Approvals

These projects have recently been approved for funding by ScreenWest. Click on a project type to view those approvals in more detail.
Select approvals by financial year:
Pre Nov 2007 Funding Approvals

Industry Engagement

Short Film and Self Funded Low Budget Feature Marketing
December 2009
Taylor Media 3 Acts of Murder - Subtitling Costs Drama - Telemovie $1,715.00
November 2009
Will Faulkner/Nathan Keene Disarm Drama - Short $1,925.00
Katharine Neylon Enemy Drama - Short $1,911.00
Bridget Curran Hairoes Animation - Short $800.00
Blue Moon Film and Video Motel Deception Drama - Short $1,000.00
Sarah Shaw Water Drama - Short $2,000.00
Total: $9,351.00
Audience and Industry Engagement Program
December 2009
Flickerfest Flickerfest International Short Film Festival Special Event $5,000.00
September 2009
Revelation Perth International Film Festival Revelation Perth International Film Festival Industry Development $50,000.00
Total: $55,000.00

Production Company and Practitioner Support

Travel Assistance - Skills and Professional Development
March 2010
Annie Murtagh-Monks Judy Weston Workshop Travel and Marketing $3,000.00
February 2010
Ceinwen Langley Ceinwen Langley Travel and Marketing $1,500.00
November 2009
Miranda Edmonds Steven Soderbergh Masterclass Industry Development $1,338.00
Eileen Torres AAMELP 2009 Practitioner Dev Travel $2,448.00
Russell Goodrick Aisa Australia Media Executive Leadership Program (AAMELP) Industry Development $1,200.00
Amy Broadfoot Sundance Film Festival 2010 Practitioner Dev Travel $2,000.00
Richard Malins ACS Awards 2009 Practitioner Dev Travel $954.00
Simon Akkerman ACS Awards 2009 Practitioner Dev Travel $1,000.00
October 2009
Annie Murtagh-Monks Annual Showcases of NIDA & QUT (Sydney) Practitioner Dev Travel $1,500.00
Ash Gibson Greig APRA/AGSC Awards Industry Development $853.00
Eileen Torres Aisa Australia Media Executive Leadership Program (AAMELP) Industry Development $2,000.00
Richard Todd AFTRS Workshops Brisbane & Melbourne Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
September 2009
Mark Coles Smith Layoordoo Conference/Workshop $3,000.00
Bridget Curran Little Airplane Academy Sydney 2009 Conference/Workshop $1,750.00
Kate Vyvyan Little Airplane Academy Sydney 2009 Conference/Workshop $1,750.00
Robert McGlynn Little Airplane Academy Sydney 2009 Conference/Workshop $1,750.00
Craig Wilson/Crewjo Austrade Seoul - Korea Conference/Workshop $2,000.00
August 2009
Britt Arthur ADG Awards 2009 (Sydney) Practitioner Dev Travel $1,000.00
Mitch Torres/Wawili Pitjas AWGIE Awards 2009 (Sydney) Practitioner Dev Travel $1,000.00
Dot West/Goolarri Media Enterprises AWGIE Awards 2009 (Sydney) Practitioner Dev Travel $1,000.00
July 2009
Jocelyn Quioc Legalwise Seminar (Melbourne) Practitioner Dev Travel $1,000.00
Total: $33,543.00
Courses Fund
March 2010
AFTRS The Adaptation Workshop Course $1,000.00
AFTRS 1st AD Workshop Course $2,000.00
Paul Chitlik UCLA Online Script Mentorship Program Industry Development $4,405.00
Michael Werner Michael Werner Seminar Industry Development $1,000.00
October 2009
Ian Jones Ian Jones - Industry Seminar Industry Development $2,026.00
September 2009
AFTRS Documentary Idea to Page Course $1,000.00
Australian Writers' Guild WA Branch Creating Narrative Comedy Course $2,418.00
Australian Writers Guild (AWG) Creating Narrative Comedy Course Course $2,418.00
AFTRS Movie Magic Scheduling Course $1,000.00
AFTRS Studio History of Animation Short Course Course $1,000.00
AFTRS 21st Century All Media Storytelling - The Firelight Production Model with Marcus Gillezeau Course $3,500.00
August 2009
Association of Screen Professionals Lesley Langs Masterclass Course $1,500.00
Association of Screen Professionals Ross McGregor Script Analysis Masterclass (II) Course $600.00
Total: $23,867.00
Travel Assistance - Markets and Conferences
February 2010
Circling Shark Productions MIPTV 2010 Travel and Marketing $0.00
December 2009
Jodie De Barros AIDC 2010 Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
November 2009
