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Screen Canberra has backed seven projects with $355,000, including horror film Sissy, expected to shoot by the end of the year.
The Cbr Screen Fund has supported Sissy with production investment, and will also provide development support for Little One, a TV adaptation by Peter Papathanasiou of his memoir of the same title; Paranormal Blacktivity, a TV series conceived by Indigenous comedians, and comedy feature film Swing Set.
Cbr Screen Fund manager Sophie Harper said: “The quality, diversity and sheer number of projects we’re seeing as this challenging year comes to a close is heartening. It’s also wonderful to see feature film production up and running again in the Act with horror film Sissy set to shoot before the end of the year.”
Three projects will also share in development support via Made in Cbr, the agency’s Covid support fund. They include two TV series, Cipher from Naomi...
The Cbr Screen Fund has supported Sissy with production investment, and will also provide development support for Little One, a TV adaptation by Peter Papathanasiou of his memoir of the same title; Paranormal Blacktivity, a TV series conceived by Indigenous comedians, and comedy feature film Swing Set.
Cbr Screen Fund manager Sophie Harper said: “The quality, diversity and sheer number of projects we’re seeing as this challenging year comes to a close is heartening. It’s also wonderful to see feature film production up and running again in the Act with horror film Sissy set to shoot before the end of the year.”
Three projects will also share in development support via Made in Cbr, the agency’s Covid support fund. They include two TV series, Cipher from Naomi...
- 11/19/2020
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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Georgina Jenkins.
Georgina Jenkins’ feature concept Blackbird has won the Aacta Pitch: Regional Landscapes competition.
Blackbird tells the story of a feisty but forgetful Greek woman who, when forced into aged care, must manipulate her carer into taking her on a road trip to retrieve her lifesavings before the family home is sold.
The Aacta pitch comp, put on in partnership with Screenworks, called for ideas inspired by Australia’s regional landscapes.
Blackbird was one of five finalists, with Jenkins’ prize including script development from Emma Jensen, industry connection opportunities through the Australian Writers’ Guild Pathway Program, and ongoing feedback from the judging panel, who included producers Michele Bennett and Deb Cox, Sbs acting head of scripted Amanda Duthie and Umbrella Entertainment MD Jeff Harrison. The writer will also receive Screenworks annual membership, Awg membership and tickets to the Aacta Awards.
“We operate in a highly competitive industry largely driven by relationships,...
Georgina Jenkins’ feature concept Blackbird has won the Aacta Pitch: Regional Landscapes competition.
Blackbird tells the story of a feisty but forgetful Greek woman who, when forced into aged care, must manipulate her carer into taking her on a road trip to retrieve her lifesavings before the family home is sold.
The Aacta pitch comp, put on in partnership with Screenworks, called for ideas inspired by Australia’s regional landscapes.
Blackbird was one of five finalists, with Jenkins’ prize including script development from Emma Jensen, industry connection opportunities through the Australian Writers’ Guild Pathway Program, and ongoing feedback from the judging panel, who included producers Michele Bennett and Deb Cox, Sbs acting head of scripted Amanda Duthie and Umbrella Entertainment MD Jeff Harrison. The writer will also receive Screenworks annual membership, Awg membership and tickets to the Aacta Awards.
“We operate in a highly competitive industry largely driven by relationships,...
- 4/6/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
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Aacta, in partnership with Screenworks, has announced the five finalists for its feature film pitching competition, which called for ideas inspired by Australia’s regional landscapes.
They are:
The Artisan, Amanda Bridgeman, Western Australia
An eternally hopeful baker befriends a pessimistic graffiti artist, and together they fight to revive their dying town through art in order to win back the regional fair. Big Things, Anna Lindner, regional South Australia
When wide-eyed roller girl Stevie has a chance encounter with her long absent father, her dream comes true as they reconnect on a road trip across Australia to see the country’s ‘big things’. However, she soon suspects her father’s real motives for the journey are far bigger than any pineapple or prawn. Blackbird, Georgina Jenkins, Australian Capital Territory
Forced into aged care, a feisty but forgetful Greek woman must manipulate her carer into taking her on a road trip...
