SQ Annual Review 2017-18

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Published by Screen Queensland 2018

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All figures noted in this Annual Report, including Queensland Production Expenditure (QPE) and jobs, are for the productions given funding in the 2017-18 Financial Year which may or may not have gone into principal photography.

> Cover image - Tidelands In the 2017–18 Financial Year, Screen Queensland funded 28 film and television screen productions and games, which generated an estimated $168 million in direct Queensland Production Expenditure (QPE) and more than 1,960 employment opportunities for Queenslanders. > CONTENTS

Message from The Premier of Queensland 5

Screen Queensland Chair 7

Look What We Achieved Together 8

2017-18 Highlights 10

Production in Queensland 14

New Initiatives in Screen 18

Screen Support Programs 26

Production Attraction Funding Program 30

Dora the Explorer 32

Soundstage 9 Village Roadshow Studios 34

Industry Participation 38

Development Investment in 2017-18 40

SQ Screen Investment 42

SQ Content Initiatives 44

Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Initiatives 44

Investing in Game Developers 46

sqhub 47

Short Films 48

Screen Culture 2017-18 50

Women on Screen 52

Industry Events 1 July 2017 – 30 June 2018 54

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Fund 2017-18 56

Year in Review 2017-18 62

> The Family Law Series 3 > Celeste > MESSAGE FROM THE PREMIER OF QUEENSLAND

There are more than 340 film and video production and post production businesses and digital game businesses making their creative mark in Queensland today. Behind them all, and behind the exhilarating influx of overseas studios choosing to film here, is my Government’s strong commitment and very significant investment to support them through Screen Queensland.

Our $50 million Production Attraction Strategy has so far generated over 5500 jobs and $501 million in economic benefit, securing major feature films likeDora the Explorer, Aquaman and Godzilla vs. Kong and television series like Harrow and Tidelands.

Queensland’s screen industry is thriving. 2017–18 was a thrilling year for our screen Now a $1 billion+ economic driver, it boasts creatives and technical crews, who were an ever expanding list of big-name global catapulted to unprecedented heights productions, including the recent box office hit, thanks to Screen Queensland’s funding Aquaman. and opportunity-making, world-attention- grabbing initiatives. That momentum Our Advance Queensland Screen Industry continues, as does my Government’s 10-year Roadmap and Action Plan is now in commitment to building the industry place, setting out an ambitious long-term for the economic and cultural benefit of vision for Queensland to become a globally Queenslanders. recognised commercial and creative leader in the screen industry, creating jobs for the future, boosting the economy and enriching ANNASTACIA PALASZCZUK MP the community with diverse content. I take this opportunity to thank everyone who contributed Premier of Queensland to the Roadmap’s industry consultation phase Minister for Trade in late 2017.

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5 Screen Queensland invests in people and projects to grow a creative, innovative and successful screen industry and delivers an active screen culture across the state. > SCREEN QUEENSLAND CHAIR

SQ provided record levels of investment to games, an increase of 2010 per cent on the previous year, and also saw an overwhelmingly large response to new Game Development and Marketing Investment initiatives.

