The talent behind two of this year’s biggest reality TV hits at the 76th Emmy Awards sat down with Gold Derby to discuss several different topics including their first encounter with the genre, dealing with the unexpected and the kinds of reality programming they’d like to see make it over to the States. This was all part of Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts panel on Reality and Nonfiction TV that included Karina Holden (“Love on the Spectrum”) and Toni Ireland (“The Traitors).
You can watch the reality and nonfiction television group panel above with the people behind these projects. Click on each person’s name above to be taken to each exclusive individual video interview.
When it came to unexpected things happening, Holden recalled that during the first season of the original version of “Love on the Spectrum” in Australia, one of the girls had a panic...
You can watch the reality and nonfiction television group panel above with the people behind these projects. Click on each person’s name above to be taken to each exclusive individual video interview.
When it came to unexpected things happening, Holden recalled that during the first season of the original version of “Love on the Spectrum” in Australia, one of the girls had a panic...
- 8/14/2024
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
The journey of making the U.S. version of “Love on the Spectrum” has been an incredible learning journey for the series’ executive producer Karina Holden. “You can’t assume so you always have to ask. You have to find ways to include people into their own storytelling and when it comes to identity, a lot of people want to really embrace their diagnosis or this label that they’ve been given and other people don’t so much,” she tells Gold Derby as part of our Meet the Experts: Reality and Nonfiction TV panel (watch the exclusive video interview above). This is why so much is done to make sure the show’s subjects are a key part of the decisions that are being made about the show. “The narrator is literally only there just to tell us who we are meeting and whereabouts we’re meeting them. We...
- 8/14/2024
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Two top reality and nonfiction producers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2024 Emmy Awards nominees. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, August 13, at 6:00 p.m. Pt; 9:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our contributor Charles Bright and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
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Love on the Spectrum
Synopsis: A documentary series following young adults on the autism spectrum as they explore the unpredictable world of love, dating and relationships.
Bio: Karina Holden won this category in 2022 and is now nominated again.
The Traitors
Synopsis: Contestants in the game move into a...
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Love on the Spectrum
Synopsis: A documentary series following young adults on the autism spectrum as they explore the unpredictable world of love, dating and relationships.
Bio: Karina Holden won this category in 2022 and is now nominated again.
The Traitors
Synopsis: Contestants in the game move into a...
- 8/7/2024
- by Chris Beachum and Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
For a long time, there was a very stereotypical representation of what autism looked like in traditional media. For Cian O’Clery and Karina Holden, Love on the Spectrum was a perfect opportunity to showcase a diverse cast of neurodivergent people. “It’s important to be able to have people tell their own stories and show that autism is something that represents different needs for different people,” says Holden.
Based on the Australian series of the same name, Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum follows a neurodiverse group of people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships. Although the series doesn’t follow the typical American reality show format, O’Clery and Holden have been thrilled with the reception from fans and the level of support every cast member has been given.
David and Abbey in ‘Love on the Spectrum’
Deadline: What was the journey...
Based on the Australian series of the same name, Netflix’s Love on the Spectrum follows a neurodiverse group of people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships. Although the series doesn’t follow the typical American reality show format, O’Clery and Holden have been thrilled with the reception from fans and the level of support every cast member has been given.
David and Abbey in ‘Love on the Spectrum’
Deadline: What was the journey...
- 6/19/2024
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
It was a gloomy Thursday afternoon on Aug. 31, 2017. My wife, Jessica, and I were sitting in a doctor’s office, waiting to speak with a the nurse practitioner who specializes in child development, who would tell us the results of her observation with our two-year-old son, Noah. She’d asked various questions regarding what he does and doesn’t do daily, and had given him different activities to perform in front of her. Jessica and I were formulating theories about what she might say about our son and his development after we’d qualified for early intervention services in our state, receiving therapies for fine motor, communication and others. Our older daughter, Sophia, also went through intervention after not demonstrating the “required word count” after hitting 18 months of age. But once we’d put her in preschool, she never stopped talking and expected a similar outcome with Noah.
And then she walked back in,...
And then she walked back in,...
- 1/24/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Hallmark’s canceled western “Ride,” starring Nancy Travis (“Last Man Standing”) is galluping to The CW, which picked up repeats of the show to air next month. The 10-episode series will launch on Monday, January 22 at 8 p.m., paired with “Wild Cards” at 9 p.m.
“Ride” is described as “a multigenerational family drama that follows the lives of the McMurrays, a tight-knit family that embarks on a journey of self-discovery on the heels of a tragic loss as they uncover a twisted web of secrets that threatens to tear the family and their Colorado town apart.” Beau Mirchoff, Tiera Skovbye, Sara Garcia, Jake Foy and Tyler Jacob Moore also star.
Blink49 Studios and Seven24 Films, in partnership with Bell Media for CTV Drama Channel in Canada, produce the show, which is based on an original script by husband and wife writing team Rebecca Boss and Chris Masi, who executive produce...
“Ride” is described as “a multigenerational family drama that follows the lives of the McMurrays, a tight-knit family that embarks on a journey of self-discovery on the heels of a tragic loss as they uncover a twisted web of secrets that threatens to tear the family and their Colorado town apart.” Beau Mirchoff, Tiera Skovbye, Sara Garcia, Jake Foy and Tyler Jacob Moore also star.
Blink49 Studios and Seven24 Films, in partnership with Bell Media for CTV Drama Channel in Canada, produce the show, which is based on an original script by husband and wife writing team Rebecca Boss and Chris Masi, who executive produce...
- 12/20/2023
- by Valerie Wu, Caroline Brew and Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Last week Tony Award-nominated star of stage and screen, and the first deaf actress to play a Marvel Superhero, Lauren Ridloff hosted the Media Access Awards, in partnership with nonprofit disability services provider Easterseals Southern California.
The virtual event, which was streamed Live on the Emmy Award-winning entertainment and pop culture news source, ExtraTV.com honored Selma Blair, Peter Farrelly, David Zimmerman, Allen Rucker, Sofia Sanchez, As We See It, Love on the Spectrum U.S, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and Only Murders in the Building.
Founded by Norman Lear in 1979, and now spearheaded by Executive Producer Deborah Calla, and writer Allen Rucker, the Media Access Awards is an annual celebration honoring those in film and TV who include disabled characters and actors in their work, the 2022 Media Access Awards paid tribute to those individuals, series, and films that have redefined on-screen representation for the disability community, while advancing the...
The virtual event, which was streamed Live on the Emmy Award-winning entertainment and pop culture news source, ExtraTV.com honored Selma Blair, Peter Farrelly, David Zimmerman, Allen Rucker, Sofia Sanchez, As We See It, Love on the Spectrum U.S, Cha Cha Real Smooth, and Only Murders in the Building.
Founded by Norman Lear in 1979, and now spearheaded by Executive Producer Deborah Calla, and writer Allen Rucker, the Media Access Awards is an annual celebration honoring those in film and TV who include disabled characters and actors in their work, the 2022 Media Access Awards paid tribute to those individuals, series, and films that have redefined on-screen representation for the disability community, while advancing the...
- 11/23/2022
- Look to the Stars
The Media Access Awards, in partnership with nonprofit disability services provider Easterseals Southern California, has announced the honorees of the 2022 Media Access Awards which will stream Live on the Emmy Award-winning entertainment and pop culture news source, ExtraTV.com; on Thursday, November 17, 2022 at 6pm Pt / 9pm Et.
Founded by Norman Lear in 1979 as an annual celebration honoring those in film and TV who include disabled characters and actors in their work, the 2022 Media Access Awards will pay tribute to those individuals, series, and films that have redefined on-screen representation for the disability community, while advancing the portrayal and employment of people with disabilities in Hollywood.
