Screen Australia announces development funding for 28 drama projects
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Australia Just Funded A YouTube Comedy About The Great Emu War
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Remember that time Australia’s military, complete with machine guns, managed to lose to a bunch of emus? Well, that glorious defeat is being immortalised in a YouTube series.
The series was one of five projects to receive official Screen Australia funding, according to an announcement Wednesday morning. One of the projects includes
Sunset Paradise, a new show from the makers of the
Sunset Paradise has already aired online, gathering more than 1.27 million views at the time of writing.
Screen Australia announces $1.3m for 5 online originals
May 12, 2021 11:26
Screen Australia has announced $1.3 million for five online projects.
The announcement:
Screen Australia has announced $1.3 million of online production funding for five projects. Award-winning children’s series First Day will return for season 2, along with ReCancelled which follows on from director Luke Eve’s 2020 lockdown drama Cancelled.
The projects also include Sunset Paradise, a new series from the creators of YouTube hit Meta Runner; as well as animated children’s series Ginger & the Vegesaurs and comedy series The Emu War.
Screen Australia’s Senior Online Investment Manager Lee Naimo said, “We’re excited to support these projects which showcase engaging storytelling across a mix of genres including children’s, comedy, animation and a relationship drama. We are always looking for projects that have solid pathways to audience and we are very impressed by the range shown in this slat
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New comedy
Aftertaste, with Erik Thomson as an angry chef returning home to Adelaide, premieres tonight. The series is produced by Closer Productions (
The Hunting) with Michael Carrington noting Thomson’s abrasive character will face redemption.
“We’re very excited about it. It’s a terrific comedy, starring Erik Thompson and Natalie Abbott. Her character is charming, and gives the emotional, humorous connection, that hopefully softens him as the series progresses,” he says.
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