Simone Ashley (Bridgerton, Sex Education) and Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After) will star in the new U.K. original romantic comedy Picture This for Amazon’s Prime Video.
The movie’s cast also includes Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso), Nikesh Patel (London Has Fallen), Adil Ray (Citizen Khan), Sindhu Vee (Matilda: The Musical), Anoushka Chadha (You), Kulvinder Ghir (Bend It Like Beckham) and Luke Fetherston (Still Up).
Amazon said that Picture This will premiere on Prime Video in the U.K. “and internationally,” which for the company typically means it plans to make the content available in all or nearly all 240-plus countries and territories. The film doesn’t yet have a release date.
“Single and without a man on the horizon, Pia (Ashley) runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay (Fetherston),” according to a plot description. “As her sister Sonal (Chadha) prepares to get married and...
The movie’s cast also includes Phil Dunster (Ted Lasso), Nikesh Patel (London Has Fallen), Adil Ray (Citizen Khan), Sindhu Vee (Matilda: The Musical), Anoushka Chadha (You), Kulvinder Ghir (Bend It Like Beckham) and Luke Fetherston (Still Up).
Amazon said that Picture This will premiere on Prime Video in the U.K. “and internationally,” which for the company typically means it plans to make the content available in all or nearly all 240-plus countries and territories. The film doesn’t yet have a release date.
“Single and without a man on the horizon, Pia (Ashley) runs a failing photography studio in London with her best friend Jay (Fetherston),” according to a plot description. “As her sister Sonal (Chadha) prepares to get married and...
- 3/22/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Sc Films International is heading to the upcoming European Film Market with Aussie fantasy horror Dusk, starring Charles Cottier (Please Like Me), Peter Thurnwald (Xo Kitty), Shuang Hu (Five Blind Dates), Isabella Procida, and George Pullar.
The pic is from filmmaker Tristan Barr and was shot in Queensland, Australia. Sc Films will launch at the EFM.
The film follows Luke (Charles Cottier), a near-immortal angel who stands on the side of good. He is an eternally cursed young man who only ages when he saves lives. However, as he ages, he can only become young once again by taking a life. He is stalked through time by the charismatic but deadly Malagor (George Pullar), a disguised demon who wants his powers. A series of murders ensues whilst Malagor amasses an Army of the dead. Only Luke can defeat him in a battle of good vs evil.
The pic is from filmmaker Tristan Barr and was shot in Queensland, Australia. Sc Films will launch at the EFM.
The film follows Luke (Charles Cottier), a near-immortal angel who stands on the side of good. He is an eternally cursed young man who only ages when he saves lives. However, as he ages, he can only become young once again by taking a life. He is stalked through time by the charismatic but deadly Malagor (George Pullar), a disguised demon who wants his powers. A series of murders ensues whilst Malagor amasses an Army of the dead. Only Luke can defeat him in a battle of good vs evil.
- 2/13/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Actress Shuang Hu started writing her own work "out of necessity" - she realised if you have a story you want to tell, you can't rely on others to tell it for you. That led her to create Australia's first Amazon Original film, rom-com 'Five Blind Dates'.
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- 2/13/2024
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
"Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" Returns Next Month
Last week's news never sleeps. HBO has announced the premiere date for the 11th season of its award-winning current events show “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” which will premiere on Sunday, Feb. 18.
The half-hour satirical, insightful, and meticulously researched series takes a microscopic look at current political, social, economic, and cultural issues in the United States, as well as lesser-reported topics. Since its premiere in 2014, the weekly series has received 28 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Scripted Variety Series and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series at the just-past 75th Primetime Emmys.
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” will air on HBO on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 11 p.m. Et/Pt and be available to watch simultaneously on Max. The series has already been renewed through 2026.
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month Max via amazon.com “The Tiger’s Apprentice” Gets First Trailer
Paramount+ has released the...
Last week's news never sleeps. HBO has announced the premiere date for the 11th season of its award-winning current events show “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” which will premiere on Sunday, Feb. 18.
The half-hour satirical, insightful, and meticulously researched series takes a microscopic look at current political, social, economic, and cultural issues in the United States, as well as lesser-reported topics. Since its premiere in 2014, the weekly series has received 28 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Scripted Variety Series and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series at the just-past 75th Primetime Emmys.
“Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” will air on HBO on Sunday, Feb. 18 at 11 p.m. Et/Pt and be available to watch simultaneously on Max. The series has already been renewed through 2026.
7-Day Free Trial $9.99+ / month Max via amazon.com “The Tiger’s Apprentice” Gets First Trailer
Paramount+ has released the...
- 1/17/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Commissions
The BBC Studios Natural History Unit has commissioned three series for BBC One, BBC Two and iPlayer. “Mammals” (6 x 60’), coproduced by France Televisions, Zdf and BBC America, offers insights into the most widespread animal group in the world.
“Big Little Journeys” (3 x 60’), coproduced by PBS, follows the real-life adventures of six tiny animals as they voyage into the unknown. “Wild Scandinavia” (3 x 60’), coproduced by PBS and Sveriges Television, and narrated by actor Rebecca Ferguson (“Dune”), celebrates the wildlife, landscapes and culture of the furthest northern reaches of Europe.
BBC Studios is handling international distribution and will present the series to international customers at BBC Studios Showcase taking place on Feb. 27 and 28.
Meanwhile, the BBC has also commissioned two one-off entertainment shows to celebrate the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. “The Greatest Show on Earth” (working title), produced by Little Gem, will celebrate 25 years since the U.K. last hosted the contest,...
The BBC Studios Natural History Unit has commissioned three series for BBC One, BBC Two and iPlayer. “Mammals” (6 x 60’), coproduced by France Televisions, Zdf and BBC America, offers insights into the most widespread animal group in the world.
“Big Little Journeys” (3 x 60’), coproduced by PBS, follows the real-life adventures of six tiny animals as they voyage into the unknown. “Wild Scandinavia” (3 x 60’), coproduced by PBS and Sveriges Television, and narrated by actor Rebecca Ferguson (“Dune”), celebrates the wildlife, landscapes and culture of the furthest northern reaches of Europe.
BBC Studios is handling international distribution and will present the series to international customers at BBC Studios Showcase taking place on Feb. 27 and 28.
Meanwhile, the BBC has also commissioned two one-off entertainment shows to celebrate the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest. “The Greatest Show on Earth” (working title), produced by Little Gem, will celebrate 25 years since the U.K. last hosted the contest,...
- 2/21/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran film executive Kylie Munnich has joined leading Australian independent producer Goalpost Pictures as its CEO.
She takes up the newly-created position from Nov. 1, 2022, after recently departing from Screen Queensland, which she headed for the past three years.
Prior to Screen Queensland, Kylie worked as a scripted sales and co-production executive for Seven Studios, Australia. Before that, she was senior VP for distribution Asia-Pacific for Sonar Entertainment overseeing sales for premium drama series such as Tom Hardy’s “Taboo” and Pierce Brosnan’s “The Son.”
Munnich returned to Australia in late 2016, after five years in London to take the Sonar role. Her most recent role in the U.K. was as director of drama & comedy for Sky Vision (now Sky Studios), a role she held for two years. At Sky Vision she was responsible for acquiring scripted content such as “Britannia,” “Riviera” and “Fortitude.”
Previously, Munnich was senior VP U.
She takes up the newly-created position from Nov. 1, 2022, after recently departing from Screen Queensland, which she headed for the past three years.
Prior to Screen Queensland, Kylie worked as a scripted sales and co-production executive for Seven Studios, Australia. Before that, she was senior VP for distribution Asia-Pacific for Sonar Entertainment overseeing sales for premium drama series such as Tom Hardy’s “Taboo” and Pierce Brosnan’s “The Son.”
Munnich returned to Australia in late 2016, after five years in London to take the Sonar role. Her most recent role in the U.K. was as director of drama & comedy for Sky Vision (now Sky Studios), a role she held for two years. At Sky Vision she was responsible for acquiring scripted content such as “Britannia,” “Riviera” and “Fortitude.”
Previously, Munnich was senior VP U.
- 9/26/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Nicely Entertainment has tapped ex-TF1 exec Rachel Siegenthaler for vice president of international sales.
