The 10 Best TV Episodes of 2023
RollingStone, Alan Sepinwall, 24 Dec 2023
Inside
Guy Pearce in Prison Drama ‘Inside,’ From Palme d’Or Winner Charles Williams (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety, Patrick Frater, 17 Dec 2023
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/guy-pearce-inside-charles-williams-1235840636/
SCREEN AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCES OVER $10 MILLION OF PRODUCTION FUNDING FOR NINE PROJECTS
Screen Australia, 25 Sep 2023
https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2023/09-25-production-funding-for-nine-projects
Elle Fanning & Marian Macgowan Talk Continued Success of Hulu Series
As audiences binge the third season of Hulu’s The Great, the fate of Nicholas Hoult’s Peter III is on everyone’s mind — while the show picks up immediately after he survives a stabbing attempt by the hand of his wife Catherine, he can only circumvent his destiny for so long. But as star Elle Fanning tells it during her visit to THR’s Emmys Lounge alongside executive producer Marian Macgowan, the fact that the character even lasted this long is a testament to Hoult’s acting skills. “Now that we’re in season three and married and in love, I don’t know if that would have happened if Nick wasn’t so brilliant at being charming and lovable,” she says. “I think if you had told me [at the beginning] that we would be allowed to takes risks like this, I’d be like, really? But [the show] is so evolved.”
Fanning and Macgowan also discussed how the production decided on some of the season’s more shocking plot twists, how they’ve seen Catherine grow over the past 30 episodes, and what the continued success of the franchise looks like. “I think it’s the realization of what we were trying to do [from the beginning], and that the audience gets it,” said Macgowan. “To me, that is the most satisfying aspect. I mean, a few awards wouldn’t hurt.”
The Hollywood Reporter
‘The Great’: Elle Fanning & Marian Macgowan Talk Continued Success of Hulu Series | THR Emmys Lounge
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/the-great-elle-fanning-marian-macgowan-talk-continued-success-hulu-series/
THE GREAT 74th Annual Emmy Award Nominations
“The Great” has been nominated in the categories of “Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series”, “Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series”, “Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program (One Hour or More)”, and “Outstanding Period Costumes”.
Additional nominees in the categories include:
Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Brosnahan as Miriam ‘Midge’ Maisel
Abbott Elementary • Quinta Brunson as Janine Teagues
The Flight Attendant •Kaley Cuoco as Cassie Bowden
Insecure • Issa Rae as Issa
Hacks • Jean Smart as Deborah Vance
Outstanding Lead Actor In A Comedy Series
Atlanta •Donald Glover as Earn
Barry • Bill Hader as Barry Berkman / Barry Block
Only Murders In The Building • Steve Martin as Charles-Haden Savage
Only Murders In The Building • Martin Short as Oliver Putnam
Ted Lasso • Jason Sudeikis as Ted Lasso
Outstanding Production Design For A Narrative Period Or Fantasy Program (One Hour Or More)
The Gilded Age • Never The New • Bob Shaw, Production Designer Larry Brown, Art Director Laura Ballinger Gardner, Art Director Regina Graves, Set Decorator
Loki • Glorious Purpose • Kasra Farahani, Production Designer Natasha Gerasimova, Art Director Claudia Bonfe, Set Decorator
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Maisel vs. Lennon: The Cut Contest • Bill Groom, Production Designer Neil Prince, Art Director Ellen Christiansen, Set Decorator
Stranger Things • Chapter Seven: The Massacre At Hawkins Lab • Chris Trujillo, Production Designer Sean Brennan, Art Director Jess Royal, Set Decorator
Outstanding Period Costumes
Angelyne • Glow In The Dark Queen Of The Universe • Danny Glicker, Costume Designer Jessica Fasman, Costume Supervisor Adam Giradet, Assistant Costume Designer
Bridgerton • Harmony • Costume Designer Charlotte Armstrong, Assistant Costume Designer Sanaz Missaghian, Costume Supervisor Kevin Pratten-Stone, Costume Supervisor
The First Lady • Cracked Pot • Signe Sejlund, Costume Designer Felicia Jarvis, Costume Designer Matthew Hemesath, Costume Designer Paula Truman, Costume Supervisor Stephen Oh, Costume Supervisor Jessica Trejos, Assistant Costume Designer
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel • Maisel vs. Lennon: The Cut Contest • Donna Zakowska, Costume Designer Moria Sine Clinton, Assistant Costume Designer Ben Philipp, Assistant Costume Designer Ginnie Patton, Costume Supervisor Dan Hicks, Costume Supervisor Mikita Thompson, Costume Supervisor
Winners will be announced on Monday, September 12th at 5:00pm PT / 8:00pm ET on NBC and streaming live on Peacock.
