Funding Approvals
2022-2023 ONLINE development
ADVENTURIES OF THE CENTURY
42 x 1 mins
Molly Daniels
Genre Comedy
Director Molly Daniels
Writers/pProducers Molly Daniels, Dylan Murphy
Synopsis Dylan and Molly are two cousins who are regularly thrust into high-stakes escapades by their Grandma Catherine. In Adventuries of the Century, her demands will see the duo get to the bottom of an adoption scandal, rob City Hall, go on trial for their crimes, break out of prison, salvage a doomed wedding, and save Christmas!
I’D RATHER EAT CAKE
6 x 8 mins
Blackwood River Films Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Mimi Helm
Writer Tahlia Norrish
Producer Sophia Armstrong
Synopsis Twenty-three-year-old Cobie assumed her sexual awakening would eventually arrive. But upon discovering she’s potentially asexual, Cobie takes matters into her own hands... I'd Rather Eat Cake is a comedy/drama based on truth that chronicles a young female's journey towards radical self-acceptance.
LET’S BREAK UP
6 x 5 mins
Kiosk Film
Genre Comedy, Drama
Creator Anisa Nandaula
Writers Anisa Nandaula, Gemma Bird-Matheson
Producers Tilly Towler, Sara Taghaode
Synopsis When Anisa, a seemingly conservative young Muslim woman, is rushed to hospital with a mystery illness, she must make a decision – will she come clean about her secret life of dating and stand-up comedy, knowing that her confession will radically change her closest relationships? Time is running out and her honesty seems to be the only way to figure out what is going on with her body.
SCRUNT HUNT
15 x 5 mins
Jordan Raskopoulos
Genre Comedy, Mystery, Fantasy
Writer/Director Jordan Raskopoulos
Producer Jordan Raskopoulos
Synopsis It’s Blues Clues meets Twin Peaks as Jordan and her son Scrunt; a yellow lizard boy powered by A.I. character technology, embark on adventures and solve mysteries in their animated neighbourhood.
THE PLACE I CARRY WITHIN
1 x 20 mins
Enoet Râz Pty Ltd
Genre Action adventure, Family, Fantasy, Game
Writer/Directors Enoet Râz, Ahnat Râz
Producer Enoet Râz
Synopsis Mina has requested to see you; she needs your help. With the passage of time, her most cherished childhood memories have faded away, destined to vanish forever. There is only one way to stop this from happening; you must go back in time, to the land she had to flee as a child, and relive her memories all over again. Will you agree to embark on this journey?
CEEBS
BANTA Productions Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy
Writers Betiel Beyin, Leigh Lule
Producers Nikki Tran, Amie Batalibasi
Synopsis Two neurotic best friends join forces to run for Youth President at their local youth centre. The resulting fallout threatens the survival of their community ties and lifelong friendship.
DISPLACED
Jem Splitter
Genre Comedy, Science fiction
Director Molly Daniels
Writers Jem Splitter, Molly Daniels
Producers Jem Splitter, Malachy Cole
Synopsis A depressed physicist accidentally strands herself in the year 2000 and decides to mentor her own younger self, underestimating what a handful she was as a teenager.
DEADBEAT ENDS MEET
LateNite Films Pty Ltd
Genre Animated Comedy
Creator Evie Hilliar
Writers Evie Hilliar, Nicolette Minster, Mike Greaney, Holly Tosi
Producer Nicholas Colla
Synopsis Deadbeat Ends Meet is an animated sitcom that follows housemates Milo (a frill neck lizard) and Indy (a dingo) as they reckon with the cost of living in the gig economy.
KICK IT
SLAG Productions P/L
Genre Comedy, Drama, Sport
Directors Monique Terry, Abby Gallaway
Writers Monique Terry, Hannah-Rae Meegan, Abby Gallaway
Producers Monique Terry, Hannah-Rae Meegan, Linus Gibson
Co-producer Dana Bradshaw
Synopsis Cameron’s attempt to nab the local women’s AFL championship is threatened by newcomer, Angie, and when sweaty tension rises both on and off the field, Cameron must decide whether to play with her heart or her head.
Digital Originals
MOONBIRD
Rummin Productions Pty Ltd
Genre Drama, Psychological, Coming-of-age
Director Nathan Maynard
Writers Nathan Maynard, Adam Thompson
Producers Adam Thompson, Catherine Pettman, Matthew Newton
Synopsis An estranged father and son reconnect when they go muttonbirding together for the first time on a remote Bass Strait island, only to find there are no birds.
WARM PROPS (WORKING TITLE)
Ramu Productions Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Drama
Writer/Director Jub Clerc
Producer Jodie Bell
Synopsis 8hr call, 40-degree heat, culturally clueless crews and locals who haven’t spoken to each other in decades. What could possibly go wrong with this casting call?
MONI
Pelesasa Pictures PTY LTD
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Alana Hicks
Writers Taofia Pelesasa, Alana Hicks, Erin Foy
Producers Eliorah Malifa, Nicole Coventry
Script Editor Jessica Tuckwell
Note Taker Tommy Misa
Synopsis In a desperate attempt to appease his sister, Moni, a closeted 39-year-old Samoan man awkwardly sets out to find a female date for her wedding; however, when his dead mother has other plans, his seemingly simple mission becomes a whole lot more complicated.