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
ABC iview has maintained its pole position as the most used free-to-air internet TV site in 2015..
ABC iview hit a new record in November with more than 40 million program plays (which is more than double the program plays from the same time last year) and had over 2 million visitors to its site and apps each month.
Total ABC prime-time share was stable year-on-year at 14.3 per cent, and ABC TV remained the leading daytime network, according to a company statement.
The ABC Kids iview app, launched in March, had over half a million downloads.
ABC Television director, Richard Finlayson, said the national broadcaster went into the year acknowledging that audience viewing habits were shifting..
"We had to reflect this in our programming, delivery platforms and the way in which we reported on audiences, and I.m delighted with the results on all fronts,. he said.
.Our success is testament to the...
ABC iview hit a new record in November with more than 40 million program plays (which is more than double the program plays from the same time last year) and had over 2 million visitors to its site and apps each month.
Total ABC prime-time share was stable year-on-year at 14.3 per cent, and ABC TV remained the leading daytime network, according to a company statement.
The ABC Kids iview app, launched in March, had over half a million downloads.
ABC Television director, Richard Finlayson, said the national broadcaster went into the year acknowledging that audience viewing habits were shifting..
"We had to reflect this in our programming, delivery platforms and the way in which we reported on audiences, and I.m delighted with the results on all fronts,. he said.
.Our success is testament to the...
- 12/4/2015
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
John Seale (Mad Max: Fury Road), the late Andrew Lesnie (The Water Diviner) and Benjamin Shirley (The Pack) shared the prize for best cinema feature at the 2015 Nsw/Act annual awards for cinematography.
Seale also collected the Ross Wood senior judges award for 2015 best entry.
The prize for drama or comedy series and telefeature went to Jules O'Loughlin for Black Sails episode 16 and Bruce Young for The Code episode 4.
Steve Arnold ( JFK - Smoking Gun) and Dave Cameron (The Monster of Mangatiti) shared the dramatised documentaries gong.
The awards were presented on Saturday at the Sydney Masonic Centre hosted by Ray Martin, with Gillian Armstrong as guest of honour. The winners from each of the Acs branch awards will compete for national awards in Adelaide next year, where there is a gold tripod award for each category. From those, the Milli Award for Australian cinematographer of the year is selected...
Seale also collected the Ross Wood senior judges award for 2015 best entry.
The prize for drama or comedy series and telefeature went to Jules O'Loughlin for Black Sails episode 16 and Bruce Young for The Code episode 4.
Steve Arnold ( JFK - Smoking Gun) and Dave Cameron (The Monster of Mangatiti) shared the dramatised documentaries gong.
The awards were presented on Saturday at the Sydney Masonic Centre hosted by Ray Martin, with Gillian Armstrong as guest of honour. The winners from each of the Acs branch awards will compete for national awards in Adelaide next year, where there is a gold tripod award for each category. From those, the Milli Award for Australian cinematographer of the year is selected...
- 11/8/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Downriver, Holding The Man, The Infinite Man, Kill Me Three Times and Maya The Bee Movie will compete for best feature film at the 15th Screen Producers Australia Awards.
In contention for the TV drama series prize are The Code, Glitch, Love Child series 2 and the third seasons of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries and Wentworth.
To be presented on November 19, the awards recognise excellence in 11 film, television and interactive categories including the inaugural short film production award.
The nominees for feature documentary production are Between A Frock And A Hard Place, The Dalfram Dispute 1938: Pig Iron Bob, Sam Klemke.s Time Machine, That Sugar Film and Women He.s Undressed.
In the running for best telemovie or miniseries are Catching Milat, Deadline Gallipoli, Devil.s Playground, House of Hancock and The Secret River.
The contenders for best TV comedy are 8Mmm Aboriginal Radio, series 2 of Danger 5, Maximum Choppage,...
In contention for the TV drama series prize are The Code, Glitch, Love Child series 2 and the third seasons of Miss Fisher.s Murder Mysteries and Wentworth.
To be presented on November 19, the awards recognise excellence in 11 film, television and interactive categories including the inaugural short film production award.
The nominees for feature documentary production are Between A Frock And A Hard Place, The Dalfram Dispute 1938: Pig Iron Bob, Sam Klemke.s Time Machine, That Sugar Film and Women He.s Undressed.
In the running for best telemovie or miniseries are Catching Milat, Deadline Gallipoli, Devil.s Playground, House of Hancock and The Secret River.
The contenders for best TV comedy are 8Mmm Aboriginal Radio, series 2 of Danger 5, Maximum Choppage,...
