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ANNUAL REVIEW
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CONTACT
Head Office Address: Gold Coast Office Address:
Suite 1/30 Florence Street c/o Village Roadshow Studios
Newstead Qld 4006 Building 9A, Entertainment Road
Australia Oxenford QLD 4210
T. +61 7 3248 0500 Australia
E. screenqld@screenqld.com.au
Postal Address:
PO Box 15094
City East Brisbane Qld 4002
Australia
Screen Queensland's purpose is to grow the screen industry to be
a significant contributor to the economic and cultural wellbeing of
Queensland.
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Screen Queensland
ACN 056 169 316
ABN 20 056 169 316
Published by Screen Queensland 2018
Also published on screenqld.com.au
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All figures noted in this Annual Report, including Queensland Production Expenditure (QPE) and jobs, are for
the productions given funding in the 2017-18 Financial Year which may or may not have gone into principal
photography.
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In the 2017–18 Financial Year, Screen Queensland funded 28 film and television
screen productions and games, which generated an estimated $168 million
in direct Queensland Production Expenditure (QPE) and more than 1,960
employment opportunities for Queenslanders.
> CONTENTS
Message from The Premier of Queensland 5
Screen Queensland Chair 7
Look What We Achieved Together 8
2017-18 Highlights 10
Production in Queensland 14
New Initiatives in Screen 18
Screen Support Programs 26
Production Attraction Funding Program 30
Dora the Explorer 32
Soundstage 9 Village Roadshow Studios 34
Industry Participation 38
Development Investment in 2017-18 40
SQ Screen Investment 42
SQ Content Initiatives 44
Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Initiatives 44
Investing in Game Developers 46
sqhub 47
Short Films 48
Screen Culture 2017-18 50
Women on Screen 52
Industry Events 1 July 2017 – 30 June 2018 54
Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Fund 2017-18 56
Year in Review 2017-18 62
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> MESSAGE FROM
THE PREMIER OF
QUEENSLAND
There are more than 340 film and video
production and post production businesses
and digital game businesses making their
creative mark in Queensland today. Behind
them all, and behind the exhilarating influx
of overseas studios choosing to film here,
is my Government’s strong commitment and
very significant investment to support them
through Screen Queensland.
Our $50 million Production Attraction
Strategy has so far generated over 5500
jobs and $501 million in economic benefit,
securing major feature films like Dora the
Explorer, Aquaman and Godzilla vs. Kong and
television series like Harrow and Tidelands.
Queensland’s screen industry is thriving.
2017–18 was a thrilling year for our screen
Now a $1 billion+ economic driver, it boasts
creatives and technical crews, who were
an ever expanding list of big-name global
catapulted to unprecedented heights
productions, including the recent box office hit,
thanks to Screen Queensland’s funding
Aquaman.
and opportunity-making, world-attention-
grabbing initiatives. That momentum
Our Advance Queensland Screen Industry
continues, as does my Government’s
10-year Roadmap and Action Plan is now in
commitment to building the industry
place, setting out an ambitious long-term
for the economic and cultural benefit of
vision for Queensland to become a globally
Queenslanders.
recognised commercial and creative leader
in the screen industry, creating jobs for the
future, boosting the economy and enriching
ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK MP
the community with diverse content. I take this
opportunity to thank everyone who contributed Premier of Queensland
to the Roadmap’s industry consultation phase Minister for Trade
in late 2017.
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Screen Queensland invests in people and projects to grow a creative,
innovative and successful screen industry and delivers an active screen
culture across the state. > SCREEN
QUEENSLAND
CHAIR
SQ provided record levels of investment
to games, an increase of 2010 per cent
on the previous year, and also saw an
overwhelmingly large response to new
Game Development and Marketing
Investment initiatives.
SQ also provided record funds through the
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fund
spending $530,593 in 2017-18 for a range
of projects that included short films, short
documentaries, masterclasses, placements,
talent camp, development investment,
market funding and production investment.
This represents a 75 per cent increase on the
previous year and a 254 per cent increase on
In 2017-18, rapid changes and disruption in
2015-16.
the screen industry continued to change the
playing field for the screen industries globally.
The support provided through SQ for projects
This has resulted in increased demand of
such as Ludo Studios' Bluey and Like A
content that resonates globally, increased
Photon’s Tales from Sanctuary City films, have
audience choices and more platforms for
resulted in the establishment of animation
accessing content than ever before.
studios in the state with more than 100
combined employees in those studios.
Screen Queensland (SQ) is committed to
We have also seen many crew permanently
building a Queensland industry that is
locate to Queensland due to the consistent
creatively bold, innovative and global in its
work taking place in the state.
ambition. The 2017-18 Financial year has been
an exceptional year for Queensland backed by
The 2017-18 review provides great detail on
strong Government support and new innovative
the many applications, initiatives, productions,
approaches that support practitioners to
events and opportunities that SQ is delivering
success.
to support screen in Queensland. With the
new Screen Queensland Studios coming
In January 2018, SQ launched the sqhub which
online in 2018-19 and the continued growth
is the first-of-its kind in the Australian industry.
of the screen industry in the state, the year
sqhub brings Queensland game developers,
ahead promises to be a blockbuster.
digital content makers and screen industry
creatives under one roof to enable collaboration
and mentoring that is catapulting these
businesses forward. In its first year, it has 13 full
> Celeste time residents and hot desks for daily use. Linda Lavarch
The sqhub has been regularly at capacity in its
Screen Queensland Chair
first year.
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> LOOK WHAT A SHARED WORKING SPACE
$
672,136 sqhub
AND INCUBATOR PROGRAM
WE ACHIEVED WAS CREATED THE
FIRST-OF-ITS KIND IN AUSTRALIA
TOGETHER ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER
$
1,652,184
FUNDING
31 TEAMS/
PROJECTS
SUPPORTED SPENT ON SQ CONTENT INITIATIVES
1,963
$
612,998
DEVELOPMENT FUNDING
137 TEAMS/
PROJECTS
SUPPORTED
12 SHORT/
ESTIMATED
$
168M 23
FILMS
JOBS CREATED THROUGH
SQ-SUPPORTED PRODUCTIONS (INCL.
