Australia - Screen Australia, South Australian Film Corporation and Screenwest have announced production investment funding for Mother, a thought-provoking sci-fi thriller that brings a dark and electrifying edge to this unique mother-daughter story. Based on an original concept by West Australian director Grant Sputore and writer Michael Lloyd Green, the script was one of the most sought after on the 2016 Black List. Sputore is an award-winning commercial director who was selected by the … [Read more...] about Grant Sputore makes film debut with sci-fi thriller Mother
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New Australian-Chinese co-production feature
Beijing - Screen Australia announced a new Australian-Chinese co-production feature At Last, making it the eighth official co-production to receive approval. The announcement was made at a screen industry networking event, in partnership with Ausfilm and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, designed to further energise Australian-Chinese working relationships and identify co-production opportunities with Chinese producers and production companies. In attendance were Ausfilm members … [Read more...] about New Australian-Chinese co-production feature
Screen Australia awarded the International Emmy for Best Kids Digital
Cannes, France - Screen Australia congratulates the creators of ABC ME’s children’s television programme Doodles for being awarded the International Emmy for Best Kids Digital overnight at MIPTV, in Cannes. Doodles utilises the drawings of Australian children submitted online, which are then animated into a story. “Congratulations to Queensland production house Ludo on this well-deserved win, which is incredibly their second International Emmy,” said Screen Australia’s Head of … [Read more...] about Screen Australia awarded the International Emmy for Best Kids Digital
Developing the Developer Workshop
Australia - Sixteen creatives from across Australia have been selected to come to Sydney for the three-day intensive Developing the Developer workshop, designed to give professionals from diverse backgrounds greater access to the screen sector. “We know people from non-Anglo-Celtic backgrounds, and those who identify as being LGBTQI or having a disability are all chronically under-represented on our screens,” said Sally Caplan, Head of Production at Screen Australia. “It’s going to … [Read more...] about Developing the Developer Workshop
Second year of Art Bites
Screen Australia CEO Graeme Mason announced that Art Bites, a joint initiative between ABC TV and Screen Australia, will return for a second year. Art Bites is a rare opportunity for four emerging Australian filmmaking teams to create a 6 x 5-minute documentary web series about an art subject of their choosing, to premiere on the ABC Arts channel on iview. This initiative is designed to unearth up-and-coming creatives with an original and compelling idea for a documentary series that will … [Read more...] about Second year of Art Bites
Gender Matters interim update
As Screen Australia works towards gender equity in projects receiving production funding, the agency has taken stock on the progress of its Gender Matters initiative. The update comes in the same week that actor and gender equality advocate Geena Davis addressed a gathering of the Australian screen industry with a sobering look at the representation of women on screens, highlighting how the issue of unconscious gender bias begins in children’s television and film. “Gender Matters is the … [Read more...] about Gender Matters interim update
