29 May 2018

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SCREEN PRODUCERS AUSTRALIA MEMBERS NOMINATED IN THE 60TH ANNUAL LOGIE AWARDS

Screen Producers Australia CEO, Matthew Deaner, congratulates all nominees announced for the 2018 TV Week Logie Awards. Screen Producers Australia members were nominated across the following categories:

MOST POPULAR DRAMA PROGRAM (Essential Media and Entertainment) Love Child (Playmaker Media) Offspring ( Shine Australia) Wentworth (FremantleMedia Australia)

MOST POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM Anh's Brush With Fame ( Pty Ltd) Family Feud (FremantleMedia) (Endemol Shine Australia) The Project (Guesswork Television Pty Ltd)

MOST POPULAR COMEDY PROGRAM Here Come The Habibs (Jungle) Hughesy, We Have A Problem (Screentime Pty Ltd) Shaun Micallef’s Mad As Hell (ITV Studios Australia)

MOST POPUAR REALITY PROGRAM I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! (ITV Studios Australia) Married At First Sight (Endemol Shine Australia)

MOST POPULAR LIFESTLYE PROGRAM Selling Houses Australia (Beyond International Limited)

MOST OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES Doctor Doctor (Essential Media and Entertainment) Harrow (Hoodlum) Top Of The Lake: China Girl (See-Saw Films) Wentworth (FremantleMedia Australia)

MOST OUTSTANDING MINISERIES OR TELEMOVIE Romper Stomper (Rough Diamond Entertainment Pty Ltd) Safe Harbour (Matchbox Pictures) Seven Types of Ambiguity (Matchbox Pictures) Underbelly Files: Chopper (Screentime Pty Ltd) Wake In Fright (Lingo Pictures / Endemol Shine Australia)

MOST OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S PROGRAM Grace Beside Me (Magpie Pictures) Little J & Big Cuz (Ned Lander Media) Mustangs FC (Matchbox Pictures) Page 1 of 2

MOST OUTSTANDING FACTUAL OR DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM Struggle Street (KEO Films Australia) The Queen & Zak Grieve (In Films) War On Waste (KEO Films Australia)

The 60th Annual Logie Awards ceremony will be held at the Gold Coast on July 1.

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About Screen Producers Australia:

Screen Producers Australia was formed by the screen industry to represent large and small enterprises across a diverse production slate of feature film, television and interactive content. Our members employ hundreds of producers, thousands of related practitioners and drive more than $1.7 billion worth of annual production activity from the independent sector.

On behalf of these businesses we are focused on delivering a healthy commercial environment through ongoing engagement with elements of the labour force, including directors, writers, actors and crew, as well as with broadcasters, distributors and government in all its various forms. This coordinated dialogue ensures that our industry is successful, employment levels are strong and the community’s expectations of access to high quality Australian content have been met.