07 Oct 2021

Five key tips for securing funding for your children's show

Emma Field

Last year, the Commonwealth Government announced an additional $20 million in funding for the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) to invest in high quality screen content specifically for Australian children, which reaches and connects with them through all the different platforms children engage with.

7 Loveable Children’s TV Dads & Father Figures

This Father’s Day, we’re celebrating our favourite Australian on-screen dads and father figures, ranging from the creative, philosophical, embarrassing, and supportive. Happy Father’s Day!

Lauren Thuys
03 Sep 2021

Writing about our diverse history with Nadia Wheatley

A record number of students attended our recent ACMI Education x ACTF webinar with My Place author Nadia Wheatley.

Janine Kelly
10 Aug 2021

Conceiving 'Little J and Big Cuz' in Noongar

Translating Little J and Big Cuz into multiple First Nations languages is a complex undertaking. Actor Kylie Bracknell, who was instrumental in conceiving the Noongar version of the show, takes us behind the scenes of this process.

Kylie Bracknell
03 Jun 2021

7 Children’s TV Mums We Love

Here’s to you, Mum! This Mother’s Day, we’re celebrating our favourite on-screen mums and mother figures from Australian children’s TV.

ACTF
04 May 2021

Space Nova’s Journey to Screen

SLR Productions' CGI sci-fi space series Space Nova launches on the ABC this April. The series has undertaken an extraordinary five-year journey from concept to broadcast. SLR Productions CEO and Executive Producer Suzanne Ryan details what it takes to finance and develop a high-quality Australian children’s series.

ACTF
05 Mar 2021

Hardball: Series 2 in Production!

Northern Pictures Executive Producer, Catherine Nebauer, and Head of ABC Children’s, Libbie Doherty, reflect on the key takeaways of making a fun and fast-paced series like Hardball, and share some of the challenges of filming during a pandemic.

ACTF
08 Feb 2021