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Upcoming Production Report June 2018

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 4/06/2018

100 Days to Victory: How The Great War Was WonLength Series

Content DocumentaryGenres

Producer Andrea Quesnelle, Julie BristowDirector Don Featherstone

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 116Synopsis The exciting story of how Australia and its allies turned the tide in the final months of

1918 to win the Great War.Status Post-ProductionState

Production company Australian Sales Contact

International Sales Contact

35 Serial Killers the World Wants to ForgetLength Series


Producer Ray PedrettiDirector

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 780Synopsis ‘35 Serial Killers the World Wants to Forget’ will use file vision, re-enactments witness

accounts, interviews with experts, friends, family, and people who just may have metthem once, to create stories that investigate the mind and actions of serial killers. Theseries does not glamourise the killers, instead it will give us an understanding of why,why some people in society do kill, and why others see this as a fascination.

Status ProductionState

Production company Blizzard Road Productions Australian Sales Contact

International Sales ContactABC Content Sales Phone: 02 8333 1500

1Source: Screen Australia ScreenTitles Database ( 4 June 2018 )

Upcoming Productions as at 4/06/2018 Cont.

72 Dangerous Animals AsiaLength Series


ProducerDirector

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 720Synopsis Home to millions of people, and a destination for holidaymakers around the world, 72

Dangerous Animals Asia gets up close with those creatures you wouldn’t want to meeton your next vacation.


Production company Showrunner Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 08 9210 9500


All My Friends Are ExtremistsLength Series


Producer Karla Burt, John SafranDirector Ben Timony

Writer Laura Waters, John SafranCast

Duration (mins) 144Synopsis How do normal people fall under the spell of extremism? John Safran helps viewers

understand extremists in this increasingly extreme world.Status Pre-ProductionState

Production company Racer Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 03 8527 2100


Attention WarsLength Single-episode


Producer Margie BryantDirector Kirk Marcolina

Writer Margie BryantCast

Duration (mins) 52Synopsis Presented by Vanessa Hill, a tech loving sceptic, who examines the claim that the big

tech companies who virtually own the Internet are making billions by enabling the largest,most standardised and most centralised form of attention control in human history.

Status Pre-ProductionState

Production company Serendipity Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9332 1049




Aussie Salvage SquadLength Series


Producer Ash Dunn, Colin ThruppDirector Craig Graham

Writer Craig Graham, Colin ThruppCast

Duration (mins) 336Synopsis AUSSIE SALVAGE SQUAD explores the high-stakes work of the men and women of

Geographe Marine Salvage and Rescue (MSR) - they are our narrators and throughthem we’re drawn into the world of cyclone induced marine salvage and rescue. Wecapture action as it happens and real-life stories as they naturally unfold. And everysalvage operation comes with time-critical jeopardy and natural adversaries, includingequipment failures, the weather, the tides, marine life and environmental hazards.

Status ProductionState QLD

Production company Fredbird CDK Pty Limited Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9818 1855


Australia in ColourLength Series


Producer Jo-anne McGowanDirector Lisa Matthews, Alec Morgan

Writer Lisa Matthews, Alec MorganCast

Duration (mins) 204Synopsis The four-part series will take a look at pivotal moments in our nation’s history from 1900

– 1970, using cutting-edge technology to colourise black and white archival footage.Decade by decade the story of Australia, its people and culture will be given new life andshown in vibrant colour for the first time.

Status Post-ProductionState

Production company Stranger Than Fiction Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact




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

Batavia RevealedLength Short


Producer Ed Punchard, Julia RedwoodDirector Eliot Buchan

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 52Synopsis A riveting tale of the most comprehensive archaeological expedition ever, into one of the

earliest chapters of Australia’s European history. A team of world leading forensic andarchaeological experts is on a scientific quest to uncover the finite details of a historicalreal life Lord of the Flies event, a terrifying story of mutiny, madness and murder on adesert island. The modern day excavation of the victims gravesites allows BataviaRevealed to give an unparalleled insight into one of the world's most horrifying shipwreckstories of all time – the 17th century Dutch Ship, the Batavia.


Production company Prospero Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 08 9336 6006




Beautiful Minds: Agents of Change, TheLength Feature


Producer Greer SimpkinDirector Ili Bare

Writer Ili BareCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis The untold story of women fighting to tip the gender balance in Science, Technology,

Engineering and Maths exposes confronting truths about the absence of women inleadership – it’s 2018, but how far have we really come? Beautiful Minds charts theintrepid and intimate struggles of women whose inspiring stories are rarely told onscreen.

