked from obscurity into fame and fortune - and two established players, who have been thrown together into a share house in Melbourne.
Filming has started in Melbourne on The Warriors, an eight-part Indigenous comedy drama for the ABC.
Lisa McCune, John Howard and Vince Colosimo will star alongside a cast of emerging Indigenous actors.
The Warriors, which explores the world of Aussie Rules, is the brainchild of Tony Briggs (The Sapphires) and Robert Connolly (Paper Planes, Barracuda).
The series has been exclusively written and directed by Indigenous Australians, including Jon Bell (Cleverman), Briggs and newcomer Tracey Rigney..
Directors include Adrian Russell Wills (Wentworth), Beck Cole (Black Comedy), Steven McGregor (Croker Island Exodus, Redfern Now), Catriona McKenzie (The Circuit, Redfern Now and The Gods of Wheat Street)..
Producers are Connolly, John Harvey and Liz Kearney, and Justin Monjo is story producer.
The Warriors follows two new Afl recruits - plucked from obscurity into fame and fortune - and two established players, who have been thrown together into a share house in Melbourne.
- 10/11/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
eOne release The Girl on The Train in cinemas October 6.
Since its acquisition by eOne in 2011, Hopscotch-eOne Anz has become a global player. If speaks to three of the team — Jude Troy, eOne Anz.s Evp, TV Development and Acquisitions, Lucy Hill, eOne Anz.s Head of Acquisitions and Maeva Gatineau, Hopscotch Features. Senior Vice President of Production — about the restructure, the distribution game and the landscape in 2016. What are your roles at eOne?
Hill: I head up acquisitions for eOne Australia and New Zealand, which means that I coordinate for our team, which includes Jude as well as Troy Lum, Sandie Don, Jason Hernandez and Kata [Mandic]. We look at which films we want to buy, primarily for theatrical but also for our home entertainment platforms, the landscape for which is changing massively.
Troy: I joined in 2004 as a small partner at Hopscotch. Troy brought me in, [with] Sandie and Frank Cox at the time,...
Since its acquisition by eOne in 2011, Hopscotch-eOne Anz has become a global player. If speaks to three of the team — Jude Troy, eOne Anz.s Evp, TV Development and Acquisitions, Lucy Hill, eOne Anz.s Head of Acquisitions and Maeva Gatineau, Hopscotch Features. Senior Vice President of Production — about the restructure, the distribution game and the landscape in 2016. What are your roles at eOne?
Hill: I head up acquisitions for eOne Australia and New Zealand, which means that I coordinate for our team, which includes Jude as well as Troy Lum, Sandie Don, Jason Hernandez and Kata [Mandic]. We look at which films we want to buy, primarily for theatrical but also for our home entertainment platforms, the landscape for which is changing massively.
Troy: I joined in 2004 as a small partner at Hopscotch. Troy brought me in, [with] Sandie and Frank Cox at the time,...
- 9/12/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
eOne release The Girl on The Train in cinemas October 6.
Since its acquisition by eOne in 2011, Hopscotch-eOne Anz has become a global player. If speaks to three of the team — Jude Troy, eOne Anz.s Evp, TV Development and Acquisitions, Lucy Hill, eOne Anz.s Head of Acquisitions and Maeva Gatineau, Hopscotch Features. Senior Vice President of Production — about the restructure, the distribution game and the landscape in 2016. What are your roles at eOne?
Hill: I head up acquisitions for eOne Australia and New Zealand, which means that I coordinate for our team, which includes Jude as well as Troy Lum, Sandie Don, Jason Hernandez and Kata [Mandic]. We look at which films we want to buy, primarily for theatrical but also for our home entertainment platforms, the landscape for which is changing massively.
Troy: I joined in 2004 as a small partner at Hopscotch. Troy brought me in, [with] Sandie and Frank Cox at the time,...