Kangaroo
‘Kangaroo’: Studiocanal Hops Into Australia/New Zealand Family Comedy – Cannes Market
Deadline, Nancy Tartaglione, 11/05/22
https://deadline.com/2022/05/kangaroo-movie-kate-woods-australia-cannes-1235020955/
‘Kangaroo’: Studiocanal Hops Into Australia/New Zealand Family Comedy – Cannes Market
Yahoo! News, 11/05/22 - Syndicated from Deadline
Studiocanal launches sales on orphaned baby kangaroo family film ‘Kangaroo’ for Cannes
Screen International, Melissa Kasule, 11/05/22
Marian Macgowan interview - The Creative Process
The Great - Why the Ensemble Cast of ‘The Great’ Should Win at the 2022 SAG Awards
Backstage - “Why the Ensemble Cast of ‘The Great’ Should Win at the 2022 SAG Awards”
https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/the-great-hulu-sag-awards-ensemble-fyc-74576/
The Great - Writers Guild Awards Nominations
Deadline - “WGA Awards TV Nominations: ‘Better Call Saul’, ‘Ted Lasso’ & ‘The Great’ Lead Way”
Forbes - “Writers Guild 2021 Award Nominees Include ‘The Great,’ ‘Ted Lasso,’ ‘Better Call Saul,’ Among Others”
The Great - Critics Choice Nominations
IndieWire - “Critics Choice Awards TV Nominations: ‘Ozark’ and ‘The Crown’ Lead with 6 Nods Each”
Hollywood Reporter (The) - “Critics Choice TV Awards: ‘The Crown,’ ‘Ozark’ Lead Noms With 6 Apiece”
Entertainment Weekly - “Netflix's Ozark and The Crown lead TV nominations for Critics Choice Awards”
https://ew.com/awards/critics-choice-awards-2021-tv-nominations/
The Great - Renewed For Season 3 At Hulu
Deadline - “‘The Great’ Renewed For Season 3 At Hulu”
Rosy Cordero, January 11, 2022
https://deadline.com/2022/01/the-great-renewed-season-3-hulu-1234908198/
Hollywood Reporter (The) - “‘The Great’ Renewed for Season 3 at Hulu”
James Hibberd, January 11, 2022
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-great-season-3-hulu-1235072929/
The Great - Golden Globe Nominations
IF Magazine - ”Golden Globe nods for McNamara’s ‘The Great’, Blanchett, Kidman”
https://if.com.au/golden-globe-nods-for-mcnamaras-the-great-blanchett-kidman/
Deadline - “Hollywood Foreign Press Unveils Its Golden Globes Nominations: ‘Belfast’, ‘Power Of The Dog’ & Netflix Lead Field”
https://deadline.com/2021/12/golden-globe-nominations-2021-film-tv-1234889854/
IndieWire - “2022 Golden Globe Nominations: ‘Licorice Pizza,’ ‘Squid Game,’ ‘West Side Story,’ and More”
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/12/golden-globe-nominations-2022-see-full-list-1234685129/
The Race - “Golden Globes: HFPA Announces Nominations Despite Ongoing Boycott”
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/golden-globes-nominations-boycott-1235061576/
The Great
Deadline - “The Great Renewed for Season 2”
https://deadline.com/2020/07/the-great-renewed-season-2-hulu-1202975810/
Nominee 30th IFP Gotham Awards, Breakthrough Series - Long Format
https://www.ifp.org/press/nominations-announced-for-30th-ifp-gotham-awards/
Writers Guild Awards: 'Ted Lasso,' 'The Great,' 'The Boys' Among TV Nominees
https://www.indiewire.com/2021/02/writers-guild-awards-nominees-ted-lasso-the-boys-1234614466/
The Great Nominated for 3 Golden Globes
https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees
IFP Week 2020 – Project Forum Slate
https://www.ifp.org/press/ifp-week-2020-project-forum-slate/#.Xykd7hNKh-U
THE GREAT - TELEVISION CRITICS ASSOCIATION
Vulture - The Great Trailer: It’s The Favourite, If It Were a Show Where Elle Fanning Is Catherine the Great
Deadline - Hulu Sets Premiere Dates For 'The Great', 'Ramy' And 'Solar Opposites' – TCA
Deadline - ‘The Great’: Hulu’s Elle Fanning-Nicholas Hoult Comedy Takes Liberties With History – TCA
IndieWire - ‘The Great’ Teaser: Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult Are From Russia, but Not With Love
Yahoo! - ‘The Great’ Teaser: Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult Are From Russia, but Not With Love
The Slanted - Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult Star in ‘The Great’ in March
Refinery 29 - Elle Fanning Is An Eager Empress Cursed With An Idiot Husband In The Great
ET Canada - Elle Fanning Stars In Hulu’s Comedic Take On Catherine ‘The Great’
TVLine - Ramy Season 2, Elle Fanning Comedy The Great Get Hulu Premiere Dates
Decider - ‘Ramy’ Season 2, Elle Fanning’s ‘The Great’ to Debut in May on Hulu
Broadway World - Hulu Presents the Upcoming Original Series LITTLE FIRES EVERYWHERE, HIGH FIDELITY, NORMAL PEOPLE, & THE GREAT
IndieWire - Winter 2020 TCA Press Tour: Hulu, Freeform, & National Geographic Unveil Their New Shows
Just Jared Jr. - Elle Fanning is Catherine The Great in Hulu's 'The Great' Teaser - Watch Here!
