Screen Australia recently funded a new series produced by Imogen Banks and Endemol Shine. Sisters tells the story of Julia whose father – an IVF pioneer – makes a deathbed confession about secretly using his own sperm for anonymous donations, leading her to the late-in-life discovery of two sisters.
If you are one of the 87 MCTV actors who worked on Cleverman season 2, this could be your chance to see yourself on the big screen. The Sydney Film Festival will be running exclusive screenings of episode 1 and 2 of the new series. Tickets are available online.
Another series has just begun shooting in Sydney. That makes ten different series that MCTV people are working on. Over 1.8 million viewers on average each week for season one made a follow up season a pretty sure bet. Looking forward to seeing this one back on our screens.
The new series of Janet King premiered last Thursday night. Janet is investigating corruption in professional sport and match fixing. Marta Dusseldorp has done a great job as usual and congratulations to the 46 MCTV actors who appear in the series too.
Dead Lucky, which has been funded by Screen Australia, takes place on a perfect Sydney day, when the lives of two feuding detectives, a share-house of international students, a pair of corrupt shop owners, a grieving widow and a gunman all collide, leaving one dead and another missing.
Last month we posted about the seven TV series that MCTV people were working on, well now it is nine. With many series taking several months to produce, many of them are still filming. We also have some new series like The Secret Daughter and The Easybeats that have recently started.
As I write this, I can’t really believe that it’s true. Last year 196 actors from MCTV were involved with the shooting of season 2 of Top Of The Lake: China Girl. If it wasn’t exciting enough to be working on set alongside Elisabeth Moss and Nicole Kidman, now the production has the honour of a history making achievement. Tonight (23rd May 2017), Top of the Lake will be the first ever television series to be screened at this prestigious festival. It gives you a good idea of the effort and diligence that went into this production. I just can’t wait to see it. In the meantime, here’s the trailer for the new season.
For several years, the broadcast industry has been talking of a “golden age of television” which has seen Hollywood talent flock to the small screen.
Source: Cannes to make history with screening of first TV show – starring Nicole Kidman
Last week we had around 100 people “Just doin’ it” for Nike. Lots of fit runners for this one and other commercials shooting for Citibank and Vodafone.
It’s great to see big name actors spreading the word about filming in Australia. The MCTV actors who worked on the Alien movie certainly enjoyed the opportunity. To read the full article see the SMH website.
During shooting of Alien: Covenant, Bondi Beach became Michael Fassbender’s local. “I loved getting up and being by the ocean there. The town, the food, the people: it was my favourite location shoot for sure.”
Source: Michael Fassbender on why he loved shooting Alien: Covenant in Australia
Remember Kenny? The classic mockumentary about an Aussie dunny man. Well, it looks like a follow up movie is about to go into production. Screen Australia has funded a new feature called Sibling Rivalry starring real life brothers Clayton and Shane Jacobsen. The film tells the story of two brothers who, with their mother at deaths door, go to extreme and deadly lengths to protect their family inheritance. At this stage, the filming locations are unknown.