Since its acquisition by eOne in 2011, Hopscotch-eOne Anz has become a global player. If speaks to three of the team — Jude Troy, eOne Anz.s Evp, TV Development and Acquisitions, Lucy Hill, eOne Anz.s Head of Acquisitions and Maeva Gatineau, Hopscotch Features. Senior Vice President of Production — about the restructure, the distribution game and the landscape in 2016. What are your roles at eOne?
Hill: I head up acquisitions for eOne Australia and New Zealand, which means that I coordinate for our team, which includes Jude as well as Troy Lum, Sandie Don, Jason Hernandez and Kata [Mandic]. We look at which films we want to buy, primarily for theatrical but also for our home entertainment platforms, the landscape for which is changing massively.
Troy: I joined in 2004 as a small partner at Hopscotch. Troy brought me in, [with] Sandie and Frank Cox at the time,...
- 9/12/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Matt Okine.
Streaming service Stan has announced that it has four new original series in development, following on from success with its other local productions, No Activity and Wolf Creek.
Merchants of Misery, created by Trent O.Donnell (No Activity) and journo Bryce Corbett, is a satirical drama set in the world of celebrity agents and gossip magazines.
O.Donnell will also direct, and Chloe Rickard for Jungle will produce.. Development is being financed with assistance of Screen Nsw.
Triple J breakfast co-host and comedian Matt Okine is the brains behind The Other Guy, a semi-autobiographical comedy which he will also star in.
The series has been written by Okine, Becky Lucas and Greg Waters, and will be produced by Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford and Cecilia Ritchie for Aquarius Films. eOne.s Jude Troy is the executive producer, and Screen Nsw have provided development financing. .
All Thumbs, created by and starring Damon Herriman,...
Streaming service Stan has announced that it has four new original series in development, following on from success with its other local productions, No Activity and Wolf Creek.
Merchants of Misery, created by Trent O.Donnell (No Activity) and journo Bryce Corbett, is a satirical drama set in the world of celebrity agents and gossip magazines.
O.Donnell will also direct, and Chloe Rickard for Jungle will produce.. Development is being financed with assistance of Screen Nsw.
Triple J breakfast co-host and comedian Matt Okine is the brains behind The Other Guy, a semi-autobiographical comedy which he will also star in.
The series has been written by Okine, Becky Lucas and Greg Waters, and will be produced by Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford and Cecilia Ritchie for Aquarius Films. eOne.s Jude Troy is the executive producer, and Screen Nsw have provided development financing. .
All Thumbs, created by and starring Damon Herriman,...
- 9/9/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Cleverman.
Cleverman has been sold to Tvnz.
Entertainment One (eOne), handling domestic sales for Au/Nz, brokered the sale.
.We are thrilled that we are taking Cleverman to its .second home., New Zealand, following the first season broadcast in Australia on ABC TV and in the Us on SundanceTV," said Goalpost Pictures. Rosemary Blight. .
"We couldn.t wish for better production partners than Pukeko Pictures, and local distribution partners in eOne, and we are thrilled to be working with them again as we prepare production of season two...
Pukeko Pictures CEO Clive Spink said his company was "extremely proud" of Cleverman.
"We are very excited that eOne has secured the first season premiere in our homeland of New Zealand on Tvnz especially as it has given us the opportunity to again work closely with our Miramar Peninsula creative colleagues Park Road Post Production and Weta Workshop. We are now looking...
Cleverman has been sold to Tvnz.
Entertainment One (eOne), handling domestic sales for Au/Nz, brokered the sale.
.We are thrilled that we are taking Cleverman to its .second home., New Zealand, following the first season broadcast in Australia on ABC TV and in the Us on SundanceTV," said Goalpost Pictures. Rosemary Blight. .
"We couldn.t wish for better production partners than Pukeko Pictures, and local distribution partners in eOne, and we are thrilled to be working with them again as we prepare production of season two...
Pukeko Pictures CEO Clive Spink said his company was "extremely proud" of Cleverman.
"We are very excited that eOne has secured the first season premiere in our homeland of New Zealand on Tvnz especially as it has given us the opportunity to again work closely with our Miramar Peninsula creative colleagues Park Road Post Production and Weta Workshop. We are now looking...
