June 2023

Dear Ghosts – 6 x 30 min comedy series ($15,000)

• Production Company – CJZ
• Producers – Damian Davis, Rachael Taylor
• Writer/Creators – Rachael Taylor, Sarah Scheller

Recently widowed Marion wants to flee her hometown of Launceston for the fresh start she’s desperately craving, but there are aspects of her life she cannot pack into a suitcase…. the ghost of her dead husband for a start!

Handyman – 100m feature drama ($15,000)

• Production Company – Monster Pictures Studios
• Producers – Kristian Moliere, Grant Hardie
• Writer/Director – Sean Byrne

Unable to get a recognised plumbing company in the lead up to Christmas, Violet takes a chance on a self-employed handyman who turns out to be psychologically disturbed and refuses to leave her home.

A Town without Music – 85  min feature documentary ($15,000)

• Production Company – JOTZ Productions
• Producer – Tom Zubrycki
• Writer/Director – Sarah Okenyo

A community band from a small Tasmanian town and how it grew to become the best in the world.

Ground Up – 6 x 30 min comedy series ($15,000)

• Writer – Gary McCaffrie
• Script Editor/Director – Shaun Micallef

The Grot – 10 x 22 min animated comedy series ($15,000)

• Production Company – Mighty Nice
• Executive Creative Director - Darren Price
• Creative Producer- Matt Taylor
• Episodic Director - Bonnie Forsyth
• Lead Writer - Courtney Collins
• Writers - Dylan Hesp, Nathan Maynard, Michael O'Neill
• Story Editor - Vicki Madden

A crime comedy about deception, family and discovering what it takes to get filthy rich. 'The Grot' is a visceral animated series aimed at an audience aged 12 years plus. Set in a grim post-industrial future where life is hotter, wetter and meaner; the story follows four scummy teens as they come of age, develop the craft of the con and learn to trust each other in a city where trust is thin on the ground.

The Limo – 100 min feature drama ($15,000)

• Executive Producer – Greg Sitch
• Production Company – Archipelago Productions
• Producers – Marta Dusseldorp, Ben Winspear
• Writer – Tom Holloway

To make it to her daughter’s wedding, terminally ill Beth must survive 3000 kms in the back of a car, battling storms, floods, fires, her husband’s driving and worst of all, her own fear of asking for help from the people she loves the most.

The Silencing of Benda Hean – 90 min feature drama ($15,000)

• Production Company – Good Thing Productions
• Executive Producer – Justin Kurzel
• Producers – Essie Davis, Nick Batzias, Virginia Whitwell
• Writer – Jock Serong

In 1972 Tasmania, one woman stared down the government and formed the first Green Party in the world. Driven by her love for nature, Brenda Hean outran her powerful opponents until they moved to silence her, Hean paying the ultimate price for her cause.

Valley of Orchards – 90 min feature drama ($5,000)

• Production Company – Jacaranda Dreams Productions
• Producer – Ratidzo Mambo
• Writers – Elli Illiades, Ratidzo Mambo
• Director - Elli Illiades
• Script Editor – Nicole Dade

A Zimbabwean Engineer takes up a contract in Tasmania in an effort to escape her troubled past. But once there, she finds there is no escaping the ghosts from her past.