CREATIVE TEAMS WERE SUPPORTED WITH
GAMES)
3 ESTIMATED QPE $
480K
FUNDING
INTERNATIONAL
PRODUCTIONS INDUSTRY
EVENTS
92M
ESTIMATED
$
IN DIRECT QPE
15 DOMESTIC
PRODUCTIONS 7 ROI
61M
$
injecting
3 PDV GAMES WERE SUPPORTED
DIRECTLY INTO THE
PROJECTS QUEENSLAND ECONOMY PROJECTS
WITH $397,218
FUNDING FOR EVERY $1 INVESTED,
ESTIMATED WE RETURNED
1.6M
ESTIMATED
$
$
2.3M 1,485,500
SCREEN CULTURE FUNDING
$
7 TO THE
QUEENSLAND ECONOMY
IN DIRECT QPE IN DIRECT QPE
36 FESTIVALS AND
SCREEN EVENTS
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The SQ-supported project Celeste, a Paramount Pictures’ Dora the
compelling love story by Brisbane-born Explorer was successfully attracted to
filmmaker Ben Hackworth and set in Queensland by the State Government
the tropical splendour of Far North via Screen Queensland.
Queensland, goes into production.
Written by Ben Hackworth and Bille Brown, Dora the Explorer filmed exclusively in
directed by Ben Hackworth and produced by Queensland on location and at Village Roadshow
> 2017-18 Lizzette Atkins and Raphael Cooks of Unicorn Studios on the Gold Coast.
Films. It provided approximately 350 job opportunities
HIGHLIGHTS for Queensland crew and creatives plus an
attachment program helping to build the careers
of early-career practitioners. The production spent > Bluey
approximately $43 million directly in Queensland.
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Queensland-based and Emmy® and
BAFTA Award-winning Hoodlum
Entertainment created and produced the
television series Harrow, which debuted
in Australia on ABC TV in March 2018 to critical
6 Grace Beside Me, a 13 episode
live-action children’s drama series,
premiered on NITV in February 2018
with a second window on ABC ME
(funded in the 2016-17 FY).
7 Mystery thriller The Second, a Screen
Queensland and Stan Original Feature
Film, went into production (funded in
the 2016-17 FY) with first-time feature
film director Mairi Cameron and written and
and audience acclaim. Hoodlum was the first produced by Stephen Lance with Leanne Tonkes
production company in Queensland to secure a Grace Beside Me, produced by Dena Curtis as producer.
prestigious first-look deal with Disney-owned ABC and Lois Randall, was filmed in Beaudesert
Studios International for Harrow, which has since and the spectacular landscapes of the Scenic The Second opened the 2018 Gold Coast Film
premiered in the United States on Hulu with more Rim region of South East Queensland. Festival and screened at the Sydney Film Festival.
than 20 million subscribers.
The drama series was nominated in 2018 for a The feature film was nominated in 2018 for an
In 2018, Harrow was nominated for a TV Week TV Week Logie Award for Most Outstanding Australian Academy of Cinema and Television
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Logie Award for most outstanding drama series. Children’s Program. Arts Award (AACTA) for Best Indie Film.
3
Wik Vs Queensland was produced by Bacon
4 Brisbane’s multi Emmy® Award-
8
Homecoming Queens became available on
Factory Films, Bent3Land Productions and winning Ludo Studio created Bluey, an animated SBS On Demand (funded in the 2016-17 FY).
Freshwater Pictures and supported by Screen TV series for ABC TV. Bluey producers Charlie
Queensland. Aspinwall and Daley Pearson have achieved The talented team behind Homecoming
significant local and international success to- Queens includes writer/creator Chloë Reeson
Wik Vs Queensland is a landmark feature date as they roll from one hit project to the next and co-creator / star Michelle Law, directed
documentary capturing the story of the historical including #7Dayslater and Emmy® winning by AACTA award-nominated director Corrie
decision in 1996 by the High Court of Australia, Doodles. Chen and produced by Katia Nizic.
granting native title to the Wik Peoples of Cape
York. Ludo launched an animation studio in 2017-18 Homecoming Queens is a Generator Pictures
which has seen the company grow from six to 50 production created for SBS with principal
Since receiving a standing ovation at its World employees. production investment from Screen Australia
Premiere at the 2018 Sydney Film Festival, in association with Screen Queensland, Film
Writer/Director Dean Gibson, Producer Helen Victoria and Mind the Gap Film Finance.
Morrison and Executive Producer Trish Lake have
received an overwhelmingly positive response
from audiences across Australia including:
• 2018 Inaugural First Nations Media Award Winner
Best Documentary
• 2018 ATOM Award Winner Best Documentary
History
• 2018 SPA Award Nominee Best Feature
Documentary
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Danger Close, a feature film about
The Academy Award and BAFTA- the Battle of Long Tan, went into
winning production company See- production in the first half of 2018
Saw Films will film its next television shooting in regional Queensland.
series The End for Foxtel and Sky UK
in Queensland. The film employed an estimated
Escape and Evasion, produced by Bronte 120 Queensland crew, 30 principal cast and
Pictures, went into production on the Gold The End will inject over $8 million in direct QPE and bit-part roles, up to 1,000 casual days for
Coast in February 2018. engage local suppliers, businesses and facilities and background extras and approximately $15
employ 100 Queensland crew as well as creating million in direct expenditure in Queensland.
The feature film created over 50 jobs and opportunities for actors and extras to join the cast.
injected over $3.75 million into the local
The TV series will also be supporting three early-
economy. career attachments who will work on the series for
training and developing their professional skills.
The 10-episode high-end drama series will film on the > PTE Bill “Yank” Akell talking with
Gold Coast. Danger Close director Kriv Stenders
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Like A Photon Creative is set to
develop three “Aussie” animated
feature films for international
distribution from their new
Brisbane-based animation studio:
The third season of the award-winning SBS series Robbie Hood – a 6 x 10 minute digital Tales from Sanctuary City -
The Family Law went into production in February comedy series produced by Ludo Studio and Daisy Quokka: World’s Scariest Animal; Combat
2018. The Family Law first hit screens in January Since1788 – goes into production for SBS. Wombat and The Wishmas Tree.
2016 to critical acclaim and is an affectionate view
of suburban family life in Queensland. Like A Photon Creative is building an international
reputation for creating ground-breaking children’s
The Family Law has been nominated for a host of screen content across live action and animation in
Australian Industry Awards including winning the television and feature films, while also developing
2016 Screen Producers Award for Best Comedy innovative apps and platforms for children’s content.
Series.
The company is led by Kristen Souvlis and Nadine
Bates.
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The live-action children’s Just Animals, produced by
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TV series, The Bureau of Wildbear Entertainment Pty
Magical Things, produced by Ltd, was supported by Screen
Queensland-based Jonathan Queensland and builds on the
M. Shiff Productions (funded in success of Wildbear’s Baby Animals
the 2016/17 FY), went to air on format.
Channel 11 funded in July 2018.
