Canada-Australia co-productions receive more an $700,000 in funding

Screen Australia and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) today announced a financing incentive of more than $700,000 for three interactive digital media co-productions. The Canada-Australia Interactive Digital Media Incentive supports projects that go beyond traditional screens, with content available across different media platforms.

The program is designed to encourage creative producers from each country to collaborate on experimental digital productions by facilitating the creation of innovative narrative pieces. By funding projects that use new technologies to tell culturally relevant stories, both countries demonstrate their continued support for original storytelling in the digital age.

"We re thrilled to be working with the Canada Media Fund to enable new collaborations between our countries. The selected projects look highly innovative in form and content, and are a great blend of Aussie and Canadian talent and ideas that we believe will result in something unique. We re confident these teams will overcome all the hurdles of co-production and provide inspiration for others to do more," stated Screen Australia CEO, Graeme Mason.

This incentive gives producers in both countries the opportunity to push the geographic and creative boundaries of interactive storytelling, says Valerie Creighton, President and CEO of the CMF. Canada and Australia have a long-standing history of film and television co-production. Given the linguistic, historical and cultural ties between our two countries, it was only fitting that we extend our partnership to include an incentive for digital media co-production that supports innovation and creativity in both countries, she added.

The following projects will receive funding as part of this incentive:

Project

Production companies

CMF Funding (CAD $)

CMF Funding (converted to AUD $*)

Screen Australia Funding (AUD $)

Total CMF & Australian Funding (AUD $)

The Westbury Faery

Canada: Log Cabin Productions

Australia: Plot Media Pty Ltd.

$77,039

77,770

$166,140

243,910

Teenage Jesus Metal Messiah

Canada: The Goggle Media Group inc.

Australia: Closer Productions Pty Ltd

$72,200

72,885

$128,750

201,635

Inanimate Alice; Perpetual Nomads

Canada: Ian James Harper

Australia: Mez Breeze Design

$199,987

201,885

$70,000

271,885

TOTALS

$349,226

352,540

$364,890

$717,430

*Exchange rate according to the Reserve Bank of Australia at midday 22 March 2016

Projects were evaluated and chosen by a selection committee composed of representatives from both funding organisations. Projects were required to be a collaboration involving at least one eligible Canadian producer and at least one eligible Australian producer. Both organisations contributed an equal share in the total funding of the incentive.

LINK:	http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/news_and_events/2016/mr_160324_canad...
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