Upcoming Production Report May 2019 · Synopsis Film maker Warwick Thornton’s incredible...

Upcoming Production Report May 2019

This is a select list of documentaries in pre-production, production or post-production in Australia.

Please note:

• Producers and production companies can be inundated with calls regarding work and may notwelcome unsolicited calls. Their preference is to employ via crewing agencies.

• Where contact details are omitted in this report, they are unavailable for publication. Someproducers and production companies request that their contact details are not published.

• Foreign productions predominantly employ a Line Producer to set up the production office inAustralia two to three months (at the earliest) before principal photography date. Screen Australiawill not be able to provide production office contact details before then.

• Please note that details for some titles are incomplete, particularly if they are in early stages ofproduction.

You can also keep up to date with industry news and further upcoming production information through:

• IF (Inside Film) magazine (monthly and online): www.if.com.au (02) 9660 2113

• The Encore Directory and The Production Book contain lists of production companies,producers and crewing agencies.

And most of the state agencies list productions online:

Film Victoria www.film.vic.gov.au

Screen NSW www.screen.nsw.gov.au

Screen Queensland www.screenqueensland.com.au

South Australian Film Corporation www.safilm.com.au

Screenwest www.screenwest.com.au

Screen Tasmania www.screen.tas.gov.au

ScreenACT www.screenact.com.au

A new Upcoming Production Report is usually published in the first week of the month.

Disclaimer: The information included is of a general nature only, has been drawn from a variety of sources and is not intended as legal, accounting or other professional advice. Screen Australia has undertaken all reasonable measures to ensure its accuracy and specifically disclaims any liability, loss or risk, personal or otherwise, which is incurred as a consequence, directly or indirectly, of the use and application of any of the contents.

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Upcoming Productions as at 8/05/2019

Age of Living Dangerously, TheLength Short

Content DocumentaryGenres

Producer Stella Zammataro, Lurdes PiresDirector

Writer Luigi AcquistoCast

Duration (mins) 57Synopsis The Age of Living Dangerously is an explosive cold case investigation that uncovers new

evidence about the 1975 murders of six Australian based journalists in PortugueseTimor, Roger East and the Balibó Five. The documentary reveals, for the first time, whokilled Roger East, and travels to Indonesia to confront the men who committed the sixmurders. The film also challenges the Australian Government’s stand that the Balibó Fivemurders were not a war crime and pushes for the AFP to resume the investigation theydropped in 2014.

Status Post-ProductionState

Production company Australian Sales Contact

International Sales Contact

Back Roads series 5Length Series


ProducerDirector

WriterCast

Duration (mins)Synopsis Back Roads takes viewers to more of Australia's most interesting and resilient

communities. These towns are full of colourful characters whose grit and good humourwill continue to uplift and inspire.

Status ProductionState

Production company ABC TV Entertainment & Specialist Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9333 1500


1Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 8 May 2019 )

Upcoming Productions as at 8/05/2019 Cont.

BackburningLength Feature


Producer Martin Fabinyi, Carolina SorensenDirector Paul Clarke

Writer Paul ClarkeCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis It was them against the world. Midnight Oil brought a political understanding to a musical

generation. We examine the life of the nation through the prism of the 40 year history of aunique rock band from - 1975 to today.


Production company Beyond Entertainment Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9437 2000

International Sales ContactVillage Roadshow Limited Phone: 03 9281 1000

Beach, TheLength Series


Producer Mitchell Stanley, Tanith Glynn-MaloneyDirector Warwick Thornton

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 156Synopsis Film maker Warwick Thornton’s incredible international success has come at a personal

cost. He has reached a crossroad. Change or die. Warwick has chosen to change. Andin typical Warwick style, he has chosen to give up the limelight, the drugs and theentourage, to go it alone, on an isolated beach in one of the most beautiful yet brutalenvironments in the world, to see if he can transform and heal his life.


Production company World Wide Mind Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact




Bikes of Wrath, TheLength Series


Producer Cameron Ford, Charles TurnbullDirector Cameron Ford, Charles Turnbull

Writer Cameron Ford, Charles TurnbullCast

Duration (mins) 300Synopsis A story of adventure, humanity, and America today, told through the lens of Steinbeck's

Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Grapes of Wrath. The series follows five Australianfriends as they attempt to cycle from Oklahoma to California in honour of the Dust Bowlmigration of the 1930s. The group explores whether America has progressed since thebook was written, discussing the wealth gap, immigration and the American Dream.


