Production Funding Approvals - 17 December 2008

 

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Production Approvals

A HEARTBEAT AWAY
Pictures in Paradise Pty Ltd
Producer Chris Brown  
Writer Julie Kincade
Director Gale Edwards
Sales and Distribution Hoyts (Aus/NZ) and Lightning Entertainment (ROW)
Synopsis Kevin Flack – is obsessed with becoming a rock guitar legend - when his father is hit by a bus just four weeks before a major competition Kevin is forced to become the musical director of his fathers Brass band. Without his father’s knowledge Kevin decides to give the band a Rock & Roll make over.

BEING DEAD
See-Saw Films and Greenpoint Films
Executive Producer Iain Canning
Producers Emile Sherman, Patrick Cassavetti
Director Ray Lawrence
Writer Beatrix Christian. Based on the book by Jim Crace
Synopsis A haunting and tender account of a married couple found murdered in the dunes; how they got there, and what happens before they're found. Being Dead explores themes of love and family, life and death, how we live our lives and what we leave behind.

I LOVE YOU TOO
I Love You Too Pty Ltd
EP Greg Sitch
Producers Yael Bergman and Laura Waters  
Writer Peter Helliar
Director Daina Reid
Sales and Distribution Roadshow Films
Synopsis I Love You Too is a romantic comedy about a commitment-phobic man-about-town and a gifted new age dwarf who go on a quest to win back the women they love.

LOU
Big and Little Films
Executive Producer Liz Watts
Producers Michael McMahon, Tony Ayres, Helen Bowden and Belinda Chayko
Writer/Director Belinda Chayko
Sales and Distribution Kojo (Aust/NZ) and Bankside (ROW)
Synopsis A young girl finds love through a dangerous game with her Alzheimic grandfather.

LUV SUX
Vitascope International Pty Ltd
Producers David Hannay, Richard Turner and John Bickford  
Writer Michael Gillett
Director Richard Turner
Sales and Distribution Arkles (Aust/NZ) and Odins Eye (ROW)
Synopsis At 17, Matt is a bit concerned about his future.  So are his parents. Both are loving, caring individuals who only want the best for their son.  But only one is human.  The other is a five hundred year old vampire.  

Letters of Offer - IndiVision Production Fund

GRIFF THE INVISIBLE
Everyday Pictures
Producer Nicole O’Donohue
Writer/Director Leon Ford
Synopsis Griff is a super hero. But no one knows. Because it’s a secret.

THE PLACE BETWEEN
Scarlett Pictures Pty Ltd
Producer Kath Shelper
Writer/Director Beck Cole
Synopsis When Karen Burden is released from jail after three years, she quickly discovers that between guilt and forgiveness is the place between.