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Pre Nov 2007 Funding Approvals
Strand D - Special Initiatives
D1.2 Asia Australia Media Executive Leadership Program D1.6 Indigenous Community StoriesStrand A - Development Funding > Section 2 - Practitioner Development
A2.8 Courses / Training A2.2 Professional Attachments and Mentorships A2.1 Practitioner Development Travel GrantsStrand A - Development Funding > Section 3 - Production Development Initiatives
A3.3 Indigenous Production Support - Index A3.2 Indigenous Production Support - Deadly Yarns (FTI) A3.5 Low Budget Features - West Coast Visions A3.7 Short Film or Self-Funded Low Budget Feature MarketingStrand A - Development Funding > Section 4 - Production Company Support
A4.2 Travel Marketing GrantsStrand A - Development Funding > Section 1 - Project Development
A1.4 Emergency Funding A1.5 State Location and Crew Support Services A1.1 Matched Development Investment Funding A1.2 Project Development Investment Funding (Doco & TV only) A1.3 Project Development Investment Funding (Including Features)Strand D - Special Initiatives
D1.2 Asia Australia Media Executive Leadership Program
October 2008
| Aidan O'Bryan | AAMELP | Industry Development | $9,200.00 |
| Total: | $9,200.00 |
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D1.6 Indigenous Community Stories
December 2008
| Central Desert Native Title | Indigenous Community Stories 2 | Indigenous Production Fund | $7,500.00 |
| Sherena Bit Hitam | Indigenous Community Stories 2 | Indigenous Production Fund | $7,500.00 |
| Karajarni Traditional Lands Association (KTLA) | Indigenous Community Stories 2 | Indigenous Production Fund | $7,500.00 |
| Wurrilgi Mia Aboriginal Corporation | Indigenous Community Stories 2 | Indigenous Production Fund | $7,500.00 |
| Jira Management Group | Indigenous Community Stories 2 | Indigenous Production Fund | $7,500.00 |
| Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa | Indigenous Community Stories 2 | Indigenous Production Fund | $7,500.00 |
September 2008
| Paul Roberts | Indigenous Community Stories | Indigenous Production Fund | $7,500.00 |
| Teresa Pedrocchi | Indigenous Community Stories | Indigenous Production Fund | $7,500.00 |
| Cheryl James-Wallace | Indigenous Community Stories | Indigenous Production Fund | $7,500.00 |
| Lynn Mitchell | Indigenous Community Stories | Indigenous Production Fund | $7,500.00 |
| Joan Whitehead | Indigenous Community Stories | Indigenous Production Fund | $7,500.00 |
| Lera Bennell | Indigenous Community Stories | Indigenous Production Fund | $7,500.00 |
July 2008
| Snakewood Films | Review & Feedback Indigenous Community Stories | Indigenous Production Fund | $150.00 |
| Total: | $90,150.00 |
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Strand A - Development Funding > Section 2 - Practitioner Development
A2.8 Courses / Training
May 2009
| Association of Screen Professionals (ASP) | Ross McGregor Masterclass | Conference/Workshop | $1,500.00 |
March 2009
| AFTRS | Production Budget & Accounting | Course | $1,000.00 |
| AFTRS | Marketing for the Digital Age | Course | $1,000.00 |
January 2009
| AFTRS | Writing Children's Television | Course | $1,000.00 |
December 2008
| Association of Screen Professionals (ASP) | Michael Bond & Cameron Daddo Mastercalss | Conference/Workshop | $2,000.00 |
August 2008
| AFTRS | Pitching for TV Course | Course | $2,500.00 |
| Heather Ogilvie | Producer Offset Masterclass | Course | $500.00 |
| Total: | $9,500.00 |
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A2.2 Professional Attachments and Mentorships
June 2009
| Bush Turkey Films Pty Ltd | Mark McCumber mentor Justin Grey (Mad Bastards) | Attachments | $3,500.00 |
| L'unica Productions | Jim Frater Mentorship Todd Russell (Cooinda) | Attachments | $4,000.00 |
