"Every human on that battlefield will die!" Umbrella Ent. in Australia has debuted the official trailer for a kooky action comedy called The Emu War, set for a special release this weekend Down Under. Following sold out screenings at Monster Fest, Umbrella is bringing The Emu War back to cinemas for a weekend of event screenings from June 21-23. "Created by the prolific Australian comedy outfit, Hot Dad Productions, this web-series turned feature film is an unhinged take on the true story of the infamous Great Emu War that will have audiences laughing, gagging, and cheering till the very end." Based on the Great Emu War of 1932, a platoon of soldiers are driven into a brutal and bloody battle against Australia's deadliest flightless beasts in this shockingly violent comedy. The non-stop joke fest stars some of Australia’s finest comedians: Damian Callinan, Lisa Fineberg, Aaron Gocs, Dane Simpson, Ben Russell,...
- 6/21/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Based on true events – no seriously, there was a “Great Emu War” back in 1932 – the upcoming horror movie The Emu War looks to recapture the same bad-good energy of the Birdemic films. If that sounds up your alley, we’re happy to serve up the trailer this morning.
An emu mob fights back against Australian soldiers in this “unapologetically silly, ultra-low budget war epic,” and you can watch the official trailer for The Emu War down below.
In the upcoming movie, “Based on the infamous Great Emu War of 1932, a rag tag platoon of soldiers are driven into a brutal and bloody battle against Australia’s deadliest flightless beasts. Haunted by the kidnapping of his son at the hands of the Emus, Major Meredith leads the platoon behind enemy lines in order to kill the emus Leader the Queen Emu.”
Lisa Fineberg, John Campbell and Jay Morrissey directed The Emu War,...
An emu mob fights back against Australian soldiers in this “unapologetically silly, ultra-low budget war epic,” and you can watch the official trailer for The Emu War down below.
In the upcoming movie, “Based on the infamous Great Emu War of 1932, a rag tag platoon of soldiers are driven into a brutal and bloody battle against Australia’s deadliest flightless beasts. Haunted by the kidnapping of his son at the hands of the Emus, Major Meredith leads the platoon behind enemy lines in order to kill the emus Leader the Queen Emu.”
Lisa Fineberg, John Campbell and Jay Morrissey directed The Emu War,...
- 2/8/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Aacta has revealed those in contention for the major film, television and short-form prizes at this year’s awards, with High Ground leading the charge in the film categories and The Newsreader ahead in television.
The nominations follow those revealed for feature documentary in July, with the technical craft categories still to come.
Aacta also announced today that this year’s awards will move from The Star to the Sydney Opera House, with the ceremony to be held December 8.
There has also been a change in broadcast partners from Seven to 10, where the ceremony will air first followed by an encore on Fox Arena on Foxtel, Binge, and Aacta TV.
High Ground has earned eight nominations, including Best Film. Also nominated for the night’s major prize are Nitram, which earned seven nods, The Dry, which has six, as well as The Furnace, Penguin Bloom and Rams.
The Best Indie Film Award,...
The nominations follow those revealed for feature documentary in July, with the technical craft categories still to come.
Aacta also announced today that this year’s awards will move from The Star to the Sydney Opera House, with the ceremony to be held December 8.
There has also been a change in broadcast partners from Seven to 10, where the ceremony will air first followed by an encore on Fox Arena on Foxtel, Binge, and Aacta TV.
High Ground has earned eight nominations, including Best Film. Also nominated for the night’s major prize are Nitram, which earned seven nods, The Dry, which has six, as well as The Furnace, Penguin Bloom and Rams.
The Best Indie Film Award,...
- 10/30/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
ABC’s Rosehaven welcomes viewers to the green rolling hills of Tasmania for one final season in the small town we’ve all come to know and love.
The fifth and final season of the comedy will air August 4 at 9pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
Written, produced by and starring Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, Rosehaven follows the story of two fictional friends and unlikely real estate agents, Daniel and Emma.
Having defeated the first agent that tried to encroach on McCallum Real Estate’s territory, Daniel and Emma are happy for things to get back to normal at the office. Navigating issues that crop up with their clients, they’re finally managing the routine of being professional adults. Barbara’s (Kris McQuade) trust is growing for the duo as she lets them take on more responsibility within the business. Could this be the year she finally retires?...
The fifth and final season of the comedy will air August 4 at 9pm on ABC TV and ABC iview.
Written, produced by and starring Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, Rosehaven follows the story of two fictional friends and unlikely real estate agents, Daniel and Emma.
Having defeated the first agent that tried to encroach on McCallum Real Estate’s territory, Daniel and Emma are happy for things to get back to normal at the office. Navigating issues that crop up with their clients, they’re finally managing the routine of being professional adults. Barbara’s (Kris McQuade) trust is growing for the duo as she lets them take on more responsibility within the business. Could this be the year she finally retires?...
- 7/8/2021
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The ABC has ordered a fifth season of Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola’s comedy Rosehaven, with production to kick off in Tassie next month.
The fifth instalment sees McCallum Real Estate’s Daniel (McGregor) and Emma (Pacquola) content for things to go back to normal, having defeated the first agent who tried to encroach on their territory. But Barbara (Kris McQuade) isn’t, and she forces them to take on more responsibility for the business,
The eight-part A What Horse?/Guesswork Television series will shoot over seven weeks. In a boon for the Tasmanian industry, it will employ 37 local full-time crew, 16 local casuals, 25 local actors and more than 50 extras. Six departments are completely staffed by locals, and ten departments have Tasmanian HODs.
The fifth season also sees 17 ‘Rosehaven graduates’ in the crew – that is, staff who had their first professional engagement or started as a trainee or attachment on...
