Screen Australia Podcast

Vanessa Gazy talks about how the chance to create, executive produce and write on new Stan Original series Eden came about; having four days to write a bible; developing TV for Netflix; the differences in creating TV for the US and Australia; as well as her advice for anyone going into a pitch meeting.

Producers Hayley Adams and Michelle Melky of new TikTok series Scattered run through everything you need to know about making content for the app, from working in a vertical frame, to writing one-minute episodes, how music on the app works, and why they think it's the perfect platform if you're an emerging storyteller.

Netflix ANZ’s Que Minh Luu and Nakul Legha talk to their programming strategy for both commissions and licencing, things to keep in mind before pitching, and what they are and aren’t looking for. The pair also detail their upcoming slate and address the controversy around upcoming docusoap Byron Baes.

To mark the 20th anniversary of Moulin Rouge!, writer, director and producer Baz Luhrmann and production and costume designer Catherine Martin look back on making the movie musical – remembering the Sydney shoot, their proudest moments, the audience reaction at Cannes Film Festival and around the globe, as well as their thoughts on the stage show opening in Australia two decades after the film premiered.

Lingo Pictures General Manager Tess Novak, Arenamedia founder Robert Connolly and Screen Australia Marketplace Manager Rakel Tansley break down Marketplace - the free industry resource to help finance and exploit projects, and make sure screen creatives are getting the best deals. Available to anyone – whether you have received funding or not.

• Podcast – Finance Plans Explained
• Podcast – Distribution 101
• Best Practice When Selling Rights

Screenwriter Liz Doran of Please Like Me, Doctor Doctor, Dance Academy, Ready for This and more talks about the challenges of jumping from writing to producing for new SBS series The Tailings. Liz also talks to the power of mentorships, her advice for applying for funding and her tips for producers and writers.

Watch all episodes of The Tailings on SBS On Demand now: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/the-tailings

Find Liz’s projects and where to watch them through The Screen Guide: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/p/liz-doran/5806/

Wakefield showrunners Kristen Dunphy and Sam Meikle talk through the challenges of making the complex eight-part psychological mystery, as well as how music influences their writing, working with directors Jocelyn Moorhouse and Kim Mordaunt, and the stresses and silver linings of having a project shut down by COVID-19.

Watch all episodes of Wakefield on ABC iview from 2 April, or on ABC TV from 18 April.

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Author, playwright and screenwriter Debra Oswald reflects on her career, the process of developing her latest book The Family Doctor into a six-part TV series, advice for writers, and her takeaways from creating hit TV series Offspring - including how she feels looking back at the passionate online reaction from fans to the death of a beloved character.

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Australians in Film Executive Director Peter Ritchie on what he’s learned working in Hollywood, and their call-out for new screenwriters and directors to learn from some of the biggest names in the business including Warwick Thornton, Taika Waititi, Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films, Margot Robbie’s LuckyChap Entertainment. It’s part of a new Australians in Film program called Untapped, which you can apply for here:https://australiansinfilm.org/untapped/

Also read Peter’s advice piece: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/screen-news/2019/11-26-hollywood-is-a-strategy-game

Aunty Donna director Max Miller on the steps that led to their Netflix series Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun, working with executive producers including Ed Helms (The Hangover, The Office) and Scott Aukerman from Comedy Bang! Bang!, tips for building an audience on YouTube, their process when it comes to filming sketch comedy, and advice for anyone wanting to get into directing or making content for online platforms.

Aunty Donna’s Industry Insights article

Aunty Donna’s Big Ol’ House of Fun is on Netflix now. Check out Glennridge Secondary College and 1999 on YouTube.

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