| Bush Turkey Films Pty Ltd | Alan Collins mentor Troy Albert (Mad Bastards) | Attachments | $3,500.00 |
| Bush Turkey Films Pty Ltd | Brendan Fletcher mentor Suzanne (Jub) Clerc (Mad Bastards) | Attachments | $5,000.00 |
| Bush Turkey Films Pty Ltd | David Jowsey mentor Taryne Laffar (Mad Bastards) | Attachments | $5,000.00 |
May 2009
| WBMC | Lawrie Silverstein mentor Chris Trappe, Leanne Cole & Robert Woods (Wasted on the Young) | Attachments | $2,000.00 |
| Taylor Media | Grant Sputore Marketing Attachment (3 Acts Of Murder) | Attachments | $2,000.00 |
| Factor 30 Films | James Bogle Mentor Michael Henry (A Kind Of Hush) | Attachments | $8,000.00 |
April 2009
| Gary Sewell/Southern Star Entertainment | Gary Sewell Script Writing Attachment (Rescue) | Attachments | $3,500.00 |
March 2009
| Screen Academy/WAAPA | Nigel Deveport 1st AD Attachment (Screen Academy/WAAPA) | Attachments | $6,000.00 |
| Party Upstairs Pty Ltd | Peter McIntosh Sound Attachment (Wasted on the Young) | Attachments | $5,500.00 |
| WBMC/Party Upstairs Pty Ltd | Anya Watroba Art Direction (Wasted on the Young) | Attachments | $3,000.00 |
| WBMC/Party Upstairs Pty Ltd | Ashley Barron Camera Department (Wasted on the Young) | Attachments | $3,000.00 |
January 2009
| Film Projects Pty Ltd | Josh Lee Director's Attachment 4 Week Extension | Attachments | $2,000.00 |
| Natalie Eaton | Jodie De Barros Mentorship Natalie Eaton (Re-Face, Motel Deception) | Attachments | $4,000.00 |
| Goalpost Pictures | Corrie Jones 2nd Unit Director (Lockie Leonard 2) | Attachments | $25,000.00 |
| WBMC/James Grandison/Yvonne Collins | Yvonne Collins mentor James Grandison (Wasted) | Attachments | $4,000.00 |
December 2008
| Film Projects Pty Ltd | Josh Lee Director's Attachment | Attachments | $2,000.00 |
| Bran Nue Dae Pty Ltd | Kartika Christopher Production Assistant (Bran Nue Dae) | Attachments | $4,000.00 |
November 2008
| Bran Nue Dae Pty Ltd | Devina McPherson Indigenous Cinematographer Attachment (Bran Nue Dae) | Attachments | $3,500.00 |
October 2008
| Bran Nue Dae Pty Ltd | Irma Woods Producer's Attachment (Bran Nue Dae) | Attachments | $4,000.00 |
| Bran Nue Dae Pty Ltd | Taryne Laffar Producer's Attachment (Bran Nue Dae) | Attachments | $4,000.00 |
September 2008
| Media World Pictures | Dan Giles Sound Attachment, Dan Wood Assistant Director Attachment, Brett Cullen Director Attachment (The Circuit 2) | Attachments | $6,379.00 |
| Scott Meek | Aidan O'Bryan, Janelle Landers Producer Mentorship (Wasted) | Drama - Feature | $10,000.00 |
| Total: | $122,879.00 |
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A2.1 Practitioner Development Travel Grants
June 2009
| Adam Isitt | Eurista Workshop (Tasmania) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $6,000.00 |
| Barbara Connell | Eurista Workshop (Tasmania) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $6,000.00 |
| Grant Sputore | Palm Springs International Shorts Festival (North America) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,800.00 |
| Film & Television Institute (FTI) | SPAA Pitching Competition | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
| Christopher Kenworthy | 37 South MIFF Market (Melbourne) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $550.00 |
| Robert Spencer | X Media Lab 2009 (Sydney) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,000.00 |
May 2009
| WBMC/Al McEwen | X Media Lab Keynote Conference Day (Sydney) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,500.00 |
| Britt Arthur | Sydney Film Festival (Sydney) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,000.00 |
| Andi Putra Ng | CG Overdrive 2009 (Asia) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,160.00 |
| Eileen Torres | Message Sticks Film Festival Presentation (Sydney) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,035.00 |
