MPA APSA FILM FUND ATTRACTS STRONG LINE-UP.
August 23rd 2010 04:25
The announcement was made from the Australian International Movie Convention (AIMC) on Australia's Gold Coast where Mr Ellis reported that in just two weeks a strong calibre up of submissions had already been received for consideration in the US$100,000 script development fund which was formed earlier this year in partnership with the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA).
Mr Ellis said, "The submission period for the MPA APSA Academy Film Fund commenced on July 30 and we have already received projects from renowned film practitioners in Iran, Japan, Russian Federation, China, Australia, Israel, New Zealand and India with more to come".
Four grants, each of US $25,000, will be allocated to the script and project development of four new projects. Applicants must be members of the APSA Academy, a body of filmmakers comprised of past APSA nominees, winners, Jury and Nominations Council members - many of the region's most respected names in film.
The inaugural recipients will be announced at the fourth annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards Ceremony which will take place in Australia on Queensland's Gold Coast on December 2, 2010.
APSA Chairman Des Power said."I am thrilled to see the extremely positive response to the film fund from our Academy members. I commend the MPA on their contribution to the region's filmmakers."
APSA Academy member Warwick Thornton, the writer, director and cinematographer of 2009 APSA Best Feature Film winner, said "It was a real honour to be recognised alongside filmmakers from Asia-Pacific when Samson & Delilah won the Award for Best Feature Film at last year's APSA's. The new script development fund created by the MPA and APSA will provide a wonderful opportunity for filmmakers to develop a really great script, which is so important of course to making a really great film."
All APSA nominees are automatically inducted into the APSA Academy. Nominees in the fourth annual APSA's will be announced early October with the film fund submission period closing on October 30 so newly inducted Academy members will have one month to submit for the fund.
An international cultural initiative of the Queensland Government, Australia, APSA honours the works of filmmakers across a region covering 70 countries, one third of the earth and half the world's film output. Films are judged on cinematic excellence and the way in which they attest to their cultural origins.
KEY DATES 2010*:
August 23 - APSA Entries Close
September 21 - October 2 - Nominations Council Deliberations
Early October - Nominees Announcement
November 22 - International Jury arrive on Australia's Gold Coast to commence
screenings & deliberations
December 2 - Fourth Annual Asia Pacific Screen Awards Ceremony
APSA Website
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