‘Itch’.
With a UK deal with the BBC announced last week, Komixx Entertainments’ Itch has also been picked up in the Us, Finland and New Zealand.
ABC Commercial has sold the 10 x 30 children’s series to Us broadcaster Byu Broadcasting, who has secured Ftv, Stv and Svod rights for its family entertainment platform BYUtv, as well as Tvnz and Finnish public broadcaster Yle.
Based on the books from UK television and radio presenter Simon Mayo, Itch follows the follows the adventures of Itchingham Lofte, a science obsessed teenager who pursues the unusual hobby of collecting all the elements on the Periodic Table. When Itch gets his hands on a new, previously unknown element, things start to get interesting.
It stars Samuel Ireland opposite a cast of newcomers including Melanie Wozniak, Charles Russell, Kylah Day, Harry Popple, Henry Mendez and Keala Kern. ABC Commercial launched the series, aimed at 8-to-12 year olds,...
With a UK deal with the BBC announced last week, Komixx Entertainments’ Itch has also been picked up in the Us, Finland and New Zealand.
ABC Commercial has sold the 10 x 30 children’s series to Us broadcaster Byu Broadcasting, who has secured Ftv, Stv and Svod rights for its family entertainment platform BYUtv, as well as Tvnz and Finnish public broadcaster Yle.
Based on the books from UK television and radio presenter Simon Mayo, Itch follows the follows the adventures of Itchingham Lofte, a science obsessed teenager who pursues the unusual hobby of collecting all the elements on the Periodic Table. When Itch gets his hands on a new, previously unknown element, things start to get interesting.
It stars Samuel Ireland opposite a cast of newcomers including Melanie Wozniak, Charles Russell, Kylah Day, Harry Popple, Henry Mendez and Keala Kern. ABC Commercial launched the series, aimed at 8-to-12 year olds,...
- 5/28/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Young adult, action-adventure TV series “Itch” has begun shooting in Western Australia through indie film and TV producer Komixx Entertainment. The show, to be delivered next year, will be broadcast in Australia by ABC Me, part of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, and distributed worldwide by ABC Commercial.
The 10-part series is a TV adaptation of former BBC 2 Radio broadcaster Simon Mayo’s best-selling teen novel of the same name, after Komixx acquired the rights in 2013. “Itch” tells the tale of a science obsessed teenager who discovers a new chemical element with extraordinary powers and is forced to go on the run to protect it from a sinister organization which wants it for its own ends.
It was developed for television by Komixx’s head of development, Melanie Halsall and writer Dan Berlinka. Other writing credits go to Ron Elliott, Heather Wilson, Jessica Brookman and Roger Monk. The producers are Amanda Morrison...
The 10-part series is a TV adaptation of former BBC 2 Radio broadcaster Simon Mayo’s best-selling teen novel of the same name, after Komixx acquired the rights in 2013. “Itch” tells the tale of a science obsessed teenager who discovers a new chemical element with extraordinary powers and is forced to go on the run to protect it from a sinister organization which wants it for its own ends.
It was developed for television by Komixx’s head of development, Melanie Halsall and writer Dan Berlinka. Other writing credits go to Ron Elliott, Heather Wilson, Jessica Brookman and Roger Monk. The producers are Amanda Morrison...
- 2/25/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Charles Russell, Samuel Ireland, Melanie Wozniak and Kylah Day in ‘Itch’ (Photo credit – Nic Duncan).
When BBC announcer Simon Mayo wrote a short story for Joe, his then 10-year-old son, he had no agent or publisher and he could not imagine the book turning into a TV series set halfway across the world in Australia.
Mayo’s tome Itch was published in 2012 and optioned the following year by Komixx Entertainment, the film and TV production company with headquarters in London and offices in Los Angeles.
Melanie Halsall, Komixx’s head of development, laboured for years on the project, which chronicles the adventures of Itchingham Lofte, a science-obsessed teenager who pursues the unusual and sometimes dangerous hobby of collecting all the elements on the periodic table.
When he discovers a new element with extraordinary powers he is forced to go on the run to protect it from sinister organisations who want it for their own ends.
When BBC announcer Simon Mayo wrote a short story for Joe, his then 10-year-old son, he had no agent or publisher and he could not imagine the book turning into a TV series set halfway across the world in Australia.
Mayo’s tome Itch was published in 2012 and optioned the following year by Komixx Entertainment, the film and TV production company with headquarters in London and offices in Los Angeles.
Melanie Halsall, Komixx’s head of development, laboured for years on the project, which chronicles the adventures of Itchingham Lofte, a science-obsessed teenager who pursues the unusual and sometimes dangerous hobby of collecting all the elements on the periodic table.
When he discovers a new element with extraordinary powers he is forced to go on the run to protect it from sinister organisations who want it for their own ends.
- 2/25/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Artist Ian Strange first became captivated by the idea of home once he left his own, moving to New York from Perth over eight years ago..
