By Travis Johnson
Screen Australia has announced the recipients of its latest funding round, which will disburse almost $600,000 between 18 features and five online series.
Among the projects are the first feature drama from documentary filmmaker Jennifer Peedom (Sherpa); an adaptation of Hannah Kent’s novel The Good People; a coming-of-age story from renowned visual artist Del Kathryn Barton; and debut feature projects from Sundance-winning writer/director Goran Stolevski (Would You Look At Her) and writer Michelle Law (Homecoming Queens).
“In this slate the majority of projects have strong female representation – and indeed nine of the 23 even have both all-female teams and a female protagonist – which is exciting and shows that changes in the industry are having a noticeable impact on the types of applications we are receiving,” said Senior Development Manager Nerida Moore. “Some of the emerging talent we’re particularly happy to support this round include Tim Marshall and Christina Radburn as they expand their Sundance and SXSW-selected short film, and Goran Stolevski who just took home an award at Sundance.”
For full details, head over to the Screen Australia website.
