Funding Approvals
IN THE ARCHIVE
2020-2021 ONLINE production

2 STREET 2 RACER
6 x 5 mins
One Stone Pictures Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy
Writer/Directors Dylan Hesp, Michael O'Neill
Producer Georgie Lewin
Executive Producer Nathan Earl
Platform YouTube
Synopsis Eighteen year old Taylor James is back, determined to cement his street racing legacy on Launceston’s infamous blockie route.

CLOCKWORK
6 x 8 mins
Truce Films Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy
Directors Nina Oyama, Nicholas Clifford
Writers Nick Melin, Nina Oyama, Vidya Rajan, Deirdre Fidge, Amberly Cull
Producers Jim Wright, Emma Roberts, Elise Trenorden
Platform Facebook
Synopsis A satirical web-series set in the newsroom of Australia’s 6th most influential online pop culture magazine.

THE FORMAL SERIES 2 & 3
20 x 1 min
SLAG Productions Pty Ltd
Genre Romantic comedy
Directors Monique Terry, Hannah Rae Meegan, Abby Gallaway
Writers Monique Terry, Hannah Rae Meegan
Producer Sarah Lang
Platform TikTok
Synopsis A schoolyard mockumentary series following two very different girls as they plan the biggest night of the year, nay, the biggest night of their lives. The Year 12 Formal. While Monique feels pressure to plan the perfect night, Hannah can’t help focusing only on her developing crush on Monique.

A BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO GRIEF
1 x 60 mins / 6 x 10 mins 
KOJO Studios Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Renée Mao
Writer Anna Lindner
Producer Julie Byrne
Executive Producer Linda Ujuk
Platform SBS On Demand
Synopsis A once hot-mess, now just a mess, Harriet is about to learn that grief gives zero f*cks about playing by the rules, but soon, neither will she.

KANGAROO BEACH SPECIAL
1 x 22 mins Summer Special, 4 x 1 min Mockumentary Shorts, 2 x 2 min Music Videos
Cheeky Little Media Pty Ltd
Genre Action adventure, Animation
Directors David Webster, Steve Moltzen, Stephanie Davidson 
Writer & Creator Tim Bain
Producer Celine Goetz
Executive Producer Patrick Egerton
Platform ABC iview
Synopsis Welcome to sun-soaked Kangaroo Beach, summer home to best friends Pounce, Frizzy, Neville and Gemma, four super-keen cadets training to be junior lifeguards.

FIRST DAY SEASON 2
4 x 24 mins
Epic Films Pty Ltd in association with KOJO Studios 
Genre Drama
Director Julie Kalceff
Writers Julie Kalceff, Eloise Brook, Martine Delaney
Producers Kirsty Stark, Kate Butler
Platform ABC iview
Synopsis Transgender student Hannah Bradford faces new challenges in her second year at Hillview High.

GINGER & THE VEGESAURS
20 x 5 mins
Cheeky Little Media Pty Ltd
Genre Childrens, Animation
Creators Gary Eck, Nick O'Sullivan
Writers Gary Eck, Sam Carroll, Charlotte Rose Hamlyn 
Producer Celine Goetz
Executive Producer Patrick Egerton, David Webster
Platform ABC iview / YouTube 
Synopsis Long ago, the world was dominated by the juiciest and most delicious creatures ever to rule the planet. The mighty Vegesaurs.

RECANCELLED
6 x 12 mins
More Sauce Pty Ltd
Genre Drama
Director Luke Eve
Writers Maria Albiñana, Luke Eve
Producers Maria Albiñana, Luke Eve
Platform Facebook
Synopsis Nothing is forever. Even a pandemic. Life goes on.

SUNSET PARADISE
10 x 14 mins
Glitch Productions Pty Ltd
Genre Action adventure, Comedy, Animation
Director Luke Lerdwichagul
Writers Jasmine Yang, Jasper Marlow
Producer Kevin Lerdwichagul
Platform YouTube
Synopsis A young woman goes to a paradise island in search of a much-needed vacation, but instead finds a world of danger, adventure, and a bunch of really weird criminals. 

THE EMU WAR
7 x 9 mins
Hot Dad Productions Pty Ltd
Genre Action adventure, Comedy
Directors Lisa Fineberg, John Campbell, Jay Morrissey
Writers Lisa Fineberg, Jonathan Schuster, John Campbell, Dane Simpson, Urvi Majumdar, Jay Morrissey
Producers Lisa Fineberg
Platform YouTube
Synopsis An absurd take on the unbelievable true story of Australia’s war with the native emu (and how the humans were defeated).