- 9/23/2015
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Matt Saville has been nominated in two categories at the 2015 Australian Directors Guild Awards, for his feature Felony and an episode of Josh Thomas. ABC-tv comedy Please Like Me.
The other nominees in the feature film category are Sophie Hyde for 52 Tuesdays, Jennifer Kent for The Babadook and Robert Connolly for Paper Planes.
There are two nominees for Rake for TV drama series: Jessica Hobbs and Rowan Woods. Also in the running are Shawn Seet for The Code, Geoff Bennett for Love Child and Kevin Carlin for Wentworth.
Kate Dennis and Peter Salmon are both nominated for Secrets & Lies in the TV miniseries category, together with Tony Krawitz (Devil.s Playground). and Ian Watson (Anzac Girls).
The telemovie award is a toss-up between Samantha Lang for Carlotta and Jeffrey Walker for Jack Irish: Dead Point.
In the 30th year of Neighbours, Chris Langman has been nominated in the TV drama...
The other nominees in the feature film category are Sophie Hyde for 52 Tuesdays, Jennifer Kent for The Babadook and Robert Connolly for Paper Planes.
There are two nominees for Rake for TV drama series: Jessica Hobbs and Rowan Woods. Also in the running are Shawn Seet for The Code, Geoff Bennett for Love Child and Kevin Carlin for Wentworth.
Kate Dennis and Peter Salmon are both nominated for Secrets & Lies in the TV miniseries category, together with Tony Krawitz (Devil.s Playground). and Ian Watson (Anzac Girls).
The telemovie award is a toss-up between Samantha Lang for Carlotta and Jeffrey Walker for Jack Irish: Dead Point.
In the 30th year of Neighbours, Chris Langman has been nominated in the TV drama...
- 4/9/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Matchbox Pictures. Nowhere Boys was named best children.s TV series and Mindful Media.s Redesign My Brain took the prizes for best factual series and best documentary, science, technology and the environment, at the 2014 Australian Teachers of Media (Atom) awards.
The best docudrama gong went to Electric Pictures. Enigma Man: A Stone Age Mystery in the awards presented at the Vca in Melbourne on Thursday night. In other documentary categories, Scarlett Pictures. Tender won the prize for general documentary, Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder.s JFK: The Smoking Gun collected the history prize and Unicorn Films. Aim High in Creation! won for social and political issues.
Best biography docu went to iKandy Films' 35 Letters and best arts docu was Pop Pictures. Sons and Mothers.
RocKwiz.s Brian Nankervis hosted the event attended by education and screen industry professionals, higher education students, screen funding body reps and sponsors. There were more than...
The best docudrama gong went to Electric Pictures. Enigma Man: A Stone Age Mystery in the awards presented at the Vca in Melbourne on Thursday night. In other documentary categories, Scarlett Pictures. Tender won the prize for general documentary, Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder.s JFK: The Smoking Gun collected the history prize and Unicorn Films. Aim High in Creation! won for social and political issues.
Best biography docu went to iKandy Films' 35 Letters and best arts docu was Pop Pictures. Sons and Mothers.
RocKwiz.s Brian Nankervis hosted the event attended by education and screen industry professionals, higher education students, screen funding body reps and sponsors. There were more than...
- 11/27/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Phil Craig is departing as ABC head of factual on January 30 and returning to London to take up the new role of chief creative officer for Discovery Networks International.
As If reported, Craig told the ABC in September that he planned to go back to the UK for family reasons when his contract expired. The ABC hasn't indicated when his job will be advertised.
Craig will lead the production and development group at Silver Spring, New York, Miami, London and Singapore. He'll develop non-fiction and lifestyle content primarily for Discovery Channel and TLC and collaborate. with Us-based colleagues on content sharing and development.
He worked for the BBC and UK indie Nutopia before joining the ABC in October 2012.. His recent commissions include Changing Minds,. which featured in the. ABC.s. Mental As... season,. and. WW1 centenary series The War That Changed Us.
ABC director of television Richard Finlayson said, .During Phil.s tenure,...
As If reported, Craig told the ABC in September that he planned to go back to the UK for family reasons when his contract expired. The ABC hasn't indicated when his job will be advertised.
Craig will lead the production and development group at Silver Spring, New York, Miami, London and Singapore. He'll develop non-fiction and lifestyle content primarily for Discovery Channel and TLC and collaborate. with Us-based colleagues on content sharing and development.
He worked for the BBC and UK indie Nutopia before joining the ABC in October 2012.. His recent commissions include Changing Minds,. which featured in the. ABC.s. Mental As... season,. and. WW1 centenary series The War That Changed Us.