The series won the 2018 AACTA Award for Best The series spent over $2.8 million in direct QPE and A new Game Development and Marketing Screen Queensland invested $480,000 in the
Children’s Program. with 32 Queensland crew including three female Investment program was launched helping SQ Shorts Program supporting 12 short films to
Queenslanders in the key creative roles employed, developers to create and market high- create opportunities for the state’s early and mid-
The Bureau of Magical Things was filmed on the as well as a Queensland editors attachment. quality games capable of engaging local and career creative talent to develop standout stories
Gold Coast and Brisbane and created 200 cast international players. for the screen.
and crew jobs and generated over $8.6 million in Wildbear has a strong track record in producing
direct QPE. factual series, which provides benefits to In 2017-18, SQ supported seven game projects Many of the shorts have received critical acclaim
Queenslanders in upskilling and talent retention, with a total of $397,218 estimated to deliver including Post Mortem Mary, which won the 2018
The series has been acquired by Nickelodeon and particularly in the post production/editorial sectors. $1.9 million in direct QPE. Best Short Film at the Sitges Film Festival.
screening to more than 500 million households
across more than 170 countries and territories.
The Bureau of Magical Things was supported
through principal investment from Screen
Australia, in association with Screen Queensland,
with further support from the City of Gold Coast. 13
> PRODUCTION
IN QUEENSLAND
In 2017–18, Screen Queensland funded 28 film and television productions and games, which will generate an
estimated $168 million in direct QPE and more than 1,960 employment opportunities for Queenslanders.
These 28 projects included:*
15 DOMESTIC PRODUCTIONS
1. The Family Law Series 3 10. Robbie Hood
2. Just Animals 11. Daisy Quokka: World’s Scariest Animal
3. Celeste 12. Combat Wombat
4. Mirror Mirror 13. The Wishmas Tree
5. Lili 14. The End
6. Escape and Evasion 15. Spartan
7. King Herrod: The Fatal Conflict
8. The Chris Lilley Project
9. Harrow Series 2
THREE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS
1. Dora the Explorer
2. Danger Close
3. Godzilla vs. Kong
THREE PDV PROJECTS
1. Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams
2. AXL
3. Critical Mass
SEVEN GAMES
1. Dance Collider 5. Speaking Simulator
2. Richies Plank 6. Damsel
3. Sky Squadron 7. Super Drop Land
4. Team WIBY
* Screen Queensland measures production by the year funded
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Screen Queensland invests in supporting television series for both traditional
broadcast and over-the-top services which build meaningful career pathways.
The Bureau of Magical Things (Jonathan M. Shiff and Stuart Wood), filmed on
the Gold Coast and produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions (Mako: Island
of Secrets, H20: Just Add Water), has been acquired by Nickelodeon and now
screening to more than 500 million households across more than 170 countries
and territories. It also won the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program.
Jonathan Shiff is one of Queensland’s greatest export success stories with
his succession of high-quality children’s and family television productions
launching the careers of many Queenslanders including Margot Robbie, Claire
Holt, Phoebe Tonkin and Liam Hemsworth which also showcases Queensland
to the world.
> The Bureau of Magical Things - (Jonathan Shiff and Stuart Wood) won the
2018 AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program.
17> NEW
INITIATIVES IN
SCREEN
> NEW > NEW
TALENT PLATFORMS
> NEW > NEW
STORIES AUDIENCES
> The Second (Pictured from left to right – Mairi Cameron, Rachel Blake, Leanne Tonkes and Stephen Lance)
19Screamfest 'Creating On Screen Chemistry' with the World
Continuing its commitment to genre filmmaking, Science Festival
SQ partnered with Screamfest LA for a second year 'Creating On Screen Chemistry' brought together
to have three horror shorts created by Queensland Queensland screen practitioners and scientists
> Stray teams to play in competition at the landmark in the fringes of the World Science Festival to
Brenton Pinsent (Producer), Katherine Chediak Putnam (Writer), horror festival. They were: Stray - Brenton Pinsent encourage collaboration and sharing ideas
Dean Law (Director/Writer) with a view to strengthening the state’s factual
(Producer), Katherine Chediak Putnam (Writer),
Dean Law (Director/Writer); No Friend in the Forest production community for the World Congress
- Emily Avila (Producer), Sam Dixon (Director/ of Science and Factual Producers being held in
SCREEN QUEENSLAND ALLOCATED OVER $3.1M Writer); Here There Be Monsters - Steven Geddes
(Producer), Drew Macdonald (Director/Writer).
Brisbane in November 2018.
TO A RANGE OF INITIATIVES AIMED AT SUPPORTING 'Working The Pitch' with The Solid State
Genre SQ partnered with The Solid State to deliver an
AND GROWING TALENT IN THE STATE. Three edgy genre shorts (sci-fi, fantasy, thriller) intensive two-day masterclass and extended
also screened at Screamfest LA. They were: And consultation for four teams to create an effective
the Winner is - Danielle Redford (Producer), trailer, marketing and pitching a screen project
sqhub
Cameron March (Director), Jordan Lynagh (Writer), to distributors. Successful factual producers were
sqhub, launched in April 2018, is the first shared Dame Changer (an Australia screen professional
Julian Curtis (Writer); Lavender - Brittany Blacka also supported to attend the World Congress
working space and incubator program dedicated women’s collective) feature film workshop; and
(Producer), Henry Boffin (Director/Writer); Reformed of Science and Factual Producers in Brisbane,
entirely to screen in Queensland. Game Publishing with Surprise Attack, a skills
- Samantha Timms (Director/Writer), Shanae November 2018.
workshop for games practitioners.
Condon (Co-Producer), Rhiannon Steffensen (Co-
sqhub provides facilities and networks to help
Producer). Retold with Wendall Thomas
innovative screen start-ups to grow and collaborate. Greg Coote Scholarship
Three writers/writing teams continued to work with
It is supported by $350,000 a year in funding for Gold Coast writer-director Darren Paul Fisher
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Shorts international screenwriting expert and mentor
three years. (Frequencies) was awarded the 2017-18 $30,000
Three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wendall Thomas ahead of pitching their projects at
Greg Coote Scholarship. Now in its third year, the
shorts under the theme of LOVE: My Name is the Melbourne International Film Festival/37 South
The thirteen inaugural residents included impact Scholarship – established by Screen Queensland
Mudju - Helen Morrison (Producer), Belinda market.
producers 2Can Media, podcasters Inside Voice, and Australians in Film – supports a 12-week
placement in an international writers’ room, with Miller (Producer), Chantelle Murray (Director/
game developers Cratesmith Game Assembly,
Darren Paul Fisher placed at eOne Entertainment Writer); Walter’s Ghost - Dena Curtis (Producer),
Lamington Games, Team WIBY, and Dan Vogt,
in Canada. Caden Pearson (Director/Writer); Deserve Desire -
games artist Anya McNaughton, game audio
Aaron Fa’aoso (Producer), Dena Curtis (Executive
designer Zander Hulme and director-producer
SQ Shorts Producer), Jimi Bani (Director/Writer).
