Screen Australia has announced that 24 features, 5 online series and 2 high-end television projects will receive development funding, and 2 producers and 1 director will benefit from supported talent development placements, sharing a total of over $1 million in funding. The extensive slate includes work from established talents such as Jocelyn Moorhouse, Leah Purcell, Vicki Madden, Rachel Perkins and Luke Davies alongside rising talents Sophie Hyde, Rodd Rathjen, Nicholas Verso, Abe Forsythe, … [Read more...] about Screen Australia receives over $1M funding
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Screen Australia congratulates 2017 Academy Awards nominees
Australia - In a first for the local film industry, two Australian films have been nominated for best motion picture, with both Lion and Hacksaw Ridge in contention for the prestigious title, and both films sweeping the awards categories earning six nominations each. Lion has been nominated for best motion picture, best actor in a supporting role (Dev Patel), best actress in a supporting role (Nicole Kidman), best-adapted screenplay (Luke Davies), best cinematography (Greig Fraser) and best … [Read more...] about Screen Australia congratulates 2017 Academy Awards nominees
Screen Australia funds new documentaries
Screen Australia announced $1.6 million in production investment funding for seven compelling documentaries through the Documentary Producer and Commissioned programmes. The projects include the first virtual reality (VR) film to receive production funding from Screen Australia’s documentary unit; an investigation into our growing obsession with vitamin supplements presented by YouTube star Dr Derek Muller; and a nature documentary about the secret sex life of prehistoric 16-legged spiders … [Read more...] about Screen Australia funds new documentaries
Australian films making waves at Berlinale
Screen Australia congratulates the filmmakers who have been selected to participate in the 67th Berlin International Film Festival in 2017. Eight Australian films – Casting JonBenet, RED DOG: True Blue, EMO the Musical, Monsieur Mayonnaise, After the Smoke, Wolfe, Smashed and Wutharr, Saltwater Dreams – have so far been announced for inclusion in the festival, affectionately known as Berlinale. In addition, three Australians - producer Lee Matthews (EMO the Musical), director Tony Radevski … [Read more...] about Australian films making waves at Berlinale
Screen Australia congratulates award recipients
Screen Australia congratulates the talented screen practitioners whose achievements were recognised at the 6th AACTA Awards ceremonyin Sydney. “Screen Australia would like to offer our congratulations not only to this year’s AACTA Award recipients but to all nominees for their outstanding contributions to the Australian screen sector. Special mention must go to the team behind Hacksaw Ridge for their remarkable strike rate of nine awards, and the makers of The Daughter who picked up … [Read more...] about Screen Australia congratulates award recipients
$15 million for fifteen projects
The latest round of Screen Australia funding supports a diverse slate of stories that venture across the globe and cater to all kinds of audiences - from family-friendly content like the remake of Australian classic Storm Boy and season two of The Secret Daughter, bold war dramas Jirga and Fighting Season, romantic thriller Andorra, the music biopic Friday On My Mind and sports drama Sunshine. Seven films and eight television series were approved for production investment … [Read more...] about $15 million for fifteen projects
