March 2nd, 2021 By David Knox 3 commentsFiled under: News,
Screen Australia has announced over $730,000 of development funding for six feature films, 12 television dramas and three online projects.
The television projects include Foxtel jury drama
The Twelve, an adaptation from Bunya Productions of the 2018 film
Ladies In Black;
The Family Doctor, a television drama from Debra Oswald, co-creator of
Offspring.
There is also a project between Mark Fennessy and director Richard Lowenstein; plus director Nicholas Verso, Beck Cole and writer Mithila Gupta.
Screen Australia’s Head of Content Sally Caplan said, “We are impressed by the rigorous creativity of Australian creators and are thrilled to support so many novel ideas coming through the pipeline as the industry continues to rebound from COVID-19. It’s great to see a number of engaging stories set around iconic milestones in Australian history, from the building of the Sydney Harbour Bridge, to the social change th
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Blu Smith: This Victoria artist started out as a commercial sign painter, which explains his precise and dynamic use of line and colour in his striking, impressionistic landscapes which he envisions as part of a sort of ecosystem. “I look at my paintings not as individual pieces but rather as a living, breathing and constantly changing body of work. It really does take on a life of its own.” One of the E’s blew off the gallery’s sign during that crazy wind last week they found it, luckily but this excellent and engaging show (featurin