Bye bye Bunya
australian television producer bunya entertainment say so Sophia Zachariou He will step down as joint managing director at the end of his five-year term. Bunya Entertainment is part of his Bunya group of companies and was founded by Zachariou. david jowsey and Greer Simpkin In 2019.
Zachariou is currently in post-production on “The Office'' (Amazon) and “Ladies in Black'' (ABC), and plans to distribute those series before he retires. Bunya Entertainment's other works include his comedy series “The Moth Effect” (Amazon), a 6-hour x 30-minute sketch comedy series “Nice Shorts”.
In 2020, Mr. Zachariou also Bunya Talent Indigenous Hub, in partnership with Netflix and Screen Australia, to fund and develop 10 Indigenous writers and directors to further develop their television projects. The hub has since expanded to include her partnerships with SAFC, Screen NT and Screen NSW.
Jowsey and Simpkin will continue to serve as co-MDs of Bunya Entertainment. Separate entities of Bunya Group; bunya production (“Mystery Road,” “Sweet Country,” “Limbo”) and distribution companies dark matterremains under their control.
“We have loved [Zachariou’s] Great contributions over the past five years. She left the company in great shape, with strong production and development plans. We wish Sophia every success in her future endeavors,” said Jowsey and Simpkin.
dear limbo
“Limbo” was Monday's big winner. Australian Film Critics Association, presented the annual FCCA Awards for Australian Film of the Year 2023 at a ceremony in Sydney. Limbo won six of the nine awards, including Best Picture and Best Director. Ivan Sen. simon baker won the Best Actor Award for his role in the film.Winner of Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress rob collins and Natasha Wanganeenrespectively, for their performance in “Limbo.”
Zal Amir Ebrahimi won the Best Actress Award for “Sheyda,'' for which Noura Niasari also won the Best Original Screenplay Award. Rachel Ward Rachel's Farm, which she directed and starred in, won the award for best documentary.
higher orbit
Chinese director Lu Chuan (“Kekekishiri: Mountain Patrol,” “City of Life and Death,” “Chronicles of the Ghost Tribe”) participated. Stars Collective Mentoring Committee, part of Hollywood's Stars Collective film fundraising effort run by a Chinese company. starlight media.
Stars Hana Investment Fund partners with “major gaming companies including:” tencent and owned by Tencent dream sky technologyHYJZ, Forevernine, and other world-famous gaming companies with hundreds of millions of users, to develop a series of video games in parallel.
As a producer, the company reports that it is developing adaptations of upcoming films and IPs, including Sam Raimi and Roy Lee's “Every House is Haunted,” “Every House is Haunted.” “The Burden” by James Wan and Sam Raimi. “Hunting Season” by James Wan and Don Murphy. James Wan's “The Call of Cthulhu,” “Mass Extinction,” and “GMO.” “Goxfather” starring Jon Chu. and “Memory Lost in Space,” based on Tong Hua’s bestseller.
Stars Collective holds an exclusive 25-year license to sell video-related products in Greater China, and “Garfield Movie” Includes all categories except theme park and stage rights.
entertainment tokyo
Mitsubishi Estate and Tokyo Broadcasting Construction has begun on a 205,800 square meter (2.2 million square foot) entertainment industry hub in central Tokyo that will include office, theater, retail and hotel space, real estate publication Minty Andy reports. “We aim to create a base where entertainment-related companies, start-up companies, and creators can gather, as well as facilities that will disseminate the best content to the world,” the two companies announced. The partners will reportedly invest 200 billion yen ($1.34 billion) into the project.
“Located in a traditional red light district, Akasaka Entertainment City It also includes an 18-storey, 38,150sqm block, including 12-storey hotel space and a six-storey theater. “The developers plan to incorporate a 4,900 square meter plaza that will be directly connected to Akasaka Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line,” Mintyandi said.