The fifth instalment sees McCallum Real Estate’s Daniel (McGregor) and Emma (Pacquola) content for things to go back to normal, having defeated the first agent who tried to encroach on their territory. But Barbara (Kris McQuade) isn’t, and she forces them to take on more responsibility for the business,
The eight-part A What Horse?/Guesswork Television series will shoot over seven weeks. In a boon for the Tasmanian industry, it will employ 37 local full-time crew, 16 local casuals, 25 local actors and more than 50 extras. Six departments are completely staffed by locals, and ten departments have Tasmanian HODs.
The fifth season also sees 17 ‘Rosehaven graduates’ in the crew – that is, staff who had their first professional engagement or started as a trainee or attachment on...
- 1/21/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Ben Lawrence and Beatrix Christian’s Hearts and Bones was named best original feature film screenplay at the Australian Writers’ Guild’s annual Awgie Awards yesterday evening, while Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps took home the adaptation prize for Penguin Bloom.
Two of 2019’s top dramas, The Hunting, written by Niki Aken and Matthew Cormack, and Total Control (Episode 3), by Pip Karmel, were recognised in the television categories, while The Heights, lauded for its depiction of contemporary Australia, won Peter Mattessi the Awgie in the television serial category, ending a run of 16-straight years for Neighbours and Home and Away.
Playwright Suzie Miller’s critically acclaimed one-woman play Prima Facie took out the evening’s highest honours, winning the 2020 Major Award, the David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for Australian Theatre, and in the stage category.
The one-woman play holds a mirror up to the Australian legal system, exposing...
Two of 2019’s top dramas, The Hunting, written by Niki Aken and Matthew Cormack, and Total Control (Episode 3), by Pip Karmel, were recognised in the television categories, while The Heights, lauded for its depiction of contemporary Australia, won Peter Mattessi the Awgie in the television serial category, ending a run of 16-straight years for Neighbours and Home and Away.
Playwright Suzie Miller’s critically acclaimed one-woman play Prima Facie took out the evening’s highest honours, winning the 2020 Major Award, the David Williamson Prize for Excellence in Writing for Australian Theatre, and in the stage category.
The one-woman play holds a mirror up to the Australian legal system, exposing...
- 12/8/2020
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Monica Zanetti’s screenplay of Ellie & Abbie (& Ellie’s Dead Aunt), Ben Lawrence and Beatrix Christian’s Hearts and Bones and Ally Burnham’s Unsound have been nominated for best original feature in the 53rd annual Awgie Awards.
The contenders for the feature film adaptation prize are Thomas M. Wright and Erik Jensen’s Acute Misfortune, Lisa Hoppe’s H is for Happiness, Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps’ Penguin Bloom and C.S. McMullen’s The Other Lamb.
The TV series prize promises to be a close race between episodes of Glen Dolman’s Bloom, Michael Petroni’s Messiah for Netflix, Belinda Chayko’s Stateless, Samantha Strauss’ The End and Pip Karmel’s Total Control.
Timothy Hobart, John Ridley, Jeremy Nguyen, Alan Nguyen and Michele Lee’s Hungry Ghosts will square off against Matthew Cormack and Niki Aken’s The Hunting for best miniseries.
In the TV serial category it must...
The contenders for the feature film adaptation prize are Thomas M. Wright and Erik Jensen’s Acute Misfortune, Lisa Hoppe’s H is for Happiness, Shaun Grant and Harry Cripps’ Penguin Bloom and C.S. McMullen’s The Other Lamb.
The TV series prize promises to be a close race between episodes of Glen Dolman’s Bloom, Michael Petroni’s Messiah for Netflix, Belinda Chayko’s Stateless, Samantha Strauss’ The End and Pip Karmel’s Total Control.
Timothy Hobart, John Ridley, Jeremy Nguyen, Alan Nguyen and Michele Lee’s Hungry Ghosts will square off against Matthew Cormack and Niki Aken’s The Hunting for best miniseries.
In the TV serial category it must...
- 9/25/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Rosehaven’s’ Luke McGregor (l) and Celia Pacquola with Rick Kalowski.
In six-and-a-half years as head of comedy at the ABC, Rick Kalowski oversaw a number of series which he believes could have found homes at the commercial free-to-air networks – if they had been offered to them.
“The ABC does an incredible job as the driver of Australian scripted comedy but I truly see no reason why, with the right projects, the love can’t be spread,” he tells If.
Rosehaven would have been a comfortable fit for the Nine or Ten Networks, he thinks, while Frayed would have suited Nine, albeit, he notes, perhaps with some of the fruitier bad language toned down.
The Letdown might have been a good match for Ten’s demographic while Ronny Chieng: International Student could have fulfilled Sbs’s remit..
Given the ratings success of several ABC comedies, Kalowski, who steps down this Friday,...
In six-and-a-half years as head of comedy at the ABC, Rick Kalowski oversaw a number of series which he believes could have found homes at the commercial free-to-air networks – if they had been offered to them.
“The ABC does an incredible job as the driver of Australian scripted comedy but I truly see no reason why, with the right projects, the love can’t be spread,” he tells If.
Rosehaven would have been a comfortable fit for the Nine or Ten Networks, he thinks, while Frayed would have suited Nine, albeit, he notes, perhaps with some of the fruitier bad language toned down.
The Letdown might have been a good match for Ten’s demographic while Ronny Chieng: International Student could have fulfilled Sbs’s remit..
Given the ratings success of several ABC comedies, Kalowski, who steps down this Friday,...
- 1/27/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
‘Rosehaven.’
Zahra Newman, Josh Quong Tart, Natalie Tran and stand-up comedian Geraldine Hickey have joined the cast of the fourth season of the ABC’s Rosehaven, which is now shooting in Tasmania.
Jonathan Brough and Shaun Wilson are sharing the directing duties on the eight episodes for What Horse? and Guesswork Television.