“We are thrilled to again be celebrating the immensely talented people paving the way to a more inclusive world. We salute them all!” said the co-ceo’s of the Media Access Awards Deborah Calla, also the show’s Executive Producer, and Allen Rucker the show’s writer.
Founded by Norman Lear in 1979 as an annual celebration honoring those in film and TV who include disabled characters and actors in their work, the 2022 Media Access Awards will pay tribute to those individuals, series, and films that have redefined on-screen representation for the disability community, while advancing the portrayal and employment of people with disabilities in Hollywood.
“We are thrilled to again be celebrating the immensely talented people paving the way to a more inclusive world. We salute them all!” said the co-ceo’s of the Media Access Awards Deborah Calla, also the show’s Executive Producer, and Allen Rucker the show’s writer.
- 10/27/2022
- Look to the Stars
Netflix is doubling down on dating.
The streamer has renewed Emmy winner Love on the Spectrum for a second season and continues to expand its The Ultimatum franchise.
It comes after the U.S. version of Love on the Spectrum, a docu-reality series that follows people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships, won three Emmys including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program, where it beat shows such as RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked! and Selling Sunset.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
The series is produced by Australian producer Northern Pictures, which created the format that launched Down Under first, and is exec produced by Karina Holden and Cian O’Clery.
Elsewhere, The Ultimatum franchise is expanding.
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On has been renewed for a second season. The series hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey launched in April.
The streamer has renewed Emmy winner Love on the Spectrum for a second season and continues to expand its The Ultimatum franchise.
It comes after the U.S. version of Love on the Spectrum, a docu-reality series that follows people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships, won three Emmys including Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program, where it beat shows such as RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked! and Selling Sunset.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
The series is produced by Australian producer Northern Pictures, which created the format that launched Down Under first, and is exec produced by Karina Holden and Cian O’Clery.
Elsewhere, The Ultimatum franchise is expanding.
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On has been renewed for a second season. The series hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey launched in April.
- 9/22/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has renewed several of its popular unscripted love and dating shows, including “Love on the Spectrum” and “The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On.” Additionally, JoAnna Garcia Swisher will host the upcoming series, “The Ultimatum: Queer Love.”
“Love on the Spectrum,” the docu-reality series following people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating, will return for a new season following its three Emmy wins. Karina Holden and Cian O’Clery executive produce the Northern Pictures series.
“The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On,” which debuted in April 2022 and spent four weeks on the Top 10 list, will return for a second season with six new couples all on the verge of marriage. Per the official description, “One partner is ready to get married, the other isn’t quite as sure. An ultimatum is issued – and in just over eight weeks, they must commit to marriage, or move on. In the meantime,...
“Love on the Spectrum,” the docu-reality series following people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating, will return for a new season following its three Emmy wins. Karina Holden and Cian O’Clery executive produce the Northern Pictures series.
“The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On,” which debuted in April 2022 and spent four weeks on the Top 10 list, will return for a second season with six new couples all on the verge of marriage. Per the official description, “One partner is ready to get married, the other isn’t quite as sure. An ultimatum is issued – and in just over eight weeks, they must commit to marriage, or move on. In the meantime,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Love on the Spectrum, Netflix’s groundbreaking docuseries featuring young adults on the autism spectrum who are looking for love, has won its first Emmy.
The show beat out last year’s winner RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked! (VH1), as well as Below Deck Mediterranean (Bravo), Cheer (Netflix), and Selling Sunset (Netflix).
Creative Arts Emmys 2022 Photos: Chip & Joanna Gaines, ‘Queer Eye’ & ‘Selling Sunset’ Stars Plus RuPaul, Simone Boseman & More
Love on the Spectrum is an Australian reality show co-created by Cian O’Clery.
Wow, this is exciting and unexpected. This is amazing. Thank you so much to the Academy, to everyone involved, to Netflix,” said O’Clery after accepting the Emmy. “Thank you to Molly and Jan. When we were asked to make an American version of the show, I was scared. I thought, ‘Oh no, it’ll never be the same. You’ll never find another Michael. You’ll never have...
The show beat out last year’s winner RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked! (VH1), as well as Below Deck Mediterranean (Bravo), Cheer (Netflix), and Selling Sunset (Netflix).
Creative Arts Emmys 2022 Photos: Chip & Joanna Gaines, ‘Queer Eye’ & ‘Selling Sunset’ Stars Plus RuPaul, Simone Boseman & More
Love on the Spectrum is an Australian reality show co-created by Cian O’Clery.
Wow, this is exciting and unexpected. This is amazing. Thank you so much to the Academy, to everyone involved, to Netflix,” said O’Clery after accepting the Emmy. “Thank you to Molly and Jan. When we were asked to make an American version of the show, I was scared. I thought, ‘Oh no, it’ll never be the same. You’ll never find another Michael. You’ll never have...
- 9/4/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Emmys Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Emmys Hub
To see old predictions and commentary,...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Emmys Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Emmys Hub
To see old predictions and commentary,...
- 8/19/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix released the trailer Wednesday for “Love on the Spectrum,” a docu-reality series following people with autism as they navigate the world of dating and relationships. The series from Northern Pictures and producers Karina Holden and Cian O’Clery premieres on May 18.
Finding the right match has been difficult, the participants note in the trailer, with one man saying he hasn’t dated in 33 years.
“My autism affects my social interactions,” admits one woman, while a friend says, “Sometimes it can be challenging to find someone who doesn’t write her off, based on the diagnosis.”
The trailer shows several couples hitting it off immediately, with one woman blurting out, “You are so hot,” when first laying eyes on her date.
The U.S. version follows the success of the award-winning series of the same name on Australia’s ABC TV, which is currently available to stream on Netflix.
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Finding the right match has been difficult, the participants note in the trailer, with one man saying he hasn’t dated in 33 years.
“My autism affects my social interactions,” admits one woman, while a friend says, “Sometimes it can be challenging to find someone who doesn’t write her off, based on the diagnosis.”
The trailer shows several couples hitting it off immediately, with one woman blurting out, “You are so hot,” when first laying eyes on her date.
The U.S. version follows the success of the award-winning series of the same name on Australia’s ABC TV, which is currently available to stream on Netflix.
Read original...
- 5/4/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Netflix is stepping up its game when it comes to affairs of the heart by ordering more Love Is Blind and Indian Matchmaking. It also has three new dating shows in the works to complement an already packed romance slate for 2022 and beyond.
TV Cancellations Photo Gallery: Shows Ending In 2022 & Beyond
The streamer picked up two more seasons of Love is Blind, which returns for a third go-around this year. In addition, fans can revisit their faves from season two in the new Love is Blind: After The Altar, which is slated to bow in 2022.
Here’s the official logline for Love Is Blind‘s season 3 that will be hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey: “Singles who want to be loved for who they are, rather than what they look like, have signed up for a less conventional approach to modern dating in Dallas where they hope to meet...
TV Cancellations Photo Gallery: Shows Ending In 2022 & Beyond
The streamer picked up two more seasons of Love is Blind, which returns for a third go-around this year. In addition, fans can revisit their faves from season two in the new Love is Blind: After The Altar, which is slated to bow in 2022.
Here’s the official logline for Love Is Blind‘s season 3 that will be hosted by Nick and Vanessa Lachey: “Singles who want to be loved for who they are, rather than what they look like, have signed up for a less conventional approach to modern dating in Dallas where they hope to meet...