SQ also provided record funds through the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Fund spending $530,593 in 2017-18 for a range of projects that included short films, short documentaries, masterclasses, placements, talent camp, development investment, market funding and production investment. This represents a 75 per cent increase on the previous year and a 254 per cent increase on In 2017-18, rapid changes and disruption in 2015-16. the screen industry continued to change the playing field for the screen industries globally. The support provided through SQ for projects This has resulted in increased demand of such as Ludo Studios' Bluey and Like A content that resonates globally, increased Photon’s Tales from Sanctuary City films, have audience choices and more platforms for resulted in the establishment of animation accessing content than ever before. studios in the state with more than 100 combined employees in those studios. Screen Queensland (SQ) is committed to We have also seen many crew permanently building a Queensland industry that is locate to Queensland due to the consistent creatively bold, innovative and global in its work taking place in the state. ambition. The 2017-18 Financial year has been an exceptional year for Queensland backed by The 2017-18 review provides great detail on strong Government support and new innovative the many applications, initiatives, productions, approaches that support practitioners to events and opportunities that SQ is delivering success. to support screen in Queensland. With the new Screen Queensland Studios coming In January 2018, SQ launched the sqhub which online in 2018-19 and the continued growth is the first-of-its kind in the Australian industry. of the screen industry in the state, the year sqhub brings Queensland game developers, ahead promises to be a blockbuster. digital content makers and screen industry creatives under one roof to enable collaboration and mentoring that is catapulting these businesses forward. In its first year, it has 13 full time residents and hot desks for daily use. > Celeste Linda Lavarch The sqhub has been regularly at capacity in its Screen Queensland Chair first year. 7 > LOOK WHAT A SHARED WORKING SPACE AND INCUBATOR PROGRAM WE ACHIEVED $ sqhub WAS CREATED THE 672,136 FIRST-OF-ITS KIND IN AUSTRALIA TOGETHER ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER FUNDING TEAMS/ $ PROJECTS 1,652,184 31 SUPPORTED SPENT ON SQ CONTENT INITIATIVES TEAMS/ $ PROJECTS 612,998 SUPPORTED 1,963 DEVELOPMENT FUNDING 137 ESTIMATED SHORT/ JOBS CREATED THROUGH SQ-SUPPORTED PRODUCTIONS (INCL. FILMS $ 12CREATIVE TEAMS WERE SUPPORTED WITH 168M GAMES) INTERNATIONAL 23 PRODUCTIONS ESTIMATED QPE INDUSTRY $ 3 ESTIMATED EVENTS 480K FUNDING $92M IN DIRECT QPE DOMESTIC PRODUCTIONS ROI 15 injecting 7 WERE SUPPORTED PDV $ DIRECTLY INTO THE GAMES WITH $397,218 FOR EVERY $1 INVESTED, 3 PROJECTS QUEENSLAND ECONOMY PROJECTS FUNDING ESTIMATED 61M ESTIMATED WE RETURNED $ $ $ 1,485,500 1.6M 7 TO THE 2.3M SCREEN CULTURE FUNDING IN DIRECT QPE IN DIRECT QPE QUEENSLAND ECONOMY FESTIVALS AND 36 SCREEN EVENTS 9 The SQ-supported project Celeste, a Paramount Pictures’ Dora the compelling love story by Brisbane-born Explorer was successfully attracted to filmmaker Ben Hackworth and set in Queensland by the State Government the tropical splendour of Far North via Screen Queensland. 1 Queensland, goes into production. 5 Written by Ben Hackworth and Bille Brown, Dora the Explorer filmed exclusively in directed by Ben Hackworth and produced by Queensland on location and at Village Roadshow > 2017-18 Lizzette Atkins and Raphael Cooks of Unicorn Studios on the Gold Coast. Films. It provided approximately 350 job opportunities HIGHLIGHTS for Queensland crew and creatives plus an attachment program helping to build the careers of early-career practitioners. The production spent > Bluey approximately $43 million directly in Queensland.

