Bye bye Bunya
Australian television producer Bunya Entertainment has announced that Sofia Zacariou will step down as co-managing director at the end of her five-year term. Bunya Entertainment is part of the Bunya group of companies and was founded in 2019 by Zachariou, David Jowsey, and Greer Simpkin.
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 the 6 x 30 minute sketch comedy series “The Moth Effect” (Amazon) and the comedy series “Nice Shorts.”
In 2020, Zachariou also partnered with Netflix and Screen Australia to establish the Bunya Talent Indigenous Hub to fund and develop 10 Indigenous writers and directors to further develop their television projects. The hub has since expanded to include partnerships with SAFC, Screen NT and Screen NSW.
Jowsey and Simpkin will continue to serve as co-MDs of Bunya Entertainment. Bunya Group’s separate Bunya Productions (Mystery Road, Sweet Country, Limbo) and distribution company Dark Matter will remain under its control.
“We have loved (Zakariou’s) tireless contributions over the past five years. She leaves the company in great shape, with strong production and development plans. We wish them every success in their future endeavors,” said Jowsey and Simpkin.
dear limbo
The Australian Film Critics Association handed out its annual FCCA Awards for Australian Film in 2023 at a ceremony in Sydney on Monday, with Limbo taking home the top prize. Limbo won six of the nine awards, including Best Picture and Best Director for Ivan Sen, and Best Actor for Simon Baker for his role in the film. Rob Collins won Best Supporting Actor for Limbo, and Natasha Wanganeen won Best Supporting Actress.
Zar Amir Ebrahimi won the Best Actress Award for “Sheyda,” for which Noura Niasari also won the Best Original Screenplay Award. Rachel Ward won the award for best documentary for “Rachel’s Farm,” which she directed and starred in.
higher orbit
Chinese director Lu Chuan (‘Kekexili: Mountain Patrol’, ‘City of Life and Death’, ‘Ghost Tribe Chronicles’) has joined the Stars Collective Mentoring Committee. The Starz Collective Mentoring Committee is part of Starz Collective’s Hollywood film fundraising efforts. China’s Starlight Media.
Stars Hana Investment Fund has partnered with “major gaming companies including Tencent and Tencent-owned DreamSky Technology, HYJZ, Forevernine, and other world-renowned gaming companies with hundreds of millions of users,” to create a series of videos are being developed at the same time. game.
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.
Starz Collective holds an exclusive 25-year video merchandise sales license in Greater China for the upcoming Garfield movie, including all categories except theme park and theatrical rights.
entertainment tokyo
Mitsubishi Estate and Tokyo Broadcasting Corporation have broken ground 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 Mintyandi reports. “We aim to become a base for disseminating the best content to the world, including providing facilities where entertainment-related companies, start-up companies, and creators can gather,” the two companies announced. The partners will reportedly invest 200 billion yen ($1.34 billion) into the project.
“Located in a traditional entertainment area, Akasaka Entertainment City also includes an 18-storey, 38,150 square meter block, including 12 floors of hotel space and a six-floor theater.Developer The plan is to incorporate a 4,900 square meter plaza that will be directly connected to Akasaka Station on the Tokyo Metro Chiyoda Line,” Mintyandi said.
