"I felt there was a story in there I wanted to locate, about what it is to feel a bit different, and to feel that who you are isn't really valued."
Christmas has come early for 19 feature films, 11 television dramas, and two online projects, which will collectively share $1.2 million of Screen Australia development funding.
SBS has revealed the next crop of creatives for its Emerging Writers' Incubator, with six participants set to begin paid 12-month placements at production companies across the country.
Robert Connolly refers to Arenamedia as a boutique, director-driven production company, but it’s just gotten a lot bigger and more globally-focused.
Producer Ester Harding has joined Screen Australia as a development executive after three years with See Pictures.
Screen Australia has announced the 11 creatives who have been selected to take part in the Developing the Developer workshop for 2019.
Louise Gough is set to return to Screen Australia as head of development, succeeding Nerida Moore, who will depart the agency in December.
Former Screen Australia head of development Louise Gough has taken up an executive producer role with Picking Scabs, the joint venture between See-Saw Films and writer/showrunner Samantha Strauss.