Creators/writers Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola are again producing with Andrew Walker, with Fiona McConaghy as co-producer, co-funded by Screen Tasmania and the ABC.
The new series sees best friends Daniel (McGregor) and Emma (Pacquola) finally getting into the groove of being real estate agents.
That’s until McCallum Real Estate, the only agency in town, faces competition from another agent, forcing the duo and Daniel’s formidable mother Barbara (Kris McQuade), who’s still in charge, to draw on all their skills and local knowledge.
Also returning are Sam Cotton as town bully Bruce, Noela Foxcroft as octogenarian receptionist Mrs Marsh,...
Zahra Newman, Josh Quong Tart, Natalie Tran and stand-up comedian Geraldine Hickey have joined the cast of the fourth season of the ABC’s Rosehaven, which is now shooting in Tasmania.
Jonathan Brough and Shaun Wilson are sharing the directing duties on the eight episodes for What Horse? and Guesswork Television.
Creators/writers Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola are again producing with Andrew Walker, with Fiona McConaghy as co-producer, co-funded by Screen Tasmania and the ABC.
The new series sees best friends Daniel (McGregor) and Emma (Pacquola) finally getting into the groove of being real estate agents.
That’s until McCallum Real Estate, the only agency in town, faces competition from another agent, forcing the duo and Daniel’s formidable mother Barbara (Kris McQuade), who’s still in charge, to draw on all their skills and local knowledge.
Also returning are Sam Cotton as town bully Bruce, Noela Foxcroft as octogenarian receptionist Mrs Marsh,...
- 10/21/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Leon Ford in ‘The Letdown’ (Photo credit: Tony Mott).
Admirers of Leon Ford who enjoyed his work as Ruben in the ABC’s The Letdown and other shows should savour his performance in Jeremy Sims’ upcoming movie Rams because after that he will be off screen for a while.
The actor-writer moved to Los Angeles last year with his wife Alice Bell and their three young children as Alice serves as the writer/creator and co-showrunner on The Expatriates, a 10-part Amazon series produced by Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films.
Based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel, the series centres on a group of close-knit American women and their lives as outsiders in Hong Kong and is yet to go into production.
“I would like to find a happy medium that a lot people have where they can go and back forth and do jobs,” he tells If during a family vacation in Australia.
Admirers of Leon Ford who enjoyed his work as Ruben in the ABC’s The Letdown and other shows should savour his performance in Jeremy Sims’ upcoming movie Rams because after that he will be off screen for a while.
The actor-writer moved to Los Angeles last year with his wife Alice Bell and their three young children as Alice serves as the writer/creator and co-showrunner on The Expatriates, a 10-part Amazon series produced by Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films.
Based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s novel, the series centres on a group of close-knit American women and their lives as outsiders in Hong Kong and is yet to go into production.
“I would like to find a happy medium that a lot people have where they can go and back forth and do jobs,” he tells If during a family vacation in Australia.
- 8/8/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Sam Cotton in ‘Diary of an Uber Driver.’
When Sam Cotton landed the title role in the ABC/RevLover Films’ dramedy Diary of an Uber Driver, he approached the job with some trepidation.
It was his first lead after playing Bruce, the nemesis of Luke McGregor’s Daniel in the ABC’s Rosehaven, and son-in-law Wayne in Sbs’s The Family Law.
He plays Uber driver Ben, whose life had always been in cruise control until his newish girlfriend Beck (Zahra Newman) gets pregnant in the six-parter scripted by Tom Ward, based on Ben Phillips’ blog.
He got the gig after doing a self-tape when he lived in Brisbane (he is now based in Sydney), followed by a call back in Sydney a few weeks later.
“At the outset I was kind of terrified but the director Matt Moore did so much to make me comfortable,” he tells If. “He...
When Sam Cotton landed the title role in the ABC/RevLover Films’ dramedy Diary of an Uber Driver, he approached the job with some trepidation.
It was his first lead after playing Bruce, the nemesis of Luke McGregor’s Daniel in the ABC’s Rosehaven, and son-in-law Wayne in Sbs’s The Family Law.
He plays Uber driver Ben, whose life had always been in cruise control until his newish girlfriend Beck (Zahra Newman) gets pregnant in the six-parter scripted by Tom Ward, based on Ben Phillips’ blog.
He got the gig after doing a self-tape when he lived in Brisbane (he is now based in Sydney), followed by a call back in Sydney a few weeks later.
“At the outset I was kind of terrified but the director Matt Moore did so much to make me comfortable,” he tells If. “He...
- 7/29/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The writers of All Is True, Hotel Mumbai, Relic, Ride Like a Girl and The Favourite have been nominated for best original feature film in the 52nd annual Awgie Awards.
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (Deb Cox) and True History of the Kelly Gang (Shaun Grant) are the contenders for the feature film adaptation category.
Andrew Knight scored two nominations, for Ride Like a Girl (shared with Elise McCredie) and for TV series or miniseries for an episode of ABC’s Jack Irish, competing with Bloom (Glen Dolman), Secret City: Under the Eagle (Matt Cameron) and The End (Samantha Strauss).
Ben Elton wrote All is True, John Collee and Anthony Maras wrote Hotel Mumbai, Christian White and Natalie Erika James scripted Relic and Tony McNamara and Deborah Davis collaborated on The Favourite.
In the running for telemovie or miniseries up to four hours are The Cry (Jacquelin Perske...
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (Deb Cox) and True History of the Kelly Gang (Shaun Grant) are the contenders for the feature film adaptation category.
Andrew Knight scored two nominations, for Ride Like a Girl (shared with Elise McCredie) and for TV series or miniseries for an episode of ABC’s Jack Irish, competing with Bloom (Glen Dolman), Secret City: Under the Eagle (Matt Cameron) and The End (Samantha Strauss).
