Screen Australia has announced the 11 creatives who have been selected to take part in the Developing the Developer workshop for 2019.
Who has the right to tell certain stories? Who has the right to play certain characters? They're questions at the heart of Back to Back Theatre's 'Ganesh Versus The Third Reich', to be adapted for screen thanks to a $100,000 development grant from arts agency Creative Victoria.
The writer-director, who started out as a playwright with 'Belonging' and 'How Blak R U?' in 2002, is among the screen industry’s fast-rising Indigenous storytellers.
When Kodie Bedford sets out to create a project or is offered a writing gig, she looks for three elements: Strong female characters, a regional setting which harks back to her childhood in country WA, and a genre piece.
Producer Ester Harding has joined Screen Australia as a development executive after three years with See Pictures.
Robert Connolly refers to Arenamedia as a boutique, director-driven production company, but it’s just gotten a lot bigger and more globally-focused.
Screen Australia has appointed Louise Gough as development executive succeeding Nerida Moore, who is promoted to the new role of senior development executive.