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Matt Saville to direct Cloudstreet
Director Matthew Saville will direct Cloudstreet for the Showcase Channel.
The 6 hour miniseries about two working class Australian families in Perth, 1943, will be adapted by its author Tim Winton and writer Ellen Fontana and produced by Screentime.
Saville’s credits include Tangle, The King, The Surgeon, The Secret Life of Us, We Can Be Heroes and the feature film Noise.
Screentime’s Des Monaghan said “We are delighted to have Matt on board for this incredibly important production of Tim Winton’s iconic novel. We are all aware of everyone’s high expectations and we …
Top ABC executive quits
The ABC has lost a key creative executive with the resignation of Courtney Gibson, Executive Head of Content Creation.
She will take up the position of Director of Programmes at Southern Star Entertainment after six years with ABC TV.
ABC’s Kim Dalton said, “I am sad to see Courtney leave ABC TV. Courtney has made a significant contribution to Australian content output during her time here. In recognition of that, her role expanded during the six years from Head of Entertainment to the Executive Head of Content Creation in 2007.
“Courtney has that rare …
Frank Woodley, Comedy Gold.
Comedian Frank Woodley will host an Aussie comedy feast each Friday on the Comedy Channel from September 26.
Aussie Comedy Gold will feature 3 hours of local and classic comedies including The Comedy Company, Jimeoin, Big Girls Blouse, Fast Forward’s Funniest Tv Send Ups, Chris Lilley’s We Can Be Heroes, The Adventures Of Lano & Woodley, John Clarke’s The Games and The Norman Gunston Show.
Press Release:
THE COMEDY CHANNEL today announced one of Australia’s favourite comedians, Frank Woodley, will host its Aussie Gold Friday night comedy block launching, September 26.
Frank Woodley is a …