ACTF MIPCOM wrap up
Last month, the ACTF sales team returned to MIPCOM for the first time since 2019, launching eight series to international broadcasters. Here, Roberta Di Vito and Tim Hegarty reflect on their experience.
NHK to broadcast First Day S2
The second season of the award-winning live-action drama series First Day will premiere in Japan, with NHK acquiring the rights to the series.
Children’s television programs to look forward to in 2022
The exhilarating story of a group of teenage motocross riders set against the spectacular backdrop of Australia’s red centre will premiere on the ABC next month. MaveriX, an adventure drama series filmed in Alice Springs, is just one of the exciting and diverse range of projects supported by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) which will premiere on Australian television screens this year.
ACTF international sales team ends 2021 on a high
Following a bumper year in international sales, the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) has been included in Kidscreen’s Hot50 rankings of the leading children’s entertainment companies worldwide.
Australian screen industry award season kicks off
The Australian film and television award season gets under way this week, with the 2021 Australian Directors’ Guild Awards ceremony this Friday, 3 December.