Funding Approvals
IN THE ARCHIVE
2022-2023 Production funding

June 2023

PRODUCTION ENHANCEMENT

HE AIN’T HEAVY
No Labels Pty Ltd
Genre Drama, Thriller
Writer/Director David Vincent Smith
Producer Jess Parker
Executive Producer Kristina Ceyton
Distributor Bonsai Films
International Sales TBA
Synopsis A desperate woman kidnaps and enforces rehab on her violent brother in a last-ditch effort to save their lives.

June 2023

THE FOX
Causeway Films
Genre Dark Comedy
Writer/Director Dario Russo
Producers Samantha Jennings, Kristina Ceyton 
Distributor Madman Entertainment
International Sales Protagonist
Synopsis In the misty Adelaide Hills, a cuckolded fiancé is goaded by a fox into taking drastic action to save his relationship, but the result leaves his bride more feral than he expected.

INSIDE
Fantale Films Pty Ltd
Genre Crime, Thriller, Coming of Age
Writer/Director Charles Williams
Producers Marian Macgowan, Kate Glover
Distributor Bonsai
International Sales Goodfellas (Wild Bunch)
Synopsis When a soon to be paroled inmate manipulates a guilt-ridden juvenile into murdering Australia’s most despised criminal, a transformative paternal love triangle forms.

AN IDEAL WIFE
Wheelhouse Productions
Genre Drama, Biographical
Director Sophie Hyde
Writers Sophie Hyde, Matthew Cormack, Claire Barré
Producers Matthew Gledhill, Olivier Delbosc, Chris Curling, Sophie Hyde
Distributor TBA
International Sales Embankment
Synopsis The story of Constance Lloyd, whose decision to face up to the homosexuality of her husband – the inimitable Oscar Wilde - leads to her own sexual awakening and helps her to face her chronic physical pain.
Funding for this project was revoked in December 2023.

MAY 2023

BIRTHRIGHT    
Rush Films Pty Ltd
Genre Black Comedy
Director Zoe Pepper
Producer Cody Greenwood
Executive Producer John Maynard
Distributor Madman Entertainment
International Sales TBA
Synopsis After losing his job and getting evicted from his rental Cory and his pregnant wife are forced to move in with his parents. As their stay extends, Cory fixates on his parents’ wealth and decides the only way to achieve the success he always imagined, is to do something unimaginable.

WIND CATCHER
1 x 90 mins
Unless Pictures Pty Ltd and Every Cloud Productions Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Drama, Family
Director Tanith Glynn-Maloney
Writer Boyd Quakawoot
Producers Meg O'Connell, Drew Grove
Broadcaster Stan
International Sales Australian Children’s Television Foundation
Synopsis A smart mouthed ten-year-old Aboriginal boy and his ragtag group of friends struggle to defeat a pack of racist bullies at the school athletics carnival and finally become the heroes of their own story.

April 2023

RUNT
See Pictures Pty Ltd
Genre Family
Director John Sheedy
Writer Craig Silvey
Producer Jamie Hilton
Associate Producer Jessy Rolleston Palmer
Distributor Studiocanal Australia and New Zealand
International Sales Studiocanal
Synopsis In the country town of Upson Downs, ten-year-old Annie Shearer and her best friend, an adopted stray dog called Runt, try to save their family’s farm by winning the Agility Course Championship at the Krumpets Dog Show in London.

FEBRUARY 2023

MY MELBOURNE
Mind Blowing Entertainment
Genre Comedy, Drama
Directors Kabir Khan, Rima Das, Imtiaz Ali, Onir, Puneet Gulati, Samira Cox, Tammy Yang, William Duan
Writers William Duan, Samira Cox, Monique Nair, Nazifa Amiri, Shivangi Bhowmick
Producers Mitu Bhowmick Lange, Leanne Tonkes
Distributor Mind Blowing Films
International Sales TBA
Synopsis An anthology of four stories about diversity and inclusivity based on authentic multicultural migrant experiences in one feature film - My Melbourne.

DECEMBER 2022

WHALE SHARK JACK
Cottesloe Films & Southern Light Films
Genre Family
Directors Miranda Edmonds, Khrob Edmonds
Writer Kathryn Lefroy
Producers Timothy White, Miranda Edmonds, Kelvin Munro, Philip Wade
Executive Producers Bernadette O’Mahony, John Wade, Jack Christian, D.J. McPherson, Chris Beale
Synopsis: A heart-warming story about family, friendship, and the natural world, as a young girl comes to terms with the loss of her mother by embarking on a risky mission to save her best friend, a whale shark named Jack.
Funding for this project was revoked in April 2024.

NOVEMBER 2022

THE ROOSTER
Don't Crow! Pty Ltd
Genre Drama, Mystery
Director Mark Leonard Winter
Producers MahVeen Shahraki, Geraldine Hakewill
Distributor Bonsai Films
International Sales TBA
Synopsis When the body of his oldest friend is found buried in a shallow grave, Dan, a small-town cop, seeks answers from a volatile hermit who was the last person to see his friend alive.

AUGUST 2022

DRONE RACERS
WBMC
Genre Family
Director Alison James
Writer Jules Duncan
Producers Janelle Landers, Jessica Mitchell, Aidan O'Bryan, James Grandison
Distributor Universal
International Sales Universal
Synopsis An unruly tween discovers her talent for the fun, futuristic sport of drone racing and, working with her tech-nerd cousin, takes her mad new skills from the beaches, bush and burbs of their outback town, all the way to the world championships.

AUDREY
Invisible Republic Pty Ltd & Orange Entertainment Co
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Natalie Bailey
Writer Lou Sanz
Producers Michael Wrenn, Dan Lake, Shannon Wilson-McClinton, Diya Eid
Executive Producer Kurt Royan, Roxana McMallan
Distributor Rialto Films
International Sales Bankside Films
Synopsis Self-appointed Mother of the Year, Ronnie has given her daughter Audrey everything, so when Audrey selfishly falls into a coma, Ronnie has no choice but to keep their dreams alive by assuming her identity.

FEAR BELOW
Bronte Pictures Pty Ltd
Genre Action adventure, Thriller, Crime
Director Matthew Holmes
Writer Gregory Moss
Producers Blake Northfield, Michael Favelle
Executive Producers Sandra Tahmasby, Clement Dunn
Distributor Studio Canal
International Sales Odin’s Eye Entertainment
Synopsis A team of professional divers hired to locate a sunken car from a river are thwarted by a deadly bull shark. When they discover they are working for ruthless criminals trying to recover their stolen gold bullion, their situation becomes even more dangerous.

STING
Sting Productions
Genre Horror, Thriller
Director Kiah Roache-Turner
Producers Jamie Hilton, Michael Pontin, Chris Brown
Distributor Studio Canal
International Sales Cornerstone
Synopsis Charlotte, a lonely little girl finds a tiny pet spider that begins to grow into something monstrous and soon threatens her entire family.

A SAVAGE CHRISTMAS
Roaring Entertainment Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Madeleine Dyer
Writers Madeleine Dyer, Daniel Mulvihill, Max Jahufer
Producers Daniel Mulvihill, Ben McNeill, Madeleine Dyer
Executive Producers Jonathan Page, Jason Byrne, Susie Montague, Tracey Robertson, Stephen Corvini
Distributor Bonsai Films
International Sales Odin’s Eye Entertainment
Synopsis After years of estrangement, trans woman Davina Savage returns home for Christmas with her new boyfriend. Expecting her transition to be the focus, it’s instead overshadowed by family secrets and lies which threaten not only their lives - but another Christmas lunch.