Wednesday 14 January 2009
Screen Australia and the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) today announced the documentary projects selected for the 4th annual MeetMarket.
Twenty-two unique and inspiring documentary projects have been selected to be presented to international and local buyers and commissioning executives attending MeetMarket at next month’s AIDC in Adelaide, 18 – 20 February 2009.
An international selection panel, made up of documentary specialists from Australia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, chose from more than 80 applications submitted from around Australia.
The selected projects are:
A Cycle of Hate |
John Lewis, producer; Jeff Daniels, director/co-writer; Dennis K. Smith, co-writer. |
Alzheimers, the Race to Find a Cure |
John Moore, producer. |
Blank Canvas |
Tim Slade producer/director; |
Dr Sarmast’s Music School |
Beth Frey, producer; Polly Watkins, director/writer |
Eleven |
Genevieve Bailey, producer/director. |
Father Joe and the Bangkok Slaughterhouse |
James Lingwood, producer/director/writer; |
Forgotten Food |
Abi Binning, producer; Troy Melville, director/writer. |
Honeybee Blues |
Susan MacKinnon, producer; |
In a League of Their Own |
Tony Collins, producer; |
John Friedrich: Catch Me If You |
Philippe Charluet, producer/director/writer. |
Memoirs of a Plague |
Mitzi Goldman, producer; |
Milgram’s 37 |
Kathryn Millard, producer/director/writer; Jenny Day, co-producer. |
Moulin Rouge 2010 |
Mark Gould, director/co-producer/writer; Fabrice Esteve, |
Outside Over There |
Ian Walker, producer; Samantha rebillet, director; Alex Barry, associate producer. |
Rapture of the Deep |
Mariani Vermeend, co-producer/ |
Rare Breed Rescue |
Chris Hilton, producer; Randall Wood, producer/director. |
Strange Birds in Paradise |
Jamie Nicolai, producer; John Cherry, producer; Charlie Hill-Smith, director/writer. |
The Diamond Divers |
Ian Walker, producer; |
The Search for Weng Weng |
Veronica Fury, producer; |
The Team that Never Played |
Frances Green, producer; |
Whipped! |
Marian Bartsch, producer; |
Wildlife in the Hood |
Tina Dalton, producer; |
The MeetMarket is unique in using online pitches, including a film teaser, via an exclusive website for buyers to select meetings before arriving in Australia for the AIDC. The pre-scheduled meetings take place in a dedicated MeetMarket room at the AIDC, as well as special MeetMarket networking events.
General enquiries: Dale Fairbairn, MeetMarket office, Screen Australia meetmarket@screenaustralia.gov.au T: 02 8113 5980, toll free: 1800 213 099
Media enquiries: Victoria Buchan, The Lantern Group, victoria@lanterngroup.com.au
T: (02) 9383 4033 M: 0408 114 864