Noel Mpofu and Anthony Ellis.
Seasoned writer and script executive Anthony Ellis has joined Screentime in the newly created role of head of scripted.
Ellis will work alongside head of production (scripted) Kerrie Mainwaring at the Banijay-owned production company headed by CEO Rory Callaghan.
Also at Screentime, chief financial officer Noel Mpofu has been promoted to chief operating officer. Earlier Screentime executive producer Johnny Lowry was upped to head of non-scripted.
These moves follow the retirement late last year of executive chairman Bob Campbell.
A former head of scripted content at Fremantle and Wentworth script executive, Ellis’ most recent credit was writing an episode of Breathless, Fremantle’s four-part thriller created by Neighbours executive producer Jason Herbison for Network 10 and the UK’s Channel 5.
Ellis said: “I am delighted to join Screentime and look forward to helping secure and build on its legacy of innovative, compelling and hugely popular drama.
Seasoned writer and script executive Anthony Ellis has joined Screentime in the newly created role of head of scripted.
Ellis will work alongside head of production (scripted) Kerrie Mainwaring at the Banijay-owned production company headed by CEO Rory Callaghan.
Also at Screentime, chief financial officer Noel Mpofu has been promoted to chief operating officer. Earlier Screentime executive producer Johnny Lowry was upped to head of non-scripted.
These moves follow the retirement late last year of executive chairman Bob Campbell.
A former head of scripted content at Fremantle and Wentworth script executive, Ellis’ most recent credit was writing an episode of Breathless, Fremantle’s four-part thriller created by Neighbours executive producer Jason Herbison for Network 10 and the UK’s Channel 5.
Ellis said: “I am delighted to join Screentime and look forward to helping secure and build on its legacy of innovative, compelling and hugely popular drama.
- 3/5/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Brett Tucker and Charlie Brooks.
Fremantle will produce Breathless, a four-part thriller created by Neighbours executive producer Jason Herbison for Network 10 and the UK’s Channel 5, using a production model designed as a precursor for more short-run dramas.
Directed by Scott Major, the miniseries will feature Aussie Brett Tucker and former EastEnders star Charlie Brooks as a couple in the UK who seek a fresh start in Australia after infidelity threatens their marriage.
That’s until they hire a nanny (yet to be cast), who isn’t as innocent as she appears and there are deadly consequences.
This is the first co-commission by 10 and Channel 5 since the completion of the ViacomCBS merger. The sibling networks collaborated on Neighbours spin-off series Neighbours: Erinsborough High, which premiered on their respective digital streaming services 10 Play and My5.
Herbison tells If he has long wanted to make a short-form drama,...
Fremantle will produce Breathless, a four-part thriller created by Neighbours executive producer Jason Herbison for Network 10 and the UK’s Channel 5, using a production model designed as a precursor for more short-run dramas.
Directed by Scott Major, the miniseries will feature Aussie Brett Tucker and former EastEnders star Charlie Brooks as a couple in the UK who seek a fresh start in Australia after infidelity threatens their marriage.
That’s until they hire a nanny (yet to be cast), who isn’t as innocent as she appears and there are deadly consequences.
This is the first co-commission by 10 and Channel 5 since the completion of the ViacomCBS merger. The sibling networks collaborated on Neighbours spin-off series Neighbours: Erinsborough High, which premiered on their respective digital streaming services 10 Play and My5.
Herbison tells If he has long wanted to make a short-form drama,...
- 12/5/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Natalie Dormer..
Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer will play English headmistress Mrs. Hester Appleyard in Foxtel.s upcoming.Picnic at Hanging Rock miniseries..
FremantleMedia.s six-parter begins shooting later this month. Amanda Brotchie (Agony, This is Littleton, Lowdown).will direct alongside the previously announced Michael Rymer and Larysa Kondracki.
Brotchie joins after the Australian Directors' Guild criticised FremantleMedia over the import of Kondracki, a Canadian, to shoot the series.
In late December, following a protest staged by the Adg and Wift Nsw outside FremantleMedia.s Sydney office, the production company announced it would bring on an Aussie female director to shoot one episode.
Joining Dormer as the teachers of Appleyard College are.Yael Stone (Orange is the New Black), French actress Lola Bessis (Cassandra, Swim Little Fish Swim),.Anna McGahan (The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Anzac Girls) and Sibylla Budd (Tomorrow When The War Began, Winners & Losers).
Schoolgirls will be played by Lily Sullivan (Camp,...
Game of Thrones star Natalie Dormer will play English headmistress Mrs. Hester Appleyard in Foxtel.s upcoming.Picnic at Hanging Rock miniseries..
FremantleMedia.s six-parter begins shooting later this month. Amanda Brotchie (Agony, This is Littleton, Lowdown).will direct alongside the previously announced Michael Rymer and Larysa Kondracki.
Brotchie joins after the Australian Directors' Guild criticised FremantleMedia over the import of Kondracki, a Canadian, to shoot the series.