| Danielle Giles | Message Sticks Film Festival (Sydney) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $900.00 |
| Katrina Russell | Message Sticks Film Festival (Sydney) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $900.00 |
March 2009
| Wawili Pitjas Pty Ltd | Gloria Lockyer to attend AFTRS Course | Practitioner Dev Travel | $578.00 |
February 2009
| WBMC | Cannes Film Festival Market (France) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $6,250.00 |
| Carol Seeley | Producer Offset Seminar (Adelaide) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $550.00 |
January 2009
| Diana Ford | AIDC 2009 (Adelaide) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $600.00 |
| Bridget Curran | National Screenwriters Conference 2009 (South Australia) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
| Sarah Rossetti | National Screenwriters Conference 2009 (South Australia) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
| Solo Films | AIDC 2009 (Adelaide) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
| Britt Arthur | AIDC 2009 (Adelaide) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
December 2008
| Russell Goodrick | AIDC 2009 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
| Danielle Giles Cohen | AIDC 2009 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
| Peter Strain | AIDC 2009 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
| Daniel Balint | AIDC 2009 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
| Janine Boreland | AIDC 2009 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
| Kate Vyvyan | Kidscreen Summit (New York) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $6,000.00 |
| Paul Baker | Broadcast Gems After Effects Training (Singapore) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $2,000.00 |
| Beckett Broda | Australian Screen Editor Awards (Sydney) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,000.00 |
November 2008
| Jimmy Jack | 2008 IF & AFI Awards (Black Balloon) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,600.00 |
| Renee Webster | Shorts Film Festival (Adelaide) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,000.00 |
| Jody Nunn | Risking Our Kids Screening (Canberra) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $891.00 |
October 2008
| Sarah Davies | SPAA FRINGE 2008 (Sydney) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
| Catherine Trimboli | SPAA 2008 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,500.00 |
| Andrew Hollett | SPAA FRINGE 2008 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
| Graeme Sward | AbaF Awards (Melbourne) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,119.00 |
| Liz Sideris | SPAA FRINGE 2008 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
| Kate Beverley | SPAA 2008 (Gold Coast) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,500.00 |
September 2008
| John Rapsey | SPAA 2008 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,500.00 |
| Aidan O'Bryan | SPAA 2008 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,500.00 |
| Shelley Craddock | SPAA 2008 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,500.00 |
| Bridget Curran | SPAA 2008 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,500.00 |
| Andrew Burleigh Smith | Tropfest New York (Gentle Persuasion) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $2,500.00 |
| Kate Vyvyan | SPAA 2008 | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,500.00 |
| Chris Trappe | I've Seen Films International Short Film Festival (Ablemans Final Account) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $2,500.00 |
| Miranda Edmonds | Australian Directors Guild (ADG) Conference 2008 (Sydney) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,250.00 |
