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'.
Eight writers from regional Australia have been selected for the Write From Home Screenwriting Workshop, an eight-week online mentorship program delivered by the Australian International Screen Forum in New York in partnership with Screenworks.
Twelve female creators have been selected for a four-day intensive genre masterclass, hosted by Bunya Productions and taught by US writer/producer Raelle Tucker ('Sacred Lies', 'True Blood') and Canadian director Jeremy Podeswa ('Game of Thrones', 'The Handmaid’s Tale').