It's Hardball Time!
Live-action comedy-drama, Hardball (13 x 24 min) premiered in Australia on ABC TV in April, and has proven to be wildly popular ever since, with over a million plays to date on ABC's VOD platform iView.
What's On TV? Monday 30 September – Sunday 6 October
Never miss a moment of your favourite Australian children's television series. See what's on free-to-air and pay TV this week.
Jackie Edwards, Head of the UK's Young Audiences Content Fund, is Coming to Screen Forever
Find out how the UK is supporting children's content.
What's On TV? Monday 23 September – Sunday 29 September
Never miss a moment of your favourite Australian children's television series. See what's on free-to-air and pay TV this week.
Menstrual Management in Schools: Explore the Issue with ACTF Resources
The Summer's Day Teaching Toolkit explores the content and themes in the film, including menstruation, puberty and body image.
What's On TV? Monday 16 September – Sunday 22 September
Never miss a moment of your favourite Australian children's television series. See what's on free-to-air and pay TV this week.
The Inbestigators Q&A Webinar Announced for Term 4
This November 22, Australian primary students can take part in a live Q&A webinar with The Inbestigators cast: Anna Cooke (Maudie); Aston Droomer (Ezra); Abby Bergman (Ava); and Jamil Smyth-Secka (Kyle).
Hardball and Woven Threads to Screen at the Chicago International Children's Film Festival
Hardball (Northern Pictures) and Woven Threads (Benchmark Films) have been selected to screen at the 36th Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Hardball has also been announced as a ‘Best Children's Television Program' finalist at the SAE ATOM Awards.
Winners Announced for the 2019 My Place Competition
As short stories about 2019 My Place characters flooded in from schools all over the country this term, the ACTF was given a unique window into the creativity, passions, concerns and diversity of Australia's young people.
Little Lunch App Competition: An Exciting Avenue to Extend English Skills
Primary teachers, are your students working on digital text comprehension and creation in English? Why not plan an engaging Term 4 English unit around our 2019 Little Lunch App Competition?