“Making sure Screen Australia has strong and diverse leadership is essential to the prosperity of Australia’s screen sector – a key priority of our National Cultural Policy.” “Telling Australian stories – here at home and overseas – is essential, and Screen Australia plays a vital role in that,” Minister Burke said. Minister for the Arts, Tony Burke, said these appointments will strengthen the experience and knowledge of the Screen Australia Board. Currently serving as Deputy Chair of Regional Arts NSW and the Chair of the Australian Society of Authors, Mr Pickard brings significant industry and governance experience to the Screen Australia Board. Mr Pickard is currently the Executive Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations for APRA AMCOS. Mr Nicholas Pickard brings extensive experience in the Australian and international public and corporate sector with leading expertise in creative and cultural industries. Ms Horler has been recognised at the Australian Film Institute Awards as Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. Best known for her roles in Australian Government supported productions such as Peter Rabbit (2018), The Letdown (2017) and The Dressmaker (2015). She is a highly regarded screen industry professional and is a strong advocate for the sector. Ms Sacha Horler is also an award-winning Australian actor who has wide-ranging experience across the screen and stage. Her appointment to the Screen Australia Board is illustrative of the agency’s function to support a highly creative Australian screen industry. She recently finished filming Bay of Fires – an upcoming ABC drama – on location in Tasmania. In 2020, Ms Dusseldorp relocated to Tasmania and opened Archipelago Productions, producing feature films, television and works for stage and festivals. An example of Dusseldorp’s countless accolades include the AACTA Award for Best Lead Actress in a TV Drama for the ABC’s Janet King in which she featured in the title role and worked as the Associate Producer. Ms Marta Dusseldorp is a respected and award-winning Australian actor who has worked extensively in theatre, film and television. Bay of Fires will be distributed by Fremantle International.The Albanese Labor Government is today strengthening Australian storytelling – announcing the appointments of Ms Marta Dusseldorp, Ms Sacha Horler and Mr Nicholas Pickard as members of the Screen Australia Board, each for three-year terms. “ Bay of Fires is a drama with heart, dark humour, and unique characters that will take audiences into a world full of intrigue, truffle pigs and oh yeah, murder of necessity,” she said.įilming will commence in Tasmania in mid-2022 and the series will air on ABC TV and ABC iview in 2023. “My company Archipelago Productions partnering with Chris Oliver-Taylor at Fremantle is a natural fit and with Screen Tasmania, Screen Australia and Film Victoria’s belief and investment we are now preparing for production on the beautifully rugged West Coast of Tasmania in 2022.”ĪBC head of drama, entertainment and Indigenous Sally Riley said Dusseldorp had long been a favourite of ABC audiences. The series will be financed with support from Film Victoria.ĭusseldorp described creating the series as an “amazing journey”. Major production investment has come from Screen Australia, in association with the ABC and Screen Tasmania. Executive producing are Greg Sitch, alongside Louise Smith for the ABC, and Chris Oliver-Taylor for Fremantle. She also produces for Archipelago Productions, alongside Sally Riley for the ABC, and Yvonne Collins. Produced by Archipelago Productions and Fremantle, the story follows single mother of two Stella Heikkinen (Marta Dusseldorp) as she experiences a spectacular and life-threatening fall from grace.īetrayed by her own company and in immediate danger, Stella has no option but to move her young family to a small town in the Tasmanian wilds tiny amidst a community rife with simmering feuds, crime, and sometimes, murder.ĭusseldorp, who signed an exclusive development and production partnership with Fremantle in 2018, created the series with Andrew Knight and Max Dann, both of whom are writers alongside Sarah Bassiuoni. Tasmania will welcome production on crime/thriller drama series Bay of Fires next year after the ABC greenlit the project.
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