Production company Doss Flamingoss Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact


Body Hack 3.0Length Series


ProducerDirector Jeff Siberry

Writer Jeff Siberry, Todd SampsonCast Presenter: Todd Sampson

Duration (mins) 384Synopsis Body Hack is on a mission to investigate some of the most extraordinary people on the

planet to see what we can all learn from their lives. To truly understand them, Todd notonly walks in their shoes, he hacks into their world using science as his guide. BodyHack uniquely combines science with adventure to explore our human potential in a waythat is both educational and entertaining.


Production company Essential Media and Entertainment Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 8568 3100




ChampionLength Feature

Content DocumentaryGenres Art and culture, Sports & Recreations

Producer Sally McLean, Ben SteelDirector Sally McLean

Writer Sally McLeanCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis A landmark documentary, currently in production about the world-famous Athletics

Coach, and the man behind the breaking of the Four Minute Mile, Franz Stampfl.Status Post-ProductionState

Production company Finish Line Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact


Champion GirlsLength Feature


Producer Merran LangDirector Hilary Balmond

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 60Synopsis Walk the fine line between obsession and passion and discover the allure of this uniquely

Australian all female sport where there can only be one ‘Grand Champion Girl’.Status Post-ProductionState

Production company Looking Glass Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9008 7223


Chrissy Amphlett: Lay My Body DownLength Feature


Producer Maya Gnyp, Lynn-Maree Milburn, Andrew de Groot, Richard LowensteinDirector Lynn-Maree Milburn

Writer Lynn-Maree MilburnCast

Duration (mins) 100Synopsis Chrissy Amphlett, one of the wildest women to set the stage alight, unique in voice and

style, shattered the confines of a musical domain ruled by men, and when faced with life-threatening illnesses, transformed herself, creating a legacy that is an inspiring map of atruly courageous and passionate heart.


Production company Ghost Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 03 9534 3100




Common Thread, TheLength Interactive


Producer Darius Devas, Anne Chesher, David Elliot-JonesDirector Darius Devas

Writer Darius DevasCast

Duration (mins) 30Synopsis A six part web-series presented by acclaimed short-form filmmaker Darius Devas that

examines the lives of young Australians suffering in the midst of the mental health crisis.The series is written and directed by Devas and driven by his desire to understand theloss of his friend to suicide and his own journey through anxiety.




Desert VetLength Series


Producer Timothy Small, Rick FennyDirector Matthew Roberts

Writer Joshua CapelinCast

Duration (mins) 180Synopsis Desert Vet is a multi-layered documentary series set in an unforgiving land. Its roars and

claws, action adventure and human-animal interest stories all wrapped into a new genreof actuality that will reposition animal and vet shows like never before. It’s Dr Harry meetsMad Max, Bondi Vet on steroids, and real as never before.


Production company Projucer Pty. Ltd. Australian Sales Contact


FamilyLength Feature


Producer Kim Beamish, Alice TaylorDirector Kim Beamish

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 80Synopsis An Australian gay couple, Michael and Krister, are about to start raising a child in this

story of gay marriage and parenting, surrogacy and the modern family.Status ProductionState

Production company Kim Sean Beamish TA Non D'Script Australian Sales Contact




Fight, TheLength Feature


Producer Violeta Ayala, Daniel FallshawDirector Violeta Ayala, Daniel Fallshaw

Writer Violeta Ayala, Daniel FallshawCast

Duration (mins) 85Synopsis People with disabilities are amongst the most discriminated in Bolivia; the majority live in

dire poverty. Fed up with being ignored, a group of them decide to take their fight to thestreets with Feliza and her husband Marcelo leading the way. As the protest grows into amovement, they embark on an unimaginable journey, marching 380 km over the Andeanmountains in their wheelchairs to go toe-to-toe with the Bolivian government.


Production company UNF Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9365 7321


Final Quarter, TheLength Feature


Producer Ian DarlingDirector

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 74Synopsis Australian documentary filmmaker Ian Darling re-examines the incidents that marked the

final 3 years of Indigenous footballer Adam Goodes’ playing career. Made entirely fromarchival footage, photos and interviews sourced from television, radio and newspapers,the film reviews the national conversation that took place over this period, and places it ina wider historical context.