The Wrap - Hulu Reveals Premiere Dates for ‘Ramy’ Season 2, Elle Fanning-Led Royal Comedy ‘The Great’
TV Insider - Hulu Releases Trailers for 'Little Fires Everywhere,' 'Normal People' & More (VIDEO)
The Great - Hulu orders to Series
https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/hulu-orders-revenge-drama-reprisal-elle-fanning-led-the-great-to-series-1203135692/
Tony McNamara Interview - Deadline
https://deadline.com/2019/02/tony-mcnamara-interview-the-favourite-the-great-hulu-oscars-1202555615/
The Great
The Boat Builder
FEBRUARY 2018
THE BOAT BUILDER
Macgowan Films Pty Ltd
Genre Drama
Producers Marian Macgowan, Peter Herbert, Jan Marnell, Senia Dremstrup
Writers Elise McCredie, Andrew Knight (script consultant)
Synopsis For Jørn Utzon and Joe Cahill the Sydney Opera House was a daring vision; but political forces turned, and they became the whipping boys of culture. Despite this the building they created, changed the image of our country forever.
Advanced Development 16-17
Choir of Hard Knocks
Project : Choir of Hard Knocks
Fund : Advanced Development
Type : Feature Film
Company : Bravado Pictures Pty Ltd and Macgowan Films Pty Ltd
Producer : Marian Macgowan and Jason Stephens
Writer : Sam Strauss
Synopsis
Waiting in line in a dull suburban bank branch a young man defends his rejection of online banking to his peeved girlfriend. Gary will always choose the 'real' over the 'virtual' if given a chance. He sees it as a stand for a common humanity. Suddenly he is put in a choke hold with a gun to his temple by a berserk bank robber. This is a hold up and as the other customers hit the deck the second bank robber informs them there's an activist/political message to this heist. However, the speech loses the robbers valuable time. When it comes to emptying the tills it's too late, and Gary points out the wider impossibilities of modern day bank robbing. A desperate attempt to steal the customer's wallets exposes the deep rifts in this criminal duo, climaxing in a hair raising mexican stand off. A compromise comes in the idea of kidnapping the young man and emptying his bank account. The girlfriend saves the day with a damning appraisal of the Gary's finances that morphs into a brutal character take-down. Things get even more real for Gary when he cops a bullet in the leg just before the robbers flee.
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http://www.screen.nsw.gov.au/funding-approval/development/advanced-development/2872
FUNDING APPROVALS 2017–2018 DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
STORY DEVELOPMENT
AUGUST 2017
JULIAN CORKLE IS A FILTHY LIAR
Macgowan Films Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Drama
Producers Marian Macgowan, Sarah Radclyffe
Director MJ Delaney
Writer Rachel Hirons
Synopsis Set in Tasmania in the 1980s, this is a comic coming-of-age story in which our slightly overweight and mendacious hero seeks fame and fortune, only to discover the truth far closer to home.
THE BOAT BUILDER
Macgowan Films Pty Ltd
Genre Drama
Producers Marian Macgowan, Peter Herbert, Jan Marnell, Senia Dremstrup
Writer Elise McCredie, Andrew Knight (script consultant)
Synopsis For Jørn Utzon and Joe Cahill the Sydney Opera House was a shared and daring vision that brought a deep friendship; for the political forces that rallied against them they became the whipping boys of culture, yet still a building was created that changed the image of a country.
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