Well, give them more money.
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ABC Childrenās ramps up live-action slate with Parent Up and The PMās Daughter
ABC and Screen Australia are pleased to announce the commissioning of two exciting new live action series Parent Up and The PMās Daughter. Both series will go into production this year and join MaveriX, Itch Season 2 and Hardball Season 2 on ABC MEās action-packed slate of narrative drama.
ABC Head of Childrenās Production Libbie Doherty says āStrap in for a very exciting ride on ABC ME. We are turning up the heat with big E for Entertainment ā new and returning series purpose fit for iview and the streaming landscape. Audiences will be thrilled with the return of much-loved favourites Hardball S2 and Itch S2 and wonderful new comedy series Parent Up and The PMās Daughter (both working titles).
Sally Caplan, Head of Content at Screen Australia said, āWe were incredibly impressed by these live-action childrensā dramas, with clever scripts and distinctly Australian stories that reflect our multicultural society on screen. Whether itās delving into the world of leading a country in PMās Daughter or exploring a mysterious spy underworld in Sydney in Parent Up , these are two fun, high stakes series that Iām sure will entertain and inspire young viewers.ā
From Justine Flynn the creator of The Unlisted comes Parent Up , a comedy action series for 8-13 year-olds. Yu Na and Min Park want more excitement in their lives, but they donāt realise just how crazy their lives will become when they discover their once unremarkable parents are actually international spies and have disappeared in suspicious circumstances!
In The PMās Daughter , a political comedy-drama series co-created by Tristram Baumber, Catalina Parkes PĆ©rez (Cat to her friends) is like any other teenager who wants to fight the powers that be. Thereās just one complication: her mother is the Prime Minister of Australia.
Parent Up
Production Credit: An Aquarius Films production in association with Buster Productions for the ABC, with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen NSW and Cutting Edge and financed with support from ABC Commercial. Directors: Nick Verso, Chase Lee, Hyun Lee, Darlene Johnson, Neil Sharma and Justine Flynn. Producers: Angie Fielder & Polly Staniford. Creator/Executive Producer: Justine Flynn. Series Producer: Naomi Just. ABC Executive Producer: Mary-Ellen Mullane. International Distributor: ABC Commercial.
The PMās Daughter
Production Credit: A Fremantle Australia production for the ABC, with major production investment from Screen Australia in association with Screen NSW and financed with support from Fremantle International and the ACTF. Directors: Julietta Boscolo, Erin White, Alana Hicks. Producer: Alice Willison. Co-Producer: Kieran Hoyle. Creators: Tristram Baumber, Matthew Allred. Executive Producers: Chris Oliver-Taylor, Tristram Baumber. ABC Executive Producer: Mary-Ellen Mullane.
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NHK will show First Day in June as part of its āInclusion Weekā.
UPDATE 10/4: First Day was a joint winner in the Outstanding Kids & Family Programming category at the GLAAD Media Awards, with She-Ra & The Princesses of Power.
Production of Parent Up has started in Sydney as more details and synopsis are revealed.
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Mikki vs The World
From Sunday 9 May at 5:00am
Fresh out of psychology school, Mikki is ready to do business. Sheās set up a very cool practice, hired a mostly cool assistant Mo and has ALL her new knowledge to share. On the downside, sheās a little short on experience, so she canāt seem to land a single client. Thatās not a problem though - Mikkiās āno shameā HQ is rarely short on drama giving her and Mo ample opportunity to test the odd theory, ask embarrassing questions and get to the bottom of some pretty tricky situations.