Queensland-based and Emmy® and Grace Beside Me, a 13 episode Mystery thriller The Second, a Screen BAFTA Award-winning Hoodlum live-action children’s drama series, Queensland and Stan Original Feature Entertainment created and produced the premiered on NITV in February 2018 Film, went into production (funded in 2television series Harrow, which debuted 6 with a second window on ABC ME 7 the 2016-17 FY) with first-time feature in Australia on ABC TV in March 2018 to critical (funded in the 2016-17 FY). film director Mairi Cameron and written and and audience acclaim. Hoodlum was the first produced by Stephen Lance with Leanne Tonkes production company in Queensland to secure a Grace Beside Me, produced by Dena Curtis as producer. prestigious first-look deal with Disney-owned ABC and Lois Randall, was filmed in Beaudesert Studios International for Harrow, which has since and the spectacular landscapes of the Scenic The Second opened the 2018 Gold Coast Film premiered in the United States on Hulu with more Rim region of South East Queensland. Festival and screened at the Sydney Film Festival. than 20 million subscribers. The drama series was nominated in 2018 for a The feature film was nominated in 2018 for an > Harrow In 2018, Harrow was nominated for a TV Week TV Week Logie Award for Most Outstanding Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Logie Award for most outstanding drama series. Children’s Program. Arts Award (AACTA) for Best Indie Film. 3 4 8 Wik Vs Queensland was produced by Bacon Brisbane’s multi Emmy® Award- Homecoming Queens became available on Factory Films, Bent3Land Productions and winning Ludo Studio created Bluey, an animated SBS On Demand (funded in the 2016-17 FY). Freshwater Pictures and supported by Screen TV series for ABC TV. Bluey producers Charlie Queensland. Aspinwall and Daley Pearson have achieved The talented team behind Homecoming significant local and international success to- Queens includes writer/creator Chloë Reeson Wik Vs Queensland is a landmark feature date as they roll from one hit project to the next and co-creator / star Michelle Law, directed documentary capturing the story of the historical including #7Dayslater and Emmy® winning by AACTA award-nominated director Corrie decision in 1996 by the High Court of Australia, Doodles. Chen and produced by Katia Nizic. granting native title to the Wik Peoples of Cape York. Ludo launched an animation studio in 2017-18 Homecoming Queens is a Generator Pictures which has seen the company grow from six to 50 production created for SBS with principal Since receiving a standing ovation at its World employees. production investment from Screen Australia Premiere at the 2018 Sydney Film Festival, in association with Screen Queensland, Film Writer/Director Dean Gibson, Producer Helen Victoria and Mind the Gap Film Finance. Morrison and Executive Producer Trish Lake have received an overwhelmingly positive response from audiences across Australia including: • 2018 Inaugural First Nations Media Award Winner Best Documentary • 2018 ATOM Award Winner Best Documentary History • 2018 SPA Award Nominee Best Feature Documentary

> The Second 11 Danger Close, a feature film about The Academy Award and BAFTA- the Battle of Long Tan, went into winning production company See- production in the first half of 2018 Saw Films will film its next television shooting in regional Queensland. 9 10series The End for Foxtel and Sky UK 14 in Queensland. The film employed an estimated Escape and Evasion, produced by Bronte 120 Queensland crew, 30 principal cast and Pictures, went into production on the Gold The End will inject over $8 million in direct QPE and bit-part roles, up to 1,000 casual days for Coast in February 2018. engage local suppliers, businesses and facilities and background extras and approximately $15 employ 100 Queensland crew as well as creating million in direct expenditure in Queensland. The feature film created over 50 jobs and opportunities for actors and extras to join the cast. injected over $3.75 million into the local The TV series will also be supporting three early- economy. career attachments who will work on the series for training and developing their professional skills. The 10-episode high-end drama series will film on the > PTE Bill “Yank” Akell talking with Gold Coast. Danger Close director Kriv Stenders

Like A Photon Creative is set to develop three “Aussie” animated feature films for international distribution from their new 11 15 16 Brisbane-based animation studio:

The third season of the award-winning SBS series Robbie Hood – a 6 x 10 minute digital Tales from Sanctuary City - The Family Law went into production in February comedy series produced by Ludo Studio and Daisy Quokka: World’s Scariest Animal; Combat 2018. The Family Law first hit screens in January Since1788 – goes into production for SBS. Wombat and The Wishmas Tree. 2016 to critical acclaim and is an affectionate view of suburban family life in Queensland. Like A Photon Creative is building an international reputation for creating ground-breaking children’s The Family Law has been nominated for a host of screen content across live action and animation in Australian Industry Awards including winning the television and feature films, while also developing 2016 Screen Producers Award for Best Comedy innovative apps and platforms for children’s content. Series. The company is led by Kristen Souvlis and Nadine > The Family Law Bates.

