May 27th, 2021 By David Knox Make a commentFiled under: News,
Former Head of the Indigenous Department at Screen Australia Penny Smallacombe (pictured right) is joining Bunya Media Group (
Mystery Road, Copping It Black,
The Moth Effect,
At Screen Australia for 6 years, she oversaw a large slate of titles including
Total Control, She Who Must Be Loved, We Don’t Need a Map, Grace Beside Me and
Little J and Big Cuz. She also created numerous special initiatives which have provided development opportunities for emerging writing, directing and producing talents.
At Bunya, Smallacombe will produce a number of major upcoming productions including
Streaming Wars: Amazon Original Content
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The last big hitter for our streaming wars series is Amazon Prime. Yes, the company that lets you order soil, kitchen utensils and toilet paper all at 2 a.m. with free two-day shipping is also a heavy hitter in streaming wars. Seems weird, right? But nowadays it looks like anyone can be a media company. Amazon Prime actually does have some pretty great options. I would say it certainly has a lower amount of options that are considered Amazon Prime Originals but there are some good ones!
Fleabag
This British black comedy show is actually based on a one woman show by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Fleabag, which also stars Waller-Bridge as the title character, is about a sexually active young woman in London who is just trying to get through life. The question is, how can she do that when she’s got a wicked step-mother, an awfully self-centered sister and a father who fails to see anything the way she does.