$86 million funding approved for OZ productions.
September 2nd 2008 07:15
Screen Australia’s board met in Brisbane recently and approved a range of projects in all major areas of production.
In total 25 projects were approved for funding during August, with a production value of $86 million including four features, one adult TV drama, four children’s dramas, 13 documentaries (four of which are series), one commissioned production and two projects from Screen Australia’s Indigenous Branch.
Following a decision by the board, projects requiring funding up to $1 million can be approved by the Chief Executive Officer of Screen Australia, outside the timetable of board meetings.
“The projects approved in the past month, including those at this board meeting, show the vast range of creativity and ideas the industry has put forward to us,” says interim CEO Lyn Maddock.
Feature films
• The Cup, with director Simon Wincer, writers Eric O’Keefe and Simon Wincer, producers Jan Bladier, David Lee, Lance Hool and Simon Wincer, tells of the emotional 2002 Melbourne Cup – with young jockey Damien Oliver at the heart of the story.
• Love and Mortar, with director Nadia Tass, writers Lynne Renew and David Parker and producers David Parker, Richard Keddie and Nadia Tass, is a love story that defies explanation and breaks all the rules…
• Mad Bastards is to be directed by Brendan Fletcher. The film is set in Australia’s last frontier – the vast and remote Kimberley region of WA. A raw, gutsy character film, it’s a meditation on violence, community and the living spirit of contemporary Aboriginal people of the Kimberley.
• Charlie and Boots to be directed by Dean Murphy tells the story Boots McFarland and his estranged dad Charlie as they head off to Cape York Peninsula to drop a line off the northern most tip of Australia. This film will combine the comic talents of Paul Hogan and Shane Jacobson.
Letters of Intent
Two letters of intent for feature films were approved: one to the Mad Bastards team, and the other to producer Ian Iveson, executive producer Michelle Harrison and writer/director Marty Murphy for End of Anxiety. (Films chosen through Screen Australia’s evaluation program receive a letter of intent containing the terms and conditions of proposed Screen Australia funding.)
Adult Television Drama
In adult television drama, a second series of Bed of Roses was financed, with producers Mark Ruse and Stephen Luby, and writers Jutta Goetze and Elizabeth Coleman. Bed of Roses is the story of a woman’s search – and a community’s search – for a workable identity in the 21st century.
Children’s Drama
• My Place: Director is Jessica Hobbs. My Place is the story of one spot in Australia, told by the children who live there over 260 years.
• Dogstar: In series 2 the Clark kids have located the missing Dogstar, been reunited with their pet dog Hobart, returned all the dogs back to their owners on a rejuvenated earth and defeated the evil robotics tycoon Bob Santino – or so they think.
• H20 Just Add Water series 2: Cleo and Lewis think they know everything there is to know about Mako Island, but when water attacks them in a full moon, they realise a new, potentially dangerous force is developing on the mysterious island.
• Lockie Leonard series 2: Series 2 features the same familiar endearing characters and humour that made the award-winning series 1 such a success, enjoyed by kids, adults and critics alike.
Documentaries
• Anatomy of a Massacre tells the story of the 1991 massacre of an estimated 200 people during an independence march in occupied East Timor.
• China Art combines art and life on screen in spectacular fashion as Chinese contemporary artists reflect on the vast social upheaval that has accompanied China’s emergence as a world economic power.
• Contact is being constructed around one of the most extraordinary pieces of footage in Australian history where a group of 20 Martu women and children walked out of the Great Sandy Desert in 1964.
• For Valour. On the road from Sydney to Canberra 22 ordinary Australians are remembered for their extraordinary deeds of courage and sacrifice. They are all winners of the Victoria Cross. This is their story.
• Heartbreak Science looks at research into the workings of the human heart and how doctors are searching for answers that could finally unlock the mysteries of the heart and understand an intriguing system of neurons dubbed ‘the little brain in the heart‘.
• My Asian Heart is about contemporary Australian photographer Philip Blenkinsop, who brings us Asia, a world of conflict, life, love and beauty – a unique perspective through his Asian heart.
