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More Drama in 2021

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Despite the dramas of 2020, the local film industry has been strengthening due to funding injections, demand for content and the safety of Australia as a location. More productions look to be on their way to Australia and Sydney with Foxtel announcing 3 dramas will be in production locally next year.

The latest announcement is for a new 10 part local drama series The Twelve, set around a murder jury based on a Belgian series of the same name. The Twelve will look to continue the tradition of crime based Aussie dramas such as Wentworth which finishes with the current season.

Shooting for The Twelve is expected to begin mid 2021.

 

Be part of the Crowd!

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Did you know that some of MCTV’s biggest jobs have been providing audiences for live TV show tapings including The Masked Singer and The Voice? We have recently been submitting for an American music quiz show. Name that Tune will be filmed in Australia, with American contestants currently living here. The show is being filmed under strict COVID protocols and joins the growing list of film and TV projects relocating to Australia for safety reasons. This one hour show is a revival of a popular 1950s series, which asked contestants to correctly identify songs being played by an on-stage orchestra or band.

Audience members get a sneak peek at the action and hosts, American actress Jane Krakowski and musician Randy Jackson. They can cheer and clap, but mustn’t spoil the fun. The show is set to air on FOX the US in 2021.

Find out more here.

First Look at Penguin Bloom

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The trailer for Penguin Bloom has just landed ahead of the films release on 21 January 2021. The movie stars Naomi Watts and was filmed on Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Based on the blog and bestselling photo book, the movie tells the amazing and emotional true story of an Australian mother’s rehabilitation after her son finds an injured bird.

Grab the tissue box and check out the trailer. Congratulations and thank you to all the MCTV talent who went to Go Sees and also to those who were selected, it looks great!

Amazing Female Roles

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Amazing Grace is currently filming in Sydney with a fantastic female cast.  Sigrid Thornton, Kate Jenkinson, Catherine Van Davies, Alexandra Jensen and Kat Hoyos star in this new drama set in an unconventional birth centre.  The 8 episode series, which will air in 2021, follows other hugely popular female driven Australian shows like Wentworth, which also stars Kate Jenkinson. Wentworth has reached an amazing 100 episodes and been distributed internationally, proving the popularity of female led productions.

MCTV is currently submitting for background roles in Amazing Grace.

Star Spotting in Sydney

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The stars are out, even in the daytime in Sydney lately! Thor: Love and Thunder stars Natalie Portman and Chris Hemsworth have both been busy preparing for their upcoming roles. Chris Hemsworth posted this image of his workout on Instagram and Natalie Portman was spotted in Woolies buying veges and at the beach! Idris Elba has been spotted out of quarantine and ready to get started on A Thousand Years of Longing. Here at MCTV we have been so busy submitting talent to productions to take too much notice of the star power on our doorstep!!

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Book Now! ScreenFest 2020

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AACTA’s annual ScreenFest event starts this Friday and runs until Decemeber 2. It will be the first since the announcement of Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman as new leaders of AACTA. The ScreenFest program is being presented entirely online this year, with a huge number of free talks and events (bookings essential). Included in the program are special movie screenings such as, Mad Max: Fury Road the Black and Chrome Edition and exclusive online conversations with the cast of  Wentworth, both of which featured MCTV talent. There’s also masterclasses and short films on offer. Check out the full range of events and book here.

ScreenFest kicks off with the AACTA Industry Awards, including many productions MCTV has been involved with. Goodluck to all the nominees!

 

The Commons heads to the US

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The Commons was a big success here last year, with over 280 MCTV talent appearing in the production. The show has now been picked up by AMC’s streaming service, Sundance Now, to premiere in the US and Canada on December 3.

Sundance Now has been acquiring lots of Aussie content, including 3 other series; Bad Mothers, The Secrets She Keeps (also featuring MCTV talent) and Upright. It’s another win for our thriving local production companies who continue to bring great Australian content to the world stage.

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Hardball Series 2 about to Roll

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The second series of award winning ABC children’s show Hardball is currently in pre-production with submissions underway. The show follows Mikey, the sweetest-bestest-acest handball champ Western Sydney’s ever seen and his two best mates Salwa and Jerry. While there is no official word on when filming will commence, it can’t come soon enough for the many 7 – 10 year old who will be eagerly awaiting the next installment of this action-packed comedy series.

63 MCTV kids and adults were featured across the 13 episodes in Series 1. If you haven’t seen it, check it out here.

Toni Colette brings shoot home

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Netflix series Pieces of Her was set to start filming in Canada earlier this year, but has been relocated to Sydney after receiving Federal funding to encourage more projects in Australia. The series will start filming next year and stars Toni Colette and is based on the book of the same name. In discussing the new funding, Minister for Communications, Cyber Safety and the Arts Paul Fletcher noted: “This is also an exciting opportunity for locals to work alongside homegrown stars”. MCTV talent are currently being submitted and we wish everyone good luck!

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‘Babyteeth’ Dominates Award Nominations

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Aussie movie ‘Babyteeth’ has dominated the nominations for this year’s Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards. The bittersweet movie, which features Ben Mendhelson, Essie Davis and MCTV talent, centres around a young cancer sufferer, her relationship with an unlikely friend and the impact her diagnosis has on those around her. The movie is the directorial debut of Alex White and has already won 17 international awards, featuring at the Venice International Film Festival among others. Find out more about the movie here.

Winners will by announced at the main awards ceremony on November 30.