Vice and Screen Australia crown Burlesque Blokes as Pitch Australiana winner

Youth media company Vice and Screen Australia have today announced Burlesque Blokes as the winner of annual pitching competition Pitch Australiana.

The creators of the documentary, which follows a group of male erotic entertainers on tour, will receive $50,000 in production funding for a short form documentary commission, to be released through Vice’s global digital network and broadcast on local TV channel SBS VICELAND.

“We are really excited to work with Vice and Screen Australia and are grateful to be given the opportunity to add a new chapter to the Australiana series,” director Isaac Elliott and producer Lucy Knox said in a joint statement.