• Skippy: Australia’s First Superstar tells the inside story of a remarkable television series starring a crime-fighting kangaroo who became the emblem of a nation for children the world over.
• The Ocean’s Super Mum – A Sea Lion Odyssey is a natural history documentary featuring previously unknown underwater behaviour, and a passionate and engaging scientist whose mission it is to unlock the secrets of the most devoted of all marine mothers – the Australian Sea Lion.
• Winning World War 1 – The Western Front Diaries is an Armistice Day tribute to the Australian soldiers who fought in the battles of the West Front from Fromelies to Montbrehain and through to Armistice.
Documentary Series
• Angels in New York, tells of two rookie writer/producers from Sydney who take on Broadway with a most unique show, Angels – the Musical!
• Bush Slam brings together Australia’s top poets, songwriters and comedians in a performance best described as a poetry brawl. Two poets, one town, capturing the heartbeat of the nation in verse.
• Persons of Interest follows four Australians as they guide us through their ASIO files. Using evidence kept secret for more than 30 years, it is the story of ASIO and the people they spied on.
• Whatever! The Science of Teenagers: questioning why perfectly loveable children turn into grunting aliens overnight.
Commissioned Production
Tackling Peace is a one-hour documentary about a combined Israeli-Palestinian Aussie Rules football team who are travelling to Australia in September to compete in the 2008 AFL International Cup.
Indigenous Branch
The two projects approved from Screen Australia’s Indigenous Branch are part of the New Black initiative, which is developing and producing 10-minute dramas with emerging directors and producers.
• Nia’s Melancholy tells of a young ‘Yalanji’ girl who witnesses her sister’s suicide. This is the story of her descent into melancholy and her journey of redemption.
• Ralph tells of Madeline, who learns that it takes more than just dreaming to survive; it takes a friend.
Producer Offset
Since the Producer Offset's inception, 142 projects have been issued with provisional certificates. Two final certificates have been issued, with a further seven applications for final certificates currently under assessment.
www.screenaustralia.gov.au
SJC
In total 25 projects were approved for funding during August, with a production value of $86 million including four features, one adult TV drama, four children’s dramas, 13 documentaries (four of which are series), one commissioned production and two projects from Screen Australia’s Indigenous Branch.
Following a decision by the board, projects requiring funding up to $1 million can be approved by the Chief Executive Officer of Screen Australia, outside the timetable of board meetings.
“The projects approved in the past month, including those at this board meeting, show the vast range of creativity and ideas the industry has put forward to us,” says interim CEO Lyn Maddock.
Feature films
• The Cup, with director Simon Wincer, writers Eric O’Keefe and Simon Wincer, producers Jan Bladier, David Lee, Lance Hool and Simon Wincer, tells of the emotional 2002 Melbourne Cup – with young jockey Damien Oliver at the heart of the story.
• Love and Mortar, with director Nadia Tass, writers Lynne Renew and David Parker and producers David Parker, Richard Keddie and Nadia Tass, is a love story that defies explanation and breaks all the rules…
• Mad Bastards is to be directed by Brendan Fletcher. The film is set in Australia’s last frontier – the vast and remote Kimberley region of WA. A raw, gutsy character film, it’s a meditation on violence, community and the living spirit of contemporary Aboriginal people of the Kimberley.
• Charlie and Boots to be directed by Dean Murphy tells the story Boots McFarland and his estranged dad Charlie as they head off to Cape York Peninsula to drop a line off the northern most tip of Australia. This film will combine the comic talents of Paul Hogan and Shane Jacobson.
Letters of Intent
Two letters of intent for feature films were approved: one to the Mad Bastards team, and the other to producer Ian Iveson, executive producer Michelle Harrison and writer/director Marty Murphy for End of Anxiety. (Films chosen through Screen Australia’s evaluation program receive a letter of intent containing the terms and conditions of proposed Screen Australia funding.)