August 2008
| Frank Rijavec | 10th National Remote Indigenous Media Festival Yuendumu (Northern Territory) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $3,000.00 |
| Ivan Borgnino | MUFF Film Festival | Practitioner Dev Travel | $600.00 |
| Richard Todd | Sun Valley Film Festival | Practitioner Dev Travel | $3,000.00 |
July 2008
| Sea Dog TV International/Leighton De Barros | X Media Lab 2008 (Melbourne) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,332.00 |
| Jimmy the Exploder | AWGIE Awards (Black Balloon) | Practitioner Dev Travel | $1,050.00 |
| Film and Television Institute | State Pitching Competition Winner - SPAA FRINGE 2008 | Industry Development | $1,250.00 |
| Total: | $86,665.00 |
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Strand B - Production Funding
B1.1 Production Fund
October 2008
| Artemis International | Salam Father | Documentary - Single | $82,500.00 |
September 2008
| Prospero Productions | Heartbreak Science | Cash Flow Loan | $25,000.00 |
August 2008
| Siamese Pty Ltd | Kuru | Documentary - Single | $79,198.00 |
| Electric Pictures | The Great Escape | Documentary - Single | $135,000.00 |
| Prospero Productions | Heartbreak Science | Documentary - Single | $103,991.00 |
July 2008
| Prospero Productions | Every Family's Nightmare | Documentary - Single | $68,378.00 |
| Media World Pictures Pty Ltd | Dogstar 2 | Other | $250,000.00 |
| CM Film Productions | My Asian Heart | Other | $65,000.00 |
| Bush Turkey Films Pty Ltd | Mad Bastards | Other | $280,000.00 |
| Goalpost Pictures | Lockie Leonard 2 | Drama - Childrens | $450,000.00 |
| Total: | $1,539,067.00 |
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Strand A - Development Funding > Section 3 - Production Development Initiatives
A3.3 Indigenous Production Support - Index
December 2008
| Elephant Productions Pty Ltd/South-West Aboriginal Entertainment | The Chocolate Martini | Indigenous Production Fund | $25,000.00 |
September 2008
| Dennis Simmons | FTI Creative Video Editing Course | No Specific Genre | $209.00 |
| Total: | $25,209.00 |
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A3.2 Indigenous Production Support - Deadly Yarns (FTI)
May 2009
| Debbie Carmody | Indigenous Strategy Visioning Day | Indigenous Production Fund | $224.00 |
| Frank Rijavec | Indigenous Strategy Visioning Day | Indigenous Production Fund | $417.00 |
| Taryne Laffar | Indigenous Strategy Visioning Day | Indigenous Production Fund | $693.00 |
| Eileen Torres | AIDC 2009 (Adelaide) | Indigenous Production Fund | $723.00 |
January 2009
| Joan Peters | Legal Consultation (ECU/WAAPA) | Indigenous Production Fund | $1,848.00 |
December 2008
| Film and Television Institute (FTI) | 2009 FTI Indigenous Media Internship | Indigenous Production Fund | $22,000.00 |
November 2008
| Qantas Flights and Kununurra Country Club Accommodation | Pigram Bros Australia Movie Premiere | Indigenous Production Fund | $1,373.00 |
| Devina McPherson | Camera Attachment Return Flight (Bran Nue Dae) | Indigenous Production Fund | $433.00 |
October 2008
| Doris & Bernadette Pilkington | First Australians Series Launch (Sydney) | Indigenous Production Fund | $1,953.00 |
September 2008
| Media World Pictures | Brett Cullen Director's Attachment (The Circuit 2) | Indigenous Production Fund | $1,564.00 |
| Film and Television Institute (FTI) Short Courses | Dennis Simmons FTI's Creative Video Editing Course | Indigenous Production Fund | $209.00 |
| Excalibur Productions | Life Of The Town | Indigenous Production Fund | $25,000.00 |
| Noel Nannup & Philip Prosser | First Australians Series Launch (Sydney) | Indigenous Production Fund | $1,329.00 |
August 2008
| Taryne Laffar | Emergency Filming Who Paintin' This Wandjina | Indigenous Production Fund | $500.00 |
July 2008
