Since 2008, Screen Canberra has provided a range of funding opportunities to support the development of screen content and practitioners in the region. Browse the diverse range of titles that we have funded below:
CBR SCREEN FUND
TOTAL AMOUNT GRANTED: $723,738
READING MR RIGHT
Feature
Comedy
FUNDING TYPE:
Development Loan
PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Ambience Entertainment
PRODUCER/S:
Monica O’Brien
Michael Boughen
WRITER/S:
Patrick McNamara*
LITTLE ONE
TV Series
Drama
FUNDING TYPE:
Development Loan
PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Panagoitis
PRODUCER/S:
Shanon Wilson-McClinton*
WRITER/S:
Peter Andrikidis
DIRECTOR/S:
Peter Papathanasiou*
PARANORMAL BLACKTIVITY
TV Series
Comedy
FUNDING TYPE:
Development Loan
PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Yoowarni Productions*
PRODUCER/S:
Darren Ashton
Catherine Nebauer
WRITER/S:
Benny Eggmolesse
Jacob Keed
SWING SET
Feature
Comedy
FUNDING TYPE:
Development Loan
PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Superlative Pictures*
PRODUCER/S:
Shannon Wilson-McClinton*
Jonathan Page
Stephen Davis
DIRECTOR/S:
Louise Alston
WRITER/S:
Stephen Davis
JAPARTA
Feature
Documentary
FUNDING TYPE:
Production Investment
PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Ronin Films*
PRODUCER/S:
Andrew Pike*
WRITER/S:
Andrew Pike*
SISSY
Feature
Horror
FUNDING TYPE:
Production Investment + Gap Loan
PRODUCTION INVESTMENT:
We Are Arcadia
PRODUCER/S:
Lisa Shaunessy
John DeMargheriti*
TOTAL CONTROL SEASON 2
TV Series
Drama
FUNDING TYPE:
Production Investment
PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Blackfella Films
PRODUCER/S:
Darren Dale
DIRECTOR/S:
Wayne Blair
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
TV Series
Drama-Comedy
FUNDING TYPE:
Development Loan
DIRECTOR/S:
Claudia Cooney*
Rachael Turk
THE GRIEF HOLE
Feature
Drama
FUNDING TYPE:
Development Loan
DIRECTOR/S:
Joshua Koske*
CIPHER
TV Series
Drama
FUNDING TYPE:
Development Loan
WRITER/S:
Naomi Telushkin*
Chris Squadrito
GIRL ON THE MOON
TV Series
Drama
FUNDING TYPE:
Development Loan
DIRECTOR/S:
Georgina Jenkins*
WRITER/S:
Georgina Jenkins*
BIG BANGS
Feature
Documentary
FUNDING TYPE:
Development Loan
PRODUCTIONS COMPANY:
Wildbear Entertainment*
PRODUCER/S:
Alan Erson
Holly Trueman*
WOMBATS IN SPACE
Feature
Documentary
FUNDING TYPE:
Development Loan
PRODUCER/S:
Robert Nugent*
WRITER/S:
Robert Nugent*
IT TAKES A VILLAGE
TV Series
Drama
FUNDING TYPE:
Development Loan
PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Screencraft Media*
PRODUCER/S:
Michael Fardell*
Barry Kirby*
Asher Floyd
Justine Fardell*
DIRECTOR/S:
Michael Fardell*
WRITERS/S:
Catherine Prosser*
Paul Bissett*
6 FESTIVALS
Feature
Drama
PRODUCTIONS TYPE:
Hardship Loan
PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Superlative Pictures*
PRODUCER/S:
Shannon Wilson-McClinton*
Michael Wren
WRITER/S:
Macario De Souza
HOW TO BUILD A CITY
TV Series
Documentary
FUNDING TYPE:
Production Investment
PRODUCTION COMPANY:
Wildbear Entertainment*
PRODUCER/S:
Serge Ou*
Harriet Pike*
KONITSA
TV Series
Drama
Funding Type:
Development Loan
Director/S:
Sotiris Dounoukos*
Matt Rubenstein
WRITER/S:
Sotiris Dounoukos*
ACT SCREEN ARTS FUND
TOTAL AMOUNT GRANTED: $97, 582
Ruqiyah Patel*
Developing and finalise the longform interactive fiction game AMARANTUS.
James Fould*
To participate in a 5-month long producer attachment with Arcadia and its associated partners, working directly for the veteran film and television producer, Lisa Shaunessy.
Dan Jobson*
To create scripts and pitch assets to create a bilingual podcast series with and accompanying animated children’s TV series.
Hannah De Feyter*
To develop a visual concept for the feature film screenplay RED STRADIVARIUS.
Adele Chynoweth*
Under the guidance of Andrew Pike OAM, enable the transfer of skills and experience in undertaking social history research and creating public narratives to the new role of long-form documentary filmmaker.
Julie McKay*
Work with an experienced writing mentor to address feedback before redrafting Feature Film THE GIRL ON DARLING BEACH.
Jacob Kilner*
To produce a pilot episode for the web series and writing mentorship for THE LEFTOVERS.
Greg Gould*
Production of short film YOU GOTTA GO.
KEY:
*ACT Practitioners & Companies