Siegenthaler will remain in Paris for the newly-created role, which will be focused on expanding L.A.-based Nicely’s European presence.
The role will include responsibility for Emea and Asia sales and co-productions, which include ten movies set to debut at Mipcom next month. The Mipcom slate includes “Cloudy with a Chance of Christmas” (pictured above), “A Christmas to Treasure,” “A Royal in Paradise” and “Baked with a Kiss” as well as family documentary “Beyond the Reef,” which introduces audiences to the Great Barrier Reef. The feature, which is set to be released in IMAX, is narrated by Shuang Hu.
Rachel Siegenthaler courtesy of Nicely Entertainment
Siegenthaler previously worked for TF1, Turner and her own consulting agency, which is focused on distribution. In her new role she will report to Nicely CEO Vanessa Shapiro and Scott Kirkpatrick,...
Siegenthaler will remain in Paris for the newly-created role, which will be focused on expanding L.A.-based Nicely’s European presence.
The role will include responsibility for Emea and Asia sales and co-productions, which include ten movies set to debut at Mipcom next month. The Mipcom slate includes “Cloudy with a Chance of Christmas” (pictured above), “A Christmas to Treasure,” “A Royal in Paradise” and “Baked with a Kiss” as well as family documentary “Beyond the Reef,” which introduces audiences to the Great Barrier Reef. The feature, which is set to be released in IMAX, is narrated by Shuang Hu.
Rachel Siegenthaler courtesy of Nicely Entertainment
Siegenthaler previously worked for TF1, Turner and her own consulting agency, which is focused on distribution. In her new role she will report to Nicely CEO Vanessa Shapiro and Scott Kirkpatrick,...
- 9/6/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Australia’s Steve Jaggi Company Hatches Film and TV Slate Deal With Nicely Entertainment (Exclusive)
Australia’s Steve Jaggi Company and the Los Angeles-based Nicely Entertainment have hatched a pact to develop and produce a significant slate of film and TV series.
“A Royal in Paradise,” the third movie collaboration between the two partners and the first under the new deal, started production this week in Australia’s Queensland.
Previously, the two collaborated on young adult series “Dive Club” and romantic feature “This Little Love of Mine,” which claimed to be the first Australian film into production during the global pandemic. Both productions were sold to Netflix.
The new deal calls for them to develop a minimum of six new TV projects, including both dramas and YA series, and two to three new movies per year.
Starring Rhiannon Fish (“The 100,” “Home and Away”) and Mitchell Bourke (“The Family Law”), “A Royal in Paradise” is directed by Adrian Powers (“Forbidden Ground”) from a script by...
“A Royal in Paradise,” the third movie collaboration between the two partners and the first under the new deal, started production this week in Australia’s Queensland.
Previously, the two collaborated on young adult series “Dive Club” and romantic feature “This Little Love of Mine,” which claimed to be the first Australian film into production during the global pandemic. Both productions were sold to Netflix.
The new deal calls for them to develop a minimum of six new TV projects, including both dramas and YA series, and two to three new movies per year.
Starring Rhiannon Fish (“The 100,” “Home and Away”) and Mitchell Bourke (“The Family Law”), “A Royal in Paradise” is directed by Adrian Powers (“Forbidden Ground”) from a script by...
- 6/14/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Shawn Seet to direct romantic comedy, created and led by actress Shuang Hu.
Prime Video has ordered romantic comedy Five Blind Dates as its first Australian Amazon original feature, which will begin shooting next month.
The story was created by US comedian Nathan Ramos-Park and China-born Australian actor Shuang Hu, who plays a woman that is told by a fortune teller that she will meet her soulmate on one of the next five dates she goes on.
It will be directed by Australia’s Shawn Seet, who is known primarily for TV series such as The Code but has made...
Prime Video has ordered romantic comedy Five Blind Dates as its first Australian Amazon original feature, which will begin shooting next month.
The story was created by US comedian Nathan Ramos-Park and China-born Australian actor Shuang Hu, who plays a woman that is told by a fortune teller that she will meet her soulmate on one of the next five dates she goes on.