Adult Television Drama
In adult television drama, a second series of Bed of Roses was financed, with producers Mark Ruse and Stephen Luby, and writers Jutta Goetze and Elizabeth Coleman. Bed of Roses is the story of a woman’s search – and a community’s search – for a workable identity in the 21st century.
Children’s Drama
• My Place: Director is Jessica Hobbs. My Place is the story of one spot in Australia, told by the children who live there over 260 years.
• Dogstar: In series 2 the Clark kids have located the missing Dogstar, been reunited with their pet dog Hobart, returned all the dogs back to their owners on a rejuvenated earth and defeated the evil robotics tycoon Bob Santino – or so they think.
• H20 Just Add Water series 2: Cleo and Lewis think they know everything there is to know about Mako Island, but when water attacks them in a full moon, they realise a new, potentially dangerous force is developing on the mysterious island.
• Lockie Leonard series 2: Series 2 features the same familiar endearing characters and humour that made the award-winning series 1 such a success, enjoyed by kids, adults and critics alike.
Documentaries
• Anatomy of a Massacre tells the story of the 1991 massacre of an estimated 200 people during an independence march in occupied East Timor.
• China Art combines art and life on screen in spectacular fashion as Chinese contemporary artists reflect on the vast social upheaval that has accompanied China’s emergence as a world economic power.
• Contact is being constructed around one of the most extraordinary pieces of footage in Australian history where a group of 20 Martu women and children walked out of the Great Sandy Desert in 1964.
• For Valour. On the road from Sydney to Canberra 22 ordinary Australians are remembered for their extraordinary deeds of courage and sacrifice. They are all winners of the Victoria Cross. This is their story.
• Heartbreak Science looks at research into the workings of the human heart and how doctors are searching for answers that could finally unlock the mysteries of the heart and understand an intriguing system of neurons dubbed ‘the little brain in the heart‘.
• My Asian Heart is about contemporary Australian photographer Philip Blenkinsop, who brings us Asia, a world of conflict, life, love and beauty – a unique perspective through his Asian heart.
• Skippy: Australia’s First Superstar tells the inside story of a remarkable television series starring a crime-fighting kangaroo who became the emblem of a nation for children the world over.
• The Ocean’s Super Mum – A Sea Lion Odyssey is a natural history documentary featuring previously unknown underwater behaviour, and a passionate and engaging scientist whose mission it is to unlock the secrets of the most devoted of all marine mothers – the Australian Sea Lion.
• Winning World War 1 – The Western Front Diaries is an Armistice Day tribute to the Australian soldiers who fought in the battles of the West Front from Fromelies to Montbrehain and through to Armistice.
Documentary Series
• Angels in New York, tells of two rookie writer/producers from Sydney who take on Broadway with a most unique show, Angels – the Musical!
• Bush Slam brings together Australia’s top poets, songwriters and comedians in a performance best described as a poetry brawl. Two poets, one town, capturing the heartbeat of the nation in verse.
• Persons of Interest follows four Australians as they guide us through their ASIO files. Using evidence kept secret for more than 30 years, it is the story of ASIO and the people they spied on.
• Whatever! The Science of Teenagers: questioning why perfectly loveable children turn into grunting aliens overnight.
Commissioned Production
Tackling Peace is a one-hour documentary about a combined Israeli-Palestinian Aussie Rules football team who are travelling to Australia in September to compete in the 2008 AFL International Cup.
Indigenous Branch
The two projects approved from Screen Australia’s Indigenous Branch are part of the New Black initiative, which is developing and producing 10-minute dramas with emerging directors and producers.
• Nia’s Melancholy tells of a young ‘Yalanji’ girl who witnesses her sister’s suicide. This is the story of her descent into melancholy and her journey of redemption.
• Ralph tells of Madeline, who learns that it takes more than just dreaming to survive; it takes a friend.
Producer Offset
Since the Producer Offset's inception, 142 projects have been issued with provisional certificates. Two final certificates have been issued, with a further seven applications for final certificates currently under assessment.
www.screenaustralia.gov.au
SJC
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