2015-2016
Development funding approval details

Industry Placements | Event Partnerships

< 2015-2016 talent development summary

INDUSTRY PLACEMENTS

March - June 2016

Ben Howling & Yolanda Ramke Attachments to Jungle
Directing team Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke will spend 6 weeks in Queensland attached to Greg McLean (The Belko Experiment, Wolf Creek 1 & 2) on his upcoming feature film, Jungle.

Jane Hampson Placement with CineStory Workshop
Writer Jane Hampson attended the CineStory writer's retreat and conducted meetings in Los Angeles for her projects in development

Jon Bell Placement with CineStory Workshop
Writer Jon Bell attended the CineStory writer's retreat and conducted meetings in Los Angeles for his projects in development

Lucinda Clutterbuck Placement with ForwardSlashStory
Director Lucinda Clutterbuck worked with Lance Weiler at the ForwardSlashStory Lav in May in Costa Rica

Martha Coleman Placement with Inside Pictures
Producer Martha Coleman will work with Inside Pictures, an internationally focused intensive film business training program ove the next six months in London and Los Angeles.

Nora Niasari Mentorship with Michael Rowe
Director Nora Niasari will be mentored by director Michael Rowe (Early Winter, Leap Year)

Victoria Madden Placement with CineStory Workshop
Writer Victoria Madden attended the CineStory writer's retreat and conducted meetings in Los Angeles for her projects in development

February - March 2016

ICE Screen Cultures Program is an event partnership with ICE for a program of workshops, masterclasses, mentorships and other professional development opportunities for emerging Western Sydney screenwriters and producers.

Producer Jessica Mitchell will be attached to Amanda Higgs on the Matchbox drama series Seven Types of Ambiguity.

Producer Julia Berg will spend six months at Maven Pictures (Girl, Interrupted) in London working across their development and production slate.

Director Rudolf Fitzgerald-Leonard will spend two weeks at the Black Factory Cinema's workshop in Cuba under the guidance of Abbas Kiarostami.

Director Sean Kruck will spend three months at Blue Tongue working with Nash Edgerton on his latest feature American Express.

November 2015 - January 2016

Producer Lucy Hayes will spend six months in Los Angeles across creative development, financing and production at Lin Pictures (The LEGO Movie).  

Producer Vanessa Humprey will spend ten months in Los Angeles working across the development slate at Mad Chance Productions (American Sniper).

Director Neil Triffett (Emo (The Musical)) will be mentored by director Samantha Lang (Carlotta, The Monkey's Mask).

Director Erin Good will spend a week at the intensive Berlinale Talents Workshop and Project Lab in Germany with mentors advising Erin on her development slate of projects.

Causeway Films producers Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings will engage a business consultant to develop a new 2 to 5 year business plan.

July 2015

Director Miranda Nation (Perception) will be mentored by director Cate Shortland (Lore, Somersault) and will be attached to Cate on the feature filmBerlin Syndrome.

Director Lynnette Wallworth (Coral: Rekindling Venus) will work with Founding Director Michelle Satter at the Sundance Institute and participate in the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, Sundance Documentary Edit Lab and JauntVR.

Animation director Pia Borg (Abandoned Goods) will spend six months between Manchester and Florence at Feature Expanded, an intensive training program for filmmakers developing and producing a feature film.

Director Victoria Cocks (Wastelander Panda) will work with producer Ian Collie and director Kieran Darcy-Smith during the pre-production, production and post-production of the Jack Irish television series.

Producer Alex Barnes (The Turning: Immunity) will spend eight months in Los Angeles working across the development and production slate of Trigger Street Productions (House of Cards, Captain Phillips).

Producer Khoby Rowe (Grey Bull) will undertake a six-month placement with Los Angeles producer/development executive Keith Quinn in partnership with Zodiak Media (Being Human, Wallander, Saint-Tropez).

April 2015

CORRIE CHEN PLACEMENT 
Director Corrie Chen will be attached to director Shawn Seet during the pre-production, principal photography and post-production of the Channel 7 mini-series Peter Allen: Not the Boy Next Door.

BILLIE PLEFFER PLACEMENT 
Director Billie Pleffer will be attached to director Glendyn Ivin (Gallipoli,Puberty Blues, Last Ride) on the six-part miniseries The Beautiful Lie.

Event Partnerships

March - June 2016

Amplifier Script Development Program
Screen NSW

A bespoke script development program that matches both feature film and television drama projects with specific advisors to best prepare them for market financing.

Program Nov 2016.

Comedy Concentration
Screen Tasmania

A group of workshops run over six months and focused on the development and production of short format series projects.

Workshops Aug-Nov 2016

I.C.E. Screen Cultures Program 2016-2017
Information & Cultural Exchange Inc.

A professional development program for emerging screenwriters and screen content producers based in Western Sydney.

Program July 2016-June 2017

MIFF: 37 South's Books at MIFF (BaM)
Film Fest Limited

Case studies, public pitching and targeted meetings bringing together the book publishing and film financing industries. 

Event July 2016

MIFF: Talent of Tomorrow Function
Film Fest Limited

A networking event for MIFF Accelerator's emerging film director talent and other emerging filmmakers with funding officials, producers and distributors. 

Event Aug 2016

MIFF: VR Series Symposium
Film Fest Limited

A two-day Virtual Reality symposium including an international  masterclass with director Eric Darnell (Madagascar). 

Event Aug 2016

MRC: New Screen Makers Conference 2016
Media Resource Centre Inc

The two-day New Screen Makers Conference applies the best and most innovative industry minds to the trends, opportunities and career pathways for emerging filmmakers wanting to build and sustain a professional career.

Conference July 2016

Screen ACT DigiPOD
ACT Screen Industry Association Limited

A multiplatform workshop led by internationally renowned story consultant Mike Jones who will shepherd eight participants through a two2-month development program.

Workshops May-June 2016

Screen NSW 360 Vision
Screen NSW 

A one day lab bringing together screen content creators to experience the latest Virtual Reality content and technology.

Event June 2016

Screen NT Illuminator Program
Screen Territory

An intensive skills development program providing support for the development of web series to provide a calling card for Northern Territory filmmakers.

Program April-June 2016

SPA: Ones To Watch Screen Internship
Screen Producers Australia

An internship opportunity for an outstanding emerging producer to attach themselves to a company of their choosing.

Announced Nov 2016

WOW Film Festival Hub 2016
Women in Film and Television NSW Inc.

A series of panels and masterclasses dedicated to the promotion of and collaboration between women filmmakers from all disciplines.

May 2016