- 7/22/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Drama writer Rebecca Ingram with long time Screenworks member Andy Bambach.
Screenworks will bring leading film and TV drama executives to the Nsw Northern Rivers for Meet the Decision Makers, a one day seminar on August 8..
Guest speakers will include head of drama at Foxtel, Penny Win, whose commissions include Wentworth and The Kettering Incident; managing director at Porchlight Pictures Anita Sheehan, whose credits include The Rover and The Hunter; executive vice president of Entertainment One, Jude Troy, who has projects in development with Foxtel, Netflix as well as local and international networks; and head of development and production at Screen Nsw, Sophia Zachariou.
Last time Screenworks brought a panel of guest speakers to the region it was a career changing moment for local writer Rebecca Ingram, who had her drama project optioned by Goalpost Pictures.
.To have the opportunity to meet with screen industry executives has been extremely beneficial for my career,...
Screenworks will bring leading film and TV drama executives to the Nsw Northern Rivers for Meet the Decision Makers, a one day seminar on August 8..
Guest speakers will include head of drama at Foxtel, Penny Win, whose commissions include Wentworth and The Kettering Incident; managing director at Porchlight Pictures Anita Sheehan, whose credits include The Rover and The Hunter; executive vice president of Entertainment One, Jude Troy, who has projects in development with Foxtel, Netflix as well as local and international networks; and head of development and production at Screen Nsw, Sophia Zachariou.
Last time Screenworks brought a panel of guest speakers to the region it was a career changing moment for local writer Rebecca Ingram, who had her drama project optioned by Goalpost Pictures.
.To have the opportunity to meet with screen industry executives has been extremely beneficial for my career,...
- 7/6/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
The Canadian titan has signed a first-look deal with Angie Fielder, Polly Staniford and Cecilia Ritchie’s Australian production company.
The arrangement covers film and television and calls for the partners to collaborate on creative development, production and distribution of Australian film and television content for the global marketplace.
The companies worked together on the release of Aquarius’ Wish You Were Here starring Joel Edgerton and Teresa Palmer, and are collaborating on the upcoming Berlin Syndrome from Cate Shortland. eOne will directly distribute that film in Australia.
eOne Films managing director of Australia and New Zealand, Troy Lum, said: “We are really happy to be joining forces with Aquarius Films. They’re a great team, with great energy and strong production credits. We look forward to working with them across film and TV, to help develop and produce a slate that has both broad international and local appeal.”
Lum will oversee the film development and production slate, while...
The arrangement covers film and television and calls for the partners to collaborate on creative development, production and distribution of Australian film and television content for the global marketplace.
The companies worked together on the release of Aquarius’ Wish You Were Here starring Joel Edgerton and Teresa Palmer, and are collaborating on the upcoming Berlin Syndrome from Cate Shortland. eOne will directly distribute that film in Australia.
eOne Films managing director of Australia and New Zealand, Troy Lum, said: “We are really happy to be joining forces with Aquarius Films. They’re a great team, with great energy and strong production credits. We look forward to working with them across film and TV, to help develop and produce a slate that has both broad international and local appeal.”
Lum will oversee the film development and production slate, while...
- 2/29/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Zac Efron, Gerard Butler, Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Al Pacino and Eric Bana can all draw sizable audiences but you won.t see their most recent movies in Australian cinemas.
Nor will The Spirit of '45, a feature-length documentary by the highly respected English director Ken Loach, or Michael Kohlhaas, a 16th century adventure starring Mads Mikkelsen (A Royal Affair), play theatrically.
Distributors increasingly are opting to release films straight to home entertainment because it.s it tough to recoup theatrical release costs while DVD and Blu-ray sales continue to fall and since Foxtel Movies slashed the license fees for movies by 30%.
Efron is part of the ensemble cast of Parkland, which recounts the chaotic events in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Also starring are Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Giamatti, Jacki Weaver and Jackie Earle Haley.