It will be directed by Australia’s Shawn Seet, who is known primarily for TV series such as The Code but has made...
- 3/29/2022
- by Sandy George
- ScreenDaily
Prime Video will begin filming of its first Australian Amazon original movie, “Five Blind Dates” from next month. The romantic comedy film was created and written by actor and influencer Shuang Hu and actor and comedian Nathan Ramos-Park.
“Five Blind Dates” is an exploration of Chinese culture and family dynamics with a story that follows a tenacious tea shop owner who is told by a fortune-teller that she will find her soulmate on one of the next five dates she goes on.
Directed by Shawn Seet the film will feature an ensemble cast fronted by Hu. Additional cast announcements will follow. Production will take place in Townsville and Sydney.
The film will be produced by Goalpost Pictures Australia, with Goalpost’s Kylie du Fresne as producer and Ben Grant and Rosemary Blight as executive producers.
While visiting her family in Townsville for her sister’s engagement festivities, Hu’s character...
“Five Blind Dates” is an exploration of Chinese culture and family dynamics with a story that follows a tenacious tea shop owner who is told by a fortune-teller that she will find her soulmate on one of the next five dates she goes on.
Directed by Shawn Seet the film will feature an ensemble cast fronted by Hu. Additional cast announcements will follow. Production will take place in Townsville and Sydney.
The film will be produced by Goalpost Pictures Australia, with Goalpost’s Kylie du Fresne as producer and Ben Grant and Rosemary Blight as executive producers.
While visiting her family in Townsville for her sister’s engagement festivities, Hu’s character...
- 3/29/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Shuang Hu will star as a Chinese-Australian tea shop owner searching for love, family, and cultural connection in Amazon’s first original Australian feature, Five Blind Dates. The Goalpost Pictures and Amazon Studios film is created and written by Hu and Nathan Ramos-Park, and will be directed by Shawn Seet. Whilst visiting her family in Townsville for her sister Alice’s engagement […]
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- 3/29/2022
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Viacom CBS has announced the 15 performers starring in the 2022 “Showcase” event.
“Showcase,” an annual variety comedy show spotlighting up-and-coming performers, has served as a launching pad for the careers of numerous stars, such as Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”), Tiffany Haddish (“Girls Trip”), Ego Nwodim (“Saturday Night Live”), Nico Santos (“Superstore”), Drew Tarver (“The Other Two”) and Nicole Byer (“Nailed It!”). Formerly a live theatrical production attended by executives, casting directors and talent agents across the entertainment industry, this year’s Showcase will be a pre-filmed hour of sketch comedy shot on location in Los Angeles.
The 15 performers featured in the 2022 “Showcase” are: Afsheen Misaghi, Allison Reese, Anna Garcia, Anosh Michael McAdam, Austin Antoine, Bri Giger, Carey Cox, Dickie Hearts, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Stafford, Lureena Cornwell, Sahana Srinivasan, Shuang Hu, Sibel Damar and Steve Han.
“These 15 multitalented artists, under the leadership of our exceptional creative team, have put together a...
“Showcase,” an annual variety comedy show spotlighting up-and-coming performers, has served as a launching pad for the careers of numerous stars, such as Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”), Tiffany Haddish (“Girls Trip”), Ego Nwodim (“Saturday Night Live”), Nico Santos (“Superstore”), Drew Tarver (“The Other Two”) and Nicole Byer (“Nailed It!”). Formerly a live theatrical production attended by executives, casting directors and talent agents across the entertainment industry, this year’s Showcase will be a pre-filmed hour of sketch comedy shot on location in Los Angeles.
The 15 performers featured in the 2022 “Showcase” are: Afsheen Misaghi, Allison Reese, Anna Garcia, Anosh Michael McAdam, Austin Antoine, Bri Giger, Carey Cox, Dickie Hearts, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Stafford, Lureena Cornwell, Sahana Srinivasan, Shuang Hu, Sibel Damar and Steve Han.
“These 15 multitalented artists, under the leadership of our exceptional creative team, have put together a...
- 1/26/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
ViacomCBS has unveiled the lineup of the 15 performers set to perform for its 2022 Showcase. The event, which will once again go virtual, will live stream on Tuesday, Feb. 8 and Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m. Pt, 4. p.m. Pt and 7 p.m. Pt.
