Filming has commenced this week on a new children’s series which will air in Australia on the Ten Network.
The Bureau of Magical Things is a new 20-part series by Queensland-based producer Jonathan M. Shiff.
The cast is led by Brisbane actress Kimie Tsukakoshi (The Family Law). She is joined by siblings Elizabeth Cullen and Julian Cullen, who grew up in Cairns before moving to the Gold Coast, along with actors Mia Milnes, Rainbow Wedell and Jamie Carter.”
The Bureau of Magical Things follows the adventures of Kyra, a regular teenage girl who discovers a secret world of magic all around her and who must unite fairies, elves and humans to save them all.
The series will film from July to December on the Gold Coast and in Brisbane and will create more than 200 cast and crew jobs and is expected to inject more than $8.5 million into the economy.
Shiff’s previous productions include, Mako: Island of Secrets and H20: Just Add Water. The franchises, have sold to more than 170 countries, with the first series of Mako Mermaids reaching an estimated 150 million worldwide viewers.
The Bureau of Magical Things is supported with investment from Screen Australia and Screen Queensland. It is presold to Network Ten Australia and ZDF Germany and distributed worldwide by ZDF Enterprises. The series is supported by Gold Coast City Council Film Attraction Program and was developed with support from Film Victoria.
