(2009)

This six part series lifts the lid on the advertising industry and the characters within it.
It is the creation of real life advertising insiders Tim Bullock of Prodigy Films, Justin Drape and Scott Nowell of Sydney agency, Three Drunk Monkeys.

A stellar line-up of Australian talent has been assembled for the production including; Stephen Curry, Peter O’Brien, Joel Tobeck, Gyton Grantley and Kat Stewart.

The series, screening on The Comedy Channel, is set in the fictional advertising agency BND Worldwide and follows BND’s brilliant but troubled, Creative Director, Martin Manning (Joel Tobeck, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 30 Days of Night, Tangle) and his staff as they go about their working lives underneath the banner: ‘BND. Truth Well Sold’.

The BND staff list includes:

CEO, Bill Brooker (Peter O’Brien, Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, White Collar Blue, Casualty, The Bill) a man who likes rules, conformity and large graphs.

Senior Art Director, Sumo (Gyton Grantley, Underbelly, Supernova, Under The Radar, Danny Deckchair) the ambitious creative with a powerful lack of conscience.

Producer, McBaney (Stephen Curry, The Castle, The King) a man who can get you a giant singing udder inside five hours.

Account Director, Barbara Main (Emily Brennan, NIDA graduate) better known as Boobera, who has never been known to say no to a client freebie.

The other prominent character in the series is Head of Marketing, Daiyonda Automotive, Marion West (Kat Stewart, Underbelly, Supernova, Newstopia) determined to break glass ceilings without damaging her biological clock.
“An extraordinary cast, three talented new writers and a great director – the ingredients, hopefully, for champagne television. :30 seconds is an exciting new dire

ction for Zapruder’s and we couldn’t have found a better home for it than The Comedy Channel” says Andrew Denton.

:30 seconds is co-executive produced by Zapruder’s other films and Kim Vecera (Tangle, Satisfaction, Love My Way) for FOXTEL. The director for the series is Shawn Seet (Two Fists One Heart, Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities) and acclaimed story editor Andrew Knight (Sea Change, Tripping Over, After the Deluge).

For more information visit the official website here