Funding Approvals
2022-2023 Production funding

DECEMBER 2022

WHALE SHARK JACK
Cottesloe Films & Southern Light Films
Genre Family
Directors Miranda Edmonds, Khrob Edmonds
Writer Kathryn Lefroy
Producers Timothy White, Miranda Edmonds, Kelvin Munro, Philip Wade
Executive Producers Bernadette O’Mahony, John Wade, Jack Christian, D.J. McPherson, Chris Beale
Synopsis: A heart-warming story about family, friendship, and the natural world, as a young girl comes to terms with the loss of her mother by embarking on a risky mission to save her best friend, a whale shark named Jack.

NOVEMBER 2022

THE ROOSTER
Don't Crow! Pty Ltd
Genre Drama, Mystery
Director Mark Leonard Winter
Producers MahVeen Shahraki, Geraldine Hakewill
Distributor Bonsai Films
International Sales TBA
Synopsis When the body of his oldest friend is found buried in a shallow grave, Dan, a small-town cop, seeks answers from a volatile hermit who was the last person to see his friend alive.

AUGUST 2022

DRONE RACERS
WBMC
Genre Family
Director Alison James
Writer Jules Duncan
Producers Janelle Landers, Jessica Mitchell, Aidan O'Bryan, James Grandison
Distributor Universal
International Sales Universal
Synopsis An unruly tween discovers her talent for the fun, futuristic sport of drone racing and, working with her tech-nerd cousin, takes her mad new skills from the beaches, bush and burbs of their outback town, all the way to the world championships.

AUDREY
Invisible Republic Pty Ltd & Orange Entertainment Co
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Natalie Bailey
Writer Lou Sanz
Producers Michael Wrenn, Dan Lake, Shannon Wilson-McClinton, Diya Eid
Executive Producer Kurt Royan, Roxana McMallan
Distributor Rialto Films
International Sales Bankside Films
Synopsis Self-appointed Mother of the Year, Ronnie has given her daughter Audrey everything, so when Audrey selfishly falls into a coma, Ronnie has no choice but to keep their dreams alive by assuming her identity.

FEAR BELOW
Bronte Pictures Pty Ltd
Genre Action adventure, Thriller, Crime
Director Matthew Holmes
Writer Gregory Moss
Producers Blake Northfield, Michael Favelle
Executive Producers Sandra Tahmasby, Clement Dunn
Distributor Studio Canal
International Sales Odin’s Eye Entertainment
Synopsis A team of professional divers hired to locate a sunken car from a river are thwarted by a deadly bull shark. When they discover they are working for ruthless criminals trying to recover their stolen gold bullion, their situation becomes even more dangerous.

STING
Sting Productions
Genre Horror, Thriller
Director Kiah Roache-Turner
Producers Jamie Hilton, Michael Pontin, Chris Brown
Distributor Studio Canal
International Sales Cornerstone
Synopsis Charlotte, a lonely little girl finds a tiny pet spider that begins to grow into something monstrous and soon threatens her entire family.

A SAVAGE CHRISTMAS
Roaring Entertainment Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Madeleine Dyer
Writers Madeleine Dyer, Daniel Mulvihill, Max Jahufer
Producers Daniel Mulvihill, Ben McNeill, Madeleine Dyer
Executive Producers Jonathan Page, Jason Byrne, Susie Montague, Tracey Robertson, Stephen Corvini
Distributor Bonsai Films
International Sales Odin’s Eye Entertainment
Synopsis After years of estrangement, trans woman Davina Savage returns home for Christmas with her new boyfriend. Expecting her transition to be the focus, it’s instead overshadowed by family secrets and lies which threaten not only their lives - but another Christmas lunch.