Tracey Rigney, Emma Freeman, Tanya Modini, Laura Scrivano, Zoe Pepper, Eve Spence and Amin Palangi are among the directors who will take part in Attagirl, the new lab dedicated to creating production and distribution pathways for feature films by female and non-binary creative teams.
Nearly 30 projects will share in $975,000 of story development funding from Screen Australia, including a television series inspired by the 1999 film 'Two Hands' from director Gregor Jordan, and a family feature film from the producers of 'Bluey'.
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'.
Writer-director Zoe Pepper is $750,000 closer to making her debut feature, black comedy 'Birthright', after receiving Screenwest's West Coast Visions funding.
Feature films from directors Tony Ayres and Gracie Otto, as well Aunty Donna’s production company Haven’t You Done Well Productions, are among the 33 projects to share in $1 million of story development funding from Screen Australia.
Travis Jeffery, Maria Angelico, Linda Cropper and Michael Hurst have come together under one roof for Zoe Pepper's debut feature 'Birthright', which has begun filming in the Perth Hills.