Ben Elton wrote All is True, John Collee and Anthony Maras wrote Hotel Mumbai, Christian White and Natalie Erika James scripted Relic and Tony McNamara and Deborah Davis collaborated on The Favourite.
In the running for telemovie or miniseries up to four hours are The Cry (Jacquelin Perske...
- 7/12/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
The Rosehaven TV show is an Australian production. It got its start on Australia's ABC TV in 2016. SundanceTV then boarded as a co-producer and aired the first two seasons stateside, in the fall of 2017. Now that it is back for its long-awaited third season, will the audience still care? Will Rosehaven be cancelled or renewed for season four? Stay tuned.
A SundanceTV comedy, Rosehaven stars creators Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, with Kris McQuade, Katie Robertson, David Quirk, Kim Knuckey, Noela Foxcroft, Sam Cotton, and Susie Youssef. The TV series follows Daniel McCallum (McGregor), who returns to Rosehaven, his rural Tasmanian hometown, in order to help his steamroller of a mother, Barbara (McQuade), with her real estate business. He gets quite a surprise when Emma (Pacquola), his best friend from the mainland, follows him there. Now they have to try to...
A SundanceTV comedy, Rosehaven stars creators Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, with Kris McQuade, Katie Robertson, David Quirk, Kim Knuckey, Noela Foxcroft, Sam Cotton, and Susie Youssef. The TV series follows Daniel McCallum (McGregor), who returns to Rosehaven, his rural Tasmanian hometown, in order to help his steamroller of a mother, Barbara (McQuade), with her real estate business. He gets quite a surprise when Emma (Pacquola), his best friend from the mainland, follows him there. Now they have to try to...
- 6/22/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Vulture Watch
Should Daniel and Emma remain in Rosehaven. Has the Rosehaven TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on SundanceTV? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Rosehaven, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An Australian comedy airing on SundanceTV in the United States, Rosehaven stars creators Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, with Kris McQuade, Katie Robertson, David Quirk, Kim Knuckey, Noela Foxcroft, Sam Cotton, and Susie Youssef. The TV series follows Daniel McCallum (McGregor), who returns to Rosehaven, his rural Tasmanian hometown, in order to help his steamroller of a mother, Barbara (McQuade), with her real estate business. He gets quite a surprise...
Should Daniel and Emma remain in Rosehaven. Has the Rosehaven TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on SundanceTV? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Rosehaven, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
An Australian comedy airing on SundanceTV in the United States, Rosehaven stars creators Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, with Kris McQuade, Katie Robertson, David Quirk, Kim Knuckey, Noela Foxcroft, Sam Cotton, and Susie Youssef. The TV series follows Daniel McCallum (McGregor), who returns to Rosehaven, his rural Tasmanian hometown, in order to help his steamroller of a mother, Barbara (McQuade), with her real estate business. He gets quite a surprise...
- 6/22/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Are Daniel and Emma making the most of small town living during the third season of the Rosehaven TV show on SundanceTV? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Rosehaven is cancelled or renewed for season four. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustration when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we'd like to offer you the chance to rate all of the Rosehaven season three episodes here.
An Australian comedy airing on SundanceTV in the United States, Rosehaven stars creators Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, with Kris McQuade, Katie Robertson, David Quirk, Kim Knuckey, Noela Foxcroft, Sam Cotton, and Susie Youssef. The TV series follows Daniel McCallum (McGregor), who returns to Rosehaven, his rural Tasmanian hometown, in order to...
An Australian comedy airing on SundanceTV in the United States, Rosehaven stars creators Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, with Kris McQuade, Katie Robertson, David Quirk, Kim Knuckey, Noela Foxcroft, Sam Cotton, and Susie Youssef. The TV series follows Daniel McCallum (McGregor), who returns to Rosehaven, his rural Tasmanian hometown, in order to...
- 6/22/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: SundanceTV.
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour).
Seasons: Ongoing.
TV show dates: September 27, 2017 — present.
Series status: Has not been cancelled.
Performers include: Luke McGregor, Celia Pacquola, Kris McQuade, Katie Robertson, David Quirk, Kim Knuckey, Noela Foxcroft, Sam Cotton, and Susie Youssef.
TV show description:
From real-life best friends, comedians, creators, and writers Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, the Rosehaven TV show is an Australian comedy series and a co-production between Australia's ABC network and SundanceTV. The story follows Daniel McCallum (McGregor), who returns to Rosehaven, his rural Tasmanian hometown, in order to help his steamroller of a mother, Barbara (McQuade), with her real estate business. He gets quite a surprise when Emma (Pacquola), his best friend from the mainland, follows him there.
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour).
Seasons: Ongoing.
TV show dates: September 27, 2017 — present.
Series status: Has not been cancelled.
Performers include: Luke McGregor, Celia Pacquola, Kris McQuade, Katie Robertson, David Quirk, Kim Knuckey, Noela Foxcroft, Sam Cotton, and Susie Youssef.
TV show description:
From real-life best friends, comedians, creators, and writers Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, the Rosehaven TV show is an Australian comedy series and a co-production between Australia's ABC network and SundanceTV. The story follows Daniel McCallum (McGregor), who returns to Rosehaven, his rural Tasmanian hometown, in order to help his steamroller of a mother, Barbara (McQuade), with her real estate business. He gets quite a surprise when Emma (Pacquola), his best friend from the mainland, follows him there.
- 6/1/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
‘Diary of an Uber Driver.’
Sally Riley is bemused when people use this line when they are pitching projects to her: “This is definitely an ABC show.”
The ABC’s head of scripted production, Riley usually replies: “What is that? What is an ABC show?”
Interviewed in her Ultimo office for a two-part story, she tells If: “If it’s a great show, we’ll do it. I don’t think it must fit in the parameters of what is supposed to be an ABC show.
