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Three creatives reveal how the grass is greener where you water it, and how their arts practices were enhanced by a leap into the unknown.

The film is set to start production this autumn.

Is Australia ready for Peter Yeldham’s play that was banned here six decades ago?

(L to R: writers Trent Roberts, Hannah Samuel, Marisa Nathar, David Hannam) Nickelodeon International and Network 10 have announced a new kids’ scripted comedy, Taylor’s Island (working title) to be filmed in Queensland. To screen on Nickelodeon in 2022, it marks the first-ever partnership between the two broadcasters, as part of ViacomCBS. Produced by Fremantle, with major production investment from Screen Australia, the 20 x 22-minute action-packed comedy follows Taylor Young, a girl who...

p> 3 March 2021 The Queensland Government via Screen Queensland today announced that Fremantle Australia’s brand-new teen series, Taylor’s Island (working title), will film exclusively on the Gold Coast from July this year. Taylor’s Island (working title) follows the adventures of 14-year-old Taylor and her tight-knit group of friends as they explore the mysteries of their island home. It features a diverse female cast anchored by Australian leads and is produced for Viacom, to broadcast ...

His first paid gig was travelling to some of Queensland’s most beautiful locations as a researcher on The Great Outdoors. He then made the brave move to self-fund a low-budget film with his wife and director Louise Alston. The film Stephen Vagg with wife and director Louise Alston in 2013. “I took all the lessons I had learnt and put them into the film,” Mr Vagg said. “There is nothing quite like making a film. “It is like climbing a mountain. You spend a lot of the time worried yo...