First Day creator Julie Kalceff and producer Kirsty Stark share how the series is breaking barriers in its representation of transgender kids and the overall importance of representation in children’s media.
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TV Kids Festival Podcast: First Day’s Firsts
March 30, 2023
The latest episode from the TV Kids Festival podcast is now available: First Day’s Firsts.
First Day’s Firsts
February 10, 2023
Creator Julie Kalceff and producer Kirsty Stark showcased how the Australian live-action series First Day is breaking barriers in its representation of transgender kids at the TV Kids Festival.
TV Kids Festival Adds Former Wiggles Member, First Day Creatives
January 13, 2023
Former Wiggles member Emma Watkins, who is now launching her new show Emma Memma, and Julie Kalceff and Kirsty Stark, creatives behind the Australian series First Day, are among the speakers taking part in the TV Kids Festival, which will run from February 7 to 10 and can be registered for here for free.
NHK Picks Up First Day Season Two
August 26, 2022
The second season of the live-action drama First Day is headed to Japan in a deal between the Australian Children’s Television Foundation and NHK.
First Day Makes German Debut
June 15, 2022
The Australian drama series First Day has made its debut to audiences in Germany, where it is now airing on KiKA.
First Day Sells to France Télévisions
June 23, 2021
APC Kids has secured a deal with France Télévisions for the award-winning drama First Day, distributed by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF).
Japan’s NHK Picks Up First Day
April 9, 2021
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has acquired the acclaimed live-action drama series First Day from the Australian Children's Television Foundation (ACTF).
Aussie Drama First Day Scores U.S. Deal
September 2, 2020
The children’s drama series First Day, from the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF), is set to stream exclusively in the U.S. on Hulu.
CBBC Picks Up Live-Action Drama About Transgender Teen
July 15, 2020
The Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) has sealed a deal with the BBC for the U.K. broadcast rights to the live-action drama series First Day.