“We want to not only hold our audiences but also bring in new and younger audiences and we have a broad slate to try to meet both. We will definitely take a calculated risk when we believe in a show.”
As an example of a program which she thinks most people would not expect to see on the public broadcaster, she points to Les Norton,...
Sally Riley is bemused when people use this line when they are pitching projects to her: “This is definitely an ABC show.”
The ABC’s head of scripted production, Riley usually replies: “What is that? What is an ABC show?”
Interviewed in her Ultimo office for a two-part story, she tells If: “If it’s a great show, we’ll do it. I don’t think it must fit in the parameters of what is supposed to be an ABC show.
“We want to not only hold our audiences but also bring in new and younger audiences and we have a broad slate to try to meet both. We will definitely take a calculated risk when we believe in a show.”
As an example of a program which she thinks most people would not expect to see on the public broadcaster, she points to Les Norton,...
- 5/7/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
If you like to get your laughs from Down Under, we've got good news for you. ABC TV in Australia and SundanceTV have renewed the Rosehaven TV show for a third season, with a premiere date Tbd. The comedy originally debuted in Australia, in October of 2016. In 2017, SundanceTV boarded as a co-producer for the second season, with the first two installments launching in the Us, in September and October of 2017 (respectively). From real-life best friends, comedians, creators, and writers Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, Rosehaven stars McGregor, Pacquola, Kris McQuade, Katie Robertson, and David Quirk. The SundanceTV show centers on Daniel McCallum (McGregor), who returns to his rural Tasmanian hometown, Rosehaven, to help his overbearing mom, Barbara (McQuade), with her real estate business. He's soon surprised when his best friend, Emma (Pacquola), leaves...
- 3/26/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Sometimes the best TV couples aren’t actually couples. They seem to know exactly what each other is thinking at any given moment. They can anticipate exactly what the other person needs to make them happy, calm them down, or give them a much-needed metaphorical kick in the ass. It’s love without romance, friendship without tension. And it’s that precise kind of authentic foundation that Season 1 of SundanceTV’s “Rosehaven” is built on.
Written by and starring Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor, the Australian comedy follows two best friends as they navigate through the day-to-day quirks of the title Tasmanian town. Emma (Pacquola) was recently abandoned by her newlywed husband, left stranded on her honeymoon in Bali. Searching for a way to escape the psychological pitfalls of such an unexpected break up, she escapes to Rosehaven where Daniel (McGregor) has returned to his hometown, trying to help keep...
Written by and starring Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor, the Australian comedy follows two best friends as they navigate through the day-to-day quirks of the title Tasmanian town. Emma (Pacquola) was recently abandoned by her newlywed husband, left stranded on her honeymoon in Bali. Searching for a way to escape the psychological pitfalls of such an unexpected break up, she escapes to Rosehaven where Daniel (McGregor) has returned to his hometown, trying to help keep...
- 9/27/2017
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Rosehaven is already a TV hit down under in Australia and is soon to debut its second season in the county. But lucky for us, tonight we get our first taste of the premiere season which brings us smalltown life Tasmania, or “Tassie”, style. This regional comedy includes classic curveball “didn’t see it coming” wit laced with smart dialogue and loads of charm, thanks to the combined efforts of Tasmanian-born Luke McGregor, who plays Daniel McCallum, and his writing and acting partner Celia Pacquola, who stars as Emma Dawes. The premise is simple: Daniel needs to head back to the...read more...
- 9/27/2017
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
The line-up for the 13th Annual New York Television Festival has been officially revealed for a choice week of screenings, educational panels, fan events, and red carpets premieres. This year, truTV will present a screening of “At Home With Amy Sedaris,” while Amy Sedaris herself makes an appearance to celebrate and discuss the launch of her new comedy series.
In addition, “The Deuce” executive producer and director Michelle MacLaren, executive producer Nina Kostoff-Noble, and VP of programming Kathleen McCaffrey will discuss the HBO’s series depiction of the rise of the porn industry in 1970s New York. Executive producer and talent Dana Gould, producer and talent John C. McGinley, and talent Janet Varney will also offer fans a behind-the-scenes look into thse second season of IFC’s comedy-horror series “Stan Against Evil.”
Other standout screenings include the Season 2 premiere of TBS’s “Search Party,” where festival-goers can catch a panel...
In addition, “The Deuce” executive producer and director Michelle MacLaren, executive producer Nina Kostoff-Noble, and VP of programming Kathleen McCaffrey will discuss the HBO’s series depiction of the rise of the porn industry in 1970s New York. Executive producer and talent Dana Gould, producer and talent John C. McGinley, and talent Janet Varney will also offer fans a behind-the-scenes look into thse second season of IFC’s comedy-horror series “Stan Against Evil.”
Other standout screenings include the Season 2 premiere of TBS’s “Search Party,” where festival-goers can catch a panel...
- 9/22/2017
- by Raelyn Giansanti
- Indiewire
Hounds of Love..
In a David and Goliath battle, the screenplays for Ben Young.s debut feature Hounds of Love and Mel Gibson.s Hacksaw Ridge will compete for the original feature film prize at this year.s Awgie Awards.
That pits a low-budgeted film scripted by Young, which has grossed $125,000 in three weeks at six Australian cinemas, against the $US40 million WW2 drama written by Andrew Knight with Robert Schenkkan, which has amassed $US175.3 million worldwide.
There is only one nomination for the feature film adaptation category so the winner almost certainly will be Luke Davies for Lion, based on Saroo Brierley.s memoir.
The 50th Annual Awgie Awards presented by the Australian Writers. Guild will be handed out in Sydney on Friday August 25.
Individual category winners will be eligible for the Major Award, given to the most outstanding script of the year. Past winners have included the writers...