Emily Avila. A campaign to promote sqhub
membership and its hot desks to the wider The 2018 Short Film program was the most
ambitious state agency program of its kind with YouTube
Queensland screen sector was launched, along
twelve short films sharing $480,000 in production Three online comedy pilots targeted at 18-25-year-
with an incubator program to guide residents
funding, all of which will screen at global festivals olds were showcased and screened on YouTube.
through creative and commercial development
and events. They were: Cursed - Tristan Barr (Producer), Connor
and a program of events.
Fairclough (Director/Writer); Sex and Breeding -
Melissa Crabtree (Producer), Loani Arman (Director/
Initial events included: Business Essentials:
Writer); For a Good Cause - Genevieve Larin
Advanced Workshop – a one-day advanced course
(Producer), Mary Duong (Producer), Tony Walsh
to promote innovative thinking and business
(Director/Writer).
skills development – in partnership with Screen
Producers Australia and the Australian Film,
Television and Radio School;
21YouTube Entrepreneurs Podcast
SQ supported Queensland screen content creators Seven early career screenwriters (David Peterson,
to implement strategic plans to engage viable Simon Taylor, Loani Arman, Lonnie Gilroy, Marianne
audiences on YouTube and elevate their digital de Pierres, Sue McPherson and Suzie Miller)
content creation businesses through a program developed scripted and factual podcast series with
totalling $150,000 (carried over from FY 2016-17). acclaimed audio storyteller Brian Reed (S-Town,
Four recipients included: This American Life). Following an intensive one-
day exclusive workshop with Brian Reed, the
• Wicked Gaming (Patrick Robertson) – To create teams were funded $2,000 each to develop pilot
a 10-part fan film series called Epic Clash Battles, audioplays and pitch materials under the guidance
where CGI characters from Supercell Games are of experienced writer and script editor Anthony
brought to life in visually spectacular ‘cos-play’ Morris which they presented to ABC Audio at the
> Lavender scenarios. This series is designed to kick-start and end of 2017. Brian Reed also delivered a public
Brittany Blacka (Producer), Henry Boffin (Director/Writer) enable the ongoing production of original content forum on his podcast experience in partnership
to support this fast-growing gaming community with the Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) and
channel. ABC.
SQ Mentorship SQ Attach
• TheStoryBoxes (Sarah Mak and David Lloyd-Lewis) Screenworks Writing Intensive
As part of its commitment to achieve gender parity, As of 2017-18, all projects supported through the
– To apply start-up methodologies to generate, Two regional Queensland writers were supported
SQ launched a three-year mentorship program Production Investment program were required to
finance and distribute new content. to attend Screenworks’ two-day Writing Intensive
in 2017-18, with a view each year to support one provide attachment opportunities for at least one
This five-episode series pilot, underpinned by a with Screenwriter/Story Producer Alexa Wyatt
outstanding female screen or games practitioner practitioner. SQ Attach generated over 19 attachment
hybrid funding model and with a focus on impact (Neighbours, Home and Away) and Producer/
with a grant of $20,000 to undertake a self- opportunities for early-mid career Queensland talent
and distribution, will reflect a collaboration Director Karl Zwicky (Janet King, McLeod’s
structured mentorship program. This was extended and a funding total of $35,277.20. In addition to
between online filmmakers and commercial Daughters) in June 2018.
in 2018 and offered to one female, one Aboriginal these mandatory attachments, SQ also supported
partners.
or Torres Strait Islander screen practitioner and one the following exceptional professional attachments
First Concepts
from a diverse or under-represented background aimed at growing skills and experience across a range
• Changer Studios (Farhad Meher-Homji and The five teams supported through First Concepts
(CALD, regional, identifying as LGBTIQA, person of early career practitioners. These included:
Anthony McCormack) – To deliver a pilot online - Darren Paul Fisher (writer), Martha Goddard
with a disability). The 2017-18 recipient, Brisbane • Stephanie Gurdon
video creator incubator, drawing on support (writer), Kerrin McNeil (producer), Meg O'Connell
games developer Kim Allom, completed a (Assistant Editor attachment, Harrow)
from YouTube and world-leading digital video (producer), Charlie Aspinwall (producer),
successful year in which she was mentored by • Nicole Acworth
practitioners to assist 8-10 Queensland YouTubers Beatrix Christian (writer), Shayne Armstrong
Berlin-based Brie Code, CEO of Tru Luv Media and (Post Supervisor attachment, Harrow)
grow their channels. (writer), Helen Morrison (producer), Margaret
former lead programmer on the Assassin’s Creed • Stephanie O’Brien
Risely (writer), Suzanne Thompson (writer),
series; and Kim Sellentin, producer at Blizzard (Assistant Editor attachment, Tidelands)
• Toy Shop Entertainment (Ruby Schmidt) – To Bronwen Noakes (writer), Essential Media
Entertainment known for World of Warcraft, • Caden Pearson
produce a bible and two-episode pilot of an online (producer) each received development support
Starcraft, Overwatch and Hearthstone. (Writers Room Notetaker attachment,
travel series for millennial audiences, leveraging to write the pilot screenplay of their streaming
Grace Beside Me Season 2)
diverse, engaging social influencers as hosts, and series to be pitched to streaming services.
SQ IncubatHER
designed to support brand partnerships.
The second annual SQ IncubatHER event was Talent Camp
Commonwealth Games Windows On The World
held in October 2017, bringing together leaders Talent Camp – a partnership with the Australian
SQLA SQ partnered with the Gold Coast.
from across the country to share knowledge and Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) -
SQ’s LA Consultant Simonne Overend helped Commonwealth Games arts and cultural
expertise to promote action and outcomes in the delivered an intensive one-week workshop
to facilitate meetings for Queenslanders in festival to support the creation of a short
move towards a more diverse screen industry. The designed to upskill budding screen storytellers
LA, including the three successful Screamfest 10-minute documentary – one of five from
event – featuring keynote speaker Naomi Simpson from underrepresented communities (cultural
Queensland 2017 short film teams. Charlie's around the Commonwealth on the theme
and contributions from some of Australia’s leading background, disability, sexual orientation, gender
deSQ was again available to Queensland talent of 'connection' – and provided $15,000 in
screen industry figures – was sold out for the identity, geographic disadvantage and socio-
throughout the year. matched funding to Brass Against The Odds, the
second year running. economic status). Successful Queensland talent
story of the Yarrabah Brass Band, produced in
selected included: Aaron Ducker, Anthony
Screenworks Directing Intensive Queensland by Doublewire Productions and
Johnson, Arwin Sahar, Aven Yap, Beatrice Ward,
Two regional Queensland directors were supported Jerrycan Films.