Status Post-ProductionState NSW

Production company Glacial Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

International Sales ContactDark Matter Media Pty LtdDark Matter Media Pty Ltd

BETTONGS - Nature's Ecological EngineersLength Feature

Content DocumentaryGenres Environment & Conservation, Science, Science &

ProducerDirector Alberto Vale, June Vale

Writer Alberto ValeCast

Duration (mins) 60Synopsis These rarely seen and least known small potoroid marsupials are restricted to some

areas of mixed open Eucalyptus woodlands, arid lands and Allocasuarina forestsbordering different forested areas in Australia. Solitary and restricted to a nocturnalforaging life, it spends the day in a well concealed nest constructed at the base a tree orwithin a clump of grass or a hole or tunnel excavated into the ground. With a veryexpensive diet of fungal truffles, roots and tubers, bettongs are secretly known as ‘soilengineers’ working in harmony with Australia’s fragile soils that are thin and poor withnutrients in many places. Their once abundant presence in their thousands helped turnand work the soil over, dig in leaf litter, aerate the soil and allow water to penetrate, andspread seeds. Find out their quirkiest traits, their reciprocal environmental benefits andtheir quality of life as we take you on the journey: Bettongs, Nature's EcologicalEngineers.

Status Post-ProductionState QLD

Production company WildCam Australia Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 07 4057 6272




Blue Water EmpireLength Series

Content DocudramaGenres

Producer Aaron Fa'aoso, David Jowsey, Greer SimpkinDirector Steven McGregor

Writer Aaron Fa'aoso, Steven McGregor, John SingeCast Mariana Babia

Cedric WaiaFred GelaLillian Passi

Duration (mins) 171Synopsis A dramatised documentary series on the unique and astonishing history of the Torres

Strait Islands.Status Post-ProductionState QLD

Production company Bunya Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9130 6542


Botswana Orphan ProjectLength Feature

Content DocumentaryGenres Cultures - International, Social contemporary, Social Issues &

Producer Lillian YauDirector Lillian Yau

Writer Lillian YauCast Ryan Williams, Darren Sawyer, Mrs James, Boitumelo, Mrs. Sariford

Duration (mins) 60Synopsis We all want to change the world, but how many of us actually do? Ryan Williams is one

of the inspiring few. Young, intelligent and driven, he has dedicated his life to creatinghomes and hope for some special young children.

Status Post-ProductionState VIC

Production company Lillian’s Avenue Production Australian Sales Contact

International Sales ContactLillian’s Avenue Production

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




Colour of Love, TheLength Feature


Producer Stuart ScowcroftDirector Emma Macey-Storch

Writer Emma Macey-StorchCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis THE COLOUR OF LOVE is an unexpectedly uplifting film that highlights the global

campaign to end violence against women in all cultures and in all forms. It is also a rareinsight into the heart of the Indian community on this vitally important issue.


Production company Some Kind Of Squirrel Productions Ltd Australian Sales Contact


Cult of the Family, TheLength Series


Producer Anna GrieveDirector Rosie Jones

Writer Rosie JonesCast

Duration (mins) 171Synopsis A three part investigation into the rise and fallout of an insidious cult led by the

charismatic Anne Hamilton-Byrne..Status Post-ProductionState

Production company Church Street Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 03 8844 9499


Death ArtLength Short


Producer Julia PetersDirector Sascha Ettinger-Epstein

Writer Sascha Ettinger-EpsteinCast

Duration (mins) 58Synopsis One woman’s journey to explore what it means to use the human dead body in artwork.


Production company Ruby Girl Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: +61 414458343




Don't Stop the MusicLength Series


Producer Celia TaitDirector Steve Westh

Writer Katrina TudorCast

Duration (mins) 180Synopsis Don't Stop the Music! follows the transformation of teachers and children at a primary

school when music is introduced.Status Post-ProductionState

Production company Artemis International Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 08 9228 2852


Drain the OceansLength Series


Producer Crispin SadlerDirector

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 480Synopsis DRAIN THE OCEANS makes the invisible, visible. Imagine you could pull a plug and

drain the ocean. Turn the seafloor into dry land. Reveal sunken cities, shipwrecks andthe amazing natural wonders of the deep. That’s the heart of what we do in DRAIN THEOCEANS. From the China Seas to the Mediterranean, and from the Gulf of Mexico to thePacific Rim, we employ a brand new process, developed by a Hollywood movie studio, totransform sophisticated seafloor scanning data into exciting 3D visuals.


