Funding Approvals
IN THE ARCHIVE
2021-2022 ONLINE production

AUNTY DONNA’S UNTITLED PROJECT
6 x 28 mins
Haven't You Done Well Productions 
Genre Comedy
Director Max Miller 
Writers Sam Lingham, Broden Kelly, Mark Samual Bonanno, Thomas Armstrong, Zachary Ruane
Producer Nicole Minchin
Executive Producers Georgia Mappin, Max Miller, Sam Lingham, Broden Kelly, Mark Samual Bonanno, Thomas Armstrong, Zachary Ruane,
Platform ABC iview
Synopsis Aunty Donna’s Untitled Project is a television show about three best friends running a cafe. It funny.

FLUNK SEASON 5
40 x 8 mins
Lilydale Films 
Genre Drama
Director Ric Forster
Writers Ric Forster, Grace Valerie-Lynette, Pippa Whishaw, Rhian Wilson
Producer Melanie Rowland
Platform YouTube
Synopsis Teen series Flunk explores contemporary coming-of-age issues, as a group of queer students navigate the intricacies of high school relationships.

GINGER & THE VEGESAURS SEASON 2
20 x 5 mins
Cheeky Little Media 
Genre Family
Creators Gary Eck, Nick O'Sullivan
Series Directors David Webster, Cindy Scharka
Writers Gary Eck, Sam Carroll, Sylvie van Dijk, Caitlin Farrell, Bruce Griffiths
Producers Celine Goetz, Amanda Spagnolo
Executive Producers Patrick Egerton, David Webster
Platform ABC iview
Synopsis Go back through the mists of time to an era dominated by the juiciest and crunchiest creatures ever to rule the planet - the mighty Vegesaurs.

GROWING PAINS
20 x 1 min
Sabe Media
Genre Documentary
Director Devina Saberi
Producer Devina Saberi
Platform TikTok
Synopsis Four young Australians from migrant and culturally diverse backgrounds face the challenges that arise in their early twenties to find joy, purpose and meaning.

NO OFFENCE
6 x 6 mins
Jibber Jabber
Genre Comedy/Documentary
Director Michael Hudson
Writers Faith Baisden, Rami Fischler, Gabriel Willie
Producer Rami Fischler
Executive Producer Faith Baisden
Platform ABC iview and social media channels
Synopsis Gabriel Willie - Australia’s leading bad boy comedian - goes on a hunt for the juiciest ‘bad words’ in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, and uncovers some remarkable truths on First Nations’ languages and cultures along the way.

SHE FLYS
8 x 15 mins
NORA & R.D. PRODUCTIONS
Genre Documentary
Director Stephen Limkin
Producer Bridget May
Platform YouTube
Synopsis Women often make better pilots, so why are only 5% of pilots female, and only 1.4% of captains are female?

SUBURBAN LEGENDS
8 x 3 mins
Kristina Kraskov
Genre Documentary
Writer/Director Kristina Kraskov
Producer Anna Charalambous
Executive Producer Nick Wray
Platform TikTok
Synopsis A micro documentary series travelling Australia searching for its most obscure local celebrities, from Adelaide’s Dancing Guy to Canberra’s DJ Sue. What does your local legend say about your town?

THE DISPOSABLES
1 x 60 mins and 30 x 2 mins
Photoplay Films 
Genre Action adventure
Directors Renny Wijeyamohan, Sonia Whiteman
Writers Renny Wijeyamohan, Sonia Whiteman, Keir Wilkins, Saman Shad
Producers Karen Radzyner, Renny Wijeyamohan
Platform ABC Me and social media platforms
Synopsis When refugee Priya's dad goes missing and is blamed for unleashing an unearthly beast on the suburbs of Western Sydney, Priya and her unlikely band of allies must battle adversity and exclusion - and a terrifying plastic-eating monster - to find her dad, save their neighbourhood and land their visa to stay.