Belford Lui, Belinda Raposo, Clancy Sinnamon,
to attend Screenworks’ two-day Directing Intensive
Criss Gidas, Dinah Lewis Boucher, Katrina Irawati
with documentary director Anna Broinowski (Aim
Graham, Mary Duong, Stephanie Dower, Stephanie
High in Creation) and drama director Ana Kokkinos
Ouimet, and Sue McPherson. Belinda Raposo and
(Seven Types of Ambiguity) in July 2018.
Dinah Lewis Boucher were invited to attend the
national Talent Camp at AFTRS in May 2018.
23The Perfect Pitch with The Mischief Sisters Targeted Sponsorship
The Mischief Sisters' producers Alison Black and SQ Content contributed over $200,000 in
Marion Farrelly ran a two-day pitching masterclass targeted sponsorship to several key domestic
for factual producers focused on how to turn a and international workshops and conferences
great idea into the perfect pitch. The workshop including:
was held ahead of the Australian International
Documentary Conference (AIDC) to support factual • Asian Animation Summit - SQ sponsored the
producers to refine their pitch. international summit for children’s animation
in Brisbane, supporting two projects to pitch
SQ Game Development & Marketing Investment (Like a Photon Creative’s Bear and Salmon and
(part of Production Investment) Helen Morrison’s GET R.E.A.L.) and a further nine
SQ invested in its first round of Game Development Queensland animation producers attending -
and Marketing Investment, supporting developers Simon Kennedy, Meredith Garlick, Samantha
to create and market high-quality games capable Timms, Sam Hussey, Kaylene Butler, Samuel Keene,
of engaging a local and international player base, Peter Moyes, Robert Corless and Steve Viner.
winning critical acclaim and achieving commercial
success. Successful recipients in 2017-18 were • FNQ Screenworks - SQ supported research and
Toast VR’s Richie’s Plank Experience PSVR and consultation into the screen industry in Far North
Vive Focus, Blocky Pixel’s Sky Squadron, Affable Queensland to create a framework to help grow
Games’ Speaking Simulator, Screwtape Studios’ the industry in Cairns and Far North Queensland.
Damsel, David Kilford’s Sugar Drop Land, and an
unannounced game by Team WIBY. • Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) - SQ
sponsored the landmark Game Connect Asia
SQ Talent Fund (part of Development Pacific (GCAP) conference held in Melbourne and
Investment) further supported nine game developer teams to
The inaugural SQ Talent Fund was launched attend through Market Funding.
in 2017-18 to provide greater opportunities for
screenwriters to develop drama for feature film • Game Developers Conference (GDC) - SQ
and broadcast series with the help of a skilled sponsored the Games Development Conference
script editor or creative mentor. Up to $15,000 per (GDC) in San Francisco and further supported six
project was provided to support projects where a game developer teams to attend through Market
producer (usually required to access development Funding.
investment) was not attached. All projects were
blind read. Among the new talent unearthed • MIFF/37 South sponsorship - SQ sponsored the
in two rounds of the Talent Fund (2017-18) and largest national market for producers in Australia
sharing $150,000 in funding were: Martha Goddard, and further supported three teams to attend
Matteo Grasso and Matthew Hall, Noni Hazlehurst through Market Funding.
and Matt Scholten, Martin Ingle, Karen Jackson,
Samuel Keene, Beth Knights, Sean Lynch, Brooke • Screen Forever - (panel sponsorship) SQ
McMaster, Jason Reed, Edwina Shaw, and Simon sponsored the Harrow panel with ABC
Taylor and Henry Boffin. International Studio's Keli Lee and Hoodlum’s
Nathan Mayfield and Tracey Robertson.
South by Southwest (SXSW)
SQ sponsored the Department of Foreign • Scripted Summit LA - SQ sponsored the Scripted
Affairs and Trade’s 'Australia House' exhibition Summit LA which brought together key executives
at SXSW as well as a delegation of innovative from American broadcast and streaming services
Queensland screen practitioners including Defiant and further supported three writers to attend
Development, Joseph Mark, Like a Photon Creative, through Market Funding.
Ludo Studio, Lucas Taylor and led by Griffith
University's Sue Swinburne. The practitioners
presented their projects on stage to potential > My Name is Mudju
investors as part of SXSW. Helen Morrison (Producer), Belinda Miller (Producer), Chantelle Murray (Director/Writer)
25> Post Mortem Mary
Directed by Josh Long and Produced by Daniel Schultz
Supported by Screen Queensland.
> SCREEN WON BEST FOREIGN SHORT – 2018 Atlanta Horror Film Festival
WON BEST SHORT FILM – 2018 Sitges Film Festival
SUPPORT Also screening at –
PROGRAMS Screamfest | Gold Coast Film Festival | Transylvania | Guanajuato International Film fest | Hollyshorts | BIFAN
ScareLA Convention | Molins Festival of Terror | Idaho Horror Film Festival | Ramaskrik | Shriekfest | Freakshow
Telluride Horror Show | Monsterfest | Adelaide Film Festival | Scare-A-Con | The Halloween Horror Picture Show.
Early Career Screen Practitioners
The $3.1 million investment by SQ into screen • The Greg Coote Scholarship continues to support
initiatives delivered a diverse suite of initiatives emerging writers. The 2018 recipient, Gold Coast
including project funding, a co-working space, writer-director Darren Paul Fisher, received a 12-
industry attachments, workshops and events. week placement in an international writers’ room
with eOne Entertainment in Canada.
These opportunities are designed to support early
and mid-career screen and game development Screen Diversity and Inclusion
practitioners and develop their skills and long-term • SQ works hard to ensure its programs promote
employment opportunities. diversity and inclusion, including:
• There have been 23 professional attachment - the SQ Mentorship program supports
opportunities provided to early-and mid-career three outstanding screen or games practitioners,
Queensland screen practitioners to develop their identifying as female, Aboriginal or Torres Strait
skills and experience on major productions. Islander or from a diverse or under-represented
background;
• The sqhub is supporting 13 early career content - support for four regional Queenslanders to
creators through Queensland’s first co-working attend intensive writing and directing workshops;
space and incubator program dedicated entirely - engaging industry leaders to share knowledge
to screen and games practitioners, with the aim to and promote action towards a more diverse
connect creatives from all parts of the industry and screen industry through the SQincubatHER
help innovative screen startups to grow. event, which was sold-out in 2017 for the second
year in a row;
• Four YouTube Entrepreneur projects were - supporting three short films by Aboriginal and
supported to implement strategic plans to engage Torres Strait Islander filmmakers on the theme
global audiences and elevate their digital content of LOVE.
creation businesses.
