Factual producers join the FACTory
The South Australian Film Corporation has announced the teams that will participate in its factual content initiative The FACTory.
The teams are Mark Patterson and Kay Pavlou from Go Patterson Films; Matthew Bate, Sophie Hyde and Caroline Man from Closer Productions, Mike Piper and Corey Piper from Piper Films; David Ngo, Emily Griggs and Nick Matthews from Projector Films; Kristian Moliere, Julie Byrne, Vikki Sugars, Jen Jones and Colin Thrupp from Cineum; Quentin Kenihan and Shane McNeil from Q Productions; and Lindy Taylor and Justin O’Donoghue from The Snowglobe Factory.
The FACTory is a $2.1m initiative between the SAFC and the ABC, to develop South Australian factual content for the broadcaster’s prime time slots.
“The FACTory initiative aims to provide a real shot in the arm to the local documentary sector. So many initiatives start with good intentions but ultimately fail to deliver – working with ABC TV and local producers on series ideas from development through to broadcast will deliver not only a serious scale of production but a level of engagement that will provide an important point of difference to other similar schemes. We are extremely excited about seeing the results” said SAFC CEO Richard Harris.
The selected teams will test their ideas during a program of creative exercises, programs and discussions.
