The NSW Government has announced that it has awarded more tha $23m for nine television and film productions.
Screen Australia's board met in Brisbane on Monday and approved a range of 25 projects in all major areas of production, with a production value of $86 million.
The Sundance Film Festival has selected Mad Bastards and Shut Up Little Man! for competition
Gritty Aboriginal drama Mad Bastards has won a spot in the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, competing in the same category Animal Kingdom won last year.
Australian indigenous film Mad Bastards will be distributed in the US by Sundance Selects after screening at the Sundance Film Festival
Mad Bastards is set for a big 2011
Mad Bastards travels to the Sundance Film Festival this week for its international premiere