Screen Australia has announced $17m investment across 14 projects including feature films and both adult and children’s television.
The investment is expected to trigger $97m in production.
The list of productions include: black comedy The Mule by co-writers/co-producers Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson with direction from Tony Mahony about a drug mule caught by authorities and Antony I Ginnane’s remake of Patrick, directed by Not Quite Hollywood’s Mark Hartley.
Also on the list is The Grandmothers, written by Christopher Hampton (A Dangerous Method) and director Anne Fontaine (Coco Avant Chanel) and starring Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel and James Frecheville in the adaptation of Doris Lessing’s novel.
For TV, the telemovie Underground by Matchbox Pictures, written and directed by Robert Connolly tells the story of a teenage Julian Assange hacking computer systems; and two TV productions by John Edwards Southern Star, a serialised version of...
The investment is expected to trigger $97m in production.
The list of productions include: black comedy The Mule by co-writers/co-producers Leigh Whannell and Angus Sampson with direction from Tony Mahony about a drug mule caught by authorities and Antony I Ginnane’s remake of Patrick, directed by Not Quite Hollywood’s Mark Hartley.
Also on the list is The Grandmothers, written by Christopher Hampton (A Dangerous Method) and director Anne Fontaine (Coco Avant Chanel) and starring Naomi Watts, Robin Wright, Xavier Samuel and James Frecheville in the adaptation of Doris Lessing’s novel.
For TV, the telemovie Underground by Matchbox Pictures, written and directed by Robert Connolly tells the story of a teenage Julian Assange hacking computer systems; and two TV productions by John Edwards Southern Star, a serialised version of...
- 12/5/2011
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Filmmaker/journalist James Ricketson finally got the answers he was looking for. In this guest post, he discusses the Aurora development program with Screen Nsw.
It all began with a simple interview request: ‘Would love to talk with you or whoever the relevant person is at Screen Nsw about the Aurora initiative.’ I had in mind an article about the Australian film industry. It would take nine months and dozens of emails and letters… but perhaps the following questions and answers will generate some dialogue, debate, amongst filmmakers about a topic relevant to all of us: How do we develop first class screenplays that can be produced to make films that Australian audiences want to see?
James Ricketson: Up until about 20 years ago screenwriters worldwide, did not feel the need to appeal to experts, script gurus, engage in workshops, to teach them how to write or improve on their screenplays.
It all began with a simple interview request: ‘Would love to talk with you or whoever the relevant person is at Screen Nsw about the Aurora initiative.’ I had in mind an article about the Australian film industry. It would take nine months and dozens of emails and letters… but perhaps the following questions and answers will generate some dialogue, debate, amongst filmmakers about a topic relevant to all of us: How do we develop first class screenplays that can be produced to make films that Australian audiences want to see?
James Ricketson: Up until about 20 years ago screenwriters worldwide, did not feel the need to appeal to experts, script gurus, engage in workshops, to teach them how to write or improve on their screenplays.
- 11/16/2010
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Reeves, Frank top Oz writers' awards
SYDNEY -- Melbourne playwright Melissa Reeves took the main prize at this year's Australian Writers' Guild awards, held in Melbourne Friday, for her play "The Spook", while Michael Frank was the surprise winner for best screenplay for the independent film "Ra Choi". Set in 1965 in Victoria, "The Spook" is based on a true story about a teenager who was recruited as "a sparrow" to spy on the local communist party branch and did so for 22 years. Frank's drama beat recent award-winning contenders such as "Little Fish" and "Look Both Ways". Winners in the television category included Kym Goldsworthy for "Dinosaur Hunt", Kevin Nemeth for "Tracey McBean", Louise Crane-Bowes for "Home and Away", Louise Fox for "Love My Way" and John Alsop for " R.A.N." "The Glass House" won best TV comedy while Tony Krawitz won best original telefilm for "Jewboy". Best adaptation went to Peter Duncan for "Hell Has Harbour Views".
- 11/25/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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