Home has formed the running theme in the multidisciplinarian artist's work since. He built a full-scale replica of his childhood home from memory on Sydney.s Cockatoo Island in 2011, and has gone on to create installation works using homes in post-gfc America and post-earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand.
The artist's conception of home as an idea has changed throughout the process, he told If.
.I began to realise that as an adolescent, feeling isolated by the stability of suburbia was actually quite a luxury. There are a lot people who are feeling isolated because of its instability and how tenous it can actually be."
The last eight years of Strange.s work have been documented in a six part web series now availabe on ABC iview,...
Home has formed the running theme in the multidisciplinarian artist's work since. He built a full-scale replica of his childhood home from memory on Sydney.s Cockatoo Island in 2011, and has gone on to create installation works using homes in post-gfc America and post-earthquake Christchurch, New Zealand.
The artist's conception of home as an idea has changed throughout the process, he told If.
.I began to realise that as an adolescent, feeling isolated by the stability of suburbia was actually quite a luxury. There are a lot people who are feeling isolated because of its instability and how tenous it can actually be."
The last eight years of Strange.s work have been documented in a six part web series now availabe on ABC iview,...
- 3/23/2017
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Four teams will share in $200,000 for Art Bites, a joint initiative between ABC Television and Screen Australia that encourages new arts content from emerging Australian filmmakers.
Two teams from Western Australia, one from Queensland, and one from New South Wales will each receive $50,000 to fund a web series, consisting of six episodes of five minutes each, that will premiere on the ABC Arts channel on iView from November 2016..
Screen West and Screen Queensland are also offering support.
Suburban Interventions (Wa), directed by Ian Strange, produced by Brooke Silcox and executive produced by Amanda Morrison, will delve into the life and artistic practice of artist Ian Strange.
The Glass Bedroom (Nsw), directed by Kate Blackmore, produced by Bethany Bruce and executive produced by Bridget Ikin, will examine the influence of social media on the work of artists..
The Wanderers (Qld), directed by Selina Miles and produced by Drew McDonald, will follow...
Two teams from Western Australia, one from Queensland, and one from New South Wales will each receive $50,000 to fund a web series, consisting of six episodes of five minutes each, that will premiere on the ABC Arts channel on iView from November 2016..
Screen West and Screen Queensland are also offering support.
Suburban Interventions (Wa), directed by Ian Strange, produced by Brooke Silcox and executive produced by Amanda Morrison, will delve into the life and artistic practice of artist Ian Strange.
The Glass Bedroom (Nsw), directed by Kate Blackmore, produced by Bethany Bruce and executive produced by Bridget Ikin, will examine the influence of social media on the work of artists..
The Wanderers (Qld), directed by Selina Miles and produced by Drew McDonald, will follow...
- 4/21/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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Season four of The People's Couch TV show premieres on Bravo, Friday, January 15 at 10:00pm Et/Pt. The fourth season of The People's Couch consists of twelve new hour-long episodes.
On The People's Couch, real families and friends watch and dish TV together. Among the returning couch potatoes are Amanda Morrison, Kenya Taylor, Blake McIver Ewing, Scott Nevins, Emerson Collins, Julie Goldman, and Brandy Howard.Read More…...
Season four of The People's Couch TV show premieres on Bravo, Friday, January 15 at 10:00pm Et/Pt. The fourth season of The People's Couch consists of twelve new hour-long episodes.
On The People's Couch, real families and friends watch and dish TV together. Among the returning couch potatoes are Amanda Morrison, Kenya Taylor, Blake McIver Ewing, Scott Nevins, Emerson Collins, Julie Goldman, and Brandy Howard.Read More…...
- 1/9/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Berlinale Co-Production Market
Kutch, a project to be directed by Bobby Bedi and produced by his company Kaleidoscope Entertainment made it to the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012 as the first Indian project in the official selection. Bobby Bedi who has produced films like Maqbool, Saathiya and Bandit Queen and directed a documentary series called Kehta Hai Joker, will make his foray into feature film direction with Kutch, which is said to be based on female infanticide.
Berlinale announced 39 projects that will participate at the 9th Berlinale Co-Production Market to be held from February 12-14, 2012.
Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox has been selected for Talent Project Market. He was a participant of the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2011.
The official section for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012
- Odyssea (director: Pascal Deux), Alliance de Production Cinématographique, France
- Heirs of the Night (director: Marco Kreuzpaintner, tbc), Bavaria Pictures & Hamster Film, Germany
- The Santo...
Kutch, a project to be directed by Bobby Bedi and produced by his company Kaleidoscope Entertainment made it to the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012 as the first Indian project in the official selection. Bobby Bedi who has produced films like Maqbool, Saathiya and Bandit Queen and directed a documentary series called Kehta Hai Joker, will make his foray into feature film direction with Kutch, which is said to be based on female infanticide.
Berlinale announced 39 projects that will participate at the 9th Berlinale Co-Production Market to be held from February 12-14, 2012.
Ritesh Batra’s The Lunchbox has been selected for Talent Project Market. He was a participant of the Berlinale Talent Campus in 2011.