The live-action children’s Just Animals, produced by TV series, The Bureau of Wildbear Entertainment Pty Magical Things, produced by Ltd, was supported by Screen Queensland-based Jonathan Queensland and builds on the M. Shiff Productions (funded in success of Wildbear’s Baby Animals 12 the 2016/17 FY), went to air on 13 format. 17 18 Channel 11 funded in July 2018. The series won the 2018 AACTA Award for Best The series spent over $2.8 million in direct QPE and A new Game Development and Marketing Screen Queensland invested $480,000 in the Children’s Program. with 32 Queensland crew including three female Investment program was launched helping SQ Shorts Program supporting 12 short films to Queenslanders in the key creative roles employed, developers to create and market high- create opportunities for the state’s early and mid- The Bureau of Magical Things was filmed on the as well as a Queensland editors attachment. quality games capable of engaging local and career creative talent to develop standout stories Gold Coast and Brisbane and created 200 cast international players. for the screen. and crew jobs and generated over $8.6 million in Wildbear has a strong track record in producing direct QPE. factual series, which provides benefits to In 2017-18, SQ supported seven game projects Many of the shorts have received critical acclaim Queenslanders in upskilling and talent retention, with a total of $397,218 estimated to deliver including Post Mortem Mary, which won the 2018 The series has been acquired by Nickelodeon and particularly in the post production/editorial sectors. $1.9 million in direct QPE. Best Short Film at the Sitges Film Festival. screening to more than 500 million households across more than 170 countries and territories.

The Bureau of Magical Things was supported through principal investment from Screen Australia, in association with Screen Queensland, with further support from the City of Gold Coast. 13 7 > PRODUCTION IN QUEENSLAND

In 2017–18, Screen Queensland funded 28 film and television productions and games, which will generate an estimated $168 million in direct QPE and more than 1,960 employment opportunities for Queenslanders.

These 28 projects included:*

15 DOMESTIC PRODUCTIONS 1. The Family Law Series 3 10. Robbie Hood 2. Just Animals 11. Daisy Quokka: World’s Scariest Animal 3. Celeste 12. Combat Wombat 4. Mirror Mirror 13. The Wishmas Tree 5. Lili 14. The End 6. Escape and Evasion 15. Spartan 7. King Herrod: The Fatal Conflict 8. The Chris Lilley Project 9. Harrow Series 2

THREE INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS 1. Dora the Explorer 2. Danger Close 3. Godzilla vs. Kong THREE PDV PROJECTS 1. Philip K Dick’s Electric Dreams 2. AXL 3. Critical Mass SEVEN GAMES 1. Dance Collider 5. Speaking Simulator 2. Richies Plank 6. Damsel 3. Sky Squadron 7. Super Drop Land 4. Team WIBY

* Screen Queensland measures production by the year funded > Celeste 15 Screen Queensland invests in supporting television series for both traditional broadcast and over-the-top services which build meaningful career pathways.

The Bureau of Magical Things (Jonathan M. Shiff and Stuart Wood), filmed on the Gold Coast and produced by Jonathan M. Shiff Productions (Mako: Island of Secrets, H20: Just Add Water), has been acquired by Nickelodeon and now screening to more than 500 million households across more than 170 countries and territories. It also won the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program.

Jonathan Shiff is one of Queensland’s greatest export success stories with his succession of high-quality children’s and family television productions launching the careers of many Queenslanders including Margot Robbie, Claire Holt, Phoebe Tonkin and Liam Hemsworth which also showcases Queensland to the world.

> The Bureau of Magical Things - (Jonathan Shiff and Stuart Wood) won the 2018 AACTA Award for Best Children’s Program.

17 > NEW INITIATIVES IN SCREEN

> NEW > NEW TALENT PLATFORMS

> NEW > NEW STORIES AUDIENCES

> The Second (Pictured from left to right – Mairi Cameron, Rachel Blake, Leanne Tonkes and Stephen Lance)

19 Screamfest 'Creating On Screen Chemistry' with the World Continuing its commitment to genre filmmaking, Science Festival SQ partnered with Screamfest LA for a second year 'Creating On Screen Chemistry' brought together to have three horror shorts created by Queensland Queensland screen practitioners and scientists

