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Screen Australia announces $5.6 million of production funding for 5 projects
Screen Australia has announced $5.6 million of production funding for three feature films and two television dramas. The projects include a new animated drama from Adam Elliot (Mary and Max); along with second seasons of Bump for Stan and The Secrets She Keeps for Network 10.
Also among the recipients are feature drama Petrol from writer/director Alena Lodkina and Western Australian feature film Kid Snow.
Screen Australia’s CEO Graeme Mason said, “We have been blown away by the volume of applications for production funding and are heartened at the breadth of distinct Australian stories that continue to come through. Adam Elliot is set to delight audiences around the world with a remarkable new drama in his signature claymation style; and we’re thrilled to support writer/director Alena Lodkina whose 2017 feature Strange Colours premiered at the Venice Film Festival, as she expands on her u
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