What's on for the ACTF in 2023
It's shaping up to be another big year for the Australian Children's Television Foundation, with several exciting series due to air in 2023 and many others in production or development.
Production begins on series inspired by AFL great Eddie Betts' books Eddie's Lil' Homies
An animated television series inspired by the popular children's books Eddie's Lil' Homies has commenced production in South Australia and Victoria and will air simultaneously on Netflix and National Indigenous Television (NITV).
Crazy Fun Park to kick off an exciting year in Australian kids' TV
The new year is set to start with a bang in Australian children's television, with the much-anticipated horror-comedy series Crazy Fun Park to premiere on January 1, 2023.
The ACTF publishes its 2021-22 Annual Report
The 2021-22 financial year was a bumper year for the ACTF with a total production commitment of more than $8 million and over $1 million spent on development.
Interstellar adventures to continue in Space Nova Season 2
Exciting news for young stargazers and budding astronauts – the award-winning animated series Space Nova will be coming back to screens with a second season.
Exciting projects in the pipeline thanks to record development investment
Book adaptations, feature length films and a new live-action comedy series from Little Lunch producers Gristmill are among the projects to be allocated ACTF development funding in 2021/22.
Filming begins on second season of The PM's Daughter
The PM's Daughter is back, with a new season of the critically acclaimed political comedy-drama series now being filmed on location throughout Sydney.
Academy Award winner Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia to be adapted for television
The Oscar-winning team behind The Lost Thing, Shaun Tan and producer Sophie Byrne, has joined forces with Barbara Stephen and Alexia Gates-Foale from animation studio Flying Bark Productions to develop an animated series based on Shaun's bestselling illustrated book Tales from Outer Suburbia.
Record ACTF investment into new children's content
The Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF) has committed a record $9.6 million to the development and production of new children's content since receiving additional funding.
Celebrate Australia Initiative open for submissions
Creatives can now submit their applications to the joint initiative launched by The Australian Children's Television Foundation and Netflix, which will fund the development of two new original children's series.