They are:
The Artisan, Amanda Bridgeman, Western Australia
An eternally hopeful baker befriends a pessimistic graffiti artist, and together they fight to revive their dying town through art in order to win back the regional fair. Big Things, Anna Lindner, regional South Australia
When wide-eyed roller girl Stevie has a chance encounter with her long absent father, her dream comes true as they reconnect on a road trip across Australia to see the country’s ‘big things’. However, she soon suspects her father’s real motives for the journey are far bigger than any pineapple or prawn. Blackbird, Georgina Jenkins, Australian Capital Territory
Forced into aged care, a feisty but forgetful Greek woman must manipulate her carer into taking her on a road trip...
- 3/23/2020
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
2019 Screen Tank participants: (Top Row L-r): Nicole Dade, Linda Micsko, Rachel Higgins, Jasmin Tarasin, Charis Orchard, Robbie Miles, Shannon Wilson. (Bottom Row L-r): Sarah de Possesse, Kate Separovich, Tricia-Lyn Morosin, Gabrielle McKinlay, Georgina Jenkins.
Professional women’s collective Dame Changer has announced four projects selected for its accelerator program, Mentor To Market: TV series Edge of the Woods, Family Happiness and Last Frontier, and feature film Blackbirds.
Recipients were selected from a group of 12 teams that participated in Dame Changer’s workshop program Screen Tank in May, which gave insights into financing, sales, marketing, festival and distribution strategies from senior industry specialists, and involved a project market review session. At the conclusion, the teams pitched their projects to distributors in one-on-one meetings and received constructive feedback.
The program was facilitated by film and distribution consultant Beatrice Neumann, Oscar-nominated writer/producer Meg LeFauve; producer of The Babadook, Cargo and...
Professional women’s collective Dame Changer has announced four projects selected for its accelerator program, Mentor To Market: TV series Edge of the Woods, Family Happiness and Last Frontier, and feature film Blackbirds.
Recipients were selected from a group of 12 teams that participated in Dame Changer’s workshop program Screen Tank in May, which gave insights into financing, sales, marketing, festival and distribution strategies from senior industry specialists, and involved a project market review session. At the conclusion, the teams pitched their projects to distributors in one-on-one meetings and received constructive feedback.
The program was facilitated by film and distribution consultant Beatrice Neumann, Oscar-nominated writer/producer Meg LeFauve; producer of The Babadook, Cargo and...
- 7/1/2019
- by jkeast
- IF.com.au
Writer/director Jub Clerc, from Quedjinup, Wa is one of 12 women selected to participate in Screenwork's Athena Project.
Following a nation-wide callout, Screenworks has selected 12 female filmmakers from across regional Australia to participate in its upcoming career enhancement program, The Athena Project.
Among those selected are BAFTA Award winning director Hattie Dalton (Byron Bay Nsw), award-winning animated film writer/director Justine Wallace (Barkers Creek Vic), Nyul Nyul/Yawuru woman and writer/director Jub Clerc (Quedjinup Wa) and co-winner of the Northern Territory Book of the Year 2016, Clare Atkins (Darwin Nt).
The twelve selected participants will spend two and a half days in an intensive residential program in Byron Bay, where they will receive advice from some of the most notable woman in the Australian screen industry, including Gillian Armstrong (Women He.s Undressed, My Brilliant Career), Felicity Packard (Janet King), Debbie Lee (Barracuda) and Cate McQuillen (dirtgirlworld).
As part of the residential program,...
Following a nation-wide callout, Screenworks has selected 12 female filmmakers from across regional Australia to participate in its upcoming career enhancement program, The Athena Project.
Among those selected are BAFTA Award winning director Hattie Dalton (Byron Bay Nsw), award-winning animated film writer/director Justine Wallace (Barkers Creek Vic), Nyul Nyul/Yawuru woman and writer/director Jub Clerc (Quedjinup Wa) and co-winner of the Northern Territory Book of the Year 2016, Clare Atkins (Darwin Nt).
The twelve selected participants will spend two and a half days in an intensive residential program in Byron Bay, where they will receive advice from some of the most notable woman in the Australian screen industry, including Gillian Armstrong (Women He.s Undressed, My Brilliant Career), Felicity Packard (Janet King), Debbie Lee (Barracuda) and Cate McQuillen (dirtgirlworld).
As part of the residential program,...
- 10/11/2016
- by Staff Writer
- IF.com.au
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