Archive for category: Acting and Extras Work in Sydney

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Congratulations to all the cast and crew of Pieces of Her, which has wrapped. Bella Heathcote and Minkie Spiro have both posted wrap photos to Instagram to celebrate the end of a great shoot. Like so many international directors, Minkie Spiro has enthusiastically praised the Aussie cast and crew in her post:

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Huge thanks to the 168 MCTV members who worked on this production. Well done to everyone who answered the call, got COVID tests and turned up on time! Your hard work helps us keep placing more great people more often.

Congratulations to John A who landed this print and web campaign for Catholic Healthcare. It may surprise you to know that we get loads of requests for our older members.  Think about the many ads for insurance, retirement or family based scenarios on TV that feature a ‘grandma’ or ‘grandpa’ character.  We have even supplied a “roller skating granny” for one campaign. Work can be at short notice or require a ‘go see’ so it’s perfect for semi-retired or retired people.

If you, or someone you know has some spare time and would like to make some money out of your years of experience check out how it works here.

The Digital Originals Initiative by Screen Australia, SBS and NITV provides funding for short, web series format productions as a way of fostering emerging practitioners. The first of these projects to be completed is The Tailings, which premiered on SBS On Demand in April. Submissions are happening now for another project developed under the scheme, “A Beginner’s Guide to Grief”.

Exploring themes of death, grief and identity, this series is written by South Australian Anna Lindner. This  8 x 12 minute drama/comedy about 28-year-old Harriet Wylde, who returns to her home town in remote South Australia to care for two terminally ill parents. When both pass away within weeks of each other, she’s forced to face her ultimate fear: absolute aloneness. But when she reconnects with a dysfunctional childhood friend Daisy, Harriet discovers that grief doesn’t play by any rules and soon, neither will she.

Good luck to everyone who has been submitted!

12 projects were selected this year to be developed under the program, with a chance for up to 4 to continue along the path to production. This is a great initiative to get encourage new talent in the industry and increase the diversity of stories which make it to our screens.

Submissions are happening for Netflix’s new feature film ‘True Spirit’. The movie is based on the incredible true story of 16 year old Australian, Jessica Watson. In 2010, she became the youngest person to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around the world. Jessica accomplished what many thought impossible, navigating some of the world’s most challenging stretches of oceans and surviving seven knockdowns while at sea for 210 days.

The movie will star Aussie actress Teagan Croft (Titans, Home and Away, The Osiris Child), with filming taking place in both Sydney and Queensland. Jessica Watson is a consultant on the movie which will be helmed by Aussie director, Sarah Spillane. You can read more details here.

Good luck to everyone who has been submitted so far!

“Preppers” has commenced production with MCTV currently submitting for roles. The new six part ABC comedy series, which will air later this year tells the story of a young Aboriginal woman, Charlie, played by Nakkiah Lui. Charlie’s world crumbles around her after experiencing a personal, cataclysmic event. Trying to escape the situation, Charlie finds herself at the centre of a quirky community of doomsday preppers.

The diverse all-star cast includes Ursula Yovich, Chum Ehelepola, Meyne Wyatt, Aaron McGrath, Eryn Jean Norvill, Jack Charles, Grant Denyer,  Christine Anu, Brooke Satchwell, Luke Carroll, Kate Miller-Heidke and Miranda Tapsell. The show was co-written by Lui and Gabriel Dowrick.

Co- Producers Liz Watts and Sylvia Warmer commented “We can’t imagine a more blackly comic and pertinent series for our time. Preppers will be smart, relatable and very, very funny. It also might make you shed a tear.”

The show has been produced with assistance from Screen Australia’s First Nations Department, the ABC and Screen NSW. Read more here.

Best of luck to everyone who has been submitted so far!