Production company Electric Pictures Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 20 7636 1231


Fight, TheLength Feature


Producer Daniel Fallshaw, Violeta AyalaDirector Daniel Fallshaw, Violeta Ayala

Writer Violeta AyalaCast

Duration (mins) 80Synopsis What happens when people with disabilities in Bolivia have to fight for their survival? The

Fight is a film about the collective willpower of the most vulnerable fighting against themost powerful.


Production company UNF Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9365 7321




Filthy Rich and Homeless series 2Length Series


Producer Darren Dale, Jacob HickeyDirector Dylan Blowen, Hugh Piper, Kalita Corrigan, Timothy Joel Green, Benjamin Pederick,

Writer Jacob HickeyCast

Duration (mins) 153Synopsis With the gap between the haves and the have-nots ever widening, we take high profile

Australians and for ten days and nights immerse them into the world of homelessness.From sleeping rough on the streets, to living in emergency accommodation, to movinginto temporary accommodation…The group discovers what it’s like to go from havingeverything to not knowing where they’ll be staying from one night to the next.


Production company Blackfella Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9380 4000


Go Back to Where You Came From series 4 (Live)Length Series


Producer Toni MaloneDirector

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 180Synopsis In one of the most ambitious television events in broadcasting history, Go Back Live will

present a dynamic snapshot of the global refugee crisis by following refugee narratives inreal time over three consecutive nights as a live documentary.


Production company Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9217 2200


Gunnery, The - WoolloomoollooLength Feature


Producer Ellenor CoxDirector Marcus Gillezeau

Writer Ellenor CoxCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis






Happy Sad ManLength Feature


Producer Rebecca Barry, Genevieve BaileyDirector Genevieve Bailey

Writer Genevieve BaileyCast

Duration (mins) 85Synopsis Happy sad man explores male relationships to emotion and expression. Through intimate

portraits, a diverse range of men will share their stories, their passions, their anxietiesand the challenges they face in expressing themselves as a man in today’s world.Images of men often fall into simplistic categories - 'manly' bloke, metrosexual, boofhead,old fella. These rarely reflect the complex inner lives of males, making it harder for mento articulate feelings when they fall outside of that narrow scope. Happy Sad Man givesvoice to the complexity that is 21st century masculinity, in all its joy and despair. Thisdocumentary will encourage understanding, reflection, self expression, social impact,outreach and happiness.


Production company Proud Mother Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact


Horrors, TheLength Series


Producer Rob InnesDirector Rob Innes, Scott Brennan

Writer Scott BrennanCast

Duration (mins) 60Synopsis The Horrors is a risk-taking documentary series that examines the common themes of

Australian life, by retelling the true stories of when things go horribly wrong in creativeand innovative ways.


Production company Mashup Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 03 9080 4521




Impossible PlanetLength Series


Producer Briege WhiteheadDirector

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 528Synopsis Unravelling the mysteries of the most unbelievable natural phenomena on Earth.




Inside the SwarmLength Feature


Producer Ben McneillDirector Mark Lewis

Writer Mark Lewis, Peta AyersCast

Duration (mins) 85Synopsis It is an extraordinary spectacle when animals and insects come together in inconceivable

numbers: sometimes in the millions, billions, and even trillions. From hordes of rats to thesky ballet of starlings, and then lots of ants, locusts, rabbits, bees, and beetles inbetween - swarms can be both chilling and beautiful. When these animal swarms gather,a super-organism is created and the individual intelligence is superseded by a groupconsciousness that shares information and moves with a single purpose for the benefit ofall. Unfortunately, the benefit to all does not necessarily mean of benefit to the planet - orits human occupants.


