Production Highlights
Screenwest has supported the development and production of countless film & television projects including feature films, TV series, documentaries and web series. Here are some of the highlights produced in Western Australia over the last decade.
Sweet As
Sweet As follows 16-year-old Murra, who is on the verge of self-destruction. That is, until her policeman uncle secures an unusual lifeline: a “photo-safari for at-risk kids”. Murra isn’t entirely convinced, but she soon joins cantankerous Kylie, uptight Sean, happy-go-lucky Elvis, and team leaders Fernando and Mitch on a transformative bus trip through the Pilbara.
Blueback
Blueback is a feature film adaptation of Tim Winton’s best-selling and critically acclaimed novella; a universal fable for all ages about friendship, family and the power of one young girl to make a difference.
How to Please a Woman
When her all-male house cleaning business spirals out of control, a mature woman must acknowledge her own appetite if she is to make a new life for herself.
Avarice
A woman must rescue her husband after he is abducted by a team of mercenaries during a vicious home invasion.
I Met A Girl
An aspiring musician embarks on an epic, cross-country journey to find the woman of his dreams… who may be all in his head.
Homespun
A dynamic duo give the bush image a face lift in a shed show that raises the towns’ exposure and a few eyebrows.
The Furnace
1897 Western Australia. To escape a harsh existence and return home, a young Afghan cameleer partners with a mysterious bushman on the run with two 400oz Crown-marked gold bars.
H is for Happiness
A twelve year old girl with boundless optimism and a unique view of the world, is inspired by the strange new boy at school and sets out to mend her broken family – whatever it takes.
Go Karts
‘Go Karts’ is a thrilling family film about a boy who must overcome tremendous odds and his own recklessness to achieve his dream of winning the National Go Kart Championship.
Dirt Music
Dirt Music is a gripping, sexy drama with a haunting love story at its heart set against the powerful backdrop of Western Australia’s evocative landscape.
The Naked Wanderer
Dumped by girlfriend Jasmine and sponsored by media scoundrel Brian King desolate Jake walks all-but-naked up the Australia’s Indian Ocean coast for charity and in the hope his worthy gesture will win back Jasmine but then he meets mesmerizing backpacker Valerie.