Afsheen Misaghi, Allison Reese, Anna Garcia, Anosh Michael McAdam, Austin Antoine, Bri Giger, Carey Cox, Dickie Hearts, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Stafford, Lureena Cornwell, Sahana Srinivasan, Shuang Hu, Sibel Damar and Steve Han will show off their talent in the pre-filmed hour of sketch comedy and comedic music videos. The show is viewed by senior-level executives, showrunners and casting directors from ViacomCBS properties, as well as other networks and streamers, in addition to talent agents and managers from across the entertainment industry.
The performers, who hail from all across the country, are selected to participate in a month-long virtual writers’ room before traveling to Los Angeles to take part...
Afsheen Misaghi, Allison Reese, Anna Garcia, Anosh Michael McAdam, Austin Antoine, Bri Giger, Carey Cox, Dickie Hearts, Glo Tavarez, Jordan Stafford, Lureena Cornwell, Sahana Srinivasan, Shuang Hu, Sibel Damar and Steve Han will show off their talent in the pre-filmed hour of sketch comedy and comedic music videos. The show is viewed by senior-level executives, showrunners and casting directors from ViacomCBS properties, as well as other networks and streamers, in addition to talent agents and managers from across the entertainment industry.
The performers, who hail from all across the country, are selected to participate in a month-long virtual writers’ room before traveling to Los Angeles to take part...
- 1/26/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
The final season of Sbs’s The Family Law, the first series of ABC’s The Heights and the Sbs miniseries The Hunting have won the 10th annual Equity Ensemble Awards.
The actors who starred in these programs were voted the most outstanding Australian small screen ensembles in their respective categories by the Meaa Equity National Performers’ Committee (Npc).
Equity president Chloe Dallimore, who was among the 33 Npc members who selected this year’s finalists and winners, said: “I can’t think of a better way to spend lockdown than re-watching the incredible small screen performances of the last 12 months. What phenomenal talent we have in this country, both in front and behind the camera.
“It emphasised what’s at stake if we don’t continue to vigorously defend our local content quotas, and why we must continue to remind our government how the arts contribute to our Australian cultural identity.
The actors who starred in these programs were voted the most outstanding Australian small screen ensembles in their respective categories by the Meaa Equity National Performers’ Committee (Npc).
Equity president Chloe Dallimore, who was among the 33 Npc members who selected this year’s finalists and winners, said: “I can’t think of a better way to spend lockdown than re-watching the incredible small screen performances of the last 12 months. What phenomenal talent we have in this country, both in front and behind the camera.
“It emphasised what’s at stake if we don’t continue to vigorously defend our local content quotas, and why we must continue to remind our government how the arts contribute to our Australian cultural identity.
- 8/13/2020
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Benjamin Law on the set of Sbs series The Family Law.
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Benjamin Law.s new six-part series The Family Law has put form to his hit memoir of the same name as he makes his first foray in television.
Co-written with friend and colleague Marieke Hardy, Law told If that bringing the highly personal memoir to the screen was less about what he felt and more about how his family felt.
.I have already written a book about them and now it.s. hey family! Now our lives are going to be on television,. he said.
.I have got this really amazing career turning point and you are involved. They were curious about what it would look like and once they read the script, they thought this is really funny..
The series is told through the eyes 14-year-old Benjamin Law over a long, hot, Queensland summer.
The.Family.Law.is...
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Benjamin Law.s new six-part series The Family Law has put form to his hit memoir of the same name as he makes his first foray in television.
Co-written with friend and colleague Marieke Hardy, Law told If that bringing the highly personal memoir to the screen was less about what he felt and more about how his family felt.
.I have already written a book about them and now it.s. hey family! Now our lives are going to be on television,. he said.
.I have got this really amazing career turning point and you are involved. They were curious about what it would look like and once they read the script, they thought this is really funny..
The series is told through the eyes 14-year-old Benjamin Law over a long, hot, Queensland summer.
The.Family.Law.is...
- 1/4/2016
- by Brian Karlovsky
- IF.com.au
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