Screenwriter Stuart Beattie unveils more details about his big screen directorial debut at this year's AIMC
Shaun Grant, Jason Smilovic, Kai Wu, Stuart Beattie and Sarah Heyward are mentoring 14 emerging creators in Impact Australia, the offshoot of US Imagine Impact foundedby Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Tyler Mitchell.
The participants for Impact Australia 2 have been revealed, with nine emerging creators to be paired with nine mentors.
Nine writers from across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, and the ACT will be mentored by the likes of Shaun Grant, Kai Yu Wu, Sarah Lambert, Stuart Beattie, and Stacy Traub as part of this year's Impact Australia accelerator.
Writers and creators of all experience levels have been given an added week to apply for Impact Australia 2, with the deadline extended to June 27.
The future of the sequel to last year's highest grossing local film will be decided at the Cannes International Film Festival
Stuart Beattie's gothic thriller will commence filming in February 2012
Local horror film I, Frankenstein is set to begin its 10-week shoot in Victoria next week