The Slap Wins Twice at the 2012 Logie Awards

16 April 2012


Acclaimed 8-part drama The Slap has won 2 awards at the Australian 2012 Logies including TV Week Silver Logies for ‘Most Outstanding Drama Series, Miniseries or Telemovie’ and ‘Most Outstanding Actres‘ to Melissa George.

The 2 accolades add to a long string of awards won in recent weeks, including five awards at this year’s Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA).

The Slap is nominated for the BATFA International Award, for Best Drama at the upcoming Monte Carlo TV Festival and for a Broadcast Digital Channels Award in the Best Programme Acquisition category in the UK for BBC Four.

Produced by Matchbox Pictures for ABC1 Australia The Slap has so far sold to DIRECTV in the US, BBC Four in the UK, Sundance Channel Global for Asia, Eastern Europe, Greece, Turkey, Spain and Portugal, AMC/Sundance Channel Global, Globosat, Brazil, SVT Sweden, NRK Norway, YLE Finland and TVO Canada.