- 3/24/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Iranian filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof has won this year’s $60,000 Sydney Film Prize for There Is No Evil, beating out 11 other Sydney Film Festival (Sff) competition films.
The winner of last year’s Berlinale Golden Bear triumphed amongst a field that included Leah Purcell’s The Drovers Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson, Asia Pacific Screen Awards winner, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, and Ben Sharrock’s Limbo, which was given a special mention.
Designed to examine the impact of capital punishment on Iranian society, the 2020 drama follows four thematically linked stories about individuals facing complex dilemmas.
In awarding the prize at yesterday’s ceremony at the State Theatre, Sff Jury president David Michôd said the There Is No Evil was “adventurous with form and genre, beautifully performed and realised with a deft touch for simple, elegant filmmaking craft”.
“Picking a winner from a collection of films as diverse as this one is never easy,...
The winner of last year’s Berlinale Golden Bear triumphed amongst a field that included Leah Purcell’s The Drovers Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson, Asia Pacific Screen Awards winner, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car, and Ben Sharrock’s Limbo, which was given a special mention.
Designed to examine the impact of capital punishment on Iranian society, the 2020 drama follows four thematically linked stories about individuals facing complex dilemmas.
In awarding the prize at yesterday’s ceremony at the State Theatre, Sff Jury president David Michôd said the There Is No Evil was “adventurous with form and genre, beautifully performed and realised with a deft touch for simple, elegant filmmaking craft”.
“Picking a winner from a collection of films as diverse as this one is never easy,...
- 11/15/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Ben Sharrock’s Limbo received a special mention.
Iranian writer/director Mohammad Rasoulof’s There Is No Evil has won the A$60,000 Sydney Film Prize, and UK writer/director Ben Sharrock’s Limbo received a special mention.
The Sydney Film Prize is awarded to the most “audacious, cutting-edge and courageous” feature in Sydney Film Festival’s official competition line-up. Other films vying for the prize at this year’s festival included The Hand Of God, Flee and Drive My Car.
Made up of four stories and containing much moral complexity, There Is No Evil looks at how the existence of capital punishment profoundly affects society.
Iranian writer/director Mohammad Rasoulof’s There Is No Evil has won the A$60,000 Sydney Film Prize, and UK writer/director Ben Sharrock’s Limbo received a special mention.
The Sydney Film Prize is awarded to the most “audacious, cutting-edge and courageous” feature in Sydney Film Festival’s official competition line-up. Other films vying for the prize at this year’s festival included The Hand Of God, Flee and Drive My Car.
Made up of four stories and containing much moral complexity, There Is No Evil looks at how the existence of capital punishment profoundly affects society.
- 11/14/2021
- by Sandy George
- ScreenDaily
The Aacta-nominated Strong Female Lead, directed by Tosca Looby and produced by Karina Holden, explores the gender politics during Julia Gillard’s term as Australia’s first and still only female Prime Minister.
Looking back at Gillard’s time as Prime Minister using archival footage, the film examines the response and tone from media commentators, the Australian public and within Parliament itself.
Strong Female Lead, a Northern Pictures production, forms part of Sbs’s Australia Uncovered documentary strand, and will premiere September 12.
Principal production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Nsw. In partnership with the Documentary Australia Foundation.
The post ‘Strong Female Lead’ (Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
Looking back at Gillard’s time as Prime Minister using archival footage, the film examines the response and tone from media commentators, the Australian public and within Parliament itself.
Strong Female Lead, a Northern Pictures production, forms part of Sbs’s Australia Uncovered documentary strand, and will premiere September 12.
Principal production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen Nsw. In partnership with the Documentary Australia Foundation.
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- 8/11/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
By Glenn Dunks
Sally Aitken’s Playing with Sharks and Eli Roth’s Fin are two very different documentaries but share common ground. Not just in that they are both about sharks, but because they each want to use their platforms to advocate for the preservation of the ocean’s perfect predators. Neither film reaches the heights of other better, similarly themed films, but it’s something of a sad indictment that their very existence is important as the environmental crises happening in our oceans appear so far from being solved.
Aitken’s film chooses to focus its lens on Valerie Taylor, a famed Australian diver whose role in some prominent Hollywood productions led to being a conservationist. Fin on the other hand is a most unexpected non-fiction diversion for Roth; a film more akin to The Cove than the gory horror features that he is better known for.
Sally Aitken’s Playing with Sharks and Eli Roth’s Fin are two very different documentaries but share common ground. Not just in that they are both about sharks, but because they each want to use their platforms to advocate for the preservation of the ocean’s perfect predators. Neither film reaches the heights of other better, similarly themed films, but it’s something of a sad indictment that their very existence is important as the environmental crises happening in our oceans appear so far from being solved.
Aitken’s film chooses to focus its lens on Valerie Taylor, a famed Australian diver whose role in some prominent Hollywood productions led to being a conservationist. Fin on the other hand is a most unexpected non-fiction diversion for Roth; a film more akin to The Cove than the gory horror features that he is better known for.
- 7/22/2021
- by Glenn Dunks
- FilmExperience
Australian projects put in a strong showing at this year’s Rockie Awards, taking home four wins from six nominations.
Blackfella Films’ Filthy Rich & Homeless (Docuseries), Northern Pictures’ Love on the Spectrum (Lifestyle), Ludo Studio’s Bluey (Animation: Preschool (0-4)), and Epic Films’ First Day (Live Action: Children (0-10)) all took home prizes against international competition.
The ceremony was streamed overnight on the Banff World Media Festival YouTube channel with the winners chosen by an international jury of 150 industry professionals.
First Day premiered on the ABC last March and follows the journey of transgender student Hannah (portrayed by transgender actress Evie Macdonald) as she adjusts to high school life.
The drama has since picked up a number of awards, winning the 2020 Rose d’Or for Children and Youth and the 2021 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids and Family Programming.
Writer/director Julie Kalceff told If she was “thrilled” with the result.
Blackfella Films’ Filthy Rich & Homeless (Docuseries), Northern Pictures’ Love on the Spectrum (Lifestyle), Ludo Studio’s Bluey (Animation: Preschool (0-4)), and Epic Films’ First Day (Live Action: Children (0-10)) all took home prizes against international competition.
The ceremony was streamed overnight on the Banff World Media Festival YouTube channel with the winners chosen by an international jury of 150 industry professionals.
First Day premiered on the ABC last March and follows the journey of transgender student Hannah (portrayed by transgender actress Evie Macdonald) as she adjusts to high school life.
The drama has since picked up a number of awards, winning the 2020 Rose d’Or for Children and Youth and the 2021 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Kids and Family Programming.
Writer/director Julie Kalceff told If she was “thrilled” with the result.
- 6/16/2021
- by Matthew Kappos
- IF.com.au
Love is in the air this May when Northern Pictures’ Love on the Spectrum returns to the ABC for a second season, telling more stories of people on the autism spectrum as they navigate the world of dating and relationships.
With a few familiar faces, and some new ones, this new season represents an even wider range of people and personalities, showing just how diverse the autism spectrum really is.
Cian O’Clery is the supervising producer and series director, and the series producer Jenni Wilks. Executive producers include Northern Pictures’ Karina Holden, ABC manager of documentaries Stephen Oliver; ABC managing editor factual Richard Huddleston and ABC head of factual and culture Jennifer Collins. Screen Australia and Screen Nsw have supported the production.
Narrated by Brooke Satchwell, the five-part original format screens from Tuesday 18 May at 8.30pm on ABC TV and iview.
The post ‘Love on the Spectrum’ (Season 2 Trailer) appeared first on If Magazine.
With a few familiar faces, and some new ones, this new season represents an even wider range of people and personalities, showing just how diverse the autism spectrum really is.
