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Screen Australia funds nine documentaries and extends guideline review process

July 31, 2014 by TVA Editor

Screen Australia announced on July 30 funding of AU$3.4 million to nine new documentary projects. The projects will stimulate production to the value of AU$11 million.

Screen Australia has also advised that its documentary guideline review process will be extended to accommodate further industry consultation and the existing programme guidelines will continue to take effect for the remainder of 2014.

Industry submissions to the documentary guideline review process have outlined a number of issues and further matters for consideration. The review was instigated to ensure funding mechanisms allowed for Screen Australia to continue to support a diverse slate of significant Australian stories in an environment of reduced funding and changing audience dynamics.

“It is important to ensure our funding levers help great stories to reach existing and new audiences which will in turn promote sector growth,” CEO Graeme Mason said.

“We don’t have the resources to fund every documentary so it is critical that we take the necessary time to further review our policy settings. Further discussion and consideration will take place prior to the publication of amended draft guidelines in late August/early September. We will then aim to finalise guidelines in early October for a 1 January 2015 start date,” he said.

In the meantime, Screen Australia continues to support significant stories and is pleased to announce the recent documentary funding decisions.

Four projects will be supported under the National Documentary Programme.

Celebrating the full-throttle story of the rise of Australia’s rock music legends, writer/director Paul Clarke and producer Martin Fabinyi will make Let There Be Rock: The Story of Alberts Sound, a two-part documentary from Beyond Screen Productions for the ABC. The documentary explores the success and influence of one of Australia’s most established music production houses, Alberts, which, like Motown, developed their own sound.

Australia has one of the largest number of poker machines per capita and Ka-Ching! The Rise and Rise of the Pokies explores Australia’s passion for this gambling device. The documentary questions if Australians are a nation of gamblers or if the machines themselves are designed to addict. From Ka-Ching! Ka-Ching!, this one-off documentary will be written by Neil Lawrence, Andrea Lang and Jane Manning, produced by Mitzi Goldman and directed by Jane Manning for the ABC.

The four-part series, Australia: Spaces Between Buildings, will be written by Mark Davis, produced by Linda Gregoriou and directed by Bruce Permezel. Produced by Fremantle Media Australia for the ABC, the documentary explores one of Australia’s most valuable commodities – public space – how we design, develop and repurpose shared spaces to accommodate our expanding population.

From Joined Up Films comes a series celebrating the beginning of Australia’s engagement with Asia and includes descendants of both South Vietnamese and Australian soldiers who fought together in a special task force. The Expendables (working title), is a three-part series produced by Jacqueline Willinge, Daniel Brown and Anthony Willinge, and directed by Mike Bluett for SBS.

Two projects will be supported through the General Documentary Programme.

From Heiress Films, Making Families Happy is a three-part series by producer Jennifer Cummins for the ABC. The documentary is about a team of elite psychologists who set out to transform the lives of three dysfunctional families in eight weeks.

In a three-part series, The Angry Mile simultaneously follows the owners, the staff and the community surrounding two fast food shops in two Australian cities – revealing who we are, what we talk about and how we say it. From Cordell Jigsaw Productions for SBS, the documentary is written by Michael Cordell and produced by Rick McPhee and Toni Malone.

Three projects will be supported through the International Documentary Programme.

In Firing the Magic Bullet, two Australian scientists are faced with the challenge of taking their major discovery to market, which has the potential to revolutionise the treatment of cancer. The one-off documentary is a sequel from Rymer Childs Films written and directed by Judy Rymer, and produced by Judy Rymer and Lois Harris for SBS.

Written and directed by Jonnie Morris and produced by Kate Pappas, Razzle Dazzle: The Hidden Story of Camouflage, uncovers a world of design, where cubism, cuttlefish and warships collide. The one-off documentary by Jonnie & Kate Films will be made for the ABC.

Outback ED follows the daily work lives of the nurses and doctors in the Emergency Department of an outback hospital. From Screentime, the eight-part series is written by Simon Steel and Jennifer Collins, and produced by Tony De La Pena for the ABC.

The existing guidelines will remain in 2014 and all documentary programmes are now open for application, with a deadline of August 29 for Signature and Development and 5 September for the General, National and International Documentary programmes.

