The Australian director behind Netflix’s short form comedy series Special, Anna Dokoza, and it’s writer, creator and star Ryan O’Connell talk about how the series came about, authentic casting, Hollywood’s views on diversity, and the pros of working on a comedy with bingeable 15-minute episodes.
LANGUAGE WARNING: This episode contains mild course language. And a lot of laughs.
Michael Brealey: Industry health, change, and the Drama Report
Alastair McKinnon: Matchbox Pictures
Documentary funding
Graeme Mason: TIFF, MIPCOM and market prep
Roadshow Rough Diamond
Joanna Werner: Gender Matters
Niki Aken: writing for TV in Australia
Producer Offset
Budgets
Kristina Ceyton: Causeway Films
Online Funding
Insights from Game of Thrones, True Blood and more
Tim Pye: Australian Writers' Guild
Doc Martin Creator Dominic Minghella
GLOW: Sascha Rothchild
Executive Producer Nathan Ross
Ludo Studio
Graeme Mason: Screen Australia
Matthew Deaner: Screen Producers Australia
Producing Ladies in Black
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The Multiverse Fancast
Cinema: A to B
I Finally Watched...
Kill James Bond!
Pod Meets World