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Sydney Film Festival 2016 program released

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Wednesday 11 May 2016

The full line-up for this year’s Sydney Film Festival has been announced, with a strong contingency of Australian films in the 2016 program.
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Development news #2

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Wednesday 04 May 2016

Find out what projects and talented individuals have recently received development funding, and catch up on the latest from our development initiatives.
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Lisa Duff and Shana Levine appointed Production Investment Managers

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Tuesday 03 May 2016

We’ve appointed two new Investment Managers to our Production team, Lisa Duff and Shana Levine.
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Screen Australia congratulates Sherpa on surpassing $1million at the box office

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Monday 02 May 2016

Screen Australia congratulates all those involved with feature documentary Sherpa on its terrific success over this past weekend, when it surpassed $1 million at the box office. The film continues to screen in more than 30 cinema locations this week and is now only the fourth Australian feature documentary (excluding IMAX) ever to have passed the $1 million box office threshold.
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Screen Australia and ABC Television announce projects sharing $200,000 for new arts content

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Thursday 21 April 2016

Screen Australia and ABC Television are delighted to announce the four successful teams who will share in $200,000 of funding for Art Bites, a joint initiative that encourages new arts content from emerging and early-career Australian filmmakers.
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From West Africa to the outback, new TV documentary projects share in more than $1.4 million of funding

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Wednesday 20 April 2016

Screen Australia has allocated more than $1.4 million of funding under its Documentary Broadcast Program to a range of exciting new projects.
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MENTOR LA: Investing in Australian talent

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Tuesday 12 April 2016

Screen Australia and Australians in Film announce the inaugural MENTOR LA industry mentorship program.
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Top US showrunner Javier Grillo-Marxuach in conversation with Joanna Werner

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Friday 08 April 2016

We're proud to partner with Werner Film Productions (WFP) to present Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, content creator and showrunner Javier Grillo-Marxuach (Lost, The 100, Xena) for an In Conversation event with WFP founder and multi-award winning producer Joanna Werner (Dance Academy, Ready for This, Secret City).
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That’s a wrap on the Family Film Forum

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Wednesday 06 April 2016

It’s no secret that family films make big business – three of last year’s top ten grossing Australian films were from the genre.
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Jessica Redenbach announced as Director’s Attachment on Matchbox Pictures’ Hide & Seek

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Tuesday 05 April 2016

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG), Screen Australia and Matchbox Pictures announce director Jessica Redenbach as the director’s attachment on the Matchbox Pictures’ Production Hide & Seek. Jessica will be attached to award-winning TV and feature film director David Caesar who will be directing two episodes of the series.
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Toronto feature selector visits Australia in April

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Thursday 31 March 2016

International programmer for the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Jane Schoettle will visit Australia in April to view new feature films for consideration for the 2016 festival. Screen Australia is pleased to again be hosting Jane, who has been the official representative for Australia since 2008.
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Lucy Gaffy announced as Director’s Attachment on Cordell Jigsaw’s Bond

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Tuesday 29 March 2016

The Australian Directors Guild (ADG), Screen Australia and Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder (CJZ) announce director Lucy Gaffy as the director’s attachment on upcoming TV drama Bond. Lucy will be attached to acclaimed feature film and TV drama director Mark Joffe on CJZ’s Bond, which is currently in pre-production.