Screen Australia announces $5.5 million of production funding for eight projects
10/05/2022
Online series No Ordinary Love
Screen Australia has announced $5.5 million of production funding for two feature films, two children's series and four online projects.
Writer/director Mirrah Foulkes (Judy & Punch) is teaming up with See-Saw Films (The Power of the Dog) on psychological thriller Runaway, and lovable were-poodle Freddy Lupin will return to the big screen in feature film 200% Wolf (working title). Plus new seasons of hit children's series The PM's Daughter and Little J & Big Cuz will return to ABC and NITV.
The online projects include a hybrid narrative-natural history series It's A Jungle Out Here! from the producers of Playing with Sharks for ABC ME; TikTok series Cool Mum about a non-binary teenager coming out to their mum; along with K-drama inspired romantic comedy No Ordinary Love and Salma's Season about a mother pursuing her dream of winning the Australian Open, both for YouTube.
Screen Australia's Head of Content Grainne Brunsdon said, We're delighted to announce these projects including some stellar children's content, which demonstrates the ability of Australian creators to produce high calibre, original IP that connects with young viewers. It's very special that Little J & Big Cuz is engaging children around the country in-language and we are proud to support another series of this ground-breaking production.
The team behind riveting feature thriller Runaway have an exceptional track record, and we are pleased to support Mirrah Foulkes on her second film. It's also encouraging to see new, smart online storytellers finding their niche. These creators know their audiences and how to reach them on the right platforms, and we are confident these series will captivate viewers.
The funded feature films are:
200% Wolf (working title): A sequel to the 2020 animated family feature 100% Wolf from Flying Bark Productions, and following the popular ABC series of the same name. When pink were-poodle Freddy Lupin goes on a mission to save a baby moon spirit, he finds himself caught up in the magic of a werewolf sorceress. The creative team sees the return of director Alexs Stadermann, writer Fin Edquist, producers Barbara Stephen and Alexia Gates-Foale and co-producer Francesca Hope, with producer Carmen Perez-Marsa Roca (Maya the Bee 3: The Golden Orb) joining the team. The film is financed in association with Screenwest and Lotterywest with support from Siamese. It is being distributed by StudioCanal with Studio 100 Film managing international sales.
Runaway: The second feature film from writer/director Mirrah Foulkes (Judy & Punch) teaming up with the Academy Award-winning See-Saw Films (Lion, The Power of the Dog). Runaway follows a Carla, a young woman immersed in an unravelling relationship who attempts to save her marriage by leading her husband, Clark, into a complex and dangerous world of sexual fantasy that entangles the lives of her older neighbours, Sylvia and Leon. It is a psychological thriller based on the Nobel Prize winning author Alice Munro s short story of the same name about control, innocence and where true salvation lies. Runaway is produced by Liz Watts (The King), Emile Sherman and Iain Canning (The Power of the Dog) of See-Saw Films and executive produced by Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog) and Jan Chapman (Babyteeth). Transmission Films is distributing in Australia and international sales are by Cross City Films.
The full list of feature film production funding blocklines are available here
The funded children's television projects are:
Little J & Big Cuz Series 4: A fourth season of the ground-breaking animated children's series for NITV and the ABC, centred on 5-year-old Little J and his 9-year-old cousin Big Cuz, a couple of lively First Nations Australian kids who live with their Nanna and their Old Dog. Whether it's at school, in the backyard or beyond the fence, Little J and Big Cuz find out about culture, community and country with the help of Nanna and their teacher Ms Chen. Little J & Big Cuz director Tony Thorne again teams up with producer Ned Lander (Last Cab to Darwin) and writers Dot West (The Heights), Erica Glynn (Redfern Now), Sam Paynter (Thalu), Danielle MacLean (Barrumbi Kids) and Adam Thompson (author of Born Into This). This project is financed with support from the ABC, NITV, the Australian Children's Television Foundation with VicScreen, Screen Tasmania and ACER.
The PM's Daughter Series 2: A 10-part second series of the popular live action children's drama for ABC. This series follows Cat who has found her groove as the Prime Minister's daughter, but her school and home life are upended when she discovers an unexpected crush, begins a feverishly competitive internship, and outs a shocking parental secret all leading to the unmasking of a brand new conspiracy. Series 2 sees the return of writers Lou Sanz (6 Festivals), Hannah Samuel (Rock Island Mysteries), Gemma Bird Matheson (The Power of the Dream) and Craig Irvin (Itch), and co-executive producer Kieran Hoyle. They are joined by writers Jess Paine (The Heights), Alexandra Cullen (The Heights) and Nikki Tran (Girl, Interpreted), series producer Tim Powell (Rock Island Mysteries), co-producer Yingna Lu (Love Bug) and executive producer Warren Clarke (Mustangs FC). This project is financed with support from the ABC and the Australian Children's Television Foundation.
The full list of television production funding blocklines are available here
The funded online projects are:
Cool Mum: A 12-part comedy TikTok series that follows non-binary teen Pat who comes out to their excitable mother, Roz. Captured for TikTok by Pat s sister Stella, Roz throws a surprise "coming o
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