Screen Australia will invest $216,000 in development funding across seven feature film projects, including three that the funding agency has previously supported.
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ABC2 multi-platform comedy twentysomething has been commissioned for a second series while short animated film A Cautionary Tail will be made into an interactive app for tablets
The effectiveness of crowdfunding as a way to source revenue for projects came under debate at the 2012 SPAA conference.
Screen Australia will allocate $2.7 million to support four production companies and four film producers as part of its enterprise funding program.
Screen Australia has invested almost $5.5 million in two feature films, My Mistress and Son of a Gun, as well as a second series of indigenous TV program Redfern Now
The director has become the latest high-profile Australian filmmaker to turn to crowdfunding in an effort to complete his latest feature
Rise Media Group has closed its literary/production division after an internal review and will now focus on its talent, packaging (film and TV) and brand building divisions
Director and consultant Judy Potter has joined the board of the South Australian Film Corporation