Troy Zafer Asia Television Forum (Singapore) Industry Development $920.00
Alan Lindsay KidScreen 2010 Industry Development $6,250.00
Kate Vyvyan KidScreen 2010 Industry Development $4,000.00
Susie Campbell KidScreen 2010 Industry Development $6,250.00
Aidan O'Bryan The New International Film Market forum at CinefestOZ 2009 Industry Development $159.00
Troy Zafer The New International Film Market forum at CinefestOZ 2009 Industry Development $159.00
James Hewison The New International Film Market forum at CinefestOZ 2009 Industry Development $859.00
October 2009
Aidan O'Bryan Wasted International Marketing Trip to London, NY, LA Drama - Feature $5,000.00
September 2009
Alan Bacchelli SPAA 2009 Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
Janelle Landers SPAA 2009 Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
Kate Vyvyan SPAA 2009 Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
Bridget Curran SPAA 2009 Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
Mala Sujan SPAA 2009 Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
Ryan Hodgson SPAA 2009 Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
Troy Zafer SPAA 2009 Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
John Rapsey SPAA 2009 Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
Robert McGlynn SPAA 2009 Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
Bridget Curran World Congress of Science & Factual Producers Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
Jennifer Gherardi World Congress of Science & Factual Producers Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
Jodie De Barros World Congress of Science & Factual Producers Conference/Workshop $1,500.00
August 2009
Reginald Cribb AWGIE Awards 2009 (Sydney) Practitioner Dev Travel $1,000.00
Karen Sims IMATS Makeup Seminar (Sydney) Practitioner Dev Travel $1,500.00
July 2009
Miranda Edmonds ADG Conference 2009 (Melbourne) Practitioner Dev Travel $1,250.00
Claire Marshall ADG Conference 2009 (Melbourne) Practitioner Dev Travel $700.00
Chris Hetherington MIPCOM 2009 Cannes (France) Practitioner Dev Travel $6,250.00
Alan Lindsay MIPCOM 2009 Cannes (France) Practitioner Dev Travel $6,250.00
Carmelo Musca MIPCOM 2009 Cannes (France) Practitioner Dev Travel $6,250.00
Ed Punchard MIPCOM 2009 Cannes (France) Practitioner Dev Travel $6,250.00
Kate Vyvyan MIPCOM 2009 Cannes (France) Practitioner Dev Travel $6,250.00
Marian Bartsch MIPCOM 2009 Cannes (France) Practitioner Dev Travel $6,250.00
Natalie Bell MIPCOM 2009 Cannes (France) Practitioner Dev Travel $6,250.00
Paul Barron MIPCOM 2009 Cannes (France) Practitioner Dev Travel $6,250.00
Rachael Way MIPCOM 2009 Cannes (France) Practitioner Dev Travel $6,250.00
Ross Hutchens MIPCOM 2009 Cannes (France) Practitioner Dev Travel $6,250.00
Susie Campbell MIPCOM 2009 Cannes (France) Practitioner Dev Travel $6,250.00
Troy Zafer MIPCOM 2009 Cannes (France) Practitioner Dev Travel $6,250.00
Total: $122,547.00
Skills Development - Professional Attachments
October 2009
The Elephant Princess Pty Ltd The Elephant Princess 2 Drama - TV Series $3,768.00
Total: $3,768.00
Skills Development - Mentorships
March 2010
Factor 30 Films Blame Drama - Feature $10,000.00
September 2009
WBMC/Scott Meek Wasted on the Young Drama - Feature $2,500.00
L'unica Productions/Todd Russell Waabiny Time Drama - Childrens $2,250.00
Total: $14,750.00
Travel Assistance - Established Production Companies
August 2009
Artemis International Travel Assistance - Established Production Companies (2009/2010) Practitioner Dev Travel $13,750.00
Great Western Entertainment Travel Assistance - Established Production Companies (2009/2010) Practitioner Dev Travel $20,250.00
Media World Pictures Travel Assistance - Established Production Companies (2009/2010) Practitioner Dev Travel $14,000.00
Prospero Productions Travel Assistance - Established Production Companies (2009/2010) Practitioner Dev Travel $18,250.00
Taylor Media Travel Assistance - Established Production Companies (2009/2010) Practitioner Dev Travel $28,750.00
Total: $95,000.00

