‘The right team. The right time.’ How The Killings at Parrish Station stuck to their creative guns
Screen Australia Podcast
Horror is having a moment, and so is creator Ben Jenkins with the recent release of the cosmic horror, crime drama . Like creators of horror hits across the globe like Get Out, Weapons, , and more recently Obsession and Backrooms, Jenkins started in comedy. “Horrible things sometimes happen to quite funny people. […] People are naturally funny, even when bad things are happening to them,” hey says. “And that, to me, is drama.” He credits the collaborative and improvisational nature of his sketch comedy past with shaping production of the series,...
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How Aussie indie games and screen are levelling up with IP
Screen Australia Podcast
The relationship between the games and screen sectors has never been closer, and with the Aussie games industry generating over , games storytelling is hitting a new boss level. In the first of this microseries, we get the lowdown on the indie games space from Screen Australia Head of Games Joey Egger and Ari Harrison of Umbrella. With over 25 years supporting indie films and tv on the global stage, Umbrella have recently launched a gaming distribution arm, Umbrella Gaming, with their first title Pro Jank Footy due for release in 2026. Egger and Harrison discuss the...
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Your Audience: The Ultimate Market Guide
Screen Australia Podcast
Start the year right with the latest Marketplace intel from Screen Australia Head of Market and Audience Rakel Tansley. Throughout the podcast, Tansley gives insight into how the Screen Australia Market and Audience team collates investment data and deal terms to provide an overview of the domestic and global marketplace, including how the data is interpreted to identify trends and develop publicly available resources for producers and filmmakers. She also discusses the rise of direct-to-audience and the microdrama, the importance of retaining IP and...
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Alibrandi to Kangaroo: Kate Woods on directing hits for an enduring global career
Screen Australia Podcast
We all recognise the media landscape has changed dramatically over the past 40 years, and for creatives like today's guest, working as a director is a masterclass in embracing change. Joining us is Australian director Kate Woods to share her insights about the evolution of the television sector behind the camera and the project that brought her back to Australia. She's worked on some of the biggest titles on the small screen in Australia and the US, including Aussie favourites like GP, All Saints, Farscape and City Homicide, and US titles including Without a Trace, the Law and Order...
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From the Top End to the small screen with Miranda Tapsell and Joshua Tyler
Screen Australia Podcast
Creators and writers of hit film Top End Wedding, Miranda Tapsell and Joshua Tyler, join us this episode to talk about their new Amazon Australia Original Series Top End Bub. Following the global success of their debut feature film of Sundance-favourite Top End Wedding, creators and writers Miranda Tapsell and Joshua Tyler found audiences clamouring for more tales from the top end – and they were happy to oblige. As Tyler says, “If you've got an audience there, you've got a fan base, keep feeding them!” Tapsell and Tyler share how they leveraged the...
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Saving the planet one set at a time with Karl Liegis and Helen Panckhurst
Screen Australia Podcast
This is a big episode. We're talking saving the world big. The global screen industry . From fossil fuels to food waste, costumes and sets, , and with pressure on production costs and budgeting, embracing sustainable practices on set can seem daunting. But a growing movement of practitioners are exploring how to build more sustainable productions, regardless of size. 60Forty Films' Karl Liegis and Matchbox Pictures' Helen Panchurst join this episode to discuss the strategies and opportunities for engaging the screen sector in sustainability. They share their insights into what...
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Director Justin Kurzel on embracing your creative voice
Screen Australia Podcast
The Snowtown and Nitram director shares what he learnt from making his first documentary, Ellis Park. Ellis Park is Kurzel’s third release over the past year, alongside feature film The Order, starring Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult, and Amazon Prime’s Australian war drama series The Narrow Road to the Deep North. He shares the challenges and joys of juggling three feature film projects simultaneously, advice on shaping your project for success on the global market, and how his view of filmmaking has changed from director to producer.
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"Don't think algorithm, think audience": making data work for you in online content with Nico Lockhart
Screen Australia Podcast
Digital content strategist and kids IP specialist Nico Lockhart shares what producers can learn about audience development and content production from YouTube. From the importance of a good thumbnail, why a viral video could take years, how the direct-to-audience model is evolving with its audience, and the parallels between so-called traditional media and online media production, get the lowdown on how YouTube is changing the way audiences engage with screen stories. Resources Learn more about developing kids IP for YouTube with Nico Lockhart via the .
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NITV are looking for the next great First Nations story
Screen Australia Podcast
Head of Indigenous Commissioning and Production dropped by the Screen Australia Podcast to talk about the role of the broadcaster in showcasing and celebrating the diversity of First Nations experiences and supporting stories told by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners, and shares her vision for NITV and gives advice for producers and filmmakers looking to pitch to the broadcaster.
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Creator Nicholas Verso on adapting Invisible Boys for television
Screen Australia Podcast
Writer and director Nicholas Verso joins the podcast to share how he brought the award-winning novel Invisible Boys to television, including building the writers room, knowing when to move away from the source material, filming in regional Western Australia, and creating a visual language, as well as shaping authentic queer narratives for young adults.
info_outlineMax Jahufer speaks on the importance of transgender visibility both in front of and behind the camera, the emerging role of community consultants in the industry, and his experiences from the writers room to first-time actor on the upcoming Australian feature film A Savage Christmas.