• Six early-career screenwriters developed scripted
and factual podcast series to be presented to ABC
Audio. The projects included pilot audioplays and
pitch materials.
• The SQ Shorts program supported the
development and production of 12 short films to
screen at leading global festivals and events in
genres such as horror, sci-fi, fantasy, comedy and
drama.
27Queensland’s screen industry has seen rapid growth and expansion through
the investment from the Queensland Government’s $50 million Production
Attraction Fund and its ability to secure large-scale blockbusters and feature
film and TV productions including Dora the Explorer, Thor: Ragnarok, Aquaman
and the two Netflix Originals Series - Hoodlum’s Tidelands and The Chris Lilley
Project.
The Queensland Government’s Production Attraction Strategy was introduced
in 2016. A review into the screen sector by Deloitte found that the screen
industry supported more than 7,000 jobs in 2016-17 and contributed almost
$1 billion to the state's economy.
> Harrow
29> PRODUCTION
ATTRACTION
FUNDING
PROGRAM
> Pacific Rim: Uprising
SQ received a funding injection of $50 million • Aquaman (Warner Bros.) – 1,000 jobs of which
over four years (2015–16 to 2018–19) to significantly 81 per cent were Queenslanders; $144 million
boost domestic and international production in direct QPE.
in Queensland through the Queensland
Government’s Production Attraction Strategy. • Pacific Rim: Uprising (Legendary Pictures) – 270
jobs for Queenslanders; estimated $9.4 million in
This investment will continue attracting direct QPE.
international blockbusters and domestic film and
TV productions to Queensland to create jobs and International Co-Productions:
boost the local industry. • Queensland-Chinese co-production At Last
showcased a range of Queensland locations and
Since its inception in 2015-16, the Production provided approximately 200 jobs and injected
Attraction Strategy has supported 16 productions, $16 million into the local economy.
and is forecast to inject approximately $501
million QPE into the Queensland economy and Domestic Productions:
generate more than 5,500 jobs. • Tidelands, a Netflix Original Series produced
by Hoodlum Entertainment, was commissioned
Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction and delivered approximately 80 jobs for
Program supports projects which provide Queenslanders; $12.4 million in direct QPE.
significant economic benefits, industry up-skilling,
cultural, tourism and community benefits to • The Chris Lilley Project, a Netflix comedy, was > Tidelands
Queensland, whilst supporting the creation filmed in Queensland in early 2018. Estimated to
and viability of enduring capital intensive deliver $6.35 million in direct QPE and delivering
infrastructure in Queensland. 90 jobs for Queenslanders.
Eligible productions may include feature films, • Harrow, Hoodlum's television drama series
feature documentaries, telemovies and television with ABC Studios International and ABC was
series (including reality, drama, animation and estimated to have injected $14 million in QPE and
mini-series) and similar digital productions. created more than 90 jobs with the first season.
Some of the productions supported to-date Harrow was so successful a second series will
include: progress in November 2018 and is set to spend
more than $15.9 million in direct QPE and employ
International Blockbusters: over 270 crew, 75 cast and 800 extras across
• Dora the Explorer (Paramount Pictures) – production, post-production and visual effects.
estimated to provide over 350 job opportunities
for Queenslanders; $43 million in direct QPE.
• Thor: Ragnarok (Disney/Marvel) – over 1,800
cast and crew of which 80 per cent were
Queenslanders; $145 million in direct QPE.
> Harrow
31> Dora the
Explorer
Pictured: Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships,
The Honourable Jackie Trad, Premier and Minister for Trade, The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk,
Screen Queensland CEO, Tracey Vieira and Assistant Minister for Tourism Industry Development, Ms Meaghan
Scanlon pictured with some of Queensland's screen industry at 18 March announcement that Dora the Ex-
DORA THE EXPLORER The Queensland Government has also worked plorer was secured exclusively to Queensland by the State Government.
The Queensland Government via Screen with Paramount Pictures in delivering tourism
Queensland single-handedly secured benefits for the state including the Dora the
Paramount Pictures’ Dora the Explorer to film Explorer walk-on role competition run with
in Queensland in 2018. Dora the Explorer is a Channel Nine's national Today program.
direct outcome of the Queensland Premier’s
February 2018 U.S. trade mission and supported
by the State Government’s Production
Attraction Strategy.
Dora the Explorer is estimated to provide:
- Over 350 employment opportunities for
Queensland crew and creatives.
- Eight training and attachment opportunities
for early career screen practitioners.
• 1,500 days for extras and background action.
• An injection of more than $43 million into the
Queensland economy. The Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with the Today Show competition winners.
The production was filmed at Village Roadshow This initiative was part of the tourism deliverables and to attract inbound interstate tourists to Queensland.
Studios on the Gold Coast as well as on location
in South East Queensland including Brisbane
and tropical rainforests near Tamborine
Mountain and Tallebudgera.
"Queensland offers outstanding
crew, stages and a variety of jungle
topography and city backdrops in
essentially one place.”
Lee Rosenthal, President of Physical Production
- Paramount Pictures
Screen Queensland hosted five Queensland high school teachers through the Australian Teachers
of Media (ATOM) to the Dora the Explorer set for the day. The teachers are pictured with Ernie Malik
(centre), unit publicist for Dora the Explorer.
This was part of the community deliverables in attracting Dora the Explorer to Queensland and
> Dora the Explorer giving teachers of media the insights to see what goes on behind the scenes of a major movie set to
teach their students. 33> SOUNDSTAGE 9
VILLAGE
ROADSHOW
STUDIOS
The Queensland Government contributed $11 million towards the construction of the $16.5 million Sound
Stage 9 at Village Roadshow Studios. The venue hosted events as part of the Gold Coast Commowealth
Games held in April 2018.
The new super stage is a state government legacy that positions Queensland as a major film destination
whilst also working to support the growth and development of local expertise, increasing employment
opportunities and growing local investment.
The first major production that was attracted to Queensland to utilise the stage was Thor: Ragnarok.
* IER INDEPENDENT ECONOMIC STUDY FOUND:
1,657 2,300 80 %
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT
EMPLOYMENT QUEENSLANDERS
EMPLOYED ON FILM
$
145M
IN-DIRECT QPE
74,400
VISITOR NIGHTS
IN QUEENSLAND
> Thor: Ragnarok
35Tidelands cast and key creatives in Brisbane for the World Premiere of Tidelands on 8 December 2018.