The official section for the Berlinale Co-Production Market 2012
- Odyssea (director: Pascal Deux), Alliance de Production Cinématographique, France
- Heirs of the Night (director: Marco Kreuzpaintner, tbc), Bavaria Pictures & Hamster Film, Germany
- The Santo...
- 1/18/2012
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
A new thriller is on the way from director Amanda Evans which judging by its description could very well prove to be a headsy look into the very nature of violence!
Dig on the goods below courtesy of the Intandem Films.
Synopsis
The Consequence is an unnerving, high paced indie thriller set in the Karoo desert of South Africa. Eva Haines, a passionate and headstrong American palaeontologist has been sent to the 250 million year old Karoo desert in South Africa on an assignment to find fossil evidence that could reveal pivotal information on global warming. Her daughter, Rachael (15) and son John (7) accompany her.
The town, Diehel is anything but welcoming as Eva and her family's presence start to stir the dark secrets of its scarred past. Eva, a scientist torn between the passion for her work and being a mother is about to uncover a secret so profound it shakes...
Dig on the goods below courtesy of the Intandem Films.
Synopsis
The Consequence is an unnerving, high paced indie thriller set in the Karoo desert of South Africa. Eva Haines, a passionate and headstrong American palaeontologist has been sent to the 250 million year old Karoo desert in South Africa on an assignment to find fossil evidence that could reveal pivotal information on global warming. Her daughter, Rachael (15) and son John (7) accompany her.
The town, Diehel is anything but welcoming as Eva and her family's presence start to stir the dark secrets of its scarred past. Eva, a scientist torn between the passion for her work and being a mother is about to uncover a secret so profound it shakes...
- 12/2/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Amanda Evans will ask us, "Is it your nature to kill?" in this South African horror tale.
Eva Haines, a passionate and headstrong American palaeontologist has been sent to the 250 million year old Karoo desert in South Africa on an assignment to find fossil evidence that could reveal pivotal information on global warming. Her daughter, Rachael (15) and son John (7) accompany her.
The town, Diehel, is anything but welcoming as Eva and her family's presence start to stir the dark secrets of it’s scarred past. Eva, a scientist torn between the passion for her work and being a mother is about to uncover a secret so profound it shakes the very foundations of science and evolution. A new strain of intelligence has emerged, genetically unrelated to humans and savage in its fight for dominance. Eva and her family are caught in a primal battle of natural selection in a town...
Eva Haines, a passionate and headstrong American palaeontologist has been sent to the 250 million year old Karoo desert in South Africa on an assignment to find fossil evidence that could reveal pivotal information on global warming. Her daughter, Rachael (15) and son John (7) accompany her.
The town, Diehel, is anything but welcoming as Eva and her family's presence start to stir the dark secrets of it’s scarred past. Eva, a scientist torn between the passion for her work and being a mother is about to uncover a secret so profound it shakes the very foundations of science and evolution. A new strain of intelligence has emerged, genetically unrelated to humans and savage in its fight for dominance. Eva and her family are caught in a primal battle of natural selection in a town...
- 8/14/2010
- by Superheidi
- Planet Fury
Filmmaking can be a very tricky process. Even movies with huge studio backing can end up languishing in obscurity for one reason or another. It can be even tougher for indie films. Kicking around for the last few years is Amanda Evans' psychological thriller The Consequence. While no official start date is in sight, it looks like it is finally going to happen.
While the film is currently still in development, according to the official Amanda Evans website, Evans hopes to shoot by the end of the year. We'll keep our ears to the ground.
Synopsis
"The pic is an unnerving, high-paced thriller set in the Karoo desert of South Africa. Eva Haines, a passionate and headstrong American palaeontologist, has been sent to the 250m-year-old desert on an assignment to find fossil evidence that could reveal important information on global warming. Her daughter and son accompany her.
The town...
While the film is currently still in development, according to the official Amanda Evans website, Evans hopes to shoot by the end of the year. We'll keep our ears to the ground.
Synopsis
"The pic is an unnerving, high-paced thriller set in the Karoo desert of South Africa. Eva Haines, a passionate and headstrong American palaeontologist, has been sent to the 250m-year-old desert on an assignment to find fossil evidence that could reveal important information on global warming. Her daughter and son accompany her.
The town...
- 8/9/2010
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Another chapter in the eco-horror sub-genre unfolds in The Consequence from director Amanda Evans. Set in the Karoo desert of South Africa, the film follows Eva Haines, an American palaeontologist who has been sent on an assignment to find fossil evidence that could reveal pivotal information on global warming. The town, Diehel is anything but welcoming as Eva and her family's presence start to stir the dark secrets of its scarred past. Eva, a scientist torn between the passion for her work and being a mother is about to uncover a secret so profound it shakes the very foundations of science and evolution. A new strain of intelligence has emerged, genetically unrelated to humans and savage in its fight for dominance. Eva and her family are caught in a primal battle of natural...
- 8/9/2010
- shocktillyoudrop.com
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