Production company Shark Island Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9058 3111




Firestarter - The Story of BangarraLength Feature


Producer Ivan O’Mahoney, Nel MinchinDirector Wayne Blair, Nel Minchin

Writer Wayne Blair, Ivan O’Mahoney, Nel MinchinCast

Duration (mins) 80Synopsis Firestarter will mark the 30th anniversary of Australia’s most iconic performing arts

company: Bangarra Dance Theatre. Told through the personal family story of itscelebrated and longstanding artistic director, Stephen Page.




Firing the Magic BulletLength Short


Producer Lois HarrisDirector Judy Rymer

Writer Judy RymerCast

Duration (mins) 56Synopsis This is a story of scientific intrigue and drama, of a new discovery and scientists who with

limited funds, extraordinary dedicated and impressive scientific skills are striving to makea revolutionary difference to the treatment of cancer. In a gripping behind the scenes lookat the relationship between science and business this film reveals how precarious it is totake a scientific discovery to market even when it has the potential to save millions oflives. Our story will take you on a roller coaster ride through the wild west of cutting edgetechnology where the good, the bad and the ugly are players in an unholy buy necessaryalliance in a search for one of the holy grails of science where truth, power, money andfame are all powerful motivators.


Production company Rymer Childs Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 95522400




First Artists - Virtual Reality, TheLength Series

Content DocumentaryGenres Art and culture, Indigenous People - Australia

Producer Darren Dale, Troy Lum, Fergus PittDirector Liselle Mei

Writer Liselle Mei, Jacob HickeyCast

Duration (mins) 40Synopsis Australia is home to the most extraordinary and unique art gallery anywhere on earth.

100,000 sites. 50,000 years of history. Countless stories. To most Australians, this is ahidden world. Unseen. But imagine if this gallery could be opened up. To anyone. Atanytime. Anywhere. Imagine being taken on a journey deep into the world of Aboriginalrock art to meet the ‘First Artists’. For the first time, Virtual Reality can make this journeypossible. For all Australians.


Production company Blackfella Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9380 4000


First WarsLength Series


Producer Darren DaleDirector Rachel Perkins

Writer Jacob HickeyCast

Duration (mins) 153Synopsis A polemic documentary series that tells the extraordinary story of Australia's First Wars -

and calls for the First Peoples who died in these conflicts to be acknowledged by thenation and officially recognised by the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. First Warsis a documentary series which investigates the frontier conflicts between 1788 and 1928and their impact, asks Australians who we are, and what we want to become.


Production company Blackfella Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9380 4000




GeetaLength Feature


Producer Adam Farrington-Williams, Dipanjali Rao, Nayana BhandariDirector Emma Macey-Storch

Writer Emma Macey-StorchCast

Duration (mins) 80Synopsis A feature documentary from Colour Films about a mother’s inspiring and transformative

love for her daughters and the change that follows. It tells the story of an Indian acidattack survivor who goes onto campaign for change in her community.


Production company Colour Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9499 5980


Griff Off the Rails: Down UnderLength Series


ProducerDirector

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 300Synopsis British comedian Griff Rhys Jones will explore Australia via its network of railways in a

new travel series “Griff Off the Rails: Down Under.” Rhys Jones will travel through thecountry, discovering the origins of the railroads, the stories of the people who operatethem and the communities that rely on them.


Production company Essential Media and Entertainment Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 8568 3100


How Australia Found Its Mojo with Russel HowcroftLength Feature


ProducerDirector

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 60Synopsis Russel Howcroft, the man whose passion for clever communication has been a

cornerstone of Gruen’s success explores one of the most influential chapters inAustralian advertising history. At the centre of this story are Alan (Mo) Morris and Allan(Jo) Johnston who in the 70’s and 80’s co- founded the Mojo agency.


Production company Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9217 2200




In My Blood It RunsLength Feature


Producer Sophie Hyde, Rebecca SummertonDirector Maya Newell

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 80Synopsis In Kakadu West Arnhem, amongst the rubble of Australia’s mining boom, Indigenous-led

organisation Children’s Ground has begun a radical approach to raise the nextgeneration - but can they secure support for their future?




