November 2022

Sweet and Near – 100 min feature drama ($20,000)

• Production company – Polaris Pictures
• Producers – Sue Clothier, Marta Dusseldorp
• Writer – Alicia Walsh

When Hazel (11) and her family move to her dad Brendan’s family house in the small town of New Norfolk, her mum Annette is inspired by this new start, despite her husband’s increasingly controlling measures

The Secrets of the Lyrebird – 3 x 45 min documentary series ($10,700)

• Producer/Director – Nick Hayward
• Writer – Valerie Foley

The superb lyrebird is the world’s greatest songster and mimic. Hidden in its’ story are secrets, that uncovered tell us much about who we are.

Luke Builds a Robot – 6 x 30 min factual entertainment series ($15,000)

• Producer – Anna Bateman
• Consultant – Claire D’Este
• Writer/Host – Luke McGregor

Luke will investigate and experience, the rapidly evolving world of Artificial Intelligence because Luke has decided to build a robot.

Bad Locals – 10 x 1 minute comedy/travel series ($8,000)

• Producer – Gabby McLeod
• Creators – Naarah, Ella Watkins
• Director – Ella Watkins

A quirky and chaotic TravelTok Series hosted by two terrible Tasmanians who never explored their own island home - Ella & Naarah are ‘Bad Locals’.

After All – 8 x 5 min animated comedy series ($25,000)

• Production company – Turbo Chook
• Executive Producer – Mike Cowap
• Producer – Paul Moran
• Producer/Writer/Director – Jess Murray
• Writers – Declan O’Byrne-Inglis, Thomas Ward

Winston and Marshall are two mutant filmmakers who dream of making a Hollywood blockbuster, even though they live in a post-apocalyptic nuclear wasteland.