We Interrupt This Broadcast

Your weekly pulse of the Australian screen industry, We Interrupt This Broadcast brings you deep-dive interviews, monthly news round-ups, and practical advice for anyone building a career or project in film and TV. New episodes every Tuesday morning.Hosted by Kirsty Stark, Loani Arman, Robbie Miles & Aven Yap.Join the conversation at weinterruptthisbroadcast.com.au. Explore past episodes, search our guests' big ideas to shape the industry's future, and sign up for our newsletter for links and bonus content in your inbox each week.

We Interrupt This Broadcast is a tv podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 81 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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  Episode #76

  076: September 2026 News Round-Up: Screen Queensland Cuts, ABC Job Losses, AI Backlash & More

  Sep 28, 202631 minS1

  Loani and Robbie cover all of your screen industry news from September, digging into the Screen Queensland funding cuts, 46 production jobs going at the ABC, and what it means to lose an internal champion on a project. They discuss the reboot-heavy upfronts, the reversal on the ABC Indigenous department, and the new Shared Ground initiative. Plus the Emmys, the Tilly Norwood “interview”, the cancelled Clayton Jacobson ACS workshop, upcoming conference and festival appearances for the team, and what they’ve been watching. --- Links to topics mentioned in this episode: Screenworks Regional to Global conference: https://screenworks.com.au/opportunities/regional-to-global-2026/ SPA report on Screen Queensland funding cuts: https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/industry-news/screen-queensland-screen-producers-australia-response-2707269/ WITB Media Watch mention on Screen Queensland cuts: https://www.abc.net.au/mediawatch/episodes/cut/107125420 ABC cutting 46 production jobs: https://if.com.au/abc-slashes-46-production-roles-across-its-screen-division/ ABC lifting drama slate to twelve shows for 2027 (IF Magazine): https://if.com.au/as-the-abc-expands-its-scripted-slate-rachel-okine-outlines-what-it-wants-next/ Streamer upfronts and reboots (McLeod's Daughters, Wentworth: Halfway Home): https://deadline.com/2026/09/stan-mcleods-daughters-revival-angourie-rice-stuck-up-stupid-1237104979/: https://if.com.au/binge-opts-for-some-tough-love-in-2027-to-keep-post-colin-from-accounts-comedy-momentum/ ABC reversing plan to overhaul Indigenous department: https://www.lamestream.com.au/exclusive-abc-backflips-on-indigenous-tv-closure-will-continue-in-existing-divisions-for-now/ Shared Ground Indigenous co-production initiative: https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/indigenous-screen-organisations-from-canada-aotearoa-new-zealand-and-australia-launch-new-international-co-production-initiative/ Northern Pictures wins three Emmys for Love on the Spectrum: https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/australias-northern-pictures-wins-three-primetime-emmy-awards-for-love-on-the-spectrum-season-four-at-the-78th-primetime-creative-arts-emmy-awards/ Tilly Norwood AI "actor" Piers Morgan interview: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/tilly-norwood-interview-1236700405/ Asia Pacific Screen Awards nominations and program: https://www.asiapacificscreenawards.com/about In The Frame Queensland: https://screenqueensland.com.au/events/in-the-frame-screen-queensland-practitioners-forum-2026/ --- If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review on Apple or give us 5 stars on Spotify to help us spread the word. --- This episode of We Interrupt This Broadcast was hosted and edited by Robbie Miles and Loani Arman. Follow us on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/weinterruptpodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@weinterruptpodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/weinterruptpodcast