Together, Mikki and Mo are the quintessential odd couple. Sheās messy, disorganised and prone to making snap decisions while Mo is the polar opposite - rigidly organised, logical and risk averse (but always ready with a breakfast burrito). They support each other, with their differences becoming their combined strength
No two days are ever the same at the āheart and brainā HQ and at times theyāre out right strange. Some days, itās the dogged presence of a giant Sad Panda. Others, itās having to cope with the tyrannical Shame Paparazziā¦Or how about that time Mikki developed a weird crush on Mo? Thatās like super weird.In every episode, our intrepid and newly graduated psychologist Dr M will unpack the mental health issues teenagers face, with a big dose of surreal comedy. The series cleverly uses creative analogies and carefully crafted characters to keep the mental health content entertaining and digestible for young audiences. Mikki also calls on āreal lifeā input from local teenagers, musicians, sporting heroes, comedians and experts to help her solve whatever life puzzle she is facing.
Mikki vs The World is more than just a journey of discovery ā itās a bizarre, surprising, hilarious, fact-finding rollercoaster. Are you ready to take the ride?
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āGlaadā tidings for ABC MEās award-winning series First Day
ABC ME series First Day has won an international award celebrating programs for their fair, accurate and inclusive representation of LGBTQ people and the issues that affect their lives.
The series about a transgender girl starting high school was joint winner of the award for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming at the 2021 GLAAD Media Awards, announced last week.
First Day was the only Australian program recognised at the annual awards, which promote diverse and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community, sending powerful messages of acceptance to audiences globally.
ABC Childrenās Head Libbie Doherty said the multi award-winning First Day resonated strongly with young people and the international transgender community. āGLAAD is an incredibly respected organisation in the LGBTQI community and to have the nod from them in a very strong field is really exciting,ā she said.
āCongratulations to the ABC ME team, along with writer-director Julie Kalceff, producers Kirsty Stark and Kate Croser, Epic Films and the talented transgender actor Evie Macdonald. The nuance and tenderness that Evie brings to the role are why it continues to win awards all over the world.ā
Actor Evie MacDonald, the first transgender actor to play the lead role in an Australian scripted drama, said: āThis honestly means the world to me and thank you so much to everyone for just being so amazing and showing love and support.ā
Writer/director Julie Kalceff said: āThank you to everyone whoās watched First Day and thank you to GLAAD for the work they do to ensure diverse and accurate representation of LGBTQ people on screen.ā
First Day , produced by Epic Films for the ABC and subsequently broadcast on Hulu in the United States, has won multiple international awards for its powerful story about a transgender girl finding the courage to live as her most authentic self.
In 2019, the series won the prestigious Rose dāOr Award for best Children and Youth program, which celebrates screen excellence and achievement from around the world.
The 2019 series and the 2017 stand-alone film on which it is based ā which was commissioned through an ABC and Screen Australia joint initiative to celebrate International Day of the Girl ā have also won the inaugural prize for outstanding childrenās programming at the MIPCOM Diversify TV Excellence Awards and the Prix Jeunesse Gender Equity Prize, voted on by 550 childrenās television experts from 65 countries.
The full list of the 2021 GLAAD Award winners is available here.
I notice that ABC ME is broadcasting a program right now (a kids show, not Rage), despite the fact that it is closedown time. Surely this is unusual?
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Was it Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (which aired at 9.33pm according to ABCās online guide)?
ABC Me has randomly aired shows around the midnight mark over the years. I dont know the reasoning behind this though. And i wonder why they dont put these shows on the EPG? Always says āclosed. Resumes programming at #amā. Or along those lines.
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Nine aired the series first. It debuted on 9GO! on March 5 this year, followed by ABC ME on April 2.
The entire series is available on iView but not on 9Now.
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100% Wolf: Legend of the Moonstone
New episodes from Sunday 23 May at 7:30am - Episode 14.
ABC ME supports CaLD filmmakers with The Kaleidoscope Project
After an extensive, nation-wide call out, ABC and Screen Australia are pleased to announce that the first recipients chosen to take part in The Kaleidoscope Project have been selected.