Production company Radio Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 6684 6884


Islam and The Future of ToleranceLength Feature


Producer Suzi Jamil, Aaron LouisDirector Jay Shapiro, Desh Amila

Writer Jay Shapiro, Desh AmilaCast

Duration (mins) 83Synopsis An atheist philosopher and former Islamist turned reformed Muslim clash over one of the

most controversial topics of our time. They take this conversation public in hopes ofchanging the global conversation






KidsLength Feature


Producer Sophie Hyde, Rachel Edwardson, Larissa BehrendtDirector Maya Newell

WriterCast Dujuan, Carol, Megan, Colin, Clevone

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis Set in Mparntwe Alice Springs, Kids is an observational feature documentary following

ten-year-old Dujuan both in and beyond the school gates as he navigates the culturaldivide in education, offering a chance to see learning and success in a new light.


Production company Kids Film Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 08 8394 2535


Last Of The FuriousLength Feature

Content DocumentaryGenres Cultures - Australian, History & Politics - Australian, Sports &

Producer Daniel Hamilton, Timothy Whittington, Markus StrackDirector Jon Brooks

Writer Jon BrooksCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis Last of the Furious explores the link between the Australian identity, the humble family

car and motor racing, set against the backdrop of a little known political scandal of the1970s – the Super Car Scare – from which the film takes its name. The film is also astory of rebirth and hope, shining a light on the communities trying to keep automanufacturing in Australia alive and thriving.


Production company Grease Monkey Media Australian Sales Contact


Leunig: A Tale in 16 PartsLength Feature


Producer Philippa CampeyDirector Kasimir Burgess

Writer Kasimir BurgessCast Michael Leunig

Duration (mins) 85Synopsis With an anarchic and life-affirming heart, this documentary feature celebrates self-

expression, friendship, life and death, and the power of the imagination to ignite, enrage,heal and inspire. With exclusive, intimate access to Michael Leunig - one of Australia’smost renowned artists - we reveal the man behind the household name.


Production company Film Camp Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact




Little JoeLength Series


Producer Katrina McGowanDirector David Ratner

Writer David RatnerCast

Duration (mins) 96Synopsis Joseph El Azzi with his unique voice and remarkable stories offers us a voyeuristic

insight into his world and the grinding gears of a debt dependant society, through theeyes of a guy who grew up, and is now a fixture in the infamous crime belt of the westernsuburbs of Sydney. Little Joe is an Australian story that can play on a global stage.


Production company Ratner&Co Australian Sales Contact


Magical Land of Oz, TheLength Series


ProducerDirector Tosca Looby

Writer Tosca LoobyCast

Duration (mins) 171Synopsis Shaped by a distinctive climate and years of isolation, Australia has more unique,

endemic species than most other countries on earth. We tell the stories of this alienworld; from the exotic creatures that call this strange land their home to the jaw-droppinggeography and geology more evocative of a far-away planet than Mother Earth.


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

Phone: 02 9331 7334


Mission: WhalesongLength Short


Producer Ed Punchard, Julia RedwoodDirector Russell Vines

Writer Russell VinesCast

Duration (mins) 45Synopsis Mission Whale Song travels to a far flung corner of the Indian Ocean to unlock the

mysteries surrounding the largest creature on the Planet... the Blue Whale.Status Post-ProductionState

Production company Prospero Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 08 9336 6006




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

Content DocumentaryGenres Art and culture

Producer Daniel Palisa, Andrew LeavoldDirector Daniel Palisa, Andrew Leavold

WriterCast

Duration (mins)Synopsis 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 Family SecretLength Series


Producer Claire ForsterDirector Steven Peddie

Writer Steven PeddieCast

Duration (mins) 153Synopsis My Family Secret helps Australians uncover hidden truths that help redefine who they

are with a certainty they've never had before.Status Post-ProductionState



Mystify: Michael HutchenceLength Feature


Producer Richard Lowenstein, Maya Gnyp, John Battsek, Sue MurrayDirector Richard Lowenstein

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 100Synopsis World famous performer and singer, Michael Hutchence, was a complex and shy man

who spent the bulk of his life in the public eye. Unique archival footage and recollectionsof friends, lovers, band-members, family, collaborators and Hutchence himself, paint atrajectory from troubled family background, up to the peaks of rock ‘n roll stardom, anddown to the depths of the depressed and addicted person he became after an accidentcaused him to lose his sense of smell and taste, effecting on his mental health and hisability to deal with his unravelling personal and professional life.