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  Episode #75

  075: Deep Dive with Arran Birchenough: Why Archive Belongs in Every Production

  Sep 21, 202643 minS1

  This episode is sponsored by ⁠⁠⁠Getty Images⁠⁠⁠ , home to market-leading creative and editorial content from the world’s best photographers and videographers. --- Aven Yap speaks with Arran Birchenough from our podcast sponsor Getty Images in the show’s first deep dive into archive. Busting the stereotype that archive is only relevant for historical documentaries, Arran explains why it matters for scripted and factual producers alike. He unpacks the difference between copyright and intellectual property rights, and how the same shot can carry very different risk depending on the story and how it’s used. Arran also shares his story of joining Getty in 2001 at the time of the September 11 attacks, and talks about Getty’s ethically trained AI tool. If you’ve ever had questions about licensing images or footage for use on a project, this episode is a great place to start. --- Listen to hear Arran discuss: Why archive is not just vintage historical footage but contemporary news and pre-shot creative content The difference between copyright and the intellectual property rights inside licensed content, and where the risk actually falls Why the same Sydney Harbour Bridge shot carries wildly different risk depending on how the story is told Why you should talk to an archive house during development to build your projects around sizzle reel or pitch content, not come in during the pressure of post-production How Getty’s AI tool is trained only on licensed, released content and indemnified for on-screen use How licensing can be reworked around ad revenue for YouTube channels --- If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave a rating or review to help us reach more listeners for We Interrupt This Broadcast. --- Further information about Getty Images: Website: https://gettyimages.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/getty-images Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gettyimages YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/gettyimages Getty Images Scripted Services: https://engage.gettyimages.com/86dwgnc9c-ScriptedContent-APAC#/en/Getty_Images Getty Images Archive: https://engage.gettyimages.com/the-archive#/en/modal/home Arran Birchenough on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arranbirchenough --- This Deep Dive interview is hosted and edited by ⁠ Aven Yap . If you're enjoying the podcast, please leave a rating on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and we'd love you to forward this episode to a friend! --- Follow us on: Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/weinterruptpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weinterruptpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/weinterruptpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ --- Thanks to ⁠Getty Images⁠ for sponsoring this episode. If you’re looking for historical, contemporary or creative footage, head to ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠gettyimages.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

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  Episode #74

  074: Deep Dive with Shonee Samia: Telling Stories With Your Whole Body

  Sep 14, 202632 minS1

  This episode is sponsored by ⁠⁠Getty Images⁠⁠ , home to market-leading creative and editorial content from the world’s best photographers and videographers. --- Loani Arman speaks with Shonee Samia: actor, stunt performer, motion capture performer, producer, game developer and national powerlifter. Ten years after a brain tumour diagnosis and being told she had six months to live, Shonee shares how facing her mortality made her more deliberate about her life and her career, including why she started her company, Mana Film Productions. Plus, her big idea to credit and protect performers as their work becomes data. --- Listen to hear Shonee discuss: The difference between courage and recklessness, and why it’s important to be selective about your work rather than pushing through How a six month prognosis made her more deliberate about her choices How powerlifting discipline helps her handle rejection and changes on set What an intense rehearsal day taught her about recovery and workload management Why she started Mana Film Productions to “build the door” instead of knocking on it --- If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave a rating or review to help us reach more listeners for We Interrupt This Broadcast. --- Further information about Shonee Samia: Shonee’s website: https://www.shoneesamia.com Shonee on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shoneesamia Shonee on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shonee_samia Shonee on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@shoneesamia Shonee on IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm14628341 Further information on Mana Film Productions: Website: https://www.manafilmproductions.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shoneesamia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/manafilmproductions Links to dive deeper: An example of Shonee’s Motion Capture work: https://www.instagram.com/p/CuytOv5Jthn https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/nesia-daily/shonee-samia-part-one-finding-passion-for-the-screen/106664554 https://www.abc.net.au/pacific/programs/nesia-daily/shonee-samia-wins-screen-professional-of-the-year-2026/106664556 https://www.openpowerlifting.org/u/shoneesamia Shonee’s APL National Recap Video: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DN7k3NqEweT/ --- This Deep Dive interview is hosted and edited by Loani Arman . If you're enjoying the podcast, please leave a rating on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and we'd love you to forward this episode to a friend! --- Follow us on: Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/weinterruptpodcast⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weinterruptpodcast⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/weinterruptpodcast⁠⁠⁠ --- Thanks to ⁠Getty Images⁠ for sponsoring this episode. If you’re looking for historical, contemporary or creative footage, head to ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠gettyimages.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ .

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  Episode #73

  073: Deep Dive with Sue Maslin AO: The Theatrical Model in Australia is Fundamentally Broken

  Sep 7, 202648 minS1

  This episode is sponsored by ⁠Getty Images⁠ , home to market-leading creative and editorial content from the world’s best photographers and videographers. --- In this episode, Kirsty sits down with Sue Maslin AO, the producer behind films including The Dressmaker, Japanese Story and Road to Nhill, to work through one of the biggest questions currently facing the industry: why aren’t good Australian films being seen in cinemas? Sue explains why she believes the theatrical model is structurally broken, from financing and release models to a level of marketing support that puts us at a disadvantage against international films. She also shares some real ideas for change, including a private equity film fund and marketing rebates. The episode also includes a breakdown of the work Sue did behind the scenes of The Dressmaker to build their audience and reach over $20m at the Australian box office just over a decade ago. With the Society of Australian Cinema Pioneers announcing last week that they will be recognising Sue as their 2026 National Cinema Pioneer of the Year, this is a timely interview and well worth a listen for anyone working in feature films in Australia. --- Listen to hear Sue discuss: The “spectacle, emotion and experience” formula that made The Dressmaker $20 million at the Australian box office How she started building her audience and inviting them into the world of The Dressmaker before it even began production Why streamer investment is now one of the only ways films of scale get financed, and the conflict this creates with exhibitors The case for a private equity film fund run by industry risk takers, not screen agencies --- If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave a rating or review to help us reach more listeners for We Interrupt This Broadcast. --- Further information about Sue and her work: Sue on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-maslin-ao-2823972 The Film Art Media website: https://www.filmartmedia.com The Dressmaker (2015): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2910904 Japanese Story: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0304229 Road to Nhill: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120025 The Society of Australian Cinema Pioneers Honours Industry Icon Sue Maslin AO as the 2026 National Cinema Pioneer of the Year: https://www.filmink.com.au/public-notice/the-society-of-australian-cinema-pioneers-honours-industry-icon-sue-maslin-ao-as-the-2026-national-cinema-pioneer-of-the-year --- --- This Deep Dive interview is hosted and edited by ⁠ Kirsty Stark⁠ . If you're enjoying the podcast, please leave a rating on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and we'd love you to forward this episode to a friend! --- Follow us on: Instagram - ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/weinterruptpodcast⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weinterruptpodcast⁠⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/weinterruptpodcast⁠⁠ --- Thanks to ⁠Getty Images⁠ for sponsoring this episode. If you’re looking for historical, contemporary or creative footage, head to ⁠ ⁠⁠gettyimages.com⁠⁠⁠ .

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  Episode #72

  072: Deep Dive with Jairo Alvarado: What Literary Agents Want

  Aug 31, 202637 minS1

  This episode is sponsored by Getty Images , home to market-leading creative and editorial content from the world’s best photographers and videographers. --- In this episode, Robbie Miles speaks with Jairo Alvarado, manager and co-founder of Redefine Entertainment, about building a career and a company on your own terms. As a Literary Manager, Jairo has progressed from a junior executive job at Warner Brothers to launching his own management firm. He supports filmmakers with their projects and careers, giving creative feedback and helping position them in the industry. He and Robbie discuss why risk is the lifeblood of creativity, how reputation and people management can make or break a career, and why it's important to build relationships ahead of individual transactions while creating your own work. --- Listen to hear Jairo discuss: Why risk is the lifeblood of creativity and how playing it safe can be a dangerous choice Why quality beats quantity when building relationships The two questions he asks every artist to test whether they have real authorship and vision Why people management and conflict resolution matter as much as craft How to keep your eyes on the big picture so one project doesn't box you in Why you don't need millions to make your first film --- If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave a rating or review to help us reach more listeners for We Interrupt This Broadcast. --- Further information about Jairo Alvarado: Jairo Alvarado on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jairoalvarado Redefine Entertainment: https://www.redefineent.com Redefine Entertainment on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/redefine-entertainment Redefine Entertainment on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redefineent --- This Deep Dive interview is hosted and edited by Robbie Miles . If you're enjoying the podcast, please leave a rating on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, and we'd love you to forward this episode to a friend! --- Follow us on: Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/weinterruptpodcast⁠ YouTube - ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@weinterruptpodcast⁠ LinkedIn - ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/weinterruptpodcast⁠ --- Thanks to ⁠Getty Images⁠ for sponsoring this episode. If you’re looking for historical, contemporary or creative footage, head to ⁠ ⁠gettyimages.com⁠⁠ .

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