Queensland hosts the World Premiere of Tidelands on 8 December 2018, Brisbane.
> Jason Momoa on the blue carpet for the Aquaman
Australian Premiere held on the Gold Coast, Queensland.
37> INDUSTRY
PARTICIPATION
Number of applications for
funding assessed in 2017-18 665
Total applications approved
in 2017-18 244 people (approximately)
(+32% on 2016-17 and +40% on 2015-16)
Successful applications
in 2017-18 37%
(+19% on 2016-17 and +23% on 2015-16)
Number of people that
participated in initiatives 247
> Robbie Hood
39> DEVELOPMENT Screen Queensland invests in talented storytellers to make productions that
INVESTMENT IN grow our local industry’s skill-base and craft, and that find an audience across
2017-18 diverse groups and borders.
SQ DEVELOPMENT
To enhance the professional development of Queensland screen practitioners, SQ provides
development funding that supports practitioners to create high-quality screen projects with audience
appeal that clearly identify their target markets and are commercially focused.
$612,998
including $150,000 for Talent
47
Projects funded (+15% on 2016-17)
100%
Queensland-created
Development Funding
87%
Queensland-owned/part-owned
MARKET FUNDING
$171,821
in 2017-18
62
Recipients
12
International markets
109
travellers
6
Domestic markets
> Tidelands
41Screen Queensland supports the growth and health of a dynamic sustainable
screen industry throughout Queensland that makes productions designed to
entertain and connect with worldwide audiences in all existing and emerging
> SQ SCREEN media.
INVESTMENT
SCREEN PRODUCTION INVESTMENT
The SQ Production Investment and Games Development and Marketing Investment programs
invested in 15 film and TV project and seven games projects in 2017-18.
These are projected to generate QPE totalling an estimated $61 million and supported 1,510 jobs for
Queenslanders in 2017-18.
$61M 1,510
Estimated QPE
jobs for Queenslanders
15 7
productions funded games projects
82%
A total of 18 out of 22 projects (72%) were
Queensland-created projects where IP is held by a
bona fide Queensland entity and/or is creatively driven
QLD-created projects by a Queensland writer, director or producer.
> Celeste
43Production funding by platform and genre in 2017-18 indicates a massive increase in games funding, a
SQ CONTENT INITIATIVES
$1,652,184 was spent on SQ initiatives in 2017-18 with
a further $1,448,883 already allocated for payment in
$1,652,184 shift away from documentary and an uplift in drama feature films:
spent on SQ initiatives
2018-19.
137 teams/projects supported in 2017-18 (+251% on
2016-17 and +125% on 2015-16). 137
teams/projects supported
$3.5m
$3.0m
$3,448,441
$2,970,000
$4.0m
$3.0m $2,755,431
$3,824,000
ABORIGINAL AND TORRES $2.5m $2.5m
STRAIT ISLANDER INITIATIVES $2,065,000 $2,217,768
$530,593 was allocated through the Aboriginal and $2.0m $2.0m
$1,550,000
Torres Strait Islander initiatives budget including
$672,136 $1.5m $1.5m
$124,311.95 allocated for payment in 2018-19.
$1.0m $1.0m
$672,136 allocated in total for Aboriginal and Torres allocated
Strait Islander practitioners in 2017-18 including $500k $354,250 $500k
$141,543 through all other SQ programs for instance,
31
0 0
program production, travel and development. 2017 - 2018 2016 - 2017 2015 - 2016 2014 - 2015 2017 - 2018 2016 - 2017 2015 - 2016 2014 - 2015
31 teams/projects supported in 2017-18. teams/projects supported
Feature film (drama) Broadcast/web series (drama)
$3,448,441 (up 67% on 2016-17, up 16% on 2015-16 $2,755,431 (down 27% on 2016-17, up 25% on
and up 873% on 2014-15). 2015-16 and up 78% on 2014-15).
$2.1m $422,043
$450k
$1.8m $400k
$1,513,626
$1.5m $350k
$1.2m $1,149,897 $300k
$900k $250k
$671,000
$600k $200k
$366,418
$300k $150k
$20,000
0 0
2017 - 2018 2016 - 2017 2015 - 2016 2014 - 2015 2017 - 2018 2016 - 2017
Theatrical/Broadcast (documentary) Games’ Investment
$366,418 (down 68% on 2016-17, down 76% on $422,043 (up 2010% on 2016-17 and not funded
2015-16 and down 45% on 2014-15). through SQ Production Investment in 2016-17).
> Lili
45Essential Media and Entertainment. Emily is the
current recipient of the Lexus Australia Short Film
> sqhub Fellowship.
The sqhub is a new initiative for the 2017-18
Team WIBY – Ben Marrinan, Motze Asher and
year and is a shared space that brings together
Joshua Sanderson
Queensland game developers, digital content
> INVESTING IN makers and screen industry creatives under
a new games studio founded by developers of the
2017 game Mr. Shifty. Team WIBY aims to challenge,
the one roof.
GAME inspire, and have people form connections with one
another.
The sqhub initiative, funded by the
DEVELOPERS Queensland Government through SQ, helps
Anya McNaughton
connect Queensland screen creatives across all
a game artist whose life mission is to bring visual
parts of the screen sector by providing facilities
beauty to exciting and fun projects in the Australian
and a co-working space to help build networks
game industry.
for innovative creators to develop and grow.
In 2017-18, Screen Queensland supported the development of seven Queensland games with an
Zander Hulme
investment of $397,218 via the inaugural SQ Game Development and Marketing Investment initiative. sqhub provides a flexible workspace that
one of Brisbane’s leading game audio designers and
opens doors to greater collaboration and
Queensland is home to a healthy games industry and this new initiative has been designed to support co-founder of Game Audio Brisbane. Specialising
innovation between its screen and game
local developers in creating and marketing high-quality games capable of engaging a local and in dynamic music systems and sound design for
development members whilst easing the
international player base and achieving commercial success. mobile and console games, and best known for his
financial strains placed on many startups,
work on Steppy Pants.
growing companies and individual
All funding is to be matched by the recipients in the form of cash, in-kind or other funding sources.
practitioners.
Lamington Games – David Kilford
SQ received an overwhelmingly large response from local industry to the first round of the new Game a startup games studio focused on building high-
Development and Marketing Investment initiative with over $1.5 million requested from competitive quality games with a keen focus on experiments and
applications. 2Can Media – Sam Weingott and
iteration. Super Drop Land launched globally in 2018.
Sascha Shipley
creates purpose-driven film, photography,
The seven successful teams for 2017-18 are: animation and digital content. Such as the feature
documentary Change Tack and web-series Plushed.
