The PM's Daughter is back for a second term
The second season of the popular political comedy-drama The PM's Daughter will premiere next month on ABC ME and iview. ...
ACTF shares expertise in Taiwan
In April, ACTF CEO Jenny Buckland and Head of Content Bernadette O'Mahony travelled to Taiwan at the invitation of The Fubon Educational and Cultural Foundation to participate in the Momo Mini Kids TV Wonderland Conference & Festival and talk about the Australian approach to locally produced kids' TV.
Kindred Spirits: how the big 4 public broadcasters work together
At this year's Screen Forever conference on the Gold Coast, ACTF CEO Jenny Buckland was joined by public broadcasters from the UK, USA, Canada and Australia to discuss how they collaborate to ensure the child audience in each of their countries has access to quality children's content.
Barrumbi Kids recognised with SPA Award
The live-action comedy drama series Barrumbi Kids has won Children's Production of the Year at the 2023 SPA Awards.
Insights from the inaugural Australian Media Literacy Summit
Hosted by the Australian Media Literacy Alliance (AMLA) with support from Meta Australia, this professional learning conference sought to build a network of advocates for lifelong media literacy education in our nation's schools and community spaces.
Beyond 'the talk': How television can play a role in school-based relationships and sexuality education
In a recent national survey of 2,500 Australian parents, Curtin University researchers found that parents from a range of political and religious backgrounds want sex education taught in schools. Age-appropriate representations in children's television can play a role in kickstarting these conversations.
South Australian teachers, register now for DreamBIG workshops
Develop your students' understandings of storytelling on screen at our free onsite workshops for primary and secondary schools in Adelaide next month.
First Day success story continues with another award nomination
The second series of the live action children's drama First Day has been nominated for a prestigious Banff Rockies Award.
Second series of 100% Wolf to premiere next month
Australia's favourite were-poodle is back, with 100% Wolf: The Book of Hath to premiere on Monday 1 May on ABC ME and iview.
How screen content can support children struggling with school attendance
Mirroring trends in other countries, a growing number of Australian children are struggling to attend school. But bringing school into children's homes in the form of entertainment could help.