Victoria invests $1m, mostly on TV
Film Victoria has announced a new round of investment funding worth $992,500.
The recipients are the feature Surviving Georgia, Southern Star drama Offspring, a Princess Pictures comedy, two documentaries and an online portal to complement the SBS doco series Second Australians.
Talking about the significant investment on television, Film Victoria Sandra Sdraulig said the small screen was essential for the state, because of the consistency of expenditure and employment opportunities..
The chosen projects are:
- Online
The Multicultural History Portal
The Chocolate Liberation Front; Producers Dan Fill, Frank Verheggen ; Writer Andrew Jacobuwicz.
A series of interactive documentary features that capture the history of immigration to Australia. It will act as a companion piece to Second Australians.
- Documentary
The First Interview
Jungle Pictures; Producer Fiona Cochrane; Writer/Director Dennis Tupicoff; Network ABC
A documentary that goes bacck to Paris, 1886, to a conversation between great French scientist Michel-Eugene Chevreul and famous photographer Nadar – the first on camera interview in history.
The Last Waltz
Waterbyrd Filmz; Producer Nickolas Bird; Writer Dennis K Smith; Directors Nickolas Bird, Eleanor Sharpe; Network ABC
The owner of Melbourne’s only gay and lesbian ballroom dancing studio Anny Salerni unites her students in their passion for dance as they battle injury, personal drama and discrimination from the mainstream dancing community.
- TV drama
Offspring
Southern Star Entertainment; Producers John Edwards, Imogen Banks; Writers; Debra Oswald, Jonathan Gavin, Chris Hawkson, Kylie Needham, Michael Lucas and Margaret Wilson; Directors Kate Dennis, Darren Ashton, Sian Davies and Glendyn Ivin; Network Ten.
A 13-part fiction series following the life of obstetrician Nina Proudman (Asher Keddie), her boisterous family and her chaotic romances. The series stars Don Hany, Kat Stewart, Eddie Perfect, Richard Davis and John Waters.
Outland
Princess Pictures; Producers Laura Waters and Andrea Denholm; Co-producer Dan Cardone; Writers John Richards and Adam Richard; Director Kevin Carlin; Network ABC.
Explores the idea of belonging, and how to find a place in the world if you grew up pimply, unpopular, geeky and gay.
- Feature (completion)
Surviving Georgia
Georgia Films; Producers Kate Whitbread, Spencer McLaren; Writer Sandra Sciberras; Directors Kate Whitbread, Sandra Sciberras.
It tells the story of two sisters who must face their past so they can move on with their lives. Set in the town of Warburton, it stars Pia Miranda, Holly Valance, Caroline O’Connor and Shane Jacobson. Surviving Georgia will debut at next week’s Dungog Film Festival.
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