TV

Storm Surfers 2 gets greenlight

Screen Australia and Screen NSW have given the greenlight to Storm Surfers 2 - New Zealand. The one hour doc, produced by Australian production company 6ixty Foot Films for Discovery Networks Asia, will follow surfing legends Ross Clarke-Jones and Tom Carroll as they head to the south island of New Zealand and attempt to surf huge waves created by storms. While the doc is slated to air in 2010, the producers have raised additional financing to produce a series of 15X3 min. micro-documentaries following the crew and cast that will be uploaded during production and post-production.

August 6, 2009

Screen Australia and Screen NSW have given the greenlight to Storm Surfers 2 - New Zealand. The one hour doc, produced by Australian production company 6ixty Foot Films for Discovery Networks Asia, will follow surfing legends Ross Clarke-Jones and Tom Carroll as they head to the south island of New Zealand and attempt to surf huge waves created by storms. While the doc is slated to air in 2010, the producers have raised additional financing to produce a series of 15X3 min. micro-documentaries following the crew and cast that will be uploaded during production and post-production.

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Barry Walsh is editor-in-chief and content director for Realscreen, and has served as editor of the publication since 2009. With a career in entertainment media that spans two decades, prior to Realscreen, he held the associate editor post for now defunct sister publication Boards, which focused on the advertising and commercial production industries. Before Boards, he served as editor of Canadian Music Network, a weekly music industry trade, and as music editor for HMV.com. As content director, he also oversees the development of content for the brand's market-leading events, the Realscreen Summit and Realscreen West, as well as new content initiatives.

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