ME AND HER(PES)
6 x 5 mins
Chips and Gravy Films Pty Ltd
In partnership with ACON
Genre Romantic comedy
Director Vic Zerbst
Writers/Creators Gemma Bird Matheson, Kasia Vickery
Producers Gemma Bird Matheson, Hannah Ngo
Executive Producers Gemma Bird Matheson, Alexandra Keddie
Platform YouTube
Synopsis When Saffie discovers she has herpes, she reaches out to Bek; the one night stand who ghosted her and the only person she’s ever slept with.

PRISON X – THE DEVIL & THE SUN (VR)
1 x 27 mins
UNF Pty Ltd
Genre Mythological
Writer/Director Violeta Ayala
Producers Violeta Ayala, Dan Fallshaw, Roly Elias
Platform VR
Synopsis A virtual reality project where heavy doors open up and suck you in as a world of magical realism swirls around you, where you have to hang onto your soul so the devil doesn't take it away.

SCATTERED
38 x 1 min
Passionfruit Bites Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Logan Mucha
Writers Kate Darrigan, Adolfo Aranjuez, Logan Mucha
Producers Hayley Adams, Michelle Melky
Script Editor Anna Barnes
Platform TikTok
Synopsis It’s the day after Wil’s funeral and his three best friends have woken up with brutal hangovers and one less person — Wil — well his ashes that is. Over the series, Jules, Sami and Bo retrace their steps to find their friend’s ashes and give him the send off he deserves.

IGGY & ACE 
6 x 10 mins
Lazy Susan Films Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Monica Zanetti
Writer AB Morrison
Producers Hannah Ngo, Melissa Kelly
Platform SBS On Demand
Synopsis The friendship between two young, gay alcoholics who live, work and play together is tested when one of them decides to get sober.

SUPERWOG SEASON 2
6 x 26 mins
Princess Pictures Pty Ltd and Superwog
Genre Comedy
Writer/Directors Theo Saidden, Nathan Saidden
Producers Mike Cowap, Antje Kulpe 
Executive Producers Emma Fitzsimons, Elia Eliades
Platform ABC 
Synopsis Teenage outsiders, Superwog and Johnny, must overcome the adversity that coincides with their ethnic heritage in a bid to stand out while still fitting in.

THE WAR ON 2020
13 x 3 mins
Chaser Quarterly Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy
Directors Victoria Zerbst, Jenna Owen, Chloe Angelo
Writers Victoria Zerbst, Jenna Owen, Steph Tisdell, Mark Humphries, Nina Oyama, James Schloeffel, Sami Shah
Producer Charles Firth
Platform Facebook, YouTube
Synopsis Relive the year you'd rather forget.

HUG THE SUN
6 x 6 mins
Haven’t You Done Well Productions Pty Ltd
Genre Comedy
Directors Aaron McCann
Writers Xavier Michelides, Ben Russell, Andrea Gibbs, Bonnie Davis
Producers Aaron McCann, Johnny Ma
Executive Producer Max Miller (and Aunty Donna)
Platform YouTube
Synopsis An old show from the early 90s, targeted at children keen to learn about the teaching of the sun-God Oxtos, finally makes its way to the internet…

ALL MY FRIENDS ARE RACIST
5 x 15 mins
Maximo Entertainment & Hoodlum Entertainment
Genre Comedy
Director Bjorn Stewart
Writers Enoch Mailangi, Kodie Bedford
Producers Liliana Muñoz, Deborah Glover
Executive Producers Liliana Muñoz, Nathan Mayfield, Tracey Robertson, Leah Purcell
Platform ABC iview
Synopsis Casey and Bell are best friends who come to the conclusion that all their friends suck. When their lifestyles of the rich and the cancelled are tested, both need to make a decision on who and what they are willing to lose to finally grow up.

COLOUR BLIND
5 x 5 mins
Bag of Marbles
Genre Comedy
Writer/Director Tai Hara
Producers Tai Hara, Anna Lawrence
Platform YouTube
Synopsis A glaringly white ethnic casting specialist with the best intentions, blunders through the maze of cultural sensitivity as he strives to bring diversity to the forefront of our screens.

LOVING CAPTIVITY
Heroine Productions Pty Ltd & Nicey Pole Films
6 x 6 mins
Genre Romantic comedy
Creators Libby Butler, Lewis Mulholland
Director Libby Butler
Writers Libby Butler, Lewis Mulholland
Producers Libby Butler, Lewis Mulholland, Scarlett Koehne
Platform Facebook
Synopsis A single mum reluctantly agrees to iso-date a flirt-machine who dumped her before the world changed.