Cian O’Clery is the supervising producer and series director, and the series producer Jenni Wilks. Executive producers include Northern Pictures’ Karina Holden, ABC manager of documentaries Stephen Oliver; ABC managing editor factual Richard Huddleston and ABC head of factual and culture Jennifer Collins. Screen Australia and Screen Nsw have supported the production.
Narrated by Brooke Satchwell, the five-part original format screens from Tuesday 18 May at 8.30pm on ABC TV and iview.
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- 4/20/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Clarity, passion, versatility, and a strong team are what’s needed to navigate today’s factual climate, according to industry experts.
In a session at Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) on Monday, Network 10 executive producer Sarah Thornton, Joined Up Films co-founder and creative director Dan Brown and Cjz head of factual Andrew Farrell were each asked to confront commissioning ‘mortality’ and come up with a program that would ensure their salvation.
Moderator and head of factual at Northern Pictures, Karina Holden, provided the speakers with a special toolkit from which they could select two items that would act as a metaphor for the type of program they would create and commission.
Brown and Thornton’s survival strategy was framed in the context of the documentary Coronavirus Australia: Our Story, which aired last April on Network 10.
The Joined Up Films productions had a timeline of just 18 days from pitch to launch.
In a session at Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) on Monday, Network 10 executive producer Sarah Thornton, Joined Up Films co-founder and creative director Dan Brown and Cjz head of factual Andrew Farrell were each asked to confront commissioning ‘mortality’ and come up with a program that would ensure their salvation.
Moderator and head of factual at Northern Pictures, Karina Holden, provided the speakers with a special toolkit from which they could select two items that would act as a metaphor for the type of program they would create and commission.
Brown and Thornton’s survival strategy was framed in the context of the documentary Coronavirus Australia: Our Story, which aired last April on Network 10.
The Joined Up Films productions had a timeline of just 18 days from pitch to launch.
- 3/2/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
This month’s Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) is set to include an emphasis on Indigenous stories, with the announcement of targeted initiatives and sessions.
Aidc 2021 will feature the return of the Indigenous Creators Program, which comprises four specially crafted conference sessions and marketplace activities designed by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners and international First Nations people.
The year’s event also incorporates the Indigenous Documentary Placement, a new initiative designed to provide one mid-career Indigenous practitioner with an opportunity to undertake an extended placement with the ABC.
Applications for the placement, which is being co-presented by ABC, Northern Pictures and Aidc are open until Wednesday, March 10 (apply here).
The conference will include an information session about the placement with ABC head of Indigenous Kelrick Martin and Northern Pictures head of factual Karina Holden.
ABC director entertainment and specialist Michael Carrington hopes the initiative will help give...
Aidc 2021 will feature the return of the Indigenous Creators Program, which comprises four specially crafted conference sessions and marketplace activities designed by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners and international First Nations people.
The year’s event also incorporates the Indigenous Documentary Placement, a new initiative designed to provide one mid-career Indigenous practitioner with an opportunity to undertake an extended placement with the ABC.
Applications for the placement, which is being co-presented by ABC, Northern Pictures and Aidc are open until Wednesday, March 10 (apply here).
The conference will include an information session about the placement with ABC head of Indigenous Kelrick Martin and Northern Pictures head of factual Karina Holden.
ABC director entertainment and specialist Michael Carrington hopes the initiative will help give...
- 2/15/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Pursekey Productions director and principal producer Michaela Perske is the Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) Stanley Hawes Award recipient for 2021.
Perske’s recognition was announced today alongside the 20 nominees for the inaugural Aidc awards.
Designed to recognise the “outstanding completed works of new Australian documentary and factual content”, the awards will be presented in person across eight cities, as well as livestreamed to Aidc delegates.
Originally trained as a journalist, Perske has over 20 years of media experience across radio, print and TV.
Since turning her hand to factual content, she has produced films including Girls Can’t Surf, Black Divaz, After the Apology, and Destination Arnold.
In announcing the award, the Aidc said it wanted to acknowledge “her outstanding contribution to the Australian documentary and factual sector”.
Australian practitioners had the opportunity to submit across six categories for the Aidc Awards: Best Feature Documentary, with a $5,000 cash prize presented by Doc...
Perske’s recognition was announced today alongside the 20 nominees for the inaugural Aidc awards.
Designed to recognise the “outstanding completed works of new Australian documentary and factual content”, the awards will be presented in person across eight cities, as well as livestreamed to Aidc delegates.
Originally trained as a journalist, Perske has over 20 years of media experience across radio, print and TV.
Since turning her hand to factual content, she has produced films including Girls Can’t Surf, Black Divaz, After the Apology, and Destination Arnold.
In announcing the award, the Aidc said it wanted to acknowledge “her outstanding contribution to the Australian documentary and factual sector”.
Australian practitioners had the opportunity to submit across six categories for the Aidc Awards: Best Feature Documentary, with a $5,000 cash prize presented by Doc...
- 2/10/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Exclusive: A Wild Year on Earth, a six-part wildlife documentary series narrated by Downton Abbey star Laura Carmichael, is heading to BBC America.
The cable network has acquired the series, which is produced by Northern Pictures, from distributor Blue Ant International. It will air the series on its natural history strand Wonderstruck in early 2021.
The series, which was originally commissioned by nature brand Love Nature, which operates in 114 countries, follows seasonal events of the natural world including migration, rebirth and transformation. Filmed in 4K, it was shot including migration, rebirth and transformation and features the likes of black kites hunting in the flames of wildfire. Over the course of a turbulent year, the series reveals how the natural world and all of its creatures are connected to the Earth’s seasonal patterns, which, in the 21st Century, are becoming more extreme and dangerously unpredictable.
A Wild Year on Earth was...
The cable network has acquired the series, which is produced by Northern Pictures, from distributor Blue Ant International. It will air the series on its natural history strand Wonderstruck in early 2021.
The series, which was originally commissioned by nature brand Love Nature, which operates in 114 countries, follows seasonal events of the natural world including migration, rebirth and transformation. Filmed in 4K, it was shot including migration, rebirth and transformation and features the likes of black kites hunting in the flames of wildfire. Over the course of a turbulent year, the series reveals how the natural world and all of its creatures are connected to the Earth’s seasonal patterns, which, in the 21st Century, are becoming more extreme and dangerously unpredictable.
A Wild Year on Earth was...
- 12/9/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Queensland’s Great Barrier Reef will be showcased to a live audience across Australia this weekend as part of Northern Pictures’ Reef Live.
In an Australian first, the two-part program will real-time visual insights of the once-yearly phenomenon of the majestic mass coral spawn as it unfolds.
Hosts Hamish Macdonald, Brooke Satchwell (SeaChange), and scientist and inventor Dr Jordan Nguyen will be joined an array of world experts looking at ways to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the reef for the future.
The broadcast will also follow the subsequent breeding bonanza of fish, birds, and turtles within the aquatic environment.
It will be the second of two productions from the company to air on the ABC this week, following Wild Australia: After the Fires on Tuesday.
Lucas Handley swimming with the whales.
The company’s head of factual Karina Holden told If Reef Live was a way to...
In an Australian first, the two-part program will real-time visual insights of the once-yearly phenomenon of the majestic mass coral spawn as it unfolds.
Hosts Hamish Macdonald, Brooke Satchwell (SeaChange), and scientist and inventor Dr Jordan Nguyen will be joined an array of world experts looking at ways to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the reef for the future.
The broadcast will also follow the subsequent breeding bonanza of fish, birds, and turtles within the aquatic environment.