ABC director of television Richard Finlayson said, .During Phil.s tenure,...
- 11/7/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Felony, The Railway Man, The Rover, Tracks and Wolf Creek 2 will compete for best feature at the 14th Screen Producers Australia Awards.
The contenders for best TV drama are Love Child, Offspring, Rake, The Time of Our Lives and Wentworth.
Anzac Girls, Better Man, Inxs: Never Tear Us Apart, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story and The Gods of Wheat Street are up for best miniseries/telepic.
The finalists for best feature length documentary are I Am A Girl, Lasseter's Bones, Rise of the Eco-Warriors, The Real Mary Poppins and The Waler: Australia's Great War Horse.
The awards will be presented at the Palladium at Crown in Melbourne on November 18 as part of the 29th Screen Forever conference.
.This year we received the largest number of entries to date, highlighting the incredible contribution our production businesses make to the industry and the importance of the awards in recognising excellence...
The contenders for best TV drama are Love Child, Offspring, Rake, The Time of Our Lives and Wentworth.
Anzac Girls, Better Man, Inxs: Never Tear Us Apart, Power Games: The Packer-Murdoch Story and The Gods of Wheat Street are up for best miniseries/telepic.
The finalists for best feature length documentary are I Am A Girl, Lasseter's Bones, Rise of the Eco-Warriors, The Real Mary Poppins and The Waler: Australia's Great War Horse.
The awards will be presented at the Palladium at Crown in Melbourne on November 18 as part of the 29th Screen Forever conference.
.This year we received the largest number of entries to date, highlighting the incredible contribution our production businesses make to the industry and the importance of the awards in recognising excellence...
- 9/22/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Documentaries on the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami, mining uranium and road train drivers traversing the Outback have received funding from Screen Australia.
Other recipients of the International Documentary Program are a second series of ABC-tv.s Redesign My Brain and Death or Liberty, an account of how political radicals exiled to Australia in the 19th century helped to create the world's first true democracy.
All told the agency is investing more than $1.7 million in the five projects, triggering more than $6.8 million worth of production.
.With two single-hour projects, two series and a feature-length project funded this round, it is a strong and diverse finish for the end of the financial year,. said Liz Stevens, Screen Australia senior manager documentary.
.In addition, working with international partners is a great way to grow the pie for Australian producers. These producers will work with American, Irish, English and German broadcasters on some exceptional programs.
Other recipients of the International Documentary Program are a second series of ABC-tv.s Redesign My Brain and Death or Liberty, an account of how political radicals exiled to Australia in the 19th century helped to create the world's first true democracy.
All told the agency is investing more than $1.7 million in the five projects, triggering more than $6.8 million worth of production.
.With two single-hour projects, two series and a feature-length project funded this round, it is a strong and diverse finish for the end of the financial year,. said Liz Stevens, Screen Australia senior manager documentary.
.In addition, working with international partners is a great way to grow the pie for Australian producers. These producers will work with American, Irish, English and German broadcasters on some exceptional programs.
- 4/22/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The Great Gatsby dominated. Aacta.s technical and short films awards today, collecting gongs in all six craft categories for which it was nominated, plus the Aacta award for outstanding achievement in visual effects.
The co-production Top of the Lake bagged two TV trophies while Matchbox Pictures. Nowhere Boys, created by Tony Ayres, was named best children.s TV series.
The TV documentary prize went to Redesign My Brain, which explores the revolutionary new science of brain plasticity, written and directed by Paul Scott and produced by Isabel Perez and Scott for ABC TV.
Writer-director Nick Verso's The Last Time I Saw Richard, produced by John Molloy, was honoured as best short fiction film. Developed and funded through Screen Australia.s Springboard program, the short is a prequel to the upcoming feature film Boys In The Trees, tracing the friendship between two teenagers in a mental health clinic in...
The co-production Top of the Lake bagged two TV trophies while Matchbox Pictures. Nowhere Boys, created by Tony Ayres, was named best children.s TV series.
The TV documentary prize went to Redesign My Brain, which explores the revolutionary new science of brain plasticity, written and directed by Paul Scott and produced by Isabel Perez and Scott for ABC TV.
Writer-director Nick Verso's The Last Time I Saw Richard, produced by John Molloy, was honoured as best short fiction film. Developed and funded through Screen Australia.s Springboard program, the short is a prequel to the upcoming feature film Boys In The Trees, tracing the friendship between two teenagers in a mental health clinic in...
- 1/28/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
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