Holly's Heroes take over Sweden!

With basketball as its back-drop Holly’s Heroes (26 x 24 min) is a funny, light-hearted celebration of the importance of friendship and belonging, and the rewards that come from participation, teamwork and a simple love of sport. As a fitting tribute to the program’s quality Holly’s Heroes has in the space of one week been sold into Sweden twice! Public broadcaster SVT have acquired the series and will dub it into Swedish for their dedicated kids channel Barnkanalen, whilst Swedish Educational Broadcasting Company have licensed the English language rights for the purpose of teaching English in classrooms across the country. For more information on Holly’s Heroes click here...

Feature film Windcatcher now available

Certain to become a classroom favourite, the new family feature film Windcatcher, starring Jessica Mauboy and talented newcomer Lennox Monaghan, is now available to stream on Stan.

April 16th 2024

Consent and sex education: screen texts for the classroom

Recent research into Australian teens’ experiences with sexting has found that ‘offering young people important sexual information can protect them’. Age-appropriate representations in children’s television can play a role in supporting these conversations.

April 16th 2024

Outreach: Character design at Warrnambool Art Gallery

The ACTF enjoyed working with young artists in regional Victoria during the recent school holidays.

April 16th 2024

Remembering ANZAC Day with My Place

Teachers, are you looking for free online resources to help commemorate ANZAC Day this year?

April 15th 2024

Netflix acquires Hardball

Australia’s favourite handball team is now serving audiences on Netflix, with the streaming service acquiring both seasons of the live-action comedy Hardball.