BBC Studios acquires The Newsreader’s production house

BBC Studios Productions Australia has acquired independent production house Werner Film – the team behind ABC hit The Newsreader, and Netflix series Surviving Summer.

Werner Film Productions will continue to be led by company director Joanna Werner and managing director Stuart Menzies, and will operate alongside BBC Studios’ local production arm as an independent company, producing their own projects in a model that replicates the way BBC Studios works globally with its own production labels.