> Toast VR’s Richie’s Plank Experience PSVR
and Vive Focus Cratesmith Game Assembly – Kieran Lord
> Trick Shot Development’s Sky Squadron a game development studio founded by games
industry veterans with a desire to make different
> Cog Studio’s Nightmare VR
kinds of games and to work on emerging platforms.
> Affable Games’ Speaking Simulator
> Screwtape Studios’ Damsel Inside Voice – Aimee Lindorff and
> Lamington Games’ Super Drop Land Sophie Overett
produces original content and critical engagement
> An unannounced game by Team WIBY
across multiple platforms, providing a forum for
women in storytelling and expanding on the ideas
and themes currently at play in the Lady Parts
podcast, an Inside Voice project.
GAME DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING INVESTMENT
The Game Development and Marketing Investment program launched for the first time in January
Dan Vogt
2018 and will have two rounds per year. It shares a budget with Screen Production Investment.
an indie game developer who co-founded, and
helped evolve Halfbrick. Dan is an active mentor,
THE FIRST
and has run a games co-working space and
OF ITS KIND
100%
continues to develop games. His latest release,
$397,218 7 Data Wing, was released in August 2017 and was
a completely solo work. IN THE
in games funding 2017-18 game projects funded Queensland-created
Emily Avila
a director and producer, Emily has worked
AUSTRALIAN
for various Australian production companies
and film festivals including See-Saw Films and
SCREEN
INDUSTRY
47> SHORT FILMS
In 2017-18, Screen Queensland invested $480,000 Comedy > Lavender
in the SQ Shorts Program supporting > Cursed Brittany Blacka (Producer), Henry Boffin (Director/Writer)
12 short films to create opportunities for the Tristan Barr (Producer)
state’s early and mid-career creative talent to Connor Fairclough (Director/Writer)
develop standout stories for the screen.
> Sex and Breeding
The 12 creative teams each received funding Melissa Crabtree (Producer)
of $40,000 per project, along with high-level Loani Arman (Director/Writer)
mentoring and workshops to aid development
and production of their short films. > For a Good Cause
Genevieve Larin (Producer)
SQ Shorts is supporting a range of films that Mary Duong (Producer)
include: Tony Walsh (Director/Writer)
> three ‘edgy’ genre shorts;
> three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander films Genre
on the theme of LOVE; > And the Winner Is
> three horror/ genre shorts; and Danielle Redford (Producer)
> three comedy pilots. Cameron March (Director)
Jordan Lynagh (Writer)
The SQ Shorts Program participants are: Julian Curtis (Writer)
> My Name is Mudju
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander films on the > Lavender DOP Lucas Tomoana, Helen Morrison (Producer), Belinda Miller (Producer), Chantelle Murray (Director/Writer)
theme of Love Brittany Blacka (Producer)
Henry Boffin (Director/Writer)
> My Name is Mudju
Helen Morrison (Producer) > Reformed
Belinda Miller (Producer) Samantha Timms (Director/Writer)
Chantelle Murray (Director/Writer)
Horror
> Walter’s Ghost > Stray
Dena Curtis (Producer) Brenton Pinsent (Producer)
Caden Pearson (Director/Writer) Katherine Chediak Putnam (Writer)
Dean Law (Director/Writer)
> Deserve Desire
Aaron Fa’aoso (Producer) > No Friend in the Forest
Dena Curtis (Executive Producer) Emily Avila (Producer)
Jimi Bani (Director/Writer) Sam Dixon (Director/Writer)
> Here There Be Monsters
Steven Geddes (Producer)
Drew Macdonald (Director/Writer)
> Walters Ghost crew
Dena Curtis (Producer), Caden Pearson (Director/Writer)
49> SCREEN
CULTURE Screen Queensland is committed to building a dynamic and vibrant screen culture in Queensland and
celebrating the art of filmmaking.
2017-18
In the 2017-18 Financial Year, SQ’s Screen Culture Funding Program provided funding totalling $1,485,500
and going to 36 festivals and screen culture related events.
Screen Culture Funding 2017-18 Round 1
Festival Location Funding
Australian Film Industry and AACTA programming Gold Coast, Brisbane $120,000 over two years
($60,000 per year)
Animation Alliance Australia Presents Brisbane, Cairns $3,000 Screen Culture Funding 2017-18 Round 2
APSA 2017 and APSA 2018 Brisbane $600,000 over two years
($300,000 per year) Festival Location Funding
Australian International Movie Convention Gold Coast $15,000 Access All Areas Film Festival Gold Coast, Brisbane $5,000
Brisbane Festival film program Brisbane $20,000 Alliance Francais French Film Festival Brisbane $4,000
Brisbane International Film Festival 2017 Brisbane $250,000 Australian International Documentary Conference Melbourne* $20,000
Brisbane Short Film Festival Brisbane In kind support *a national marketplace ($10,000 per year)
for industry and broadcasters
Caloundra Film Festival Caloundra, Moffat Beach $3,500
Brisbane Backyard Film Festival Brisbane $3,000
Capricorn Film Festival Gladstone $6,000
Brisbane Queer Film Festival Brisbane $8,000
Game On GO423 Festival Brisbane $4,000
Capricorn CAPS Short Film Festival Rockhampton $5,000
Gold Coast Film Festival 2018 and 2019 Gold Coast $300,000 over two festivals
($150,000 per festival) Flickerfest Short Film Festival – Queensland Tour Brisbane, Noosa, Gold Coast, $6,000
Toowoomba, Nambour,
Great Barrier Reef Film Festival Magnetic Island $4,000 Mackay, Townsville, Cairns,
Heart of Gold International Film Festival 2017 Gympie $7,500 Whitsundays and Maryborough
Iranian Film Festival Brisbane $4,000 Immersive Event Lab and Festival Experience Brisbane $6,000
Mackay International Film Festival 2017 Mackay $2,000 Solid Screen FNQ $4,000
Monster Fest Travelling SideShow Cairns $5,000 Sunscreenings Gold Coast $6,000
Noosa International Film Festival Noosa $4,000 Sunshine Coast Surf Film Festival Caloundra $4,000
Noosa Surf Film Festival Noosa $2,500 Transitions Film Festival Brisbane $4,000
Port Shorts Film Festival Port Douglas $5,000 West End Film Festival Brisbane $6,000
Queensland Film Festival Brisbane $4,000 Total $81,000
Queensland Touring Film Festival Charters Towers, Ingham, $15,000
Cloncurry, Dajarra, Dalby
and Currumbin
Screen Forever Melbourne $10,000
Travelling Film Festival Toowoomba, Bundaberg, $20,000
Mackay, Rockhampton,
Cairns, Townsville, Nambour
Total $1,404,500
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