Lauren Brown.
Brisbane-based producer Lauren Brown has been chosen as the recipient of the 2017 Village Roadshow Animal Logic Internship, valued at $20,000.
Brown will head Stateside this week to begin a three-month stint at the LA offices of Village Roadshow Pictures and Animal Logic. The internship also covers living and travel expenses, on-the-ground support and networking opportunities with the US industry, as well as an office space at Australians in Film's workspace The Creative Collective.
Brown has just spent a week at Animal Logic's Sydney office, and on the set of Peter Rabbit (both at Sydney's Fox Studios).
"The Village Roadshow Animal Logic Internship is such a rare program and I've applied for it three times now because it's an opportunity that just can't be passed up," said Brown.
"For an emerging producer like myself, it's really the best internship there is because it provides such an incredible opportunity to be in Los Angeles working with two amazing companies, whilst also getting some really great support while I'm there."
A Griffith Film School grad, Brown heads up her own company, Little Red Balloon Films. Her recent shorts as producer include Fell and Gentleman. She’s also worked at Freshwater Pictures alongside a producer Brown nominates as a key mentor so far, Trish Lake.
Established by Australians in Film in 2014, previous internship recipients include Melanie Jayne, currently working with WME in Los Angeles, and Dave Edwardz, now based in London as a previz supervisor at The Third Floor Inc.
Australian in Films president Kate Marks said the internship provides "an incredible opportunity for emerging Australian screen talent to connect with, and gain invaluable experience from, some of the industry's most cutting-edge and creative filmmakers. We are thrilled for Lauren and look forward to supporting her as she embarks on this exciting new chapter in her career."