Production company Ghost Pictures Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 03 9534 3100

International Sales ContactMadman Entertainment Pty Ltd Phone: 03 9261 9200Dogwoof Phone: +44(0)20 7831 7252



Nolan - The Man and the MythLength Single-episode


Producer Lavinia RiachiDirector Sally Aitken

Writer Sally AitkenCast Jinx Nolan. Edmund Capon, Barry Pearce

Duration (mins) 59Synopsis Sidney Nolan is unquestionably one of the best- known names in the history of modern

Australian art. His images are iconic, treasures of the Australian visual language.Everyone feels they know ‘Sid Nolan' but there’s more to the man than the public image.This film will explore and celebrate the artist and the man, going well beyond his earlyyears to his stellar international career and all the success and turmoil that came with it.


Production company Flaming Star Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 03 9419 8097


Operations from the BottomLength Short


Producer Tom ZubryckiDirector Gemma Quilty

Writer Gemma QuiltyCast

Duration (mins) 20Synopsis In South Western Sydney, Alex - a dynamic young entrepreneur from Sierra Leone

launches a party business from his bedroom with his close-knit group of friends. Theirdream is to host the biggest parties in Western Sydney. Inspired by the idea, he formsOFTB - Operations from the Bottom.


Production company JOTZ Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact


Outback BrothersLength Series


ProducerDirector

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 240Synopsis 3 Outback brothers, all paramedics, on a bold and personal mission to build a sanctuary

in Alice Springs.Status ProductionState

Production company sfyc Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 08 8953 6161




Power MarysLength Feature


Producer Madeleine Hetherton, Rebecca Barry, Joanna LesterDirector Joanna Lester

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 75Synopsis Power Marys follows Papua New Guinea’s first national women’s rugby league team, the

PNG Orchids, on their journey to the 2017 World Cup in Australia as they prepare to faceworld champions, the Australian Jillaroos. These trailblazers must beat not only thesporting competition, but also intense prejudice, a lack of funding, and their own personaldemons to reach their biggest stage yet.


Production company Media Stockade Two Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact


PubLength Feature


Producer Daniel Palisa, 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




Rottnest and the Mystery IslandsLength Series


Producer Jodie De BarrosDirector Peter Moers, Leighton De Barros

Writer Peter Moers, Jonathan Rowdon, Leighton De BarrosCast

Duration (mins) 100Synopsis Like the Galapagos Islands, Rottnest and the Mystery Islands of Western Australia hold

secrets that defy reason. Only now will they be revealed with an exclusive and intimatelook at the inhabitants and those intertwined in their lives on the islands and in thefringing ocean. For the first time in the world we film the entire life-cycle of the mysteriousQuokka, the Little Penguin and the Tiger snake, using the latest filming equipment andtechniques.


Production company Sea Dog TV International Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 08 9246 5083


Royals Down Under, TheLength Series


Producer Bernice ToniDirector Bernice Toni

Writer Bernice ToniCast

Duration (mins) 114Synopsis ‘The Royals Down Under’ is the tumultuous account of Australia’s ever-changing

relationship with the British Royals, from the days of the First Fleet to the meteoric rise ofthe young royals. It’s a story of tension, high emotion and divided loyalties. Australia’sties to the monarchy have outlived assassination attempts, the controversy of theDismissal, a succession of salacious royal scandals and the push-pull of republicanism.In Australia, support for the Monarchy is at an all time high, especially among the young -the new generation of royals holds the promise of continuity, accessibility and celebrity.From the low point of Diana’s tragic end to the turbo-charged appeal of her boys andtheir famous partners, from the outpourings of national affection during early the royaltours to the repeated calls for Australians to assert their full independence, this is a storythat goes to the heart of both our national identity and the constitution.


Production company Fredbird CDK Pty Limited Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9818 1855




Secret Life of 4 year olds, TheLength Series


Producer Emily Griggs, Niamh LinnieDirector Kate Douglas-Walker

Writer Basia BonkowskiCast

Duration (mins) 230Synopsis An illuminating documentary series, revealing the secret world of 4 and 5 year olds, at a

pivotal age of their development.Status Post-ProductionState

Production company Screentime Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9439 4911


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 ProductionState

Production company Eyeline Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact




StorykeepersLength Short


Producer Jon Staley, Bessie ByrneDirector Hayden Layton

Writer Hayden Layton, Bessie ByrneCast

Duration (mins) 30Synopsis Storykeepers is a celebration of the extraordinary Boori Pryor who

throughout his life has risen against the odds to become a celebratedstoryteller. Growing up as a barefoot Aboriginal kid in Townsville, Booriwas asked by a teacher what he wanted to do when he grew up - ‘stayalive’ he responded. When his brother Paul took his own life, Boori castaside his own anguish to take on the work his brother had started as acultural performer and teacher.