| Film and Television Institute (FTI) | Marrianne Mackay - Storytelling & Scriptwriting course fee | Indigenous Production Fund | $282.00 |
| Total: | $58,548.00 |
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A3.5 Low Budget Features - West Coast Visions
December 2008
| Factor 30 Films & 3monkeyfilms | A Kind Of Hush | Drama - Feature | $750,000.00 |
| Brace Films Pty Ltd | Brace | Drama - Feature | $750,000.00 |
| Total: | $1,500,000.00 |
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A3.7 Short Film or Self-Funded Low Budget Feature Marketing
April 2009
| Blossom Films | The Deep End | Drama - Short | $2,000.00 |
| Balthazaar Media | Til 3 Knocks | Drama - Short | $2,000.00 |
| Quagmire Productions | Tinglewood | Drama - Short | $2,000.00 |
| James Grandison | My Uncle Bluey | Drama - Short | $2,000.00 |
| Smooth Motion Films | Ronan's Escape | Drama - Short | $2,000.00 |
November 2008
| Ian Paton | Freedom On The River | Drama - Short | $1,350.00 |
| Jessica Woodland | Hollywood Sign Girls | Drama - Short | $1,650.00 |
| Annabelle Fouchard | Clouds | Drama - Short | $400.00 |
September 2008
| Jag Films | Spirit Stones Subtitling Costs | Documentary - Single | $2,100.00 |
| Total: | $15,500.00 |
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Strand A - Development Funding > Section 4 - Production Company Support
A4.2 Travel Marketing Grants
January 2009
| Animazing Productions | Travel & Marketing (Round 2) | Travel and Marketing | $7,500.00 |
| Prospero Productions | Travel & Marketing (Round 2) | Travel and Marketing | $7,500.00 |
| Jag Productions | Travel & Marketing (Round 2) | Travel and Marketing | $8,750.00 |
| CM Film Productions | Travel & Marketing (Round 2) | Travel and Marketing | $8,750.00 |
| Circling Shark Productions | Travel & Marketing (Round 2) | Travel and Marketing | $7,500.00 |
| Sea Dog Films Pty Ltd | Travel & Marketing (Round 2) | Travel and Marketing | $1,250.00 |
| Factor 30 Films | Travel & Marketing (Round 2) | Travel and Marketing | $10,000.00 |
| ZAC Toons | Travel & Marketing (Round 2) | Travel and Marketing | $8,750.00 |
| Mago Films | Travel & Marketing (Round 2) | Travel and Marketing | $8,750.00 |
| Great Western Entertainment | Travel & Marketing (Round 2) | Travel and Marketing | $8,750.00 |
September 2008
| Artemis International | Singapore Stopover | Travel and Marketing | $600.00 |
August 2008
| Animazing Productions | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $6,250.00 |
| Prospero Productions | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $11,250.00 |
| Mark Simpfendorfer Productions | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $5,000.00 |
| Taylor Media | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $12,500.00 |
| Jag Films | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $5,000.00 |
| Vue DC | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $6,250.00 |
| Circling Shark Productions | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $9,510.00 |
| Artemis International | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $8,750.00 |
| Electric Pictures | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $10,000.00 |
| Factor 30 Films | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $3,750.00 |
| ZAC Toons | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $7,500.00 |
| Mago Films | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $5,900.00 |
| Great Western Entertainment | Travel and Marketing | Travel and Marketing | $6,250.00 |
| Circling Shark Productions | Singapore Stopover | Travel and Marketing | $600.00 |
| Vue DC | Singapore Stopover | Travel and Marketing | $600.00 |
| ZAC Toons | Singapore Stopover | Travel and Marketing | $600.00 |
| Great Western Entertainment | Singapore Stopover | Travel and Marketing | $600.00 |