National Documentary Programme (NDP)

Australia: Spaces Between Buildings

4 x 60’

Fremantle Media Australia Pty Ltd

Executive Producers: Cathie Scott, Anna Gregory

Producer: Linda Gregoriou

Director: Bruce Permezel

Writer: Mark Davis

Broadcaster: ABC

Sales: Fremantle Media International / ABC Commercial

Synopsis: A 4 x 60’ series that explores one of Australia’s most valuable commodities – Public Space – how we design, develop and repurpose shared spaces to accommodate our expanding population.

The Expendables (working title)

3 x 52’

Joined Up Films Pty Ltd

Producers: Jacqueline Willinge, Daniel Brown, Anthony Willinge

Director: Mike Bluett

Broadcaster: SBS

Sales: SBS

Synopsis: The Vietnam War through the eyes of the Australians and the South Vietnamese who fought it together.

Ka-Ching! The Rise and Rise of the Pokies

57 mins

Ka-Ching! Ka-Ching! Pty Ltd

Executive Producer: Neil Lawrence

Producer Mitzi: Goldman

Director: Jane Manning

Writers: Neil Lawrence, Andrea Lang, Jane Manning

Broadcaster: ABC

Sales: Looking Glass Pictures Pty Ltd

Synopsis: Exploring Australia’s passion for the pokies. Are we a nation of gamblers or are these machines designed to addict?

Let There Be Rock: The Story of Alberts Sound

2 x 57’

Beyond Screen Production Pty Ltd

Executive Producers: Ron Saunders, Paul Clarke, Mikael Borglund

Producer: Martin Fabinyi

Writer/Director: Paul Clarke

Broadcaster: ABC

Sales: Beyond Entertainment

Synopsis: Alberts is Australia’s Motown and, like Motown, they developed their own sound, their music spoke for a generation, they sold millions of records and were incredibly influential.

General Documentary Programme (GDP)

The Angry Mile

3 x 52’

Cordell Jigsaw Productions Pty Ltd

Executive Producers: Nick Murray, Michael Cordell

Producers: Rick McPhee, Toni Malone

Writer: Michael Cordell

Broadcaster: SBS

Sales: Cordell Jigsaw Distribution Pty Ltd

Synopsis: The Angry Mile reveals who we are, what we talk about and how we say it as we simultaneously follow the lives of the owners, the staff and the community that surrounds two fast food shops in two Australian cities.

Making Families Happy

3 x 57’

Heiress Films Pty Ltd

Producer: Jennifer Cummins

Broadcaster: ABC

Sales: ABC Commercial

Synopsis: Can a team of elite psychologists transform the lives of three dysfunctional families in just eight weeks?

International Documentary Programme (IDP)

Firing the Magic Bullet (Sequel)

56 mins

Rymer Childs Films Pty Ltd

Producers: Judy Rymer, Lois Harris

Writer/Director: Judy Rymer

Broadcasters: SBS and BBC Scotland

Sales: Off the Fence

Synopsis: Two Australian scientists embark on a David and Goliath struggle to commercialise their discovery which has the potential to revolutionise the treatment of cancer.

Outbacked

8 x 25’

Screentime Pty Ltd

Executive Producers: Jennifer Collins, Simon Steel

Producer: Tony De La Pena

Writers: Simon Steel, Jennifer Collins

Broadcaster: ABC

Sales: Banijay International

Synopsis: Following the daily work lives of the nurses and doctors in the Emergency Department of an outback hospital.

Razzle Dazzle: The Hidden Story of Camouflage

57 mins

Jonnie & Kate Films Pty Ltd

Executive Producers: Lucy Maclaren, Joe Connor, Ken Connor

Producer: Kate Pappas

Writer/Director: Jonnie Morris

Broadcaster: ABC 1

Synopsis: Razzle Dazzle: The Hidden Story of Camouflage uncovers a world of design, where cubism, cuttlefish and warships collide.

Other Topics: Asian content, asian content news, asian entertainment news, asian media news, asian streaming apps, Australia, Australia: Spaces Between Buildings, avod news, broadcaster news, Co-Productions, Content Distribution, content news, entertainment news, Firing the Magic Bullet, format licensing, format sales, Graeme Mason, Ka-Ching! The Rise and Rise of the Pokies, Let There Be Rock: The Story of Alberts Soundm, Making Families Happy, Outback ED, Razzle Dazzle: The Hidden Story of Camouflage, Screen Australia, The Angry Mile, The Expendables

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