John Armstrong John Armstrong i(A126923 works by)
Gender: Male
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John Armstrong is a script-writer and story consultant, as well as the director of the documentary The Real Flying Doctors (1992).

Although Armstrong has written screenplays for the feature films Risk and The Dragon Pearl, his primary area of work is television script-writing. In particular, he writes extensively for children's television, including animated programs (such as The Woodlies and Bananas in Pyjamas) and live-action television (including Wild Kat).

He has written for more than one of Jonathan M. Shiff Productions' programs, including scripts for Scooter: Secret Agent and H2O: Just Add Water.

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form y separately published work icon Seaweed Samba Australia : Giggle Garage Animations SLR Productions , 2020 23335125 2020 single work film/TV
2020 winner AWGIE Awards — Animation
form y separately published work icon Beat Bugs 2016 Australia Canada : 11:11 Creations Production 1 Beyond International Atomic Cartoons Thunderbird Productions , 2016 9752736 2016 series - publisher film/TV children's fantasy

'Beat Bugs is an animated series, revolving around the lives and adventures of five charming and funny child-like bugs who live in an overgrown American-style backyard.' (Production summary)
2016 winner Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Children's Television Series
form y separately published work icon The Deep ( dir. Trent Carlson ) Australia Canada : Nerd Corps Entertainment A Stark Production , 2015-2019 7810230 2015 series - publisher film/TV science fiction children's

Animated series about the Nekton family, deep-sea explorers.

For a full list of episodes and authors, see Film Details.
2017 nominated AWGIE Awards — Television Award — Children's Television – C Classification For two episodes: 'Beware the Sentinels' (Thomas Duncan-Watt) and 'Finn Comes Aboard' (Rachel Spratt).
2016 nominated Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards — Best Children's Television Series
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