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Alicia Brown announced as recipient of $40,000 internship with US indie producer Ted Hope

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Monday 10 September 2012

Screen Australia is pleased to announce that Sydney-based producer Alicia Brown of Optimism Film has been selected as the recipient of a $40,000 internship, working with legendary US independent producer Ted Hope.
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Feature films from the Spierig brothers, Rolf de Heer and Greg McLean greenlit

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Thursday 06 September 2012

Screen Australia today announced $5.5 million investment in three new feature projects triggering over $17 million in production.
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Australian honoured at Telluride Film Festival

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Monday 03 September 2012

Colorado’s Telluride Film Festival ending today was dedicated to the late Australian writer/producer/director Jan Sharp, as well as to the late US producer Bingham Ray.
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Twenty-three feature projects to receive development support

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Tuesday 28 August 2012

Screen Australia today announced almost $700,000 in development support for 23 feature projects, enabling filmmakers to take their feature film script to the next level towards production readiness.
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Satellite Boy completes exciting Australian line-up at Toronto

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Wednesday 22 August 2012

Satellite Boy was announced overnight to join an outstanding line-up of Australian films screening at the Toronto International Film Festival next month.
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Celebrating The Sapphires and a big few months ahead for Australian films

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Friday 17 August 2012

Screen Australia Chief Executive Ruth Harley has today congratulated the filmmakers and cast of The Sapphires for a spectacular opening week. The Sapphires has taken $3.6 million at the box office, ranking alongside Happy Feet 2, Tomorrow When the War Began, Mao’s Last Dancer and Australia, all of which broke the $3 million mark in their opening week.
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Screen Australia investment triggers $8.5 million in the production of five documentaries

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Friday 17 August 2012

Screen Australia today announced almost $2 million investment in five documentary projects triggering around $8.5 million in production.
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Assange story to screen at major international film festival

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Wednesday 15 August 2012

Underground, which follows the early life of Julian Assange, has been selected for one of the world’s premium film events, the Toronto International Film Festival.
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Dead Europe joins the Australian line-up at Toronto

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Wednesday 15 August 2012

Director Tony Krawitz’s Dead Europe was announced overnight to join the exciting line-up of Australian films screening at the Toronto International Film Festival next month.
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Screen Australia to strengthen expertise in multi-platform extensions to feature film

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Friday 10 August 2012

Screen Australia has announced that its second Digital Ignition Multi-platform Clinic will focus on multi-platform extensions to feature film. Recent high-profile examples include extensions to The Dark Knight, District 9, Prometheus, Salt and Tron: Legacy but these strategies can be equally applicable and advantageous to lower-budget productions.
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Co-productions – bigger budgets, better box office

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Thursday 02 August 2012

Screen Australia has released new research on Australian co-productions. It reveals that they typically have larger budgets, are released theatrically into more countries and have a higher international box office than domestic productions.
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Storm Surfers 3D to ride the Toronto wave

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Wednesday 01 August 2012

Storm Surfers 3D, produced by Marcus Gillezeau and Ellenor Cox and directed by Chris Nelius and Justin McMillan, will have its international premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in September.