| Graeme Sward | Singapore Stopover | Travel and Marketing | $1,800.00 |
| Total: | $180,210.00 |
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Strand A - Development Funding > Section 1 - Project Development
A1.4 Emergency Funding
May 2009
| Prospero Productions | Warship | Documentary - Series | $15,000.00 |
| Factor 30 Films | A Kind of Hush | Drama - Feature | $8,000.00 |
March 2009
| Electric Pictures | Terror in Mumbai | Documentary - Single | $15,000.00 |
February 2009
| Brace Films Pty Ltd | Sister Sister | Drama - Feature | $7,000.00 |
October 2008
| Northway Productions | Trapped | Cash Flow Loan | $462,485.00 |
July 2008
| Mago Films | Digging and Dealing | Documentary - Single | $10,000.00 |
| Total: | $517,485.00 |
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A1.5 State Location and Crew Support Services
October 2008
| Harvey Taft Productions | The Dirt Game - Location Recce | Drama - TV Series | $1,000.00 |
September 2008
| Mike Montague | Ausfilm Visit to WA | Industry Development | $3,496.00 |
August 2008
| Mike Montague | Ewan Burnett Series - Location Recce | Drama - TV Series | $600.00 |
July 2008
| Mike Montague | Oranges and Sunshine - Location Recce | Drama - Feature | $2,000.00 |
| Total: | $7,096.00 |
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A1.1 Matched Development Investment Funding
May 2009
| Sea Dog Films Pty Ltd | On a Wing and a Prayer | Documentary - Single | $19,883.00 |
January 2009
| Woss Group Films | Red Dog | Drama - Feature | $15,000.00 |
| Artemis International | Who Do You Think You Are Series 3 | Drama - TV Series | $20,000.00 |
December 2008
| ZAC Toons | Freaking Funnies | Animation - Series | $12,500.00 |
| Siamese Pty Ltd | Middar | Documentary - Single | $4,500.00 |
| Total: | $71,883.00 |
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A1.2 Project Development Investment Funding (Doco & TV only)
April 2009
| Katijin Inc | Carrolup | Documentary - Single | $5,000.00 |
| Jelly Jym | Kit and Ker-boot | Animation - Series | $6,000.00 |
| Animazing Productions | Vanished | Drama - Childrens | $14,000.00 |
November 2008
| Gaia Media | Old Country New Country | Documentary - Single | $25,000.00 |
| Melanie Rodriga | Script Assessment 'Shore' | Drama - Feature | $162.00 |
| Mark DeFriest & Tom Lubin | Script Assessment 'Bugle Boy' | Drama - Feature | $162.00 |
| Ben Young & Naomi Ashcroft | Script Assessment '25' | Drama - Feature | $162.00 |
October 2008
| Animazing Productions | Truly | Drama - Childrens | $25,000.00 |
August 2008
| Zinc Finger Films | The Great Mint Swindle | Documentary - Single | $25,000.00 |
| Taylor Media | Late Change Expected | Drama - Telemovie | $25,000.00 |
| Prospero Productions | Mutha Truckers | Documentary - Single | $10,600.00 |
| Total: | $136,086.00 |
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A1.3 Project Development Investment Funding (Including Features)
May 2009
| Woss Group Films | Red Dog | Drama - Feature | $25,000.00 |
December 2008
| Sam Cleary | The Magic Rainbow | Drama - Childrens | $15,500.00 |
| Craig Wilson (Crewjo) | Charlie Gribble & The Magic Maps | Animation - Series | $25,000.00 |
| Prospero Productions | Dino Stampede | Documentary - Single | $17,750.00 |
| Forgeworks Pty Ltd | Script Assessment '7th Moon' | Drama - Feature | $257.00 |
| Total: | $83,507.00 |
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Strand C - Screen Culture
C1.1 Screen Culture
December 2008
| Association of Screen Professionals (ASP) | Perth Actor Collective (PAC) Script Lab (New Norcia) | Special Event | $370.00 |
October 2008
| AWG | AWG Oral History Project | Documentary - Single | $2,000.00 |
September 2008
| Ivan Borgnino | Launch of Free Films | Special Event | $287.00 |
| Total: | $2,657.00 |
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