> Stray teams to play in competition at the landmark in the fringes of the World Science Festival to Brenton Pinsent (Producer), Katherine Chediak Putnam (Writer), horror festival. They were: Stray - Brenton Pinsent encourage collaboration and sharing ideas Dean Law (Director/Writer) (Producer), Katherine Chediak Putnam (Writer), with a view to strengthening the state’s factual Dean Law (Director/Writer); No Friend in the Forest production community for the World Congress - Emily Avila (Producer), Sam Dixon (Director/ of Science and Factual Producers being held in Writer); Here There Be Monsters - Steven Geddes Brisbane in November 2018. SCREEN QUEENSLAND ALLOCATED OVER $3.1M (Producer), Drew Macdonald (Director/Writer). TO A RANGE OF INITIATIVES AIMED AT SUPPORTING 'Working The Pitch' with The Solid State Genre SQ partnered with The Solid State to deliver an AND GROWING TALENT IN THE STATE. Three edgy genre shorts (sci-fi, fantasy, thriller) intensive two-day masterclass and extended also screened at Screamfest LA. They were: And consultation for four teams to create an effective the Winner is - Danielle Redford (Producer), trailer, marketing and pitching a screen project sqhub Cameron March (Director), Jordan Lynagh (Writer), to distributors. Successful factual producers were sqhub, launched in April 2018, is the first shared Dame Changer (an Australia screen professional Julian Curtis (Writer); Lavender - Brittany Blacka also supported to attend the World Congress working space and incubator program dedicated women’s collective) feature film workshop; and (Producer), Henry Boffin (Director/Writer); Reformed of Science and Factual Producers in Brisbane, entirely to screen in Queensland. Game Publishing with Surprise Attack, a skills - Samantha Timms (Director/Writer), Shanae November 2018. workshop for games practitioners. Condon (Co-Producer), Rhiannon Steffensen (Co- sqhub provides facilities and networks to help Producer). Retold with Wendall Thomas innovative screen start-ups to grow and collaborate. Greg Coote Scholarship Three writers/writing teams continued to work with It is supported by $350,000 a year in funding for Gold Coast writer-director Darren Paul Fisher Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Shorts international screenwriting expert and mentor three years. (Frequencies) was awarded the 2017-18 $30,000 Wendall Thomas ahead of pitching their projects at Greg Coote Scholarship. Now in its third year, the Three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander shorts under the theme of LOVE: My Name is the Melbourne International Film Festival/37 South The thirteen inaugural residents included impact Scholarship – established by Screen Queensland Mudju - Helen Morrison (Producer), Belinda market. producers 2Can Media, podcasters Inside Voice, and Australians in Film – supports a 12-week Miller (Producer), Chantelle Murray (Director/ game developers Cratesmith Game Assembly, placement in an international writers’ room, with Writer); Walter’s Ghost - Dena Curtis (Producer), Lamington Games, Team WIBY, and Dan Vogt, Darren Paul Fisher placed at eOne Entertainment Caden Pearson (Director/Writer); Deserve Desire - games artist Anya McNaughton, game audio in Canada. Aaron Fa’aoso (Producer), Dena Curtis (Executive designer Zander Hulme and director-producer Producer), Jimi Bani (Director/Writer). Emily Avila. A campaign to promote sqhub SQ Shorts membership and its hot desks to the wider The 2018 Short Film program was the most YouTube Queensland screen sector was launched, along ambitious state agency program of its kind with Three online comedy pilots targeted at 18-25-year- with an incubator program to guide residents twelve short films sharing $480,000 in production olds were showcased and screened on YouTube. through creative and commercial development funding, all of which will screen at global festivals They were: Cursed - Tristan Barr (Producer), Connor and a program of events. and events. Fairclough (Director/Writer); Sex and Breeding -

Melissa Crabtree (Producer), Loani Arman (Director/ Initial events included: Business Essentials: Writer); For a Good Cause - Genevieve Larin Advanced Workshop – a one-day advanced course (Producer), Mary Duong (Producer), Tony Walsh to promote innovative thinking and business (Director/Writer). skills development – in partnership with Screen Producers Australia and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School;