It will be the second of two productions from the company to air on the ABC this week, following Wild Australia: After the Fires on Tuesday.
Lucas Handley swimming with the whales.
The company’s head of factual Karina Holden told If Reef Live was a way to...
- 12/1/2020
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Northern Pictures’ Wild Australia: After the Fires, airing on ABC and iview December 1, 8:30pm, charts the year that has followed last summer’s catastrophic bushfires, examining the long-term recovery of wildlife in its aftermath through stories of hope, human intervention and resilience. Directed by Cian O’Clery, produced and written by Karina Holden, and narrated by actor and ambassador to animal rights organisation Voiceless, Hugo Weaving.
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- 11/3/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Season one of ‘Love on the Spectrum’.
A second season of Northern Pictures/ABC’s Love on the Spectrum and a feature documentary for Sbs that goes behind the frontlines of Nsw’s child protection system are among the 12 doc projects to recently share in $1.3 million of production funding via Screen Australia.
Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim said: “The projects in this slate not only shine a light on social issues but also offer a number of personal experiences and family stories that I’m confident will inspire important conversations.”
“We’re thrilled to support a number of emerging filmmakers in this slate including first-time feature documentary directors Sari Braithwaite with Logan Documentary and Tahyna MacManus with MuM – Misunderstandings of Miscarriage. It’s also exciting to fund our first augmented reality project Rewild that will use interactive technology to engage audiences with environmental issues through their smartphones in an innovative way.
A second season of Northern Pictures/ABC’s Love on the Spectrum and a feature documentary for Sbs that goes behind the frontlines of Nsw’s child protection system are among the 12 doc projects to recently share in $1.3 million of production funding via Screen Australia.
Screen Australia head of documentary Bernadine Lim said: “The projects in this slate not only shine a light on social issues but also offer a number of personal experiences and family stories that I’m confident will inspire important conversations.”
“We’re thrilled to support a number of emerging filmmakers in this slate including first-time feature documentary directors Sari Braithwaite with Logan Documentary and Tahyna MacManus with MuM – Misunderstandings of Miscarriage. It’s also exciting to fund our first augmented reality project Rewild that will use interactive technology to engage audiences with environmental issues through their smartphones in an innovative way.
- 9/8/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Love on the Spectrum.’
Netflix has acquired global streaming rights to Northern Pictures’ Love on the Spectrum, the ABC-commissioned docuseries which follows seven young adults on the autism spectrum as they take their first steps into the world of dating.
The format’s co-creator, Northern Pictures head of factual Karina Holden, explains how the deal came about, discusses how the company has coped with the Covid-19 disruption and laments the ABC’s cuts to commissioning factual and entertainment shows.
Q: Congratulations on the deal for Love on the Spectrum, which premieres on Netflix on July 22. How did the streamer come on board?
A: We had been in conversations with Netflix for some time, tracking the development of several projects and meeting with their Los Angeles based team. Their interest in diverse representation was really strong and as Netflix started to experiment with more dating formats, our timing was good. The...
Netflix has acquired global streaming rights to Northern Pictures’ Love on the Spectrum, the ABC-commissioned docuseries which follows seven young adults on the autism spectrum as they take their first steps into the world of dating.
The format’s co-creator, Northern Pictures head of factual Karina Holden, explains how the deal came about, discusses how the company has coped with the Covid-19 disruption and laments the ABC’s cuts to commissioning factual and entertainment shows.
Q: Congratulations on the deal for Love on the Spectrum, which premieres on Netflix on July 22. How did the streamer come on board?
A: We had been in conversations with Netflix for some time, tracking the development of several projects and meeting with their Los Angeles based team. Their interest in diverse representation was really strong and as Netflix started to experiment with more dating formats, our timing was good. The...
- 6/25/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Netflix has greenlit two new unscripted dating shows, Variety has learned exclusively.
The new series further bolster Netflix’s lineup in the romance genre, following the success of breakout hits ‘Love Is Blind” and “Too Hot To Handle.”
“Indian Matchmaking,” which will debut on July 16, centers around couples paired by an elite Indian matchmaker. “Love on the Spectrum,” premiering July 22, focuses on young adults on the autism spectrum exploring the dating world.
Unlike “Love Is Blind” and “Too Hot To Handle,” both new shows are serialized, docuseries style formats that will follow several characters’ stories over the course of the season.
“Indian Matchmaking” and “Love on the Spectrum” will create a jam-packed summer of romance for Netflix, which just last week announced a new wedding show, “Say I Do,” from the creators of “Queer Eye,” which premieres on July 1. Earlier this month, the streaming giant launched the second season of “Dating Around,...
The new series further bolster Netflix’s lineup in the romance genre, following the success of breakout hits ‘Love Is Blind” and “Too Hot To Handle.”
“Indian Matchmaking,” which will debut on July 16, centers around couples paired by an elite Indian matchmaker. “Love on the Spectrum,” premiering July 22, focuses on young adults on the autism spectrum exploring the dating world.
Unlike “Love Is Blind” and “Too Hot To Handle,” both new shows are serialized, docuseries style formats that will follow several characters’ stories over the course of the season.
“Indian Matchmaking” and “Love on the Spectrum” will create a jam-packed summer of romance for Netflix, which just last week announced a new wedding show, “Say I Do,” from the creators of “Queer Eye,” which premieres on July 1. Earlier this month, the streaming giant launched the second season of “Dating Around,...
- 6/23/2020
- by Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
‘Australia Come Fly With Me’ (Photo credit: WildBear Entertainment).
Australia’s documentary makers are less affected by production shutdowns than most other sectors of the screen industry – apart from the large cohort of animators who are still working remotely.
While some productions have been delayed or suspended, filming continues on a sizable number of projects and many are in post.
WildBear Entertainment, which has has 85 people working remotely, is delivering five shows including Australia Come Fly With Me for Sbs, Demolition Downunder for Network Ten and France’s Mediawan, and Bushfire Animal Rescue for PBS and Arte/Zdf.
“We had five projects that were about to commence shooting and these have been delayed, around 25 hours in total,” WildBear CEO Michael Tear tells If. We have another 19 projects in post or very close to delivery. On seven we are experiencing interruption or requiring some form of change to production methodology.
“We...
Australia’s documentary makers are less affected by production shutdowns than most other sectors of the screen industry – apart from the large cohort of animators who are still working remotely.
While some productions have been delayed or suspended, filming continues on a sizable number of projects and many are in post.
WildBear Entertainment, which has has 85 people working remotely, is delivering five shows including Australia Come Fly With Me for Sbs, Demolition Downunder for Network Ten and France’s Mediawan, and Bushfire Animal Rescue for PBS and Arte/Zdf.
“We had five projects that were about to commence shooting and these have been delayed, around 25 hours in total,” WildBear CEO Michael Tear tells If. We have another 19 projects in post or very close to delivery. On seven we are experiencing interruption or requiring some form of change to production methodology.
“We...
- 4/2/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘The Bowraville Murders’.
Sbs has selected to fund three productions as part of its Australia Uncovered partnership with the Documentary Australia Foundation (Daf), awarding a full commissioning budget to Mint Pictures and Jumping Dog Productions’ The Bowraville Murders and development funding for Northern Pictures’ A Strong Female Lead and Princess Pictures’ Why Do People Hate Jews?
The three projects were among six pitched live at the Australian International Documentary Festival (Aidc) on Wednesday.
Australia Uncovered is a new strand of one-off docs for the broadcaster, with a focus on uncovering unique stories of contemporary Australia, due to air in 2021.
