Our TV series The Bureau of Magical Things is still kicking goals around the world. We just picked up a Logie Award nomination in the peer-voted category ‘Most Outstanding Children’s program.
Congratulations to Jonathan M Shiff, Stuart Wood, Julia Adams, Barry Lanfranchi and the entire cast and crew. Looking forward to series 2!
Well, it’s here.
Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries screens each week on Channel 7 from 8:30pm tonight!
Over four weeks we have 4 telemovies of guilty pleasure viewing, especially for those fans of the original Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries starring Essie Davis, or for fans of the murder mystery genre – think a fun 60s version of Midsummer Murders, Sherlock or Ms Marple etc that doesn’t take itself too seriously.
Enjoy
OK, time to come clean. I’ve been working on the upcoming drama series Ms Fisher’s Modern Murder Mysteries for Channel 7 and Every Cloud Productions alongside co-composers Burkhard Dallwitz and Dmitri Golovko. A spin-off from the original ABC series, this one is set in the 60s and is a lot of fun. Coming to 7 in Feb. Teaser trailer below. More deets soon.
In a star studded ceremony in Sydney this month The Bureau of Magical Things was awarded the 2018 AACTA award for Best Children’s Program! Congratulations to Jonathan M Shiff, Stuart Wood, Julia Adams, Barry Lanfranchi and the entire cast and crew. Proud to be a part of the team.
Here are a few pics from the ceremony
Fantastic News! Our kids TV series The Bureau of Magical Things has been acquired by Nickelodeon. This means that ‘Bureau’ will now be seen across an additional 170+ countries and territories worldwide!
Nickelodeon USA will start to premiere The Bureau of Magical Things on Monday 8th October 2018 at 8:30pm ET/PT and will continue to premiere new episodes on Mondays-Thursdays at 7:30pm ET/PT!
From the Inside Film article:
“The Bureau of Magical Things introduces a captivating fantasy world while promoting real world concepts like individuality, diversity and acceptance,” said Nickelodeon senior vice president, global acquisitions and content partnerships Layla Lewis.
“We think kids everywhere will find something relatable in these characters’ journeys to finding their true selves, while learning to embrace and accept what makes them different.”
On the sale, Shiff said: “We are thrilled to see The Bureau of Magical Things so strongly supported by Nickelodeon who will introduce it to a global audience. It’s a real delight to bring children all over the world into a story full of surprise and adventure brought to life by an extraordinary cast of magical heroes.”
ZDF Enterprises president and CEO Fred Burckse said: “We are delighted that The Bureau of Magical Things has found its global home with Nickelodeon. Coming from the magical studios of our long term partner Jonathan M. Shiff, the series will capture audiences all over the world and is a perfect complement to Nickelodeon’s portfolio of outstanding children’s programs.”
Just found out that our doco Can We Save the Reef? won the Eurkea Prize for Science Journalism. Congratulations to Adam Geiger and Colette Beaudry of SeaLight Pictures! I’m proud to have played a small part in making this documentary such a success.
The Australian Museum Eureka Prizes reward excellence in the fields of research & innovation, leadership, science engagement and school science. More info at https://australianmuseum.net.au/eurekaprizes
It’s premiere time. Season 1 of our show ‘The Bureau of Magical Things’ begins THIS SUNDAY at 10:30am on Eleven. Get your kids in front of it!
I’ve been trying to post this for a while but until now hadn’t the strength. I think it’s time.
Almost two weeks ago we lost my friend Ricky Edwards. Ricky and I worked together on 3 seasons of Mako Mermaids, James Cameron’s Deepsea Challenge 3D, and began working on the upcoming ‘The Bureau of Magical Things’. He was a brilliant man, who burned so brightly with such energy and intensity. Ricky was someone I respected and admired, a man of exceptional talents whom I was often in awe of. I learnt much from him and continue to do so and will be forever grateful to him for asking me to join him in writing for Mako and more. He and I formed a bond that went beyond mere colleagues and I am utterly devastated by his passing. My heart goes out to his beautiful family.
Vale my friend.
Yes, Todd is at it again. Body Hack 2.0 starts this Thursday at 8:45pm on Network TEN. The theme music for the new series is mine and I’ve contributed a significant amount of the underscore also. Series 2 trailer is below. Tune in!
I’m very excited to share with you all what I’ve been working on for the past many months. The new series from prolific producer Jonathan M Shiff (Mako Mermaids, H20, Lightning Point, The Elephant Princess etc) called The Bureau of Magical Things.
Please watch the trailer for series 1 above. Music by yours truly. The series is set to air on Network Ten locally here in Australia and on ZDF in Germany, Austria and Switzerland with further distribution worldwide. I will update you all when I have airdates and more information.
From the ZDF website:
“This extraordinary original series follows the adventures of teenage girl Kyra who is magically transformed into a Tri-ling when caught in a clash between an elf and a fairy. Now being part human, part fairy and part elf, her new friends Lily (a fairy) and Imogen (an elf) introduce her to their secret world and take her to a magic school headed by Professor Maxwell. Here Kyra learns how to control her newfound magical powers and begins to lead a double life. When Kyra develops powerful unpredictable magic, and the source of her power is revealed, she becomes a valuable weapon and an unexpected threat emerges. These young guardians, humans, fairies and elves must unite to save both their worlds.”