Iron Fists and Kung Fu KicksLength Feature


Producer Veronica FuryDirector Serge Ou

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 80Synopsis The wild untold story of the iconic Shaw Brothers who paved the way for the boom of the

Kung fu film movement, which had a huge influence on the West that still continuestoday.






It All Started With A Stale SandwichLength Feature


Producer John MaynardDirector Samantha Lang

Writer Samantha LangCast

Duration (mins) 94Synopsis A savvy celebration of the inspirational artworks created for Kaldor Public Art Projects

over 50 years, with artists including Christo, Abramovic, Jeff Koons, and Gilbert &George. 50 years ago, Sydneysiders were shocked and the art world astonished byChristo's wrapping of the Little Bay coastline. Hungarian migrant and entrepreneur JohnKaldor, who initiated this monumental work, has said “it all started with a stale sandwich,in Christo's studio in 1968 New York.” Now, Project 34 (by Asad Raza) is about to beunveiled, and UK artist Michael Landy is designing the exhibition to celebrate 50 years ofKaldor Public Art Projects.


Production company Felix Media Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 8571 9080


Jelena: UnbreakableLength Feature


ProducerDirector Amanda Blue

Writer Amanda Blue, Andrew FarrellCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis 'Jelena' is the story of an elite tennis star who beat the best in the world with a mental

toughness few could match. A thrilling sports roller-coaster of incredible comebacks,crushing defeats and do-or-die victories. It's also an inspiring story of survival. Survivinglife as a refugee, surviving the pressure of centre court, and surviving the burden of aterrible secret – a volatile abuser who ruled and ruined her life – her own father, DamirDokic.


Production company Worldwide Production Services Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9217 2200




Love on the SpectrumLength Series


Producer Karina Holden, Jenni WilksDirector Cian O'Clery

Writer Karina Holden, Cian O'CleryCast

Duration (mins) 228Synopsis A four-part series that looks at relationships and dating for those with an Autism

Spectrum Disorder. The uplifting series draws on relationship coaching to help youngpeople with neuro-diverse conditions find love and shift the public perception of disability.


Production company Eye Spy Productions Pty Ltd Trading As Northern Pictures Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9331 7334


MilkmanLength Feature


Producer Sarah ShawDirector Eddie Martin

Writer Eddie MartinCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis The story of Luke Davies - poet, author and Oscar-nominated screenwriter - whose semi-

autobiographical novel Candy and its big screen adaptation placed him at theintersection of fiction and his own reality. Milkman tells the story of a life still beingwritten.


Production company Carver Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 03 9495 6678


Most Beautiful Creatures on the Skin of the Earth, TheLength Feature

Content DocumentaryGenres Art and culture

Producer Andrew LeavoldDirector Andrew Leavold

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis The political propaganda of pornography: sin, cinema, censorship and scandal in the

Philippines under Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos.Status ProductionState OS

Production company Death Rides A Red Horse Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 07 5444 5662




My Year Of Living MindfullyLength Feature


Producer Julian HarveyDirector Shannon Harvey

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis A stressed-out, overburdened journalist embarks on a year-long self

experiment to find out if meditation really can revolutionise her health andhappiness, or if it’s just another over-sold, over-hyped, self-help fad.


Production company Elemental Media Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 04 1359 5982


No Time For QuietLength Feature


Producer Philippa Campey, Samantha Dinning, Hylton ShawDirector Samantha Dinning, Hylton Shaw

Writer Samantha Dinning, Hylton ShawCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis During a long hot summer, 40 girls and gender diverse youth aged 11 to 17 converge in

Brunswick for the inaugural week-long GIRLS ROCK! MELBOURNE Camp. Greetingthem are local female rock legends, punked up teachers, students and youth workers, allkeen to empower the participants through rock n roll. Over the course of the week, andthe months after camp, we follow three participants and their bandmates and coaches,as they struggle to find their sense of belonging and identity through music.