Sbs head of documentaries Joseph Maxwell, Head of Documentaries said: “Single documentaries are an effective way of exploring the reality of Australia today, through often untold stories from a diversity of voices. They remain an important part of Sbs’s documentary offering and we’d like to thank all of the...
Sbs has selected to fund three productions as part of its Australia Uncovered partnership with the Documentary Australia Foundation (Daf), awarding a full commissioning budget to Mint Pictures and Jumping Dog Productions’ The Bowraville Murders and development funding for Northern Pictures’ A Strong Female Lead and Princess Pictures’ Why Do People Hate Jews?
The three projects were among six pitched live at the Australian International Documentary Festival (Aidc) on Wednesday.
Australia Uncovered is a new strand of one-off docs for the broadcaster, with a focus on uncovering unique stories of contemporary Australia, due to air in 2021.
Sbs head of documentaries Joseph Maxwell, Head of Documentaries said: “Single documentaries are an effective way of exploring the reality of Australia today, through often untold stories from a diversity of voices. They remain an important part of Sbs’s documentary offering and we’d like to thank all of the...
- 3/6/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘No Visible Trauma’.
The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) has announced 18 feature documentary and factual series projects that take part in its revamped FACTory pitching forum in March.
This year the FACTory will feature separate Forum pitches divided by genre categories, alongside a New Talent pitch, and a Rough Cut pitch.
The restructure has resulted in the largest ever number of FACTory projects accepted for pitching, with 18 projects spanning 12 different countries of production, including Canada, China, and India.
Producer and director teams in each Forum category and the New Talent pitch will present their projects in open forum sessions to curated groups of buyers, commissioners and distributors during Aidc 2020. Forum and New Talent pitches will be open to all Aidc pass-holders, while Rough Cut sessions will be accessible by decision makers only.
All projects in FACTory 2020 will also be eligible to win pitch prizes, including:
● A complete opening titles...
The Australian International Documentary Conference (Aidc) has announced 18 feature documentary and factual series projects that take part in its revamped FACTory pitching forum in March.
This year the FACTory will feature separate Forum pitches divided by genre categories, alongside a New Talent pitch, and a Rough Cut pitch.
The restructure has resulted in the largest ever number of FACTory projects accepted for pitching, with 18 projects spanning 12 different countries of production, including Canada, China, and India.
Producer and director teams in each Forum category and the New Talent pitch will present their projects in open forum sessions to curated groups of buyers, commissioners and distributors during Aidc 2020. Forum and New Talent pitches will be open to all Aidc pass-holders, while Rough Cut sessions will be accessible by decision makers only.
All projects in FACTory 2020 will also be eligible to win pitch prizes, including:
● A complete opening titles...
- 1/22/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
‘Employable Me’
Northern Pictures’ ABC series Employable Me has won two gold medals at the New York Festivals International TV and Film Awards, which celebrate outstanding screen content from around the world.
The first series won the 2019 United Nations Department of Public Information Gold Award, chosen in collaboration with New York Festivals to honour programs that best exemplify the aims and ideals of the United Nations.
Series 2, which is now screening on ABC and iview at 8.30 pm on Tuesdays, received the festivals’ Gold World Medal for Documentary for its exploration of social issues affecting people with neuro-diverse conditions as they search for employment.
It follows the stories of nine people with disabilities including autism spectrum disorder, Tourette Syndrome, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, dwarfism and Down Syndrome as they battle to find work.
Cian O’Clery is the series director with Jenni Wilks as the series producer and Karina Holden as the executive producer.
Northern Pictures’ ABC series Employable Me has won two gold medals at the New York Festivals International TV and Film Awards, which celebrate outstanding screen content from around the world.
The first series won the 2019 United Nations Department of Public Information Gold Award, chosen in collaboration with New York Festivals to honour programs that best exemplify the aims and ideals of the United Nations.
Series 2, which is now screening on ABC and iview at 8.30 pm on Tuesdays, received the festivals’ Gold World Medal for Documentary for its exploration of social issues affecting people with neuro-diverse conditions as they search for employment.
It follows the stories of nine people with disabilities including autism spectrum disorder, Tourette Syndrome, epilepsy, cerebral palsy, dwarfism and Down Syndrome as they battle to find work.
Cian O’Clery is the series director with Jenni Wilks as the series producer and Karina Holden as the executive producer.
- 4/10/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Dying to Live.’
Illustrating the global appetite for on-demand cinema, Demand Film is growing fast in Australia and internationally, currently offering tickets to 550 events in seven countries.
Richard Todd’s feature documentary Dying to Live, which spotlights people who are awaiting life-saving organs, is among the best sellers in Australia, with 29 screenings now on sale and a further 10 being arranged in response to requests.
Supported by Screen Australia, Screenwest, Screen Queensland and Good Pitch Australia, Todd’s film has screened at the major Australian festivals, grossing $23,000, and it generated $7,500 from the first five on-demand screenings.
David Doepel, who co-founded Demand Film with Andrew Hazelton and Barbara Connell, hopes the film will end up making as much as $150,000 in Australia, observing: “We’re very pleased with the level of press we received for the film and the related ‘What would Jesus do?’ campaign, which is leading to requests for screenings.
“We...
Illustrating the global appetite for on-demand cinema, Demand Film is growing fast in Australia and internationally, currently offering tickets to 550 events in seven countries.
Richard Todd’s feature documentary Dying to Live, which spotlights people who are awaiting life-saving organs, is among the best sellers in Australia, with 29 screenings now on sale and a further 10 being arranged in response to requests.
Supported by Screen Australia, Screenwest, Screen Queensland and Good Pitch Australia, Todd’s film has screened at the major Australian festivals, grossing $23,000, and it generated $7,500 from the first five on-demand screenings.
David Doepel, who co-founded Demand Film with Andrew Hazelton and Barbara Connell, hopes the film will end up making as much as $150,000 in Australia, observing: “We’re very pleased with the level of press we received for the film and the related ‘What would Jesus do?’ campaign, which is leading to requests for screenings.
“We...
- 11/4/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
'Jasper Jones', released in March, is the third highest grossing Aussie film this year..
There was a lull in Australian films released theatrically in June so the total grosses for local titles this year have.only ticked up to $42.95 million.
Even so, that is a vast improvement on the paltry 2016 calendar year total of $24.1 million.
No high-profile Aussie title is confirmed to open in the next few months so the 2017 scorecard may not go far beyond $50 million.—.unless there are one or two breakouts or more films are added to the slate.
Umbrella Entertainment is launching Descent into the Maelstrom, a documentary about the Australian band Radio Birdman from brothers Mark and Jonathan Sequeira, on July 20.
Madman is releasing Jeffrey Walker.s comedy Ali.s Wedding in August and Jen Peedom.s documentary Mountain in September, while Transmission has dated Karina Holden.s marine doco Blue for October.
There was a lull in Australian films released theatrically in June so the total grosses for local titles this year have.only ticked up to $42.95 million.
Even so, that is a vast improvement on the paltry 2016 calendar year total of $24.1 million.
No high-profile Aussie title is confirmed to open in the next few months so the 2017 scorecard may not go far beyond $50 million.—.unless there are one or two breakouts or more films are added to the slate.
Umbrella Entertainment is launching Descent into the Maelstrom, a documentary about the Australian band Radio Birdman from brothers Mark and Jonathan Sequeira, on July 20.
Madman is releasing Jeffrey Walker.s comedy Ali.s Wedding in August and Jen Peedom.s documentary Mountain in September, while Transmission has dated Karina Holden.s marine doco Blue for October.
- 6/30/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
'Lion' leads this year's Aussie films, and now ranks as the fifth highest grossing Australian film of all time..
