New Year, New Sales
The ACTF has had a successful start to 2016, with a number of sales confirmed.
Popular playground comedy series Little Lunch (26 x 12 min or 13 x 24 min) has been sold to RTV Slo (Slovenia). Produced and written by Robyn Butler and Wayne Hope of Gristmill Productions, the show is filmed in a mockumentary style, where every episode takes place during that highly anticipated morning snack time. The series has also sold to Netflix (USA, UK & Ireland), TVO (Canada), RTE (Ireland), SVT (Sweden) and TVB (Hong Kong).
Award-winning live-action series, Ready for This, and animated comedy series, The Flamin Thongs have been picked up by Daro Film Distribution (Monaco) for the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation. Both series were commissioned by the ABC in Australia and ran on ABC3 where they instantly became popular with Australian audiences.
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March 27th 2025
Tales from Outer Suburbia adaptation to screen at prestigious Annecy Festival
The television adaptation of Shaun Tan’s bestselling illustrated anthology Tales from Outer Suburbia has been selected to screen at the Annecy Animated Film Festival in France, which celebrates the best of international animation.
March 26th 2025
Puppetry meets politics on the set of Knee High Spies
The Victorian Minister for Creative Industries, Colin Brooks, recently went behind-the-scenes on the upcoming children’s series Knee High Spies, currently being produced in Melbourne by Werner Film Productions (Dance Academy, The Newsreader) for the ABC.
March 24th 2025
Space Nova S2 to launch onto screens this April
The animated adventure series Space Nova returns for a second season next month, premiering on ABC iview on Thursday 24 April.
March 24th 2025
Aussie kids’ content recognised with Rockie Award nominations
Preschool animation Eddie’s Lil’ Homies and family feature film Windcatcher have been recognised for their excellence with nominations in the prestigious 2025 Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards.
March 3rd 2025
Screen stories to share with your class for International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. These screen stories about change-making Australian girls and women will help primary and secondary teachers explore this year’s theme: Accelerate Action.