21 YouTube Entrepreneurs Podcast SQ supported Queensland screen content creators Seven early career screenwriters (David Peterson, to implement strategic plans to engage viable Simon Taylor, Loani Arman, Lonnie Gilroy, Marianne audiences on YouTube and elevate their digital de Pierres, Sue McPherson and Suzie Miller) content creation businesses through a program developed scripted and factual podcast series with totalling $150,000 (carried over from FY 2016-17). acclaimed audio storyteller Brian Reed (S-Town, Four recipients included: This American Life). Following an intensive one- day exclusive workshop with Brian Reed, the • Wicked Gaming (Patrick Robertson) – To create teams were funded $2,000 each to develop pilot a 10-part fan film series calledEpic Clash Battles, audioplays and pitch materials under the guidance where CGI characters from Supercell Games are of experienced writer and script editor Anthony brought to life in visually spectacular ‘cos-play’ Morris which they presented to ABC Audio at the > Lavender scenarios. This series is designed to kick-start and end of 2017. Brian Reed also delivered a public Brittany Blacka (Producer), Henry Boffin (Director/Writer) enable the ongoing production of original content forum on his podcast experience in partnership to support this fast-growing gaming community with the Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) and channel. ABC.

SQ Mentorship SQ Attach • TheStoryBoxes (Sarah Mak and David Lloyd-Lewis) Screenworks Writing Intensive As part of its commitment to achieve gender parity, As of 2017-18, all projects supported through the – To apply start-up methodologies to generate, Two regional Queensland writers were supported SQ launched a three-year mentorship program Production Investment program were required to finance and distribute new content. to attend Screenworks’ two-day Writing Intensive in 2017-18, with a view each year to support one provide attachment opportunities for at least one This five-episode series pilot, underpinned by a with Screenwriter/Story Producer Alexa Wyatt outstanding female screen or games practitioner practitioner. SQ Attach generated over 19 attachment hybrid funding model and with a focus on impact (Neighbours, Home and Away) and Producer/ with a grant of $20,000 to undertake a self- opportunities for early-mid career Queensland talent and distribution, will reflect a collaboration Director Karl Zwicky (Janet King, McLeod’s structured mentorship program. This was extended and a funding total of $35,277.20. In addition to between online filmmakers and commercial Daughters) in June 2018. in 2018 and offered to one female, one Aboriginal these mandatory attachments, SQ also supported partners. or Torres Strait Islander screen practitioner and one the following exceptional professional attachments First Concepts from a diverse or under-represented background aimed at growing skills and experience across a range • Changer Studios (Farhad Meher-Homji and The five teams supported through First Concepts (CALD, regional, identifying as LGBTIQA, person of early career practitioners. These included: Anthony McCormack) – To deliver a pilot online - Darren Paul Fisher (writer), Martha Goddard with a disability). The 2017-18 recipient, Brisbane • Stephanie Gurdon video creator incubator, drawing on support (writer), Kerrin McNeil (producer), Meg O'Connell games developer Kim Allom, completed a (Assistant Editor attachment, Harrow) from YouTube and world-leading digital video (producer), Charlie Aspinwall (producer), successful year in which she was mentored by • Nicole Acworth practitioners to assist 8-10 Queensland YouTubers Beatrix Christian (writer), Shayne Armstrong Berlin-based Brie Code, CEO of Tru Luv Media and (Post Supervisor attachment, Harrow) grow their channels. (writer), Helen Morrison (producer), Margaret former lead programmer on the Assassin’s Creed • Stephanie O’Brien Risely (writer), Suzanne Thompson (writer), series; and Kim Sellentin, producer at Blizzard (Assistant Editor attachment, Tidelands) • Toy Shop Entertainment (Ruby Schmidt) – To Bronwen Noakes (writer), Essential Media Entertainment known for World of Warcraft, • Caden Pearson produce a bible and two-episode pilot of an online (producer) each received development support Starcraft, Overwatch and Hearthstone. (Writers Room Notetaker attachment, travel series for millennial audiences, leveraging to write the pilot screenplay of their streaming Grace Beside Me Season 2) diverse, engaging social influencers as hosts, and series to be pitched to streaming services. SQ IncubatHER designed to support brand partnerships. The second annual SQ IncubatHER event was Talent Camp Commonwealth Games Windows On The World held in October 2017, bringing together leaders