The Australian films released theatrically so far this year have grossed $42.6 million.—.nearly double the meagre 2016 calendar year total of $24.1 million.
The resurgence for Australian cinema has been led by Garth Davis. Lion (Transmission), the stand-out with $29.5 million.
Launched on Boxing Day 2016, Kriv Stenders. Red Dog :True Blue has earned $5.8 million this year, not a terrible result for Roadshow Films but below industry expectations.
Rachel Perkins. Jasper Jones (Madman) brought in $2.66 million and Jeffrey Walker.s Dance Academy: The Movie (StudioCanal) made $2.1 million.
None of the other 37 films tracked by the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (which includes holdovers from previous years) has cracked $1 million.
However the market share for Aussie films this year will be a marked improvement on 2016.s 1.9 per cent, which was a sharp...
The Australian films released theatrically so far this year have grossed $42.6 million.—.nearly double the meagre 2016 calendar year total of $24.1 million.
The resurgence for Australian cinema has been led by Garth Davis. Lion (Transmission), the stand-out with $29.5 million.
Launched on Boxing Day 2016, Kriv Stenders. Red Dog :True Blue has earned $5.8 million this year, not a terrible result for Roadshow Films but below industry expectations.
Rachel Perkins. Jasper Jones (Madman) brought in $2.66 million and Jeffrey Walker.s Dance Academy: The Movie (StudioCanal) made $2.1 million.
None of the other 37 films tracked by the Motion Picture Distributors Association of Australia (which includes holdovers from previous years) has cracked $1 million.
However the market share for Aussie films this year will be a marked improvement on 2016.s 1.9 per cent, which was a sharp...
- 5/30/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Media Stockade's 2015 documentary The Surgery Ship.
Screen Australia has allocated more than $1.4 million to four projects under its Documentary Broadcast Program..
.We.re really pleased to support this strong slate of projects from high quality Australian story tellers,. said Screen Australia's Senior Manager for Documentary Liz Stevens.
.Most of these documentaries come with solid international finance attached which gives both Australian and international audiences a chance to broaden their understanding of the world through this diverse group of programs..
Funded projects include Media Stockade.s The Surgery Ship Series, an eight-parter for National Geographic and Sbs, based on Media Stockade founder Madeleine Hetherton's 2015 doc The Surgery Ship.
Also for National Geographic is Jade.s Quest from Jade Productions and executive producer Daryl Talbot, a journey to the top of the world with a 14-year-old who sets out to inspire young girls to chase their dreams.
Northern Pictures. Outback is...
Screen Australia has allocated more than $1.4 million to four projects under its Documentary Broadcast Program..
.We.re really pleased to support this strong slate of projects from high quality Australian story tellers,. said Screen Australia's Senior Manager for Documentary Liz Stevens.
.Most of these documentaries come with solid international finance attached which gives both Australian and international audiences a chance to broaden their understanding of the world through this diverse group of programs..
Funded projects include Media Stockade.s The Surgery Ship Series, an eight-parter for National Geographic and Sbs, based on Media Stockade founder Madeleine Hetherton's 2015 doc The Surgery Ship.
Also for National Geographic is Jade.s Quest from Jade Productions and executive producer Daryl Talbot, a journey to the top of the world with a 14-year-old who sets out to inspire young girls to chase their dreams.
Northern Pictures. Outback is...
- 4/21/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Karina Holden is the head of factual entertainment at Northern Pictures.
Her list of credits include.Go Back To Where You Came From for Sbs, and.Changing Minds for the ABC..
Her new show is Luke Warm Sex, a six-part series which follows comedian Luke McGregor as he tries to get better at sex with help from sexperts, therapists, scientists, tantric practitioners and sexual empowerment coaches.
Luke Warm Sex aims to fill the gap in sex user guides in the factual landscape, said Holden.
"I had been previously at the ABC and one of the shows I had developed there was Redesign my Brain with Todd Sampson. That kind of immersive journey, where a host gets better at something, was a very successful format for the ABC. The idea was that we could do something similar but unique about sex".
One of Holden's researchers pointed her towards McGregor.
"They said...
Her list of credits include.Go Back To Where You Came From for Sbs, and.Changing Minds for the ABC..
Her new show is Luke Warm Sex, a six-part series which follows comedian Luke McGregor as he tries to get better at sex with help from sexperts, therapists, scientists, tantric practitioners and sexual empowerment coaches.
Luke Warm Sex aims to fill the gap in sex user guides in the factual landscape, said Holden.
"I had been previously at the ABC and one of the shows I had developed there was Redesign my Brain with Todd Sampson. That kind of immersive journey, where a host gets better at something, was a very successful format for the ABC. The idea was that we could do something similar but unique about sex".
One of Holden's researchers pointed her towards McGregor.
"They said...
- 3/9/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
When the producers and crew from Northern Pictures started a 12-week shoot in the locked mental health units of South Western Sydney.s Campbelltown Hospital for a 3-part ABC documentary, they had no idea what to expect.
What they discovered during the filming of Changing Minds: The Inside Story, which screens on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights as part of Mental As..week, was surprising in some respects, not least the level of humour.
.In parts it.s very funny,. Northern Pictures MD Sue Clothier tells If. .Some of the patients have a great sense of humour, as do the clinicians..
On a deeper level, the creative team was impressed with the unit.s success rate of rehabilitation. .Some patients were at risk of taking their own lives,. Clothier said. .The programme shows that people can fully recover and go on to live fulfilling lives, although some do relapse..
In...
What they discovered during the filming of Changing Minds: The Inside Story, which screens on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights as part of Mental As..week, was surprising in some respects, not least the level of humour.
.In parts it.s very funny,. Northern Pictures MD Sue Clothier tells If. .Some of the patients have a great sense of humour, as do the clinicians..
On a deeper level, the creative team was impressed with the unit.s success rate of rehabilitation. .Some patients were at risk of taking their own lives,. Clothier said. .The programme shows that people can fully recover and go on to live fulfilling lives, although some do relapse..
In...
- 10/5/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Documentaries on mental health, artist Brett Whiteley, the environmental threat to our seas, the secret life of pearls and how to have better sex are in the works from Northern Pictures.
Managing director Sue Clothier and head of factual Karina Holden are driving the eclectic slate for broadcasters including National Geographic Channels International and the ABC and distributor Transmission Films.
The second series of Changing Minds: The Inside Story will screen on three consecutive nights from October 6 as part of. Mental As..., the ABC.s week-long initiative in support of Mental Health Week.
While last year.s series was filmed inside Western Sydney's Liverpool Hospital.s psychiatric ward, the sequel follows daily life in the locked mental health units of Campbelltown Hospital and in the homes of patients cared for by community mental health teams.
Good Pitch 2 Australia generated philanthropic funding for six projects including two Northern Pictures feature docs.
Managing director Sue Clothier and head of factual Karina Holden are driving the eclectic slate for broadcasters including National Geographic Channels International and the ABC and distributor Transmission Films.
The second series of Changing Minds: The Inside Story will screen on three consecutive nights from October 6 as part of. Mental As..., the ABC.s week-long initiative in support of Mental Health Week.
While last year.s series was filmed inside Western Sydney's Liverpool Hospital.s psychiatric ward, the sequel follows daily life in the locked mental health units of Campbelltown Hospital and in the homes of patients cared for by community mental health teams.
Good Pitch 2 Australia generated philanthropic funding for six projects including two Northern Pictures feature docs.
- 9/30/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Six Australian films have secured $4.2 million in philanthropic funding through Good Pitch 2 Australia at the Sydney Opera House.
The films forged more than 60 new strategic partnerships across both the not-for-profit and business communities. ..
