Archive for category: Acting and Extras Work in Sydney

Screen Australia has just released The Drama Report, covering the production of feature films, TV drama (mini-series, telemovies and series/serials) and online drama programs in Australia over the last financial year.

Outgoing Screen Australia CEO, Graeme Mason said of the 2022/2023 report: “the findings of the Drama Report depict a growing industry with the second highest spend ever on scripted screen production in Australia – over $2.34 billion across a record 213 titles.” $1.13b of the spend came from Australian titles and $809 million on shoots for foreign projects. You can check out the full report here.

These new figures consolidate a record year in the 2021/2022, and indicate a strong future for the the Australian screen industry. Thank you to all the MCTV members who worked so hard on so many productions last financial year.

📷: Graeme Mason, Screen Australia CEO

The official trailer for ‘The Fall Guy’, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt and filmed in Sydney is finally here.

Gosling plays Colt Seavers, a stuntman who left the business a year earlier to focus on both his physical and mental health. He’s drafted back into service when the star of a mega-budget studio movie, which is being directed by his ex Jody Moreno (Emily Blunt), goes missing.

As with ‘Anyone but You‘, it’s great to see Hollywood putting Sydney in a starring role, with The Opera House and Harbour Bridge being heavily featured. An amazing 195 MCTV members worked on this, many with multiple filming days. Congratulations!!

The movie will be released in theatres on March 1, 2024 – can’t wait!

One of the most internationally successful, awarded and loved Aussie TV shows of all time, kids animated series, ‘Bluey’ is celebrating 5 years on air next month. To celebrate this milestone ABCTV will be counting down the best 100 episodes as voted by viewers on Sunday, November 19.

Congratulations to Raul E and Rhonda C who worked on this ad for Bluey Fest and earned an upgrade. You can vote for your favourite eps here until November 6. If you need to catch up, you can watch all episodes of ‘Bluey’ on iView.

Following the international success of Season 1, Season 2 of ‘The Last King of the Cross’ has already been sold internationally to Sky (U.K.), Warner Bros. Discovery (New Zealand), and Paramount+ (Canada).

Season 2 will delve deeper into the world of Kings Cross identity John Ibrahim as he expands his empire into the booming queer nightclub scene in Sydney. Set against the backdrop of the ecstasy-fuelled 2000s, the stakes are higher than ever before, and everyone wants a piece—including John’s two younger brothers.

Over 125 MCTV members worked on Series 1 of the series which is streaming on Paramount+ and Amazon Prime. Series 2 is yet to start filming. Watch this space…

📷: Lincoln Younnes as Johan Ibrahim in Series 1

Nicole Kidman has told SXSW another Liane Moriarty adaptation is in the works and filming will start soon in Australia. Unlike ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ and ‘Big Little Lies’, this one will also be set in Australia with Kidman commenting the series is “an Australian project with Australian accents for the world”.

‘The Last Anniversary’ follows Sophie, who unexpectedly inherits the house of an aunt of an ex-boyfriend on Scribbly Gum Island, home of the famously unsolved Munro Baby mystery.

An official announcement of the series has not been made yet and there are no casting or location details, however with Kidman giving a November 13 start date for filming we should have an update soon.

📷: Nicole Kidman and Per Saari from Blossom Films which will co-produce ‘The Last Anniversary’ with Made Up Stories