in the archive
innovation funding approvals 2011

2011 innovation summary

DEVELOPMENT

PELEDA
Game Developer Pandora’s Blocks
Producer Luke Jurevicius
Writer/Director Nathan Jurevicius
Synopsis A single-player game designed to appeal to social gamers with a heavy focus on exploration and customisation within a unique visual style developed by Nathan and Luke Jurevicius.

RESISTANCE
Producer Andrew Dillon
Executive Producers Catherine Nebauer, Gary Kurtz
Director Andrew Dillon
Synopsis The fate of humankind is in the hands of a small group of brilliant resistance fighters. Armed with technology beyond the cutting edge and trained to the highest level by a mysterious young billionaire, they’re our last line of defence against alien invasion.

AUSSIE RULES FOOTBALL
Producer Tony Parkes
Writer Heath Smith
Director Andrei Nadia
Synopsis An online 3D game where users can create their own teams and players, play online against each other, compete in online events, purchase upgrades and enhancements for their teams and play their way to the top of the leaderboards to win the Premiership Cup.

SCAVENGERS
Producer Justin Wight
Director Christopher Houghton
Synopsis Scavengers is set in a re-visioned Australia at the dawn of a new era. It is an animated graphic novel/game for online, tablet and mobile. While it draws inspiration from anime and manga, it is distinctly Australian in its treatment. Scavengers will also host an online wiki that plugs into the existing social media networks.

PRODUCTION

SOAPSTAR
Producer Jackie Turnure
Executive Producers Tracey Robertson, Nathan Mayfield
Writer Lucas Taylor
Director Anthony Mullins
Synopsis SoapStar combines the power of social games with the enduring appeal of TV soaps in an innovative storytelling game that allows players to perform the characters and direct the story of their very own soap opera.

STAY TUNED
Executive Producer Lisa Gray
Synopsis An interactive entertainment space where music fans will shape the direction and take ownership of what is seen on ABC 3’s new weekly music show. Imagine... the fans determine the content that will be screened on the weekly show.