Along with funds committed, these partnerships, will support production, build audiences and ensure the lasting positive impact of the films.
The power of Good Pitch has been demonstrated following last year.s inaugural event, with three films so far presented in 2014 . That Sugar Film, Gayby Baby and Frackman . garnering large audiences and influencing policy and social change..
That Sugar Film has become the highest grossing Australian film of all time at the Australian cinema box office.
Good Pitch, an international forum for documentary filmmaking, brings together filmmakers with foundations, not-for-profits, campaigners, philanthropists, policymakers, broadcasters and key players in the film industry, around leading social and environmental issues, to forge coalitions and campaigns that are good for all these partners,...
The films forged more than 60 new strategic partnerships across both the not-for-profit and business communities. ..
Along with funds committed, these partnerships, will support production, build audiences and ensure the lasting positive impact of the films.
The power of Good Pitch has been demonstrated following last year.s inaugural event, with three films so far presented in 2014 . That Sugar Film, Gayby Baby and Frackman . garnering large audiences and influencing policy and social change..
That Sugar Film has become the highest grossing Australian film of all time at the Australian cinema box office.
Good Pitch, an international forum for documentary filmmaking, brings together filmmakers with foundations, not-for-profits, campaigners, philanthropists, policymakers, broadcasters and key players in the film industry, around leading social and environmental issues, to forge coalitions and campaigns that are good for all these partners,...
- 9/17/2015
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Alexandra Hodgkinson has been appointed as co-head of factual at David Haslingden's Northern Pictures. She was a producer and senior journalist at the Seven Network's Sunday Night program. Before that she served as a producer and later as supervising producer at the Nine Network.s 60 Minutes and as series producer or Ep of factual series such as Bush Doctors, Beyond the Darklands, Pride of Australia and Young Doctors. .Alexandra is a first-class television producer and vibrant creative thinker with a substantial track record in factual television. She has spent more than two decades at the coal face of current affairs television and will bring immense energy, intelligence and experience to her role at Northern Pictures,.. MD Sue Clothier said. .Alexandra, along with Karina Holden who moves from head of production and development to head of factual, will be looking for opportunities to create factual programs for the international marketplace,...
- 5/28/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia has released the final guidelines for its new suite of documentary programs, sparking a wave of criticism that little has changed since the draft guidelines were published in September.
Australian Directors Guild executive director Kingston Anderson said, "We are very disapointed. This is a missed opportunity."
Simon Nasht told If, "Documentary has been hit with a totally unjustifed cut of more than $2 million while feature film remains a protected species mired in failure."
Fellow filmmaker Tom Zubrycki said, "Of all the drafts Screen Australia has issued the initial ones issued back in June which recognised the changing nature of documentary production were far preferable to this comprised final version.
.It's very disappointing that the overall allocation for documentary has dropped by $1.1 million. Moreover this figure hides a far greater reduction because feature documentaries are no longer allowed to apply via the feature film production door and instead will...
Australian Directors Guild executive director Kingston Anderson said, "We are very disapointed. This is a missed opportunity."
Simon Nasht told If, "Documentary has been hit with a totally unjustifed cut of more than $2 million while feature film remains a protected species mired in failure."
Fellow filmmaker Tom Zubrycki said, "Of all the drafts Screen Australia has issued the initial ones issued back in June which recognised the changing nature of documentary production were far preferable to this comprised final version.
.It's very disappointing that the overall allocation for documentary has dropped by $1.1 million. Moreover this figure hides a far greater reduction because feature documentaries are no longer allowed to apply via the feature film production door and instead will...
- 11/16/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Documentaries examining cross-cultural love, the education system, indigenous affairs and a highly reclusive Israeli community in Melbourne are among eight projects funded by Screen Australia.
The agency also released the final guidelines for its new suite of documentary programs following nine months of consultation.
The Producer program and the Broadcast program will sit alongside the development support and Producer Equity program. First application deadlines for the new programs are January 23 for development and January 30 for the Producer and Broadcast programs.
.The new guidelines respond to industry.s desire for both certainty and flexibility,. said Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason. .They maintain our strong partnerships with the broadcasters while giving producers opportunities to develop new funding models, reach audiences beyond television and drive more entrepreneurial deals..
In the latest funding round the agency is investing $2.2 million, triggering production worth $5.5 million. The beneficiaries are Cordell Jigsaw Productions, Mint Pictures, Smith & Nasht, Heiress Films,...
The agency also released the final guidelines for its new suite of documentary programs following nine months of consultation.
The Producer program and the Broadcast program will sit alongside the development support and Producer Equity program. First application deadlines for the new programs are January 23 for development and January 30 for the Producer and Broadcast programs.
.The new guidelines respond to industry.s desire for both certainty and flexibility,. said Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason. .They maintain our strong partnerships with the broadcasters while giving producers opportunities to develop new funding models, reach audiences beyond television and drive more entrepreneurial deals..
In the latest funding round the agency is investing $2.2 million, triggering production worth $5.5 million. The beneficiaries are Cordell Jigsaw Productions, Mint Pictures, Smith & Nasht, Heiress Films,...
- 11/15/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Remember that one year (2001) when the list-happy AFI (American Film Institute) decided to compete with the Globes and the Oscars in year end prizes? No, that didn't last long. But there's another AFI, The Australian Film Institute, that has been around for a long time and is in no such danger of being a one-off. This year, they're all about the amazing family crime drama Animal Kingdom which they awarded with a record breaking 18 nominations. Sure, the film is in danger of being way overhyped for people who are coming to it late (which is just about everyone given the sorry state of international distribution for dramas of virtually any kind) but for those who can slough off the "omg" raves, I guarantee you'll think it at least an insinuating and well executed crime drama.
AFI Favorites with multiple nominations
Its main competition for the coveted prizes, if you go by nomination counts,...
AFI Favorites with multiple nominations
Its main competition for the coveted prizes, if you go by nomination counts,...
- 10/29/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Animal Kingdom received 18 nominations for this year’s Australian Film Institute Awards, followed by Beneath Hill 60 (12), Bright Star (11), Tomorrow, When the War Began (8), The Tree, Bran Nue Dae (7 each) and The Boys Are Back (4)
The Best Film category will see Animal Kingdom competing against Beneath Hill 60, Bright Star, Bran Nue Dae, The Tree and Tomorrow, When the War Began.
Australia’s top rated drama productions – Packed to the Rafters and Underbellly: The Golden Mile – were both absent from the main Television categories (except for Underbelly‘s two acting nods).
The winners will be revealed on December 10 (Industry Awards) and 11 (main Awards Ceremony) in Melbourne.
This is the full list of nominees:
AFI Members’ Choice Award
Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts. Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach. Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac. Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt. The Boys Are Back. Greg Brenman, Tim White. Tomorrow When The War Began.
The Best Film category will see Animal Kingdom competing against Beneath Hill 60, Bright Star, Bran Nue Dae, The Tree and Tomorrow, When the War Began.
Australia’s top rated drama productions – Packed to the Rafters and Underbellly: The Golden Mile – were both absent from the main Television categories (except for Underbelly‘s two acting nods).
The winners will be revealed on December 10 (Industry Awards) and 11 (main Awards Ceremony) in Melbourne.
This is the full list of nominees:
AFI Members’ Choice Award
Animal Kingdom. Liz Watts. Beneath Hill 60. Bill Leimbach. Bran Nue Dae. Robyn Kershaw, Graeme Isaac. Bright Star. Jan Chapman, Caroline Hewitt. The Boys Are Back. Greg Brenman, Tim White. Tomorrow When The War Began.
- 10/27/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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