THE FORMAL SEASON 4
6 x 5 mins
SLAG Productions 
Genre Drama, Romantic comedy
Writer/Directors Monique Terry, Hannah-Rae Meegan
Producer Sarah Lang
Platform YouTube, TikTok
Synopsis The best night of their lives…just happened. Now that the formal is behind them, can Hannah and Monique’s relationship survive in the adult world?

WONDERFUL WASTE
6 x 10 mins
New Mac Video Agency
Genre Documentary
Director Colin Chee
Writers Luke Clark, Elizabeth Price
Producers Luke Clark, Elizabeth Price
Executive Producer James McPherson
Platform YouTube
Synopsis Building anything is inherently wasteful, but does it have to be? We meet six innovators reimagining the role of waste in our world.

IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE!
7 x 24 mins
WildBear Entertainment Pty Ltd
Genre Documentary 
Director Isaac Elliott
Writers Anita Punton, Lawrence Leung, Danielle Walker, Mark O’Toole
Script Producer Mark O’Toole
Series Producer Kate Pappas
Executive Producers Kate Pappas, Alan Erson, Mark O'Toole
Platform ABC iview
Synopsis A 15 x 15 mins Digital Docu-Comedy series that weaves a funny live action narrative with quirky wildlife footage in an all new format.

NO ORDINARY LOVE
5 x 10 mins
No Ordinary Love Pty Ltd
Genre Romantic Comedy
Directors Chase Lee, Mina Kang
Writers Esther Fwati, Mina Kang, Helen Kim
Producers Joanna Beveridge, Esther Fwati, Helen Kim 
Platform YouTube
Synopsis A man dealing with heartbreak from an interracial relationship has to reunite with his ex-girlfriend at his sister’s wedding, in order to find his sister who has run away from her impending nuptials.

COOL MUM
12 x 1 min
Not A Phase Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy
Writer/Director Jakob Grasa, Naoimh Healy
Producer Stephanie Cole
Platform TikTok
Synopsis Non-binary teen Pat comes out to their family and Mum Roz's reaction is annoyingly too positive...

SALMA’S SEASON 
6 x 5 mins
Blacksand Pictures Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Drama
Writer/Director Kauthar Abdulalim
Producers Kauthar Abdulalim, Sher-Li Tan, Lucy Maclaren
Executive Producer Tony Jackson, David Collins
Platform YouTube
Synopsis Determined to grab life by the balls and achieve her dream of playing at the Australian Open, 45yo Pakistani-Australian wife and mother must battle family expectations, gender stereotypes and the reality that she’s never picked up a racket in her life.

#MATCHED2
20 x 1
Princess Pictures Digital Pty Ltd & Blacksand Pictures Pty Ltd
Genre Romantic comedy
Director Kauthar Abdulalim
Writer Nazli Sevinc
Producer Najma Sambul
Executive Producers Pennie Brown, Kauthar Abdulalim
Platform TikTok
Synopsis Areema and Mirza must navigate a couple’s biggest challenge - trying to throw a cross-cultural wedding of humble proportions all on their own as they deal with external judgments and interference.

FINDING YEEZUS
6 x 15 mins
Haven't You Done Well Productions
Genre Documentary
Director Max Miller
Writers Alexei Toliopoulos, Cameron James, Sophie Braham
Producers Rebecca Metcalf
Platform YouTube
Synopsis Comedians and pop culture detectives, Cameron James and Alexei Toliopoulos embark on a funny and action packed investigation into a cult called ‘Ascensionism’ - an Internet religion that uses a Kanye West (aka “Yeezus”) based video game to lure in new members.

FIRST RESPONDERS
20 x 2.5 mins
Back To Back Pictures Pty Ltd
Genre Action adventure, Comedy
Director Ahmarnya Price
Animator Rhian Hinkley
Producers Alice Fleming, Nikki Watson
Executive Producer Bruce Gladwin, Tim Stitz
Platform ABC ME and ABC iview
Synopsis A group of unlikely experts are on a mission; summon them with your most random questions about the future and they will prepare you to survive.