In a David and Goliath battle, the screenplays for Ben Young.s debut feature Hounds of Love and Mel Gibson.s Hacksaw Ridge will compete for the original feature film prize at this year.s Awgie Awards.
That pits a low-budgeted film scripted by Young, which has grossed $125,000 in three weeks at six Australian cinemas, against the $US40 million WW2 drama written by Andrew Knight with Robert Schenkkan, which has amassed $US175.3 million worldwide.
There is only one nomination for the feature film adaptation category so the winner almost certainly will be Luke Davies for Lion, based on Saroo Brierley.s memoir.
The 50th Annual Awgie Awards presented by the Australian Writers. Guild will be handed out in Sydney on Friday August 25.
Individual category winners will be eligible for the Major Award, given to the most outstanding script of the year. Past winners have included the writers...
- 6/20/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
'Rosehaven'..
SundanceTV is set to co-produce the second season of Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor.s Rosehaven with the ABC, What Horse?, and Guesswork Television..
The Us network has also acquired the rights to the.first season, the ABC.s highest rating comedy last year.
This is not the first co-production between the two networks, with SundanceTV also a co-producer on.Cleverman.
.When making our show in a small town in Tasmania, it's hard to imagine, next stop Hollywood! But here we are. We are so excited about Rosehaven making it all the way to the U.S.,. said writer, creator and star Pacquola.
Read our interview with Celia Pacquola about the development of the first season of Rosehaven..
..The first season is quirky, charming, relatable, sweet, and hilarious — all the ingredients of great comedy,. said SundanceTV and SundanceNow Gm Jan Diedrichsen.
.We.re thrilled to partner with...
SundanceTV is set to co-produce the second season of Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor.s Rosehaven with the ABC, What Horse?, and Guesswork Television..
The Us network has also acquired the rights to the.first season, the ABC.s highest rating comedy last year.
This is not the first co-production between the two networks, with SundanceTV also a co-producer on.Cleverman.
.When making our show in a small town in Tasmania, it's hard to imagine, next stop Hollywood! But here we are. We are so excited about Rosehaven making it all the way to the U.S.,. said writer, creator and star Pacquola.
Read our interview with Celia Pacquola about the development of the first season of Rosehaven..
..The first season is quirky, charming, relatable, sweet, and hilarious — all the ingredients of great comedy,. said SundanceTV and SundanceNow Gm Jan Diedrichsen.
.We.re thrilled to partner with...
- 5/18/2017
- by Inside Film Correspondent
- IF.com.au
SundanceTV has acquired U.S. rights to the first season of Australian comedy series Rosehaven and will co-produce Season 2 with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Screen Tasmania and Screen Australia, SundanceTV said today. Written, created by and starring Luke McGregor and Celia Pacquola, the eight-episode comedy is set in rural Tasmania and revolves around two pals with big plans who find their friendship and sanity put to the test by the eccentric townsfolk of…...
- 5/17/2017
- Deadline TV
Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor.
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Celia Pacquola says buying a whiteboard was the best decision she has ever made as she prepares to shoot Rosehaven — the ABC comedy series she wrote and created with Luke McGregor.
.It was only like a hundred bucks from Officeworks and it flips, it.s the greatest,. she tells If.
The whiteboard in question, despite making the comment in jest, was how Pacquola and fellow comedian McGregor mapped out their new eight-part comedy series, which starts filming on Monday in Geeveston, Tasmania
The series, which also stars McGregor (Utopia, It.s a Date, Luke Warm Sex) and Pacquola (The Beautiful Lie, Utopia, Laid) was cooked up while both were on tour for their various comedy shows.
.Luke McGregor and I knew each other from standup but became really close friends from filming Utopia seasons 1 and 2,. she says..
.There was a lot of in-between-filming. talking shit...
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Celia Pacquola says buying a whiteboard was the best decision she has ever made as she prepares to shoot Rosehaven — the ABC comedy series she wrote and created with Luke McGregor.
.It was only like a hundred bucks from Officeworks and it flips, it.s the greatest,. she tells If.
The whiteboard in question, despite making the comment in jest, was how Pacquola and fellow comedian McGregor mapped out their new eight-part comedy series, which starts filming on Monday in Geeveston, Tasmania
The series, which also stars McGregor (Utopia, It.s a Date, Luke Warm Sex) and Pacquola (The Beautiful Lie, Utopia, Laid) was cooked up while both were on tour for their various comedy shows.
.Luke McGregor and I knew each other from standup but became really close friends from filming Utopia seasons 1 and 2,. she says..
.There was a lot of in-between-filming. talking shit...
- 5/3/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor.
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Celia Pacquola says buying a whiteboard was the best decision she has ever made as she prepares to shoot Rosehaven — the ABC comedy series she wrote and created with Luke McGregor.
.It was only like a hundred bucks from Officeworks and it flips, it.s the greatest,. she tells If.
The whiteboard in question, despite making the comment in jest, was how Pacquola and fellow comedian McGregor mapped out their new eight-part comedy series, which starts filming on Monday in Geeveston, Tasmania
The series, which also stars McGregor (Utopia, It.s a Date, Luke Warm Sex) and Pacquola (The Beautiful Lie, Utopia, Laid) was cooked up while both were on tour for their various comedy shows.
.Luke McGregor and I knew each other from standup but became really close friends from filming Utopia seasons 1 and 2,. she says..
.There was a lot of in-between-filming. talking shit...
.
Celia Pacquola says buying a whiteboard was the best decision she has ever made as she prepares to shoot Rosehaven — the ABC comedy series she wrote and created with Luke McGregor.
.It was only like a hundred bucks from Officeworks and it flips, it.s the greatest,. she tells If.
