Little Lunch

Gristmill, 2021

Little Lunch is a comedy series, where every episode takes place during that highly-anticipated school day break – morning snack time!

Each self-contained episode revolves around, and is told by, six diverse and distinctly identifiable children.

  • Atticus is sweet, straight, nerdy, and always hungry
  • Melanie is stubborn and morally courageous, but shy
  • Tamara is not remotely shy, and excellent at sport
  • Rory is naughty, distracted and so very likeable
  • Battie is a gentle, creative daydreamer
  • Debra-Jo is extremely smart, ambitious and organised (though some would call it bossy!)

And then there is Mrs Gonsha, their much-loved teacher, with extreme patience, a generosity of spirit and the tendency to nod off in class…

Little Lunch tackles the big issues in the playground. Who gets to go on the monkey bars? Who gets to join whose club? Who gets Mrs Gonsha off the top of the slide pole, when she gets stuck? Little Lunch tells stories that may seem small to adults, but loom large for kids.

Little Lunch is an eminently relatable, universal comedy with heart for 6-12 year-olds.

Episodes

Awards

2018 International Kids Emmy Awards (FRANCE)
Nominated

2017 AACTA Awards
Winner - Best Children's Television Series

2017 Chicago International Children's Film Festival (USA)
Professional Jury: First Prize - Best Live Action Television Production

2017 Japan Prize (Japan)
Winner - Primary Series: Primary (6-12)

2017 US International Film and Video Festival (USA)
Winner - Best of Festival: Entertainment

2017 US International Film and Video Festival (USA)
Winner - Gold Camera: Children's Entertainment

2017 Australian Directors Guild (ADG) Award
Robyn Butler: Esben Storm Award - Best Direction in a Children's TV or SVOD Drama

2017 TV Week Logie Award
Winner - Most Outstanding Children's Program

2016 Chicago International Television Awards (USA)
Certificate of Merit: Children's Series

2016 Banff World Media Festival Rockie Awards (UK)
Nominated - Children and Youth Category

2016 TV Week Logie Awards
Nominated - Most Outstanding Children's Program

2016 Prix Jeunesse International Awards (Germany)
Winner - Fiction Category 7-10

2016 Worldfest Houston Remi Awards (USA)
Silver Remi: Children's Audience

2016 Chicago International Children's Film Festival (USA)
Winner - Children's Jury Prize

2015 AACTA Awards
Nominated - Best Children's Television Series

2015 AACTA Awards
Nominated - Best Editing in TV

Sales and Distribution

Production Company
Gristmill