LUSTRATION VR
4 x 6 mins
New Canvas
Genre Thriller, Crime, Science fiction
Director Ryan Griffen
Writers Ryan Griffen, Nayuka Gorrie
Producers Carolina Sorensen, Taryne Laffar
Executive Producers Nathan Anderson, Wolfgang Bylsma, Ryan Griffen
Platform Oculus TV
Synopsis Bardolph and Gallus are two protectors of The Between, a realm where the dead go in order to cleanse or lustrate themselves before crossing over to pure happiness. These two protectors are to uphold what is good by removing those who do not belong in The Between. But when Malcolm slips through their grasps everyone and everything in The Between are at risk. Unfortunately, the only person who can stop Malcolm is Detective Elizabeth Pine who is still alive on Earth.

IT’S FINE I’M FINE
10 x 8 mins
Photoplay Films
Genre Comedy, Drama
Creator/Director Stef Smith
Writers Arky Michael, Anna Lindner, Cecilia Morrow, Chris Bunton, Jeanette Cronin, Michael Gupta, Nick Coyle, Wendy Mocke
Producers Clare Delaney, Iain Crittenden, Stef Smith
Producer’s Attachment Jessie Singh
Executive Producers Annette Davey, Florence Tourbier, Gracie Otto, Oliver Lawrance
Platform Facebook
Synopsis One location. One therapist. A happy/sad digital series with elements of magical realism about a suburban Australian therapist and the ups and downs of her patients as they explore love, loss, longing and a life less ordinary.

KRYSTAL KLAIRVOYANT
23 x 1 min
Example Content Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy
Director Erin Good
Writers Erin Good, Huna Amweero
Producer Erin Good, Huna Amweero
Platform TikTok
Synopsis Krystal Klairvoyant is an existential dark comedy about an online tarot card reader who discovers she's a witch when she starts accidentally casting spells on her customers.

COUNTER GIRLS
Rostered On Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy
Directors Ryan Chamley, Michala Banas, Jackson Tozer
Writers Ryan Chamley, Diana Brumen, Michala Banas, Lewis Mulholland
Producers Stephen Luby, Madison Sara
Executive Producers Ryan Chamley, Stephen Luby​, Stu Ross
Platform YouTube, Facebook
Synopsis Counter Girls Beeanka and Sarah are questioning their lives; by 30 you should have a career, mortgage, family, right? Instead they have horrible customers, unreasonable managers and sexist coworkers in an environment that puts everyone else's needs first - RETAIL. But for these two, the customer is always WRONG!

CROSSING PATHS
1 x 144 mins
Hello Future Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Drama
Writer/Director JJ Winlove
Producer Emily Bull, JJ Winlove
Platform Bespoke website
Synopsis Crossing Paths is an interactive film that follows the interconnecting lives of twelve characters over the course of a day.

SORELLA’S STORY
1 x 13 mins
Soul Vision Films
Genre Drama
Writer/Director Peter Hegedus
Producers Peter Hegedus, Jaclyn McLendon, Bobbi-Lea Dionysius 
Platform VR/360 Degree film
Synopsis On the beaches of Latvia, thousands of Jewish Women and Children, including 11-year-old Sorella, perished at the hands of Nazi collaborators. Witness Sorella's journey in immersive 360° as she shares her story, so you’ll never forget.

THE MONSTER WITH ME
10 x 1 min
Shortest Blockbusters
Genre Horror, Thriller, Mystery
Writer/Director Artin Rain
Producers Lucy Hayes, Artin Rain
Platform TikTok
Synopsis Connected by a monster that leads us through different nightmares, The Monster With Me is a short horror anthology that allows the TikTok audience to experience terrifying and surreal nightmares through its first person perspective and immersive thriller style.