L- R: Rachel Choi, Mary Duong, Taku Mbduzi, Ravi Chand, Lara Kƶse
Launching last year, the joint ABC/Screen Australia initiative ā The Kaleidoscope Project ā supports and showcases the best of Australiaās next generation of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CaLD) filmmakers, by offering career changing opportunities and mentorship.
From many highly competitive and creative applicants to consider, it was the films of emerging Australian CaLD creatives Lara Kƶse, Mary Duong, Rachel Choi, Taku Mbudzi and Ravi Chand that impressed the most. Now with the support and guidance of ABC and Screen Australia executives, these talented, young filmmakers will have the opportunity to create a standalone film that reflects and captures the experience of young Australians from a CaLD person living in Australia today. Their films will premiere on ABC ME, the ABC ME app and ABC iview in March 2022 as part of Harmony Day.
Amanda Isdale, ABC Executive Producer says, āThe ABC is thrilled to be supporting these talented creators to deliver their compelling, nuanced and unique stories to ABC audiences. These exciting films explore themes familiar to young Culturally and Linguistically Diverse people ā identity, belonging, expectations, sense of agency and connection to culture ā with heart, humour and authenticity. By helping to showcase and amplify the stories of these filmmakers, we hope our audience will relate, connect and be thoroughly entertained!ā
Jenevieve Chang, Development Executive at Screen Australia says, āEach of these beautiful stories offer up a truth that is incredibly specific to the experience of displacement and at the same time, they are able to heal that chasm through the universal power of love, family and friendship. Representation is more than skin deep, and weāre committed to celebrating the creativity of storytellers who reflect the cultural richness of children and young people in Australia today. We look forward to bringing these stories to the screen in partnership with the ABC.ā
For more information, please visit the website: abc.net.au/thekaleidoscopeproject
The 2021 Kaleidoscope Project Recipients
Vivās Silly Mango , a film by creators Mary Duong and Rachel Choi, offers an honest and playful insight into growing up as young people from migrant or refugee backgrounds in Brisbane through the perspectives of three Asian pre-teens ā Viv, Esther, and Nikki ā as they navigate the meaning of family and friendship in their discovery of riot grrrl music and most importantly, themselves.
Gugu naGogo , created by Taku Mbudzi, explores intergenerational and cultural relationships and struggles between daughter, mother, and grandmother, through the eyes of Gugu, a 12-year-old budding astronomer living in a small Australian town, far removed from Zimbabwe, where her Gogo lives.
Creator Ravi Chand draws on his experiences with Namaste Yoga , about Shiv, a 12-year-old Indian-Australian boy who hates being Indian. Shiv struggles with internalised oppression, whereas his 8-year-old sister Kaali is proud of her culture and immerses herself in it. Shiv experiences his culture being taken, commercialised and ātaughtā back to him, and learns to reclaim his culture on his own terms through his practice and connection with the true essence of yoga.
Yaz Queens , created by Lara Kƶse, explores the relationship dynamics between 10-year-old Yaz and her father after eight years of living apart in different countries, and how their cultural differences play a role in their struggle to relate, but ultimately, how their shared love of music helps bridge that divide and brings them closer together.
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Hardball - Season 2
From Friday 25 June at 7:00am
In the new season of Hardball, Mikey and the gang go on an epic adventure to win an even more epic state doubles handball tournament.
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As already mentioned on the ABC Sports topic.
This is just a reminder that the delayed match of the First Elimination Final of the A-League between Sydney FC and Adelaide United is currently on ABC ME. It started at 9.05pm. And is scheduled to finish at 10.55pm. Horrible History follows the match, then the station closes for the night.
TBI reports France TƩlƩvisions and its Okoo kids platform have bought award-winning school drama First Day. It will debut in France in northern autumn 2021.
https://twitter.com/FremantleAus/status/1411876160246411268?s=20
Synopsis Catalina Parkes PĆ©rez (Cat to her friends) is like any other teenager who wants to fight the powers that be. Thereās just one complication: her mother is the Prime Minister of Australia.
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