Hungry Beast nominated for a Walkley
Zapruder’s blog, October 25, 2011
Congrats to reporter Monique Schafter, shooter/director Aaron Smith and editor Andrew Glover. The Hungry Beast team has been nominated for a Walkley Award for Best Current Affairs TV Reporting (less than 20 minutes) for the story Trapped In Your Own Body.
ABC Scores Well In Walkley Nominations
abc.net.au, October 17, 2011
Gruen Planet
SMH, October 12, 2011
Who would have predicted that a panel show featuring advertising industry professionals would become one of 2011′s most successful programs?
10 Things We Learned From Attending A Gruen Planet Taping
pedestrian.tv, October 12, 2011
Pedestrian’s expert in all realms of Australian television Katie Head attended a live taping of ABC series Gruen Planet – the PR-centric spinoff of the hugely successful advertising demythologizing series, The Gruen Transfer.
The Tunnel screens at LA’s Mann Chinese Theater
Encore, October 11, 2011
Australian self-financed horror The Tunnel will have its US premiere screening at Los Angeles’ Screamfest on Saturday October 15.
Meet the Media: Jon Casimir, Producer, Gruen Planet
Publicity Queen, October 7, 2011
In a media scene replete with big egos and self-promoters, Jon Casimir is an anti-hero. Producer of the highly successful The Gruen Transfer, he launched into orbit in late September GRUEN PLANET, a show that will do for PR what The Gruen Transfer did for advertising.
Encore’s Power 50, 2011
After a massive year Andrew Denton and Anita Jacoby, Directors of Zapruder’s other films, come in at #22.
Can Of Worms back in 2012
TV Tonight, August 17, 2011
Ten has announced its highlights for 2012.
Cans Of Wormy Goodness
Molks TV Talk, September 6, 2011
What made Can Of Worms work really well was twofold: the guest selection and the topics of conversation (the “worms”). No topic was taboo – from seeking sex outside a marriage; euthanasia; smacking; swearing; bullying; sports-star worship; pornography; racism; lying – eyes were opened as these debates ebbed & flowed in front of our eyes.
Anita Jacoby reveals what’s in store for Zapruder’s in 2011
Joy of Sets, AFP, Can of Worms, Country Town Rescue, Hungry Beast and more Gruen!!
Mediaweek interview: Ep 97, 2010.
How Andrew Denton is shaking up Australian TV
September 28, 2010.
Zapruder’s current slate of original programming, managed by a core team of eight, includes two shows in various stages of production – “Gruen” and “AFP” – several pilots, and five others in development. They cover a range of genres but all are nonscripted shows. They all bear the company’s hallmark: A great idea, backed by meticulous research, with the ability to find humor — light or dark — in any situation. The company’s mantra is, “the best idea wins,” but at the same time, Denton says their problem is that they often have too many good ideas.
Dicko to host ‘shit stirring’ Can Of Worms for Ten
Network Ten has commissioned Andrew Denton’s Zapruder’s Other Films to produce Can of Worms, a “shit-stirring piece of television” chat show hosted by Ian “Dicko” Dickson.
Country Town Rescue for ABC
December 6, 2010.
Zapruder’s Other Films will be a busy place next year with several new and returning shows on their slate for next year. At this rate they may have to start expanding their Chippendale offices. On the back of all its new projects recently announced, it has another observational doco in production for the ABC, Country Town Rescue.