THE FUTURE OF EVERYTHING
5 x 5 mins
Latenite Films Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Science fiction
Writer/Director Mike Greaney
Producers Nicholas Colla, Nicolette Minster
Platform IGTV
Synopsis The Future of Everything is an absurdist anthology series that projects Australia into alternate versions of the future, exploring our relationship to the internet, to politics and to each other.

BLACK AS REBOOTED
16 x 10 mins and 40 x 1 min
Totem Global Pty Ltd
Genre Documentary
Directors David Batty
Writers David Batty, Dino Wanyabarrnga, Chicko Wanyabarrnga, Jerome Lilypiyana, Joseph Smith
Producer Steve Crombie
Platform YouTube and TikTok
Synopsis Black As goes deep into the heart of remote Australia, with a healthy respect for ancient ways, modern ingenuity and what it is to be a young fella in the bush today.

1 FOR ALL SEASONS 4 & 5
12 x 5 mins
Deerstalker Pictures Pty Ltd
Genre Action adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Writer/Director Elliot Ryan
Producer Vincent Power
Executive Producer Goldie Soetianto
Platform YouTube
Synopsis Three inept adventurers continue on an epic quest for fortune and glory, but their grand schemes are constantly thwarted by their bloodthirst, egos, and the roll of the dice.

META RUNNER SEASON 3
Glitch Productions Pty Ltd
8 x 15 mins
Genre Action adventure, Comedy, Drama, Science fiction
Director Matthew Peckham
Writer Jasmine Yang
Producer Luke Lerdwichagul
Executive Producer Kevin Lerdwichagul
Platform YouTube
SYNOPSIS: The story of META RUNNER hurtles continues as MD-5 play for not just their own survival, but that of the whole city.

CHILDISH DEANO
North of 40 Buttons Pty Ltd
6 x 4.5 mins
Genre Comedy
Writer/Director/Producers Dean Thomas, David Ferrier
Producer Amanda Reedy
Executive Producer Adele K Thomas
Platform Facebook and IGTV
Synopsis Inspired by a true childhood, Childish Deano is an animated short-form comedy about a rambunctious 8-year-old boy with a grown man’s voice and heart of gold. 

Screen Australia and Screenwest Out Now Initiative

OUT OF HERE
4 x 5 mins
Blackwood River Films Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Jacqueline Pelczar
Writer Tina Fielding
Producer Sophia Armstrong
Executive Producers Cody Greenwood, Deborah May, Simone Flavelle
Platform Facebook
Synopsis A young woman with Down syndrome has a secret dream and a secret crush. She goes to Gay Pride to find 'her people' and ends up having a wild and chaotic adventure with new friends - and finds her first love.

THE CURSE OF BABA YAGA
30 x 1 min
Brooke Batka
Genre Horror, Romantic comedy, Mystery
Writer/Director Christopher Colley
Producer Brooke Batka
Platform TikTok
Synopsis Lucá, a gay university student, is in love, and only thing keeping him from his fairytale ending is that his family are an ancient coven of Witches, Daemons, and Deities.

YOKAI
3 x 5 mins
Ramu Productions Pty Ltd
Genre Drama
Director Ngaire Pigram
Writer Brooke Collard
Producers Jodie Bell, Brooke Collard
Platform YouTube
Synopsis A Noongar teen, disconnected from her culture, finds her identity in cosplay until she reconnects with an estranged family member.

Screen Australia, TikTok and NZ On Air Every Voice initiative

ALL ABOUT THE BASE
15 x 1 min
Esmé Louise James
Genre Documentary 
Directors Esmé James, Dr Susan James
Writer Esmé James
Producer Dr Susan James
Platform TikTok
Synopsis Using statistics to create a snapshot - past and present - of gender, sexuality, and identity within Australia.

