Screen Producers Australia (SPA) has announced Julie Eckersley, Head of Scripted at SBS, as the recipient of the Commissioner of the Year Award at the 21st Annual SPA Awards.
In her two years so far at SBS, she has commissioned four Australian dramas – Safe Home, While the Men Are Away, Erotic Stories, and Swift Street – three of which will premiere this year, making 2023 a record year for the network in the premiere of original commissioned scripted programming, as SBS announced at their Upfront showcase last year.