Production company Film Camp Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact


PubLength Feature


Producer Andrew LeavoldDirector Andrew Leavold

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis The tale of the dirty, mythic rock and roll Shangri-La of Melbourne’s St Kilda, as told

through its defrocked high priest, artist and musician Fred NegroStatus ProductionState VIC

Production company Death Rides A Red Horse Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 07 5444 5662




PumpheadLength Feature


Producer Mike Lynskey, Tracey Mair, Courtney BotfieldDirector Andrew Pike

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 80Synopsis PUMPHEAD is a case study exploring the gulf that can exist between advances in

medical science on one hand, and the patient experience on the other.Status Post-ProductionState NSW

Production company Ronin Productions Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 6248 0851


Real Jaws: The Valerie Taylor Story, TheLength Feature


Producer Bettina DaltonDirector Sally Aitken

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis Valerie Taylor is a shark fanatic and an Australian icon. A marine maverick who forged

her way as a fearless diver, cinematographer and conservationist. She filmed the realsharks for Jaws and famously wore a chain mail suit, using herself as shark bait, inexperiments that changed scientific understanding of sharks forever.What Jane Goodall is to chimps, or Steve Irwin to crocs, Valerie is to sharks. Her loveaffair with the ocean spanned half a century... and whole lot of danger. This powerful andvisually sumptuous 90 minute feature documentary will draw on 5 decades of re-mastered film footage, feature a stranger than fiction script, a magnetic heroine, andworld-famous faces. And, of course, sharks.


Production company WildBear Entertainment Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 07 3891 7779




RevelationLength Series


Producer Nial FultonDirector Deborah Masters

Writer Nial Fulton, Sarah FergusonCast

Duration (mins) 180Synopsis Revelation is a gripping three-part examination of the dark forces behind clerical child

sex-abuse in the Catholic Church in Australia and the extraordinary cover up that tookplace, amounting to an unprecedented criminal protection racket. This is the story no onewanted to hear. A crime no one believed was possible. Committed by the most respectedand trusted people imaginable. And concealed by the largest, most powerful organisationin the world.




RoneLength Interactive


Producer Erinn Stevenson, Anna BradyDirector Lester Francois

Writer Lester FrancoisCast

Duration (mins) 30Synopsis A distinctive portrait of the street artist Rone, whose stunning large-scale portraits of

women’s faces can be found adorning soon to be forgotten spaces.Status Post-ProductionState

Production company StudioBento Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact


Saving SeagrassLength Short


Producer Jodie BellDirector Bessy-May Taylor

Writer Bessy-May Taylor, Gary HamaguchiCast

Duration (mins) 30Synopsis Can traditional owners continue to take care of the land by using modern renewable

energy solutions?Status Post-ProductionState

Production company Ramu Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 08 9195 5333




Saving SnowLength Feature


ProducerDirector Jonica Newby

Writer John Collee, Jonica NewbyCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis The worlds snows are disappearing. Winter is dying. A group of passionate Snowseekers

are on an epic quest to document, understand, and fight for the future of snow. They arethe Protectors of Winter, they are the Snowseekers … but can they save the thing theylove?


Production company Jenuine Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact


Silent No More (working title)Length Series


Producer Anita BrownDirector Anita Brown

Writer Anita BrownCast Presenter: Tracey Spicer

Duration (mins) 120Synopsis This two-part documentary reveals the true story of Australia's hidden epidemic of

workplace sexual harassment and assault, its devastating personal and public cost, andhow we can change things for the better.


Production company Kalmedia Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9966 9902


Son of Captain Blood, TheLength Feature


Producer Geoffrey SmithDirector Ian White, Geoffrey Smith

Writer Ian WhiteCast

Duration (mins) 95Synopsis One man's dramatic search for truth within the madness of war - and his best friend's

lifelong search to unravel the mystery of his death.Status Pre-ProductionState

Production company Eyeline Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact




TartarusLength Feature


Producer Fraser Johnston, Stephen ThomasDirector Fraser Johnston

Writer Stephen ThomasCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis Tartarus follows a team of passionate cavers exploring the caves of Tasmania’s

Florentine Valley. They are searching for one of the most inaccessible places inAustralia, the Junee Florentine Master Cave.


Production company Roar Film Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 03 6224 5222


That's Not a KnifeLength Feature


Producer Shaun A Robinson, Lucinda Bruce, Jessica OrcsikDirector Shaun A Robinson

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 80Synopsis That's not a knife is a documentary about the hard and often unglamorous life of an

actor. It explores the difficulties of succeeding in the industry and starting relationships.Most people only ever read about celebrities who make it big,




Uluru and the MagicianLength Feature


Producer Anna Broinowski, Rachel Clements, Trisha Morton-ThomasDirector Anna Broinowski

Writer Anna BroinowskiCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis A feature documentary that follows the incredible journey of Dave Welsman, a Sydney

kids' magician determined to reboot his life with a grand illusion to make Uluru disappear.As Dave works alongside the Rock’s traditional owners and Indigenous Custodians topull off this spectacular stunt, he discovers the profound cultural and spiritual significanceof Uluru, and his own illusions about fame and success begin to disappear.






