ACTF Education 2020: A Year in Review
One of our first eNews articles for the year in February was ‘Dates for Your 2020 Planners’. It flagged an upcoming webinar, a national teacher conference, a story writing competition for later in the year and scriptwriting workshops. Then the world changed for all of us…
What the Child Audience Can Learn from Our Ancestors
By focussing on children from our past, living history series Are You Tougher Than Your Ancestors? develops young people’s knowledge of Australian history, their national identity, and an understanding of their own capabilities.
The Many Places We Love in Australian Children's TV
A place on screen can be just as inspirational and important as any character we know and love.
Bringing Screen Stories to Life
In a recent virtual learning event, schools went behind the scenes with the cast and creator of The Unlisted. Students learnt about the making of this thrilling drama series, from ideation to production to broadcast.
Part 2: More Takeaways from the Responses to the Supporting Australian Stories Options Paper: What the Screen Industry Said about Kids TV
The “Supporting Australian Stories” review of the screen sector attracted a groundswell of community support for Australian children’s content. Here's what some of the organisations within and around the industry had to say about kids' TV.
The Buried Treasure of Round The Twist
We all love to remember watching Round The Twist as kids (and as adults too!), but did you know that the show's highly-anticipated Australian launch happened while everyone was still in bed? Here’s the story of how 30 years ago, Round The Twist’s Aussie premiere was swept out to sea.
I’ve read over 200 responses to the Supporting Australian Stories Options Paper – so that you don’t have to. These are my takeaways.
Part 1: This review matters to lots of people – here’s what some of them said about kids TV.