In late December, following a protest staged by the Adg and Wift Nsw outside FremantleMedia.s Sydney office, the production company announced it would bring on an Aussie female director to shoot one episode.
Joining Dormer as the teachers of Appleyard College are.Yael Stone (Orange is the New Black), French actress Lola Bessis (Cassandra, Swim Little Fish Swim),.Anna McGahan (The Doctor Blake Mysteries, Anzac Girls) and Sibylla Budd (Tomorrow When The War Began, Winners & Losers).
Schoolgirls will be played by Lily Sullivan (Camp,...
- 2/17/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
YouTube star Adam Saleh made headlines on Wednesday when he accused Delta of kicking him off a flight for speaking Arabic over the phone to his mother — but now, eyewitnesses are disputing his claims. Anthony Ellis, a passenger on the flight, told the Washington Post that he was seated a row in front of Saleh and his friend Slim Albaher, and heard them shouting while one of them was filming people’s reactions. “He was never any part on the phone — I would have heard the whole conversation,” Ellis said, adding that he speaks Arabic. “If someone’s being racist,...
- 12/22/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Peter Weir's Picnic at Hanging Rock (1975)
Foxtel has commissioned what it has called a .trailblazing re-imagining. of Picnic at Hanging Rock as a TV series.
Like Peter Weir's classic film, the six-part drama will be based on the 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay, following the mysterious disappearances of three schoolgirls and their governess on Valentine.s Day 1900 and the far-reaching aftermath.
FremantleMedia Australia is set to produce, with funding secured through Screen Australia.
Foxtel head of drama Penny Win said Foxtel was .very proud. to bring the series to viewers.
.Like many others, I am a fan of the 1975 Australian film which was pivotal in establishing the modern Australian film industry. This series, based on the classic novel, will take viewers on a new and in depth journey into this incredibly iconic Australian story.
.Our aim is to provide a rich and diverse slate of Australian drama for our...
Foxtel has commissioned what it has called a .trailblazing re-imagining. of Picnic at Hanging Rock as a TV series.
Like Peter Weir's classic film, the six-part drama will be based on the 1967 novel by Joan Lindsay, following the mysterious disappearances of three schoolgirls and their governess on Valentine.s Day 1900 and the far-reaching aftermath.
FremantleMedia Australia is set to produce, with funding secured through Screen Australia.
Foxtel head of drama Penny Win said Foxtel was .very proud. to bring the series to viewers.
.Like many others, I am a fan of the 1975 Australian film which was pivotal in establishing the modern Australian film industry. This series, based on the classic novel, will take viewers on a new and in depth journey into this incredibly iconic Australian story.
.Our aim is to provide a rich and diverse slate of Australian drama for our...
- 9/7/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia will provide $1.35 million in funding for ten emerging screen professionals as part of a $10 million suite of enterprise programs.
The industry placement scheme will allow the selected candidates to work alongside the best and brightest in the sector..
Screen Australia.s Enterprise People provides individuals with a wage of up to $70,000 a year for full-time employment for one to two years.
The program, Enterprise People, gives on-the-job training and a critical bridge to long-term and sustainable employment for a new generation of screen practitioners.
Enterprise People is part of Screen Australia.s three-year, $10 million suite of Enterprise programs that aim to facilitate screen businesses to invest in development, talent and innovation for the benefit of the sector.
The 2015 program attracted applicants with a diverse range of talent..
While all were looking for hands-on opportunities in the screen sector, they had a variety of objectives, including: seeking to move...
The industry placement scheme will allow the selected candidates to work alongside the best and brightest in the sector..
Screen Australia.s Enterprise People provides individuals with a wage of up to $70,000 a year for full-time employment for one to two years.
The program, Enterprise People, gives on-the-job training and a critical bridge to long-term and sustainable employment for a new generation of screen practitioners.
Enterprise People is part of Screen Australia.s three-year, $10 million suite of Enterprise programs that aim to facilitate screen businesses to invest in development, talent and innovation for the benefit of the sector.
The 2015 program attracted applicants with a diverse range of talent..
While all were looking for hands-on opportunities in the screen sector, they had a variety of objectives, including: seeking to move...
- 12/2/2015
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
UK drama executive John Yorke, former exec producer of Wolf Hall, will serve as the international script mentor for FremantleMedia Australia.s Blue Sky drama initiative.
A former head of Channel Four Drama and controller of BBC Drama Production, Yorke will lead two writers through a 5-day development workshop in Sydney starting on August 17.
Fma is yet to name the two writers, whose projects will be developed to a bible and then first draft script stage, ready for commissioning, assisted by director of drama Jo Porter and head of scripted content Anthony Ellis.
They will be further rewarded with financial and creative participation in any successful project. Jointly funded by Screen Australia.s new enterprise industry program and Fma, the scheme aims to create four high-end drama concepts for international broadcasters and VOD platforms.
Porter said, .Having someone of the calibre of John Yorke guiding these unique projects is going...
