FilmLab participants announced
The South Australian Film Corporation has announced the five teams that will participate in the next round of thelow budget feature program FilmLab.
The teams are Kate Croser, Hugh Sullivan and Sandy Cameron; Shane McNeil and Sean Dooley; Dave Ngo, Nick Matthews and Craig Behenna; Vicki Sugars and Christopher Houghton; and Lindy Taylor and Sue Brown. A sixth team – Julie Byrne, Fiona Sprott and Jason Sweeney – will participate as observers.
These teams were selected by a panel including critic Margaret Pomeranz, producer Bridget Ikin, producer/development executive Stephen Cleary and the SAFC.
Through FilmLab, participants will develop and produce a low budget film, with the SAFC providing $350,000 for each. The bootcamp – lectures, seminars, improvisations and multimedia presentations – will be held November 10-30. Mentors include writer Peter Speyer, director Paddy Cunneen, and Stephen Cleary.
Next February, the SAFC will present two AFTRS workshops for FilmLab: ‘Distribution, Exhibition and International Sales with Tait Brady’ and ‘Low Budget Features: How, Why & What Not to Do!’ These will also be open to general industry.
That month will also see the premiere of the first FilmLab project, Shut Up Little Man (Closer Productions) at the Adelaide Film Festival.
