Development news #

04 05 2016 Development news #2

Find out what projects and talented individuals have recently received development funding, and catch up on the latest from our development initiatives.

What's getting funded? Story development and talent development funding recipients We've funding exciting new projects that include Babyteeth, a bittersweet comedy from director Richard Roxburgh (Romulus, My Father); Seriously Red, a musical comedy with a Dolly Parton impersonator from director Kate Woods (Looking for Alibrandi); and King of Thieves, a thriller based on the true story of Arthur Delaney from director Jonathan Teplitzky (The Railway Man).

We're thrilled to support attachments for producer Julia Berg and directors Rudolf Fitzgerald-Leonard, Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke. Producer Julia Berg will be attached to Maven Pictures in London and director Rudolf Fitzgerald-Leonard to the Abbas Kiarostami Workshop in Cuba. Directors Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke will be attached to director Greg McLean of Wolf Creek acclaim on his latest project, Jungle.

Find the latest development funding recipients:

feature film,

TV and

online

What's happening? Gender Matters We've had hundreds of applications for our Gender Matters initiatives, which can only attest to the growing need globally to support women in the screen industry. You can find sessions from our recent Brilliant Careers Symposium, which included the likes of Jane Caro, Joanna Werner, Julian Morrow and many others, plus more video assets, here.

Family Film Forum and Initiative You can find sessions from our one-day Family Film Forum that included speakers like Kriv Senders (Red Dog), Seph McKenna (Roadshow Films) and many others, here. These experts spent a second day with 12 successful projects that we selected from more than 100 applications in our Family Film Initiative. On day two, the Forum's speakers workshopped one-on-one with the 12 successful teams. Two to three of these projects will be selected for funding and more support in the next stage of our Family Film Initiative.

What's next? Virtual reality Recognising the stories and talent that are emerging in virtual reality, we aim to better understand the technical and storytelling opportunities in a range of workshops that will aim to develop content and talent. Stay tuned!

Cannes Film Festival Screen Australia will be at Cannes! Find us at Level 4, 3 La Croisette. Our CEO Graeme Mason, Head of Production Sally Caplan, Senior Development Executive Nerida Moore and Marketing Executive Harry Avramidis will be there.

Did you know?

That our Story Development program for features and TV and online offers funding for bespoke and flexible development

Our Wildcard program is open to anyone that has a film, online or interactive idea

LINK:	http://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/newsroom/news/2016/gn-160504-deve...
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