A former head of Channel Four Drama and controller of BBC Drama Production, Yorke will lead two writers through a 5-day development workshop in Sydney starting on August 17.
Fma is yet to name the two writers, whose projects will be developed to a bible and then first draft script stage, ready for commissioning, assisted by director of drama Jo Porter and head of scripted content Anthony Ellis.
They will be further rewarded with financial and creative participation in any successful project. Jointly funded by Screen Australia.s new enterprise industry program and Fma, the scheme aims to create four high-end drama concepts for international broadcasters and VOD platforms.
Porter said, .Having someone of the calibre of John Yorke guiding these unique projects is going...
- 8/4/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Simon Baker will make his feature directing debut, Matchbox Pictures will adapt another Christos Tsiolkas. novel for the ABC and Endemol Australia will produce a female-driven drama for the Nine Network in projects funded by Screen Australia.
Among other funding recipients are a TV spin-off of Tomorrow, When the War Began, a Nowhere Boys telemovie for the ABC and a relationships comedy directed by Tim Ferguson and Marc Gracie.
In total Screen Australia is investing $13.4 million in 12 film and television projects which will trigger production worth $64.3 million.
Baker (The Mentalist) will direct and star in the screen adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath, scripted by Top of the Lake.s Gerard Lee.
The producers are Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook), Baker and See Pictures. Jamie Hilton (Backtrack, The Little Death).
Arclight is pitching the 1970s-set project to prospective buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The novel focusses on two teenagers,...
Among other funding recipients are a TV spin-off of Tomorrow, When the War Began, a Nowhere Boys telemovie for the ABC and a relationships comedy directed by Tim Ferguson and Marc Gracie.
In total Screen Australia is investing $13.4 million in 12 film and television projects which will trigger production worth $64.3 million.
Baker (The Mentalist) will direct and star in the screen adaptation of Tim Winton.s novel Breath, scripted by Top of the Lake.s Gerard Lee.
The producers are Mark Johnson (Breaking Bad, The Notebook), Baker and See Pictures. Jamie Hilton (Backtrack, The Little Death).
Arclight is pitching the 1970s-set project to prospective buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The novel focusses on two teenagers,...
- 5/13/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Australia.s highest-rated TV drama series Packed To The Rafters is back to claim its crown.
The Seven series, which last year averaged 1.8 million viewers, returns next week with another 22 episodes.
It.s the nation.s favourite drama, having netted Best Australian Drama at the last three Logie Awards. Two weeks ago it also took out the Audience Choice Award for Best TV Program at the inaugural Aacta Awards.
Series producer Chris Martin-Jones, who occasionally sits in the director.s chair, puts the show's success down to it being so relatable. The drama focuses on the Rafter family . a family, which, like any, faces pressures of life and love while dealing with serious social issues.
.They can see the characters in their own lives. They can see the situation the character.s in,. Martin-Jones says from his Sydney office.
He says tackling serious issues such as abortion, drug abuse and...
The Seven series, which last year averaged 1.8 million viewers, returns next week with another 22 episodes.
It.s the nation.s favourite drama, having netted Best Australian Drama at the last three Logie Awards. Two weeks ago it also took out the Audience Choice Award for Best TV Program at the inaugural Aacta Awards.
Series producer Chris Martin-Jones, who occasionally sits in the director.s chair, puts the show's success down to it being so relatable. The drama focuses on the Rafter family . a family, which, like any, faces pressures of life and love while dealing with serious social issues.
.They can see the characters in their own lives. They can see the situation the character.s in,. Martin-Jones says from his Sydney office.
He says tackling serious issues such as abortion, drug abuse and...
- 2/8/2012
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
Now entering its third year, Packed to the Rafters has become the Seven Network’s flagship drama. Its creators told Eleeza Hooker that making a hit TV show might be difficult, but maintaining it over the years is even harder.
The series, about a couple whose adult children come back to live at the family home, has been a hit with audiences, averaging 1.9m viewers in 2008 and 2009 – with a peak of 2.07m for Episode 41, a number surpassed only by Nine’s Underbelly.
The concept was developed by series creator and network script executive Bevan Lee, producer Jo Porter and script producer Anthony Ellis. Together, they’re in charge of keeping the series going.
“It’s a nice problem to have to maintain a hit show. As you keep going through stories, it becomes harder and harder,” said Porter.
According to Porter, Rafters is a valuable property for the network, and...
The series, about a couple whose adult children come back to live at the family home, has been a hit with audiences, averaging 1.9m viewers in 2008 and 2009 – with a peak of 2.07m for Episode 41, a number surpassed only by Nine’s Underbelly.
The concept was developed by series creator and network script executive Bevan Lee, producer Jo Porter and script producer Anthony Ellis. Together, they’re in charge of keeping the series going.
“It’s a nice problem to have to maintain a hit show. As you keep going through stories, it becomes harder and harder,” said Porter.
According to Porter, Rafters is a valuable property for the network, and...
- 8/4/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
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