Suzi QLength Feature


Producer Tait BradyDirector Liam Firmager

Writer Liam FirmagerCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis Exploring the life and influence of rocker Suzi Quatro, who sold over 55 million record

worldwide, her life and legacy as a trailblazing woman in music. The film also exploresthe sibling rivalries which still simmer with her sisters, whose band she left behind as ateenager to pursue her solo career.


Production company Jason Byrne Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 03 9687 2161




That Pet Food FilmLength Feature


Producer Jo-anne McGowanDirector Jo-Anne Brechin

Writer Jo-Anne BrechinCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis Bone to Pick is That Sugar Film or Super Size Me for your cat and dog, it will forever

change the way you think about what you feed your pet.Status Post-ProductionState

Production company Stranger Than Fiction Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact


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,




Tiger on the RocksLength Feature


Producer Pat Fiske, Cathy VasseleuDirector Cathy Vasseleu

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 60Synopsis A one-hour documentary seeks out the life-story of the Thylacines that lived throughout

the continent for millions of years before that. It draws on Aboriginal Australian accounts,including rock paintings and stories from northern Australia. Memories of the species arerevived through animations based on these paintings and stories, in conjunction withextraordinary fossil discoveries, archival footage and historical records.






WayneLength Feature


Producer Matthew Metcalf, Fraser BrownDirector Jeremy Sims

Writer Jeremy Sims, Matthew MetcalfCast Wayne Gardner

Duration (mins) 95Synopsis A classic hero’s journey, ‘rags to riches’ David and Goliath story of the underdog’s

transformation and victory, WAYNE tells the incredible true story of a kid fromWollongong that no one believed in and who grew into a hero who would define an erafor Australians. It is a journey that will remind us all what it feels like to climb a mountain,win a race or achieve our own individual dreams – all through the medium of the mostdangerous and visually arresting sport on the planet – Grand Prix Motorcycle Racing.


Production company GFC/Fightertown Australia Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9231 8673

International Sales ContactTransmission Films Pty Ltd Phone: 02 8333 9000

White LightLength Feature


Producer George Gittoes, Hellen RoseDirector George Gittoes

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis White Light is about child soldiers used as gang hitmen, not in the Democratic Republic

of the Congo but in the poor communities of the USA, and how their violent acts arecelebrated in the rap lyrics of street poets.


Production company Gittoes Films Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9597 2436


Wildest River in the World, TheLength Series


ProducerDirector Martin Baker

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 150Synopsis A blue chip cinematic ride along the mighty Kinabatangan River. Discover dragon lizards,

howling gibbons and king cobras among other mysteries of the Borneo jungle.Status ProductionState

Production company WildBear Entertainment Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 07 3891 7779

International Sales Contact ZDF Enterprises Phone: 61 3199 1247



Women of The IslandLength Series


Producer Lara Van Raay, Rebecca Thomson, Ninna MillikinDirector Lara Van Raay, Ninna Millikin

WriterCast

Duration (mins) 160Synopsis Women of the Island is a documentary web-series telling the untold and inspiring stories

of the women who inhabit the island of Tasmania. Each 5-8 minute episode will feature adifferent story as diverse, complex and interesting as the women themselves.




Working Class BoyLength Feature


Producer Toni MaloneDirector Mark Joffe

Writer Mark Joffe, Jimmy BarnesCast

Duration (mins) 90Synopsis Working Class Boy is the unflinching story of Jimmy Barnes – from childhood survival in

the slums of Glasgow to the forlorn immigrant suburbs of Australia, to the day he isasked to join a band and finds his escape with Cold Chisel. A powerful & confrontingcoming-of-age tale ripped with poverty, alcoholism, domestic violence and abuse. Rawand compassionate, this is how a wild cheeky kid from the mean streets of Scotland andSouth Australia was saved by rock n roll ... only to have it nearly destroy him.


Production company Cordell Jigsaw Productions Pty Ltd Australian Sales Contact

Phone: 02 9326 9922



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