United Screens of Oz

Thanks to Screen Australia, BSR's Nikos Andronicos and longtime creative partner, animator Dave Carter, just spent a month in the US to check up on production of their upcoming FX series Psychotown, hit the pitch circuit with a new project in LA, and spend a week in New York as part of the Talent USA program, attending the Australian International Screen Forum and meeting with Stateside industry folk galore.

Carter and Andronicos have started a dedicated animation company called Channel Plarb, through which Psychotown and future animated projects will be run. We're pumped about it.

BSR x The Chaser x Sammy J x ABC

It's been a busy summer for BSR, with ABCTV releasing three pilot episodes of our animated show Bin Chickens, Nikos directing slabs of The Chaser's consumer affairs comedy The Checkout and the new political satire sketch series Sammy J, and a trip to Shanghai to gather artwork for our new animated show Sweatland that is currently being shopped in the US. 

Bin Chickens - a show about 3 ibises fighting the authorities in Sydney's Darling Harbour - hit a note with viewers online, proving once again that people are warming to the much-maligned garbage-eating city birds. You know they're native, right? 

The Checkout, now in its 6th season, covered everything from fake craft beers to how to test if a battery is flat without putting it in the same appliance 20 times "just to make sure".

And Sammy J, stepping into the Thursday night slot slot recently vacated by legendary political humorists John Clarke and Brian Dawe, has been a baptism of fire for all concerned in production - filmed on Wednesday, edited Thursday and on-air Thursday night. 

Great experiences all.

Bin Chickens is FINISHED!

Our new adult animated show BIN CHICKENS is mixed, graded and delivered, now the waiting game begins for its release on ABC TV and iView as part of the Fresh Blood 2017 anthology.

Created by BSR's Nikos Andronicos and brother-in-arms collaborator Dave Carter, the show follows 3 ibises as they try to make a go of it in the jewel in Sydney's crown, Darling Harbour. 

We promise that once you've watched the 3 pilot episodes you will not only look at these maligned birds very differently, you may even want to become one yourself. 

Fish with Legs wins Best Original Score at St Kilda

Our animated short Fish with Legs took home the gong for Best Original Score at the 2017 St Kilda Film Festival awards last night.

The film was scored by the outrageously talented Matteo Zingales at Sydney's Sonar Music. Matteo tapped into Tchaikovsky, Debussy, Joe Hisaishi and South Pacific traditionals to come up with a flippin' awesome soundtrack for our fish fable. 

Fish with Legs completed!

Our Screen Australia-commissioned animated short FIsh with Legs has finally been put to bed! 

Directed by Dave Carter, written by Nikos Andronicos and starring the voices of Barry Otto and Frank Woodley, the film was shepherded through its epic production phase by animating powerhouses Candy Burger and Rubber House Studio, given a transformative score by Matteo Zingales, and sonically landscaped by Luke Mynott at Sonar. 

We are absolutely stoked with the finished product and cannot wait to get it out there. 

Watch this space for screening updates! (Or if you just can't wait, bribe us for a private link)