Series spotlight: Mortified
On the brink of adolescence, a girl's got a lot to deal with: a changing body, a flood of hormones, and maybe even the stirrings of a first crush. In Mortified, Taylor Fry is confronted by the lot. ... We're looking back on 12 of our most iconic programs. In this article, we celebrate Mortified.
Vale Philip Dalkin
The Australian television industry is mourning the death of legendary screenwriter Philip Dalkin, who passed away earlier this month.
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.
'Giving space to the voices of the past': My Place site updated
Curator and writer Jennifer Forest has collaborated with ACTF First Nations Designer April Phillips to update content in the My Place for Teachers decade timeline, aiming to better represent diverse voices from Australia's past.
New resource: Writing rubrics
In response to teacher feedback received last year, the ACTF has developed writing rubrics to support students entering the 2022 My Place Competition.
Entries for the 2022 My Place Competition now open
Students are invited to submit their creative writing entries for the 2022 My Place Competition from 15 August – 16 September.
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.
New resource supports teachers to explore consent and identity in the classroom
Secondary teachers across Australia now have access to a new resource to safely explore challenging topics with teenage students, including consent and respectful relationships.