Production

Matched Prime-Time Television Production Fund - ABC
December 2009
Prospero Productions Dino Stampede Documentary - Single $150,000.00
October 2009
Great Western Entertainment Potted Histories Documentary - Series $240,000.00
Total: $390,000.00
General Production Fund
December 2009
Filmscope Entertainment Pty Ltd Needle Drama - Feature $407,000.00
July 2009
Artemis International Who Do You Think You Are (Series 3) Documentary - Series $449,294.00
Electric Pictures Skin Deep Documentary - Single $150,000.00
Prospero Productions Gallipoli Deep Secrets Documentary - Single $227,880.00
Prospero Productions Warship Documentary - Series $313,483.00
Taylor Media Blood in the Sand (Short Term Cash Flow Loan) Drama - Telemovie $465,000.00
Total: $2,012,657.00
West Coast Visions
January 2010
Andy Cox Blame Drama - Feature $0.00
December 2009
Media World Pictures Dieback Drama - Feature $750,000.00
Total: $750,000.00

Development

West Coast Kids
December 2009
Animazing Productions Pty Ltd Mal.com Drama - Childrens $20,000.00
Media World Pictures Pty Ltd The Making of Sirius 5 - TMOS5 Drama - Childrens $20,000.00
Rochelle Wiltshire & Kate Reynolds WestSide Central Drama - Childrens $20,000.00
Total: $60,000.00
Pre-Vis (Feature) Workshop and Development Fund
March 2010
Australian Writers' Guild (WA Branch) Development Tools Workshop Conference/Workshop $17,064.00
September 2009
Adam Isitt The Swashbucklers Drama - Feature $15,000.00
Robyn Kershaw Virgin Ground Drama - Feature $15,000.00
Total: $47,064.00
MDA-ScreenWest Cross-Media Development Initiative
December 2009
Sea Dog Films Pty Ltd Are You Smarter Than Nature? Documentary - Series $16,372.00
Circling Shark Productions Global Sound Hunters Documentary - Series $16,372.00
Great Western Entertainment Potted Histories Documentary - Series $16,372.00
Total: $49,116.00
Bill Warnock Award
March 2010
Ethan Marrell Film Victoria Genre Workshop Drama - Feature $1,500.00
Claire Marshall Film Victoria Genre Workshop Drama - Feature $1,500.00
Total: $3,000.00
Project Development Investment Fund - Features
February 2010
Taylor Media The Unlikeliest Hero Animation - Feature $15,000.00
Total: $15,000.00
Matched Development Investment Fund
March 2010
Milk and Muse Productions Who's Been Sleeping in My House? Documentary - Series $10,000.00
February 2010
Taylor Media The Graduates Drama - TV Series $25,000.00
Great Western Entertainment Serangoon Road Documentary - Series $25,000.00
July 2009
ZAC Toons Off the Wall Animation - Series $12,995.00
Artemis International An Awkward Truth Documentary - Single $16,000.00
Total: $88,995.00
Project Development Investment Fund - Documentary and TV
February 2010
L'unica Productions Cashed Up Bogans Documentary - Single $10,000.00
Mintie Moo Productions Lottie & Mia Twin Magic Animation - Series $7,500.00
November 2009
Electric Pictures Tidy Town Documentary - Single $16,515.00
August 2009
Prospero Productions Raising a Navy Documentary - Single $12,350.00
Total: $46,365.00
T-Vis (Television Series Drama) Workshop and Development Fund
July 2009
Factor 30 Films Grooming the Bride Drama - Mini Series $15,000.00
Adam Isitt My School is an Alien Mothership Drama - Childrens $15,000.00
Total: $30,000.00
Emergency Development
March 2010
Tim Duffy Drift Drama - Feature $25,000.00
November 2009
Sea Dog Films Pty Ltd On a Wing and a Prayer Documentary - Single $14,990.00
October 2009
Electric Pictures/Wawili Pitjas Jandamarra's War Documentary - Single $25,000.00
July 2009
Prospero Productions Gallipoli's Deep Secrets Documentary - Single $15,000.00
Total: $79,990.00