The whiteboard in question, despite making the comment in jest, was how Pacquola and fellow comedian McGregor mapped out their new eight-part comedy series, which starts filming on Monday in Geeveston, Tasmania
The series, which also stars McGregor (Utopia, It.s a Date, Luke Warm Sex) and Pacquola (The Beautiful Lie, Utopia, Laid) was cooked up while both were on tour for their various comedy shows.
.Luke McGregor and I knew each other from standup but became really close friends from filming Utopia seasons 1 and 2,. she says..
.There was a lot of in-between-filming. talking shit...
- 5/3/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
Rosehaven writer and creator Celia Pacquola.
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Production is set to start in Tasmania on Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor's.Rosehaven, a new eight-part comedy series for the ABC. .
From the production base at the ABC Centre in Hobart, the series will be filmed entirely on location in the state, creating jobs for 200 Tasmanians as cast, crew and extras. ..
Eight emerging screen practitioners will also be engaged by the production in training positions funded by Screen Tasmania. .
Tasmanian actors have been cast in over 80 per cent of the sixty roles in the series.
Rosehaven stars two of Australia.s most popular comedians, Tasmanian born Luke McGregor (Utopia, It.s a Date, Luke Warm Sex) and Celia Pacquola (The Beautiful Lie, Utopia, Laid), who also wrote and created the series..
The series, which will screen in the second half of 2016, is a Guesswork Television production. .
It is produced by Andrew Walker and .co-produced by Fiona McConaghy.
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Production is set to start in Tasmania on Celia Pacquola and Luke McGregor's.Rosehaven, a new eight-part comedy series for the ABC. .
From the production base at the ABC Centre in Hobart, the series will be filmed entirely on location in the state, creating jobs for 200 Tasmanians as cast, crew and extras. ..
Eight emerging screen practitioners will also be engaged by the production in training positions funded by Screen Tasmania. .
Tasmanian actors have been cast in over 80 per cent of the sixty roles in the series.
Rosehaven stars two of Australia.s most popular comedians, Tasmanian born Luke McGregor (Utopia, It.s a Date, Luke Warm Sex) and Celia Pacquola (The Beautiful Lie, Utopia, Laid), who also wrote and created the series..
The series, which will screen in the second half of 2016, is a Guesswork Television production. .
It is produced by Andrew Walker and .co-produced by Fiona McConaghy.
- 4/27/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Rosehaven writer and creator Celia Pacquola.
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Production is set to start in Tasmania on Celia Pacquola's Rosehaven, a new eight-part comedy series for the ABC. .
From the production base at the ABC Centre in Hobart, the series will be filmed entirely on location in the state, creating jobs for 200 Tasmanians as cast, crew and extras. ..
Eight emerging screen practitioners will also be engaged by the production in training positions funded by Screen Tasmania. .
Tasmanian actors have been cast in over 80 per cent of the sixty roles in the series.
Rosehaven stars two of Australia.s most popular comedians, Tasmanian born Luke McGregor (Utopia, It.s a Date, Luke Warm Sex) and Celia Pacquola (The Beautiful Lie, Utopia, Laid), who also wrote and created the series..
The series, which will screen in the second half of 2016, is a Guesswork Television production. .
It is produced by Andrew Walker and .co-produced by Fiona McConaghy.
.
Production is set to start in Tasmania on Celia Pacquola's Rosehaven, a new eight-part comedy series for the ABC. .
From the production base at the ABC Centre in Hobart, the series will be filmed entirely on location in the state, creating jobs for 200 Tasmanians as cast, crew and extras. ..
Eight emerging screen practitioners will also be engaged by the production in training positions funded by Screen Tasmania. .
Tasmanian actors have been cast in over 80 per cent of the sixty roles in the series.
Rosehaven stars two of Australia.s most popular comedians, Tasmanian born Luke McGregor (Utopia, It.s a Date, Luke Warm Sex) and Celia Pacquola (The Beautiful Lie, Utopia, Laid), who also wrote and created the series..
The series, which will screen in the second half of 2016, is a Guesswork Television production. .
It is produced by Andrew Walker and .co-produced by Fiona McConaghy.
- 4/27/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
Karina Holden is the head of factual entertainment at Northern Pictures.
Her list of credits include.Go Back To Where You Came From for Sbs, and.Changing Minds for the ABC..
Her new show is Luke Warm Sex, a six-part series which follows comedian Luke McGregor as he tries to get better at sex with help from sexperts, therapists, scientists, tantric practitioners and sexual empowerment coaches.
Luke Warm Sex aims to fill the gap in sex user guides in the factual landscape, said Holden.
"I had been previously at the ABC and one of the shows I had developed there was Redesign my Brain with Todd Sampson. That kind of immersive journey, where a host gets better at something, was a very successful format for the ABC. The idea was that we could do something similar but unique about sex".
One of Holden's researchers pointed her towards McGregor.
"They said...
Her list of credits include.Go Back To Where You Came From for Sbs, and.Changing Minds for the ABC..
Her new show is Luke Warm Sex, a six-part series which follows comedian Luke McGregor as he tries to get better at sex with help from sexperts, therapists, scientists, tantric practitioners and sexual empowerment coaches.
Luke Warm Sex aims to fill the gap in sex user guides in the factual landscape, said Holden.
"I had been previously at the ABC and one of the shows I had developed there was Redesign my Brain with Todd Sampson. That kind of immersive journey, where a host gets better at something, was a very successful format for the ABC. The idea was that we could do something similar but unique about sex".
One of Holden's researchers pointed her towards McGregor.
"They said...
- 3/9/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
Documentaries investigating Australia.s war in Afghanistan, the fight against the country.s ice epidemic and the state of the heath and school systems will screen on the ABC next year.
The comedy slate includes two series starring Utopia.s Luke McGregor and six pilots, with viewers voting to determine which pilot goes to a series.