Under The VolcanoLength Feature


Producer Cody Greenwood, Richard HarrisDirector Gracie Otto

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis On a remote Caribbean island, in the shadow of a volcano, the world's biggest recording

artists made music and myth that defined an era.Status Pre-ProductionState

Production company Rush Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact


Video Nasty - The Making of RibspreaderLength Series


Producer Katrina LucasDirector Matthew Bate

Writer Matthew BateCast

Duration (mins) 64Synopsis A six-part series for online from Closer Productions, that follows underground horror

filmmaker Dick Dale on his quest to make his first low-budget feature film Ribspreader.Infamous for producing what he describes as ‘splatter-punk video nasties’ Dick has beena cult hero in Australia’s underground film scene for over 20 years.


Production company Closer Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 08 8361 3933


Virtual Yagan VRLength Interactive


Producer Alice WolfeDirector Sam Bodhi Field

Writer Karla Hart, Sam Bodhi FieldCast

Duration (mins) 30Synopsis An immersive VR journey into the time of Yagan; an Indigenous Noongar warrior who

lived between 1795 and 1833 and resisted colonial settlement in the area surroundingwhat is now the city of Perth. This documentary explores the pre-contact relationships ofNoongar people to land, ecology and identity before examining the dramatic changesand events set off by the moment of first contact.


Production company Periscope Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact




Wanita: Heart of the QueenLength Feature


Producer Carolina Sorensen, Clare Lewis, Tait BradyDirector Matthew Walker

Writer Matthew WalkerCast

Duration (mins) 85Synopsis Heart of the Queen is the rich and compelling story of country music artist Wanita, and

her odyssey to realise her childhood dream: to sing and record in Nashville. Threedecades of recklessness have kept her from it. Wanita – a wild, self-diagnosed autisticand eccentric performer – struggles to conform to the mainstream Australian industry.Against the odds, she’s determined to reach the city of country greats: “fuck everything –I’m going to Nashville”. This is Wanita’s overdue date with destiny. Equally hilarious andtouching – in the streets, motels and recording studios of Nashville, Wanita will write theclimax to her own story. There is a lot riding on this trip.


Production company People Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact


When the Camera Stopped RollingLength Feature

Content DocumentaryGenres Art and culture, Film & Media, Social contemporary, Social

Producer Pat FiskeDirector Jane Castle

Writer Jane CastleCast

Duration (mins) 80Synopsis A daughter is catapulted on a journey of discovery following the death of her mother, a

pioneer Australian filmmaker.Status Post-ProductionState NSW

Production company Bower Bird Films Pty Limited Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9130 6456

International Sales ContactBower Bird Films Pty Limited Phone: 02 9130 6456



When the Sky Fell Down - The Myth of Guy BourdinLength Feature


Producer Shannon Owen, Sean BrandtDirector Sean Brandt

Writer Shannon Owen, Sean BrandtCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis When the Sky Fell Down - The Myth of Guy Bourdin uncovers the life and legacy of one

of the world's most influential image makers. It reveals an uncompromising artist whosestory calls to question the boundaries between art and life.




Who Should Get a Passport?Length Series


Producer Elle GibbonsDirector

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 165Synopsis Approximately every three minutes someone gains permanent residency in Australia.

More than 60% of our annual population growth is due to net immigration. Who ShouldGet A Passport?is an immersive, emotional, high stakes observational documentaryseries following the migration lawyers and agents who advocate for those who aspire tolive here. With privileged access, the series captures life-changing moments, giving aninsight into the characters and the life changing outcomes.


Production company ITV Studios Australia Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9383 4360


Wild ThingsLength Feature


Producer Sally IngletonDirector Caro Macdonald, Sally Ingleton

Writer Sally IngletonCast

Duration (mins) 85Synopsis A feature documentary from Darwin-based 360 Degree Films about unfolding

environmental campaigns across Australia, focusing on the crusaders who are standingup against coal mines, fracking and logging in Tasmania’s Tarkine rainforest.


Production company 360 Degree Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 03 8669 0540



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