Three TV projects get $495,000 from Film Victoria
Film Victoria will invest $495,000 on a children’s TV series, a new John Safran project, and a documentary about Rowland S. Howard.
The recipients of this Production Investment support are Shezow, Rowland S. Howard: Autoluminiscent and Made Up Religions: Your Census Guide.
SHEZOW
Moody Street Kids Pty Ltd
Gillian Carr, Producer; Ray Boseley, Brendan Luno, Writers. A children’s TV series about a 12-year-old boy who thinks he’s all that, until he finds a power ring that will transform him into a mighty superhero. The problem? The ring was meant to be worn by a girl.
ROWLAND S HOWARD: AUTOLUMINESCENT
Ghost Pictures
Richard Lowenstein, Andrew De Groot, Lynn-Maree Milburn, Producers; Lynn-Maree Milburn, Writer; Richard Lowenstein, Lynn-Maree Milburn Directors. A documentary about the turbulent life of one of the most influential and multi-faceted Australian rock-guitarists and songwriters of all time, Rowland S. Howard. Using a combination of contemporary and archival footage, the film weaves a portrait of a unique man via revealing interviews, performance footage, photographs and music.
MADE UP RELIGIONS: YOUR CENSUS GUIDE
Your Ex-Boyfriend Pty Ltd
John Safran, Producer; John Safran, Sofija Stefanovic, Writers; Germain McMicking Director. Inspired by the tens of thousands of Australians who wrote ‘Jedi’ as their religion in the 2006 Australian census, in this ABC TV documentary John Safran asks which other fictitious religions have taken on a life of their own, and if Australian society would fall apart without the ‘big’ religions.
