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Alice-Miranda shines bright for Nine

Kids' telemovie from SLR Productions centres around a young girl determined to never give up.

Production is underway on a new animated telemovie for Nine, Alice-Miranda Shines Bright.

The 80-minute drama comedy from SLR Productions (Guess How Much I Love You; The Skinner Boys, Captain Flinn and The Pirate Dinosaurs, Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures) is based on books by author Jacqueline Harvey, and targeted to the 6 to 9 year old audience.

The telemovie begins as Alice-Miranda is about to become the youngest girl to ever attend the Winchesterfield-Downsfordvale Academy. She is described as an extraordinary young girl determined to never give up, even when she’s faced with challenges that seem impossible to overcome. There are teachers and students in urgent need of help, arch enemies, a frightening principal who hasn’t been seen for ten years and a scary witch in the woods.

SLR Productions’ CEO and Executive Producer, Suzanne Ryan, said, “I am thrilled to bring this perpetually positive and beloved young heroine Alice-Miranda to the screen with esteemed partners, Screen Australia, Nine Network and ZDF Enterprises. It’s an honour to work with Jacqueline Harvey the author of this incredible publishing property and to know that Alice-Miranda’s loyal and dedicated audiences will soon be sharing in her awesome adventures on screen.

“SLR Productions all-female creative team including CEO and Executive Producer Suzanne Ryan, Script Editor Melanie Alexander and Director Jo Boag have crafted a smart and inquisitive protagonist in Alice-Miranda that young girls can look up to,” said Sally Caplan, Head of Content at Screen Australia. “Based off the success of the bestselling books, we’re excited to see this Emmy Award winning team bring this fantastical and inclusive story to screen as an animated adaptation.”

Alice-Miranda is a great role model for our audience and we are delighted to be working on this exceptional project with the team at SLR Productions. We know that Alice-Miranda has a great following with young readers and Jacqueline Harvey is one of Australia’s top female children’s authors. We believe all the right ingredients are in place for this dynamic, quality Australian children’s drama to be a huge success on Nine,” said Nine Network Co-Head of Drama, Jo Rooney.

Principal production funding from Screen Australia in association with Network Nine. Distributed internationally by ZDF Enterprises.

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