Why risk precious funding on an original screenplay when a novelist has already done half the job for you?
Screen Australia says it has not mismanaged its finances by spending its annual production funding in just six months - a state of affairs which it says reflects the strength of the local film industry.
Screen Australia will invest $216,000 in development funding across seven feature film projects, including three that the funding agency has previously supported.
Screen Australia today announced it will invest $5 million in 13 documentary projects, a move which will trigger $15 million in production.
An action 3D thriller has become the most successful Aussie flick ever released in China.
Screen Australia has committed almost $700,000 in development support across 23 feature projects
The producer of the SXSW Film Conference and Festival makes her first visit to Australia in August
Screen Australia will invest almost $20 million across 12 screen projects including futuristic Western The Rover, starring Robert Pattinson and Guy Pearce