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Surviving Summer, a new live-action surfing series for teens in production down under. The 10-episode series tells the story of a teenager from New York who catches the competitive surfing bug when she’s sent to live with family friends in Australia. Netflix is producing the show with Werner Film Productions ( Dance Academy) and Germany’s ZDF Enterprises. Joanna Werner will executive produce, and co-pro partner ZDF is handling worldwide distribution, except in territories where Netflix h...

Screen Producers Australia (SPA) today announced that the upcoming SCREEN FOREVER conference will be pivoting to a digital offering from 16-18 February 2021. Assisted by SCREEN FOREVER’s interactive digital platform, delegates will have increased chances to do business with a greater range of national and international industry leaders than ever before. Recognised as contributing to over $100 million in deals for local screen businesses each year, SPA Connect’s Ready, Steady, Pitch! and Scr...

January 15th, 2021 By David Knox 15 commentsFiled under: News, Video, Should the Logie Awards be held in Sydney this year? It’s a question some have been asking after border restrictions and uncertainty has led to the Screen Forever conference abandoning Gold Coast plans for an online model. TV critic Colin Vickery and Studio 10‘s Angela Bishop floated the question which is surely one worth asking… Perhaps they should move the Logies to Sydney this year. ��‍♀️ https://t.co/BY...

The annual Screen Forever conference is shifting online next month, following recent challenges around COVID-19 and border restrictions. Originally set for November 2020 on the Gold Coast, it then rescheduled for February but Screen Producers Australia yesterday announced an entirely digital offering from 16-18 February. SPA CEO Matthew Deaner said “Given the current environment and the need to prioritise the health and safety of our industry and the wider community, we are committing to cult...

December 22nd, 2020 By David Knox 1 commentFiled under: News, Screen Producers Australia has named its 2020 Ones to Watch, twelve rising screen professionals whose project will be pitched at the Screen Forever event in February. “After such an unprecedented year, it is fantastic to round out 2020 by celebrating the future of our local screen stories. Thank you to everyone who took the time to apply to this year’s program and to our project partners and valued mentors for their continued su...