'Thirteen Lives' director Ron Howard has returned to Queensland for another feature, starting production next week on survival thriller 'Eden', starring Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby, Daniel Brühl, and Sydney Sweeney.
Nine writers from across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and the ACT will be mentored by the likes of Shaun Grant, Kai Yu Wu, Sarah Lambert, Stuart Beattie, and Stacy Traub as part of this year's Impact Australia accelerator.
Ron Howard's 'Thirteen Lives' recounts the true story of the global effort to rescue a Thai soccer team who become trapped in the Tham Luang cave during an unexpected rainstorm in 2018.
The participants for Impact Australia 2 have been revealed, with nine emerging creators to be paired with nine mentors.
Writers and creators of all experience levels have been given an added week to apply for Impact Australia 2, with the deadline extended to June 27.
Impact Australia is inviting applications for the second iteration of its screenwriter accelerator program, which will take place in-person in Melbourne after being held virtually last year.
Screen Queensland has partnered with Brian Grazer and Ron Howard’s talent development company Impact Creative Systems to offer four paid attachments on Howard's upcoming film 'Thirteen Lives'.
Ron Howard's 'Thirteen Lives', based on the Thai caves rescue, is the latest in a string of international projects headed to Australia, due to shoot in the Gold Coast from March.