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Screen NSW will fund an internship to enable emerging writer Nina Oyama to join the writers’ room for The Chaser’s Election Desk.
Screen Australia has given six projects more than $1.8 million in funding as part of the new round of documentary producer funding.
The Western Australian Government has pumped $16 million worth of funding into the state's screen industry as part of new regional film fund.
Four teams who will share in $200,000 of funding for Art Bites, a joint initiative between ABC Television and Screen Australia that encourages new arts content from emerging Australian filmmakers.
“We’re really pleased to support this strong slate of projects from high quality Australian story tellers,†said Screen Australia's Senior Manager for Documentary Liz Stevens.
The initiative is a year-long $100,000 program to assist early-career Western Australian producers to build a competitive project slate and further their professional experience.
Screen Australia has received 452 applications - the most applications ever received for any funding program - for Brilliant Stories and Brilliant Careers, the two programs announced last December under the Gender Matters initiative.