Screen Australia Podcast

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. Subscribe to the Screen Australia newsletter: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/subscribe

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. Subscribe to Screen Australia's e-newsletter: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/subscribe

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. Subscribe to Screen Australia Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify or Pocket Casts. Subscribe to the Screen Australia newsletter: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/subscribe

Producers David Jowsey and Greer Simpkin from Bunya Productions on developing ideas; working on TV series Mystery Road, which topped the Australian TV drama ratings for 2020; creating stories with something to say; and producing new frontier feature High Ground starring Simon Baker and newcomer Jacob Junior Nayinggul. Please note for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners that the following interview may contain references to the names of deceased people. High Ground is out now in Australian cinemas. Subscribe to Screen Australia Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify or Pocket Casts. Subscribe to the Screen Australia newsletter: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/subscribe

Australian producer Bruna Papandrea speaks to her love of adaptations, from The Dry to Penguin Bloom, Gone Girl, Wild and Big Little Lies; how they decide if a story suits the television or film format; starting the production company Made Up Stories in 2017; pitching to different television streamers; and her advice to producers. The Dry is in Australian cinemas now, while Penguin Bloom releases 21 January. Catch The Undoing is on Foxtel and streaming service Binge. Subscribe to Screen Australia Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify or Pocket Casts. Subscribe to the Screen Australia newsletter: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/subscribe

The Dry star/producer Eric Bana, and co-writer/director/producer Robert Connolly discuss bringing Jane Harper's bestselling crime novel to life on the big screen; why The Dry was shot on large-format cameras; what Eric enjoyed about being a producer on the feature; and their advice for Australian creatives. The Dry releases in Australian cinemas on 1 January 2021. Subscribe to Screen Australia Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify or Pocket Casts. Subscribe to the Screen Australia newsletter: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/subscribe

Screen Australia's Head of Indigenous Penny Smallacombe on consultation, collaboration, non-Indigenous Australians telling Indigenous stories, and why the screen industry is on the precipice of change. Hear from Penny and other Indigenous Australians and people of colour in this piece from The Guardian that's mentioned throughout the podcast. Subscribe to Screen Australia Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify or Pocket Casts. Subscribe to the Screen Australia newsletter: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/subscribe