A judging panel comprising producer Scarlett Koehne, actor and writer Osamah Sami, and directors Bonnie Moir and Jeffrey Walker will determine the winner of this year's AACTA Pitch: Focus short film development and production initiative from five finalists announced yesterday.
The ABC and Matchbox Pictures drama 'House of Gods'; short-form rom-com series 'Videoland', from Melbourne production company Pikelet Pictures; the Lingo Pictures-produced NZ series 'After the Party', and the Queensland-shot 'Apples Never Fall' have been selected for this year’s Series Mania in France.
Included in the slate are documentary series 'Facing the Numbers', exploring testimonies of First Nations people; the third instalment in Luke Eve's 'Cancelled' web series; and comedy series 'Plausible Deniability' by Iain Crittenden.
Screen Australia has announced $2.7 million of production funding, going towards two features, one TV drama, one children's drama and five online projects.