Roadshow pulled the cinema release, which was scheduled...
Nor will The Spirit of '45, a feature-length documentary by the highly respected English director Ken Loach, or Michael Kohlhaas, a 16th century adventure starring Mads Mikkelsen (A Royal Affair), play theatrically.
Distributors increasingly are opting to release films straight to home entertainment because it.s it tough to recoup theatrical release costs while DVD and Blu-ray sales continue to fall and since Foxtel Movies slashed the license fees for movies by 30%.
Efron is part of the ensemble cast of Parkland, which recounts the chaotic events in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. Also starring are Billy Bob Thornton, Paul Giamatti, Jacki Weaver and Jackie Earle Haley.
Roadshow pulled the cinema release, which was scheduled...
- 11/10/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Australian teen action series Conspiracy 365, commissioned by Movie Network Channels and produced by Circa Media has been acquired by international studio Entertainment One.
EOne will launch the $13m TV-led multi-platform series to the rest of the world at the forthcoming Mipcom Television market in Cannes.
EOne’s local arm, eOne Hopscotch Entertainment will release the series on DVD in Australia in the lead up to Christmas and once the final episode has aired.
Jude Troy, eOne Hopscotch Entertainment’s managing director said: “We see Conspiracy 365 as an excellent fit and a fantastic addition to our range of successful TV shows from The Walking Dead through to Peppa Pig.”
Peter Jenetsky, Gm of content strategy and marketing for Mnc and Ep on Conspiracy 365, who brokered the deal, said: “We are excited to finally make available the Series to international fans of the novels. During its Australian broadcast this year,...
EOne will launch the $13m TV-led multi-platform series to the rest of the world at the forthcoming Mipcom Television market in Cannes.
EOne’s local arm, eOne Hopscotch Entertainment will release the series on DVD in Australia in the lead up to Christmas and once the final episode has aired.
Jude Troy, eOne Hopscotch Entertainment’s managing director said: “We see Conspiracy 365 as an excellent fit and a fantastic addition to our range of successful TV shows from The Walking Dead through to Peppa Pig.”
Peter Jenetsky, Gm of content strategy and marketing for Mnc and Ep on Conspiracy 365, who brokered the deal, said: “We are excited to finally make available the Series to international fans of the novels. During its Australian broadcast this year,...
- 9/27/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Entertainment One (eOne) has acquired global sales and distribution rights to children's TV series Conspiracy 365.
eOne Television International will launch Conspiracy 365 at the upcoming Mipcom Television market in Cannes, France, while eOne Hopscotch Entertainment will release it on DVD in Australia on December 6, following the final episode's pay-tv broadcast.
eOne Hopscotch Entertainment managing director, Jude Troy, said the company was thrilled to be representing the multi-platform action-thriller series. The $13 million Movie Network Channels series, produced by Linda Klejus' Circa Media, follows teenager Cal Ormond over one year as he is forced to go on the run and search for the truth behind a deadly family secret.
"We see Conspiracy 365 as an excellent fit and a fantastic addition to our range of successful TV shows from The Walking Dead through to Peppa Pig," Troy said in a statement.
Movie Network Channels general manager, content strategy and marketing,...
eOne Television International will launch Conspiracy 365 at the upcoming Mipcom Television market in Cannes, France, while eOne Hopscotch Entertainment will release it on DVD in Australia on December 6, following the final episode's pay-tv broadcast.
eOne Hopscotch Entertainment managing director, Jude Troy, said the company was thrilled to be representing the multi-platform action-thriller series. The $13 million Movie Network Channels series, produced by Linda Klejus' Circa Media, follows teenager Cal Ormond over one year as he is forced to go on the run and search for the truth behind a deadly family secret.
"We see Conspiracy 365 as an excellent fit and a fantastic addition to our range of successful TV shows from The Walking Dead through to Peppa Pig," Troy said in a statement.
Movie Network Channels general manager, content strategy and marketing,...
- 9/27/2012
- by Brendan Swift
- IF.com.au
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