The ABC also confirmed its flagship channel will be available to live-stream on iview from December and that it plans to broadcast all content in HD from next June.
ABC director of TV Richard Finlayson said at the upfronts launch: .As the national broadcaster we will continue our commitment to Australian content, delivering a high-quality, deep and diverse slate..
The factual slate includes Essential Media and Entertainment.s Afghanistan: Inside Australia.s War, which chronicles the raw experiences of Australia.s longest war, from private soldiers to prime ministers, written and directed by Victoria Pitt...
The comedy slate includes two series starring Utopia.s Luke McGregor and six pilots, with viewers voting to determine which pilot goes to a series.
The ABC also confirmed its flagship channel will be available to live-stream on iview from December and that it plans to broadcast all content in HD from next June.
ABC director of TV Richard Finlayson said at the upfronts launch: .As the national broadcaster we will continue our commitment to Australian content, delivering a high-quality, deep and diverse slate..
The factual slate includes Essential Media and Entertainment.s Afghanistan: Inside Australia.s War, which chronicles the raw experiences of Australia.s longest war, from private soldiers to prime ministers, written and directed by Victoria Pitt...
- 11/24/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Documentaries on mental health, artist Brett Whiteley, the environmental threat to our seas, the secret life of pearls and how to have better sex are in the works from Northern Pictures.
Managing director Sue Clothier and head of factual Karina Holden are driving the eclectic slate for broadcasters including National Geographic Channels International and the ABC and distributor Transmission Films.
The second series of Changing Minds: The Inside Story will screen on three consecutive nights from October 6 as part of. Mental As..., the ABC.s week-long initiative in support of Mental Health Week.
While last year.s series was filmed inside Western Sydney's Liverpool Hospital.s psychiatric ward, the sequel follows daily life in the locked mental health units of Campbelltown Hospital and in the homes of patients cared for by community mental health teams.
Good Pitch 2 Australia generated philanthropic funding for six projects including two Northern Pictures feature docs.
Managing director Sue Clothier and head of factual Karina Holden are driving the eclectic slate for broadcasters including National Geographic Channels International and the ABC and distributor Transmission Films.
The second series of Changing Minds: The Inside Story will screen on three consecutive nights from October 6 as part of. Mental As..., the ABC.s week-long initiative in support of Mental Health Week.
While last year.s series was filmed inside Western Sydney's Liverpool Hospital.s psychiatric ward, the sequel follows daily life in the locked mental health units of Campbelltown Hospital and in the homes of patients cared for by community mental health teams.
Good Pitch 2 Australia generated philanthropic funding for six projects including two Northern Pictures feature docs.
- 9/30/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Dave Eastgate, Lawrence Leung and Stephanie Son in Maximum Choppage.
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Head of ABC TV comedy Rick Kalowski has commissioned a stand-alone pilot, a prototype he intends to test for further pilots, and he.s developing a sitcom to be filmed in front of a studio audience.
In a further break from the traditional approach to comedy, Kalowski is developing several shows that are each built around an established performer-writer. All that is in addition to eight series which are either in production or post.
The stand-alone pilot deals with an unusual subject- mental illness. Details of that sitcom are under wraps but Kowalski tells If he.s looking for other projects that are suitable material for pilots.
The studio-based comedy could be the ABC.s first since Mother and Son, the Geoffrey Atherden-created classic which ran until 1994. The show is being developed with writer . producer Marieke Hardy and would...
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Head of ABC TV comedy Rick Kalowski has commissioned a stand-alone pilot, a prototype he intends to test for further pilots, and he.s developing a sitcom to be filmed in front of a studio audience.
In a further break from the traditional approach to comedy, Kalowski is developing several shows that are each built around an established performer-writer. All that is in addition to eight series which are either in production or post.
The stand-alone pilot deals with an unusual subject- mental illness. Details of that sitcom are under wraps but Kowalski tells If he.s looking for other projects that are suitable material for pilots.
The studio-based comedy could be the ABC.s first since Mother and Son, the Geoffrey Atherden-created classic which ran until 1994. The show is being developed with writer . producer Marieke Hardy and would...
- 5/29/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Comedies from Matchbox Pictures, Princess Pictures, Working Dog and The Bondi Hipsters are among the highlights of ABC-tv.s 2014 schedule.
The drama slate includes the previously announced Anzac Girls (Screentime), which stars Georgia Flood, Antonia Prebble, Laura Brent, Anna McGahan and Caroline Craig in the saga of five young military nurses from Australia and New Zealand during the Gallipoli and Western Front campaigns; The Code (Playmaker Media), a political thriller about two brothers who stumble across information that people in power will kill to keep secret, starring Ashley Zukerman and Dan Spielman; and Old School (Matchbox), which features Bryan Brown and Sam Neill as a retired crim and ex-cop who solve crimes and unravel scams while avoiding the wrath of the police and the underworld.
Among the other dramas are Janet King (Screentime), a legal drama starring Marta Dusseldorp; crime thriller The Broken Shore (Essential Media); second series of The...
The drama slate includes the previously announced Anzac Girls (Screentime), which stars Georgia Flood, Antonia Prebble, Laura Brent, Anna McGahan and Caroline Craig in the saga of five young military nurses from Australia and New Zealand during the Gallipoli and Western Front campaigns; The Code (Playmaker Media), a political thriller about two brothers who stumble across information that people in power will kill to keep secret, starring Ashley Zukerman and Dan Spielman; and Old School (Matchbox), which features Bryan Brown and Sam Neill as a retired crim and ex-cop who solve crimes and unravel scams while avoiding the wrath of the police and the underworld.
Among the other dramas are Janet King (Screentime), a legal drama starring Marta Dusseldorp; crime thriller The Broken Shore (Essential Media); second series of The...
- 11/26/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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