Production

Sony Electronics (booth #C8401) is focusing on live production, news production, imaging and virtual production at this year's NAB, demonstrating the latest technologies designed to address emerging challenges and needs in broadcast and production. “At this year’s NAB Show, Sony’s theme is ‘The Power Behind Your Story’, which demonstrates how...

Cameras roll on the Netflix feature film Allen (working title) from Emmy and BAFTA award winning Ludo Studio (Bluey, Thou Shalt Not Steal) with principal photography taking place in Queensland’s Brisbane and Gold Coast. Created by Daley Pearson (Talk to Me, The Strange Chores, Content) Directors: Daley Pearson, Jeffrey Walker (Apple...

Paramount Australia, BBC Studios Productions Australia and Screenwest have announced that filming has commenced in Western Australia for Ghosts Australia, the new local adaptation of the critically acclaimed British and U.S. comedy. The eight-episode comedy series is set in a haunted country house full of new ghosts who are as...

Following its second season launch, Paramount+ Australia has announced that Australian original series NCIS: Sydney has been renewed for a third season. Filming for the third instalment will commence in Sydney on Monday, 24 February, showcasing the city’s iconic landmarks and vibrant harbour as the backdrop for the action-packed series. The...

Blackmagic Design has announced that the hit docuseries “Chimp Crazy” was shot with Blackmagic URSA Mini Pro 12K and Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K digital film cameras. The cameras’ versatility and reliability allowed the team to capture dynamic interviews and engaging storytelling for the twist-filled series. From Director Eric Goode...

Screenwest and BBC Studios Productions Australia have announced that GHOSTS AUSTRALIA, a local adaptation of the critically acclaimed British sitcom, is set to begin production in Western Australia in 2025. The eight-part comedy series will premiere on Paramount+ and Network 10 later in the year. Set in a haunted country...

Paramount+ Australia has announced that filming is well underway in New South Wales’ Hawkesbury River region for the Paramount+ Original drama series, Playing Gracie Darling, a six-hour scripted mystery drama produced by Curio Pictures. Sony Pictures Television is distributing the series internationally. Created and written by Miranda Nation (Undertow) and...

The CAST Group of Companies has announced the immediate availability of its latest hardware solution, BT-1 (BlackTrax One), a compact tracking solution that delivers effects, tracking and automation capabilities tailored to fit smaller intimate spaces. Specifically designed for small to medium-sized projects in theatre, studios, corporate events, and houses of...

After taking home three wins at the 63rd Annual TV Week Logie Awards and becoming the equal most awarded show of the evening, BINGE has announced a second season of the critically acclaimed, Colin from Accounts, has been greenlit. Colin from Accounts is a romantic comedy co-created, written by and...

In celebration of the diverse voices and stories of underrepresented communities, Netflix organised its first Asia-Pacific screening and panel discussion titled “My Story, Our Story” to showcase programs that have been supported through the Netflix Fund for Creative Equity. Since its inception in 2021, the fund has empowered more than...

Grass Valley has released EDIUS X version 10.34 as a free update to all EDIUS X users. With this release EDIUS X Workgroup users now benefit from full NDI output support within EDIUS X Workgroup. NDI (Network Device Interface) is an established advanced video over IP network technology allowing the...

Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) https://www.s-ge.com/, the official Swiss agency for export and investment promotion, is presenting 24 high-tech Swiss innovation start-ups at CES 2023, the largest international technology trade show, in Las Vegas January 5-8, 2023. Switzerland, a country known for its high-tech research capabilities, will showcase new start-up technologies,...

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) are excited to announce the co-commission of The Spooky Files, a new comedy series from Tony Ayres Productions (TAP) and Megaboom Pictures, the creative teams behind breakout successes, Nowhere Boys and Hardball. The series is financed with major...

Filming has commenced in  Melbourne on ABC ME’s latest live action offering Turn Up The Volume. Produced by Matchbox Pictures and Film Camp, the ten-part series will follow a group of young female and gender diverse teenagers who start a band at a music camp held in Melbourne’s vibrant...

Network 10 and the UK’s Channel 5 have once again joined forces to co-produce Riptide, a premium, primetime thriller to be filmed in Australia, starring cherished Australian actors Peter O’Brien, Pia Miranda and Ally Fowler, plus acclaimed UK actor, Jo Joyner. Produced by Fremantle Australia, the four-part series was created...

The ABC in association with VicScreen are thrilled to announce The Newsreader, recipient of Most Outstanding Drama Series at this year’s TV Week Logie Awards and winner of 2021 AACTA Award for Best Drama Series, has commenced filming its six-part second season. Series one returning characters are those portrayed by...

The second season of #MATCHED, the Australian series that became a TikTok sensation, is now screening on TikTok. #MATCHED2 sees Munira Younus and Oz Malik reprise their roles as Areema and Mirza and they are joined in the cast by Nazeem Hussain (Orange is the New Brown), Sajda Yakub, Irshad...

The adaptation of Australian author Trent Dalton’s international best-selling novel Boy Swallows Universe will film in Brisbane from August this year. The eight-part series will be produced by Sydney-based Brouhaha Entertainment and screen on Netflix. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said there is no better place for the story of Brisbane boy Eli...

Coming off the heels of the critical and box-office success of the six-time Academy Award winning first film, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment have begun production on the highly-anticipated follow-up, Dune: Part Two, once again directed by Oscar nominee Denis Villeneuve (Dune: Part One, Arrival, Blade Runner 2049). The...

Prolific Brisbane-based production company WildBear Entertainment is currently filming a feature-length Stan Original documentary about the Great Barrier Reef and the power of conservationism. Titled Revealed: Reefshot and hailed as a stirring testament to people-power in action, the 80-minute nature activism documentary is supported by the Queensland Government through Screen Queensland’s...