Aidan O'Bryan and Stuart Parkyn to receive Screen Australia New York Producer Internships
Screen Australia has awarded producers Aidan O’Bryan and Stuart Parkyn six month internships in New York.
O’Bryan and Parkyn will be working in the development and production departments of Belladonna and Killer Films respectively. Both will receive $60,000 from Screen Australia.
Aidan O’Bryan’s first feature film Wasted on the Young is currently screening at the Toronto International Film Festival. Young has also been selected to show at the Pusan International Film festival in Korea next month.
Stuart Parkyn is known for his short films – Academy Award nominated The Saviour and Canne Jury Prize winner Jerrycan.
Martha Coleman, head of development at Screen Australia said: ” “We are so thrilled at the selection of Aidan and Stuart from a very high standard of applicants. Exposure at this time to the independent film scene in New York, under the guidance of Rene Bastian at Belladonna and David Kaplan at Killer Films, will provide Aidan and Stuart with an experience they can relate directly to the Australian landscape. Both Aidan and Stuart have produced consistently high-quality work and this exceptional opportunity comes at a time for each of them that will enhance their advancement through to the next stage in their careers.”
Screen Australia’s New York Producer Internships were “open to producers with a proven capacity for creative excellence at two levels of experience: those who had already produced a feature film, and those who had produced multiple shorts”.
