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28 July 2008
Applications for the next round of Screen Australia production investment, including the Distinctly Australian Children's Drama Fund, will be accepted until 12 September 2008.
Guidelines, application forms and key dates for the rest of 2008 are now available on the Screen Australia website.
Project development
1 August: Documentary Development
8 August: Short Drama Production
11 August: IndiVision Project Lab
15 August: Documentary - Shooting Time Critical Material
22 August: IndiVision Low-budget Feature Production
Screen Business Venture Program
1 August: Expressions of Interest - Business growth strand
5 September: Business support strand
Industry and Cultural Development
25 August: New Projects Fund
25 August: ICD Interactive Media Fund
Marketing
Mipcom Travel Grant
1 August: Type B
1 August: Type C
Screen Australia will apply up to$750,000 of its 2008/09 documentary funds for the production of up to five documentary programs with no requirement for market attachments.
The allocation for each project is expected to be in the vicinity of $150,000 but, at the discretion of Screen Australia, may be up to $250,000. Priority will be given to those projects which can be successfully completed within the available budget.
The aim of the scheme is to provide the opportunity for filmmakers to make programs that step outside the potential limitations of broadcaster commissioning and Screen Australia market requirements.
Projects will be selected by Screen Australia, as well as a specialist consultant, by the end of October 2008.
This year we are delighted to announce that the specialist consultant will be filmmaker Ruth Cullen. Ruth is an accomplished and highly respected documentary director with a long list of credits. She has worked in every production department and her experience spans documentaries, features, commercials and music videos. Ruth made the AFI-nominated and IDFA (Amsterdam), selected documentary The Tightrope Dancer before travelling, writing and working in New York where she edited the feature documentary Criminals directed by Oscar winner Joseph Strick. Since her return she has produced and directed Becoming Julia, been Series Director on Heat in the Kitchen and worked as a consultant commissioning editor at the ABC. Other credits include the series Problem Parenting and Growing Up Male. She is in production on the Brendan Young, directed You Only Live Twice. Ruth has served on the advisory committee of the Sydney International Film Festival and is a board member of The Australian Director's Guild where she is the Documentary representative.
When assessing projects the following criteria will be considered:
Applications must be received by Thursday 2 October 2008 and will be considered by Screen Australia at its December funding meeting. The application form can be downloaded from the Screen Australia website www.screenaustralia.gov.au or contact Mim Davis on mim.davis@screenaustralia.gov.au
