Screen Australia funds shorts, including Doolan’s Cyro.
Screen Australia will support 11 short films, including Cyro by the Oscar-nominated team of producer Drew Bailey and director Luke Doolan (plus writer Matthew Dabner).
The sci-fi thriller short will support the team’s upcoming feature Cargo.
The funding comes from the agency’s Springboard, Short Animation Production and Short Film Completion Fund programs, which aim to support filmmakers in developing their skills and raising their profile in the Australian and international industries.
Springboard teams have developed their shorts during two workshops (Dec 09 and Feb 2010), and they will soon commence production. The projects are:
- Cyro
- apocalyptic drama Transmission (in support of the feature film These Final Hours) from w/d: Zak Hilditch and p: Liz Kearney
- conspiracy thriller Mercury (in support of feature film Hound) from w/d: Paul Oliver and p: Phillipa Campey
- sci-fi thriller Rarer Monsters (in support of the feature film Tremula) from w/d: Shane Krause, w: Shayne Armstrong and p: Charles Mitchell
The Short Animation Production will support three new short animations, selected by the agency and Animal Logic’s CEO and creative director, Zareh Nalbandian and Bruce Carter respectively.
- The Orchestra from w/d: Michael Hill and p: Melanie Brunt
- Butterflies from w/d: Isabel Peppard and p: Warwick Burton
- Grace Under Water from d/p: Anthony Lawrence and w: Chrissie McMahon
Four films have been supported through the Short Film Completion Fund:
- Voyeurnet from w/d/p: Stuart Parkyn and p: Jana Jones
- Eli the Avenger from w/d: Miranda Nation and p: Dominic Allen
- Huge from w/d: Shane Krause, w: Shayne Armstrong and p: Charles Mitchell
- Punch Drunk from w/d: Sam Wark and p: Leah Hallis
Springboard 2010/11 is open for applications with a closing deadline of August 2.
