Screen Australia will provide development funding for 13 feature films, two animated shorts and two games, as well as the completion of two short films
'Monash', a drama about army officer John Monash from Bruce Beresford; a thriller from Jasper Jones author Craig Silvey and director Ben Young, 'Cage in the Wild'; and a TV adaptation of novel The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart from Sarah Lambert and Made Up Stories are among the 21 projects to have recently received story development funding from Screen Australia.
Screen Queensland has today announced an injection of over $142,000 in funds to fuel the development of a number of projects.
The national agency has announced investment for the development of five feature films
More than $500,000 has been invested in 17 new projects by the government agency
Are feature film producers who want to be better remunerated during the five years they typically spend developing each project prepared to see Screen Australia slash the number of projects it develops to fund higher fees?
Ahead of next week's Screen Forever conference, Emmy & AACTA award-winning producer turned screen sector executive coach Ellenor Cox summarises her key pitching and networking tips.
As flagged by CEO Graeme Mason last week, Screen Australia has more than doubled the funding available through its Story Development: Premium fund.