Shaun Tan lifts the veil on Tales from Outer Suburbia adaptation

The TV adaptation of Tales from Outer Suburbia debuts to Australian audiences on New Year's Day. Ahead of the series launch, Creative Director Shaun Tan takes us behind the scenes of the long-awaited series.

Boxing Day premiere for new Ginger and the Vegesaurs

A new episode of beloved preschool animation Ginger and the Vegesaurs will air this Boxing Day on ABC Kids and iview, with a brand-new season to follow in January.

Tales from Outer Suburbia adaptation to screen from New Year’s Day

The much-anticipated television adaptation of Shaun Tan’s illustrated anthology Tales from Outer Suburbia will premiere to Australian audiences 1 January 2026.

The ACTF publishes its 2024-25 Annual Report

The Australian Children’s Television Foundation invested or committed $11.14 million in production funding during the 2024-25 financial year, as well as investing more than $1 million in the development of 25 more projects.

Australia’s newest preschool heroes to hit screens this November

The ambitious new action-comedy series for preschoolers Knee High Spies will premiere on ABC Kids and iview next month.

Tiny toys, epic espionage: meet the Knee High Spies and the team that brought them to life

Incorporating state-of-the-art puppets, animatronics, VFX and live-action performances, Knee High Spies is a series unlike any created in Australia before. We spoke to the incredible team of creatives behind this unique and ambitious new project.

Zac Power heading to the big screen with stellar cast

The bestselling Zac Power book series will take off in a new Australian animated feature film, produced by three of the country’s preeminent animation studios and featuring a cast of homegrown and international talent.

New study seeks tween voices for research on child viewing habits

Researchers at RMIT University want to hear from 8- to 12-year-old children around Australia to find out what they like (and don’t like) to watch, and how they watch it.

Little Lunch now being served to BBC Children’s and Education

The BBC has acquired the award-winning live action children’s series Little Lunch.

The Knee High Spies head to MIPCOM

As the ACTF team heads to MIP Junior and MIPCOM, the international market will get its first look at Australia’s latest pre-school heroes – the Knee High Spies, a highly original pre-school series from the award-winning producers of Dance Academy.