'Seriously Red' writer and star Krew Boylan and creator of 'Bump' spin-off 'Year Of', Jessica Tuckwell are among this year's Platform: Lab participants, with the cohort to benefit from the expertise of international producers Samm Haillay (UK) and Mmabatho Kau (South Africa).
Playwrights Grace Chapple and James Elazzi will have the opportunity to redevelop their plays into screenplays after being selected for Belvoir Street Theatre and For Film’s Sake's (FFS) Margins initiative.
For Film's Sake has selected 13 filmmakers to come together for an intensive that will see them form teams and generate new projects in just five days, culminating in a public pitch at Sydney Film Festival.
For Film's Sake has expanded its rapid talent development incubator, Platform, to creatives Australia-wide. To be held in person over just four days, 10 filmmakers will form creative teams to work on new fiction projects that they'll then publicly pitch at the Sydney Film Festival Hub.
Australian comedy/drama feature 'A Cup of Tea' is one of three prize winners from this year's Attagirl global film incubator, receiving $5,000 for development.
Following on from anthology film 'Here Out West', writer-director Dee Dogan is readying another project set in Western Sydney - her debut feature, the semi-autobiographical 'A Cup of Tea'.
After having two miscarriages during COVID lockdowns, writer Lou Sanz was struck by society's silence around it, and the lack of space to talk about feelings of loss. With her feature dramedy 'Laugh Club', she hopes to make others feel less alone.
Three projects from Australian filmmaking teams have been selected for the second edition of global film incubator Attagirl, which supports women and non-binary filmmakers.