COACH DAYUM!
11 x 1 min
Fat Salmon Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy
Director Tyler Dias
Writers Jenny Tian, Patrick Golamco
Producer China White
Platform TikTok
Synopsis An accountant in her late twenties must find a boyfriend and confront her self-doubt when her Chinese parents hire a dating coach who just so happens to be her ex-boyfriend.

TRANSATHLETICA
15 x 1 min
Snack Drawer
Genre Documentary
Director Hannah McElhinney
Writers Rudy Rigg, Hannah McElhinney
Producer Amina Soubjaki 
Executive Producer Jamie Searle
Platform TikTok
Synopsis A TikTok documentary series exploring the unique barriers trans people face in sport.

SKIP AHEAD 7

HOT DEPARTMENT: DARK WEB
6 x 5 mins
YouTube channel:  Grouse House
Director Liam Fitzgibbon
Writers Honor Wolff, Patrick Durnan Silva, Emma Holland, Liam Fitzgibbon 
Executive Producers Max Miller, Jono Mastrippolito
Synopsis A sketch comedy web-series exploring the strangest parts of the internet.

QUANTUM EXPERIMENTS AT HOME
6 x 10 mins
YouTube channel: Looking Glass Universe
Director Mithuna Yoganathan
Producers Mithuna Yoganathan, Emma Watts
Synopsis Learn quantum mechanics with experiments you can do at home.

THE FOLLOWERS
5 x 5 mins
YouTube channel: Goodall & Gallagher
Writer/Directors Luke Goodall, Marc Gallagher
Producers Luke Goodall, Marc Gallagher, Jessica Pearce
Synopsis A true crime parody about a wellness cult in the Aussie bush and a rookie journalist’s endeavour to uncover their dark secrets.

UNKNOWN FILTER
5 x 5 mins
YouTube channel: Saksham Magic
Director Enzo Tedeschi
Writer Saksham Sharma
Producers Saksham Sharma, Enzo Tedeschi
Synopsis Saksham, a university student, goes viral on his YouTube live stream, when the app detects an unknown face in the darkness and viewers discover that it is not a glitch but a spirit following and guiding Saksham.

SCREEN AUSTRALIA AND SBS DIGITAL ORIGINALS INITIATIVE

APPETITE
Fell Swoop Pictures 
6 x 10 mins and 1 x 60 mins
Genre Mystery
Directors Mohini Herse, Neil Sharma
Writers Mohini Herse, Neilesh Verma, Grace Tan
Producers Mohini Herse, Karen Radzyner
Executive Producers Sleena Wilson, Elise McCredie, Jomon Thomas
Platform SBS On Demand
Synopsis When a food delivery rider dies on the streets of Sydney, an unlikely trio of fellow riders find themselves entangled in a mystery to uncover the truth and expose a multinational food delivery behemoth.

LATECOMERS
Lazy Susan Films
6 x 10 mins and 1 x 60 mins
Genre Comedy, Drama
Directors Madeleine Gottlieb, Alistair Baldwin
Writers Emma Myers, Angus Thompson, Nina Oyama
Producers Hannah Ngo, Liam Heyen
Platform SBS On Demand
Synopsis Two strangers with cerebral palsy, Frank and Sarah, after watching their carers hook up at a bar, become determined to explore their own relationships with sex, and each other.

NIGHT BLOOMERS
Turn About Entertainment 
5 x 12 mins and 1 x 60 mins
Genre Horror
Directors Andrew Lee, Suzanne Kim
Writers Andrew Lee, Ra Chapman, Jacob Holmes-Brown, Suzanne Kim
Producers Andrew Lee, Ashlea Ritchie
Executive Producers Michael McMahon, Barry Gamba (Information & Cultural Exchange)
Platform SBS On Demand
Synopsis An anthology of horror stories from the Korean diaspora. With a goblin stowaway and monsters hunting in the night, the heroes of Night Bloomers experience a world of fractured identities and unresolved yearnings.