Completed
Deadlock crashes though the incredible highs, joy, heartbreak, camaraderie, laughs and bittersweet sorrow of what it is to be a teenager. When a mysterious car crash exposes the dark underbelly of an idyllic paradise, it dramatically changes the lives of the teens it touches. Beating the universal anthem of youth, the story ignites their individual quests to assert who they are, what they want and the risks they take to get there.
Awards:
Nominee of the 2018 SPA Award for Online Production of the Year
Winner of the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Online Video or Series
Format: 5x 12 min web series & 1hr format version
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Producer: Belinda Mravicic
Story Producer: Deb Cox & Mike Jones
Executive Producers: Fiona Eagger & Deb Cox
Writer & Director: Billie Pleffer
Original Concept: Developed by Billie Pleffer, based on an original concept by Deb Cox
Mentor Director: Tony Tilse
Consultant: Bryan Elsley
Investors: An Every Cloud Production, DEADLOCK is presented by Screen Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation and Every Cloud Productions, in association with Create NSW & Film Victoria
Development funding: Developed with the assistance of the Screen Australia & Film Victoria
International Sales: All3Media International
Domestic Broadcast: ABC ivew & ABC TV
Development of the series involved six emerging Australian writers and local youth sharing their experiences with the series writers and producers as part of the Deadlock Script Lab Workshop hosted by Northern Rivers Screenworks, and held in collaboration with Bryan Elsley (co-creator and co-writer of the edgy UK youth drama series Skins, and, more recently, Dates, Clique and Kiss Me First).
Script Lab Workshop Emerging Writers: Billie Pleffer, Michelle Law, Lucy Campbell, Seaton Kay-Smith, Shane Salvador, Tim Logan
Script Lab Workshop funding: Funded by Screen Australia's Enterprise Industry Program, produced by Every Cloud Productions with the assistance of Northern Rivers Screenworks.
Blog
-
Aug 2017RackaRacka set to star in Deadlock
DEADLOCK, the daring new youth series for ABC iview, begins filming view full post
-
Jul 2017Deadlock attracts opportunities for regional youth in the Northern Rivers
Every Cloud Productions and Screenworks are delighted to announce that view full post
-
May 2017Screenworks Regional Attachement Program for Deadlock Cast & Crew
Screenworks is partnering with Every Cloud Productions to create view full post
-
May 2017Q&A with Deb Cox, original concept creator and producer behind Deadlock
Interview with Deb Cox about the development process of Every Cloud's view full post
-
May 2017Deadlock starts filming in August for ABC
Every Cloud, ABC and Screen Australia are excited to announced that view full post
-
Apr 2016Deadlock gets Story Development Funding
Every Cloud Productions drama series Deadlock has been given view full post
-
Jan 2016Skins creator Bryan Elsley praises young Aussie writers at Deadlock Workshop
Original article from IF Magazine by Brian Karlovsky- if.com.au view full post
-
Dec 2015Every Cloud selects six emerging writers for Deadlock Script lab
Every Cloud Productions has selected six emerging screenwriters for a view full post
-
Oct 2015Deadlock Emerging Screenwriter Script Lab Applications Open
In an exceptional opportunity for emerging Australian screenwriters, view full post