SYDNEY -- South Australia has joined the ranks of other local agencies by creating a new script-writing and development initiative to develop the state's screen industry. "I am excited about the SA film industry's recent success of 'Wolf Creek' and 'Look Both Ways, ' which have been filmed in South Australia, along with the recent release of 'Human Touch' and 'Peaches, ' which premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival," South Australian Premier and Minister for the Arts Mike Rann said in a statement Tuesday. "This new initiative is about helping and encouraging our homegrown filmmakers to take advantage of our locations and facilities." Rann said two distinct initiatives will provide a workshop series to develop screenwriting skills and an intensive mentorship for filmmaking teams to maximize the success of their film project.
SYDNEY -- An Australian festival providing gap financing for independent local films has announced the first nine projects commissioned through its newly established Adelaide Film Festival Investment Fund. The initiative provides equity investment in local screen production of AUS$500,000 ($353,000) per year for two years from 2003-05. The Adelaide Film Festival is the only local festival to commission new feature-length Australian works. The fund's pilot program commissioned such original and award-winning works as The Tracker. An initiative of South Australia Premier Mike Rann, the fund makes films for premiere showing at the biennial Adelaide event and for screening beyond the event.
- 8/26/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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