Talent Camp – a partnership with the Australian SQLA SQ partnered with the Gold Coast. from across the country to share knowledge and Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) - SQ’s LA Consultant Simonne Overend helped Commonwealth Games arts and cultural expertise to promote action and outcomes in the delivered an intensive one-week workshop to facilitate meetings for Queenslanders in festival to support the creation of a short move towards a more diverse screen industry. The designed to upskill budding screen storytellers LA, including the three successful Screamfest 10-minute documentary – one of five from event – featuring keynote speaker Naomi Simpson from underrepresented communities (cultural Queensland 2017 short film teams.Charlie's around the Commonwealth on the theme and contributions from some of Australia’s leading background, disability, sexual orientation, gender deSQ was again available to Queensland talent of 'connection' – and provided $15,000 in screen industry figures – was sold out for the identity, geographic disadvantage and socio- throughout the year. matched funding to Brass Against The Odds, the second year running. economic status). Successful Queensland talent story of the Yarrabah Brass Band, produced in selected included: Aaron Ducker, Anthony Screenworks Directing Intensive Queensland by Doublewire Productions and Johnson, Arwin Sahar, Aven Yap, Beatrice Ward, Two regional Queensland directors were supported Jerrycan Films. Belford Lui, Belinda Raposo, Clancy Sinnamon, to attend Screenworks’ two-day Directing Intensive Criss Gidas, Dinah Lewis Boucher, Katrina Irawati with documentary director Anna Broinowski (Aim Graham, Mary Duong, Stephanie Dower, Stephanie High in Creation) and drama director Ana Kokkinos Ouimet, and Sue McPherson. Belinda Raposo and (Seven Types of Ambiguity) in July 2018. Dinah Lewis Boucher were invited to attend the national Talent Camp at AFTRS in May 2018. 23 The Perfect Pitch with The Mischief Sisters Targeted Sponsorship The Mischief Sisters' producers Alison Black and SQ Content contributed over $200,000 in Marion Farrelly ran a two-day pitching masterclass targeted sponsorship to several key domestic for factual producers focused on how to turn a and international workshops and conferences great idea into the perfect pitch. The workshop including: was held ahead of the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) to support factual • Asian Animation Summit - SQ sponsored the producers to refine their pitch. international summit for children’s animation in Brisbane, supporting two projects to pitch SQ Game Development & Marketing Investment (Like a Photon Creative’s Bear and Salmon and (part of Production Investment) Helen Morrison’s GET R.E.A.L.) and a further nine SQ invested in its first round of Game Development Queensland animation producers attending - and Marketing Investment, supporting developers Simon Kennedy, Meredith Garlick, Samantha to create and market high-quality games capable Timms, Sam Hussey, Kaylene Butler, Samuel Keene, of engaging a local and international player base, Peter Moyes, Robert Corless and Steve Viner. winning critical acclaim and achieving commercial success. Successful recipients in 2017-18 were • FNQ Screenworks - SQ supported research and Toast VR’s Richie’s Plank Experience PSVR and consultation into the screen industry in Far North Vive Focus, Blocky Pixel’s Sky Squadron, Affable Queensland to create a framework to help grow Games’ Speaking Simulator, Screwtape Studios’ the industry in Cairns and Far North Queensland. Damsel, David Kilford’s Sugar Drop Land, and an unannounced game by Team WIBY. • Game Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) - SQ sponsored the landmark Game Connect Asia SQ Talent Fund (part of Development Pacific (GCAP) conference held in Melbourne and Investment) further supported nine game developer teams to The inaugural SQ Talent Fund was launched attend through Market Funding. in 2017-18 to provide greater opportunities for screenwriters to develop drama for feature film • Game Developers Conference (GDC) - SQ and broadcast series with the help of a skilled sponsored the Games Development Conference script editor or creative mentor. Up to $15,000 per (GDC) in San Francisco and further supported six project was provided to support projects where a game developer teams to attend through Market producer (usually required to access development Funding. investment) was not attached. All projects were blind read. Among the new talent unearthed • MIFF/37 South sponsorship - SQ sponsored the in two rounds of the Talent Fund (2017-18) and largest national market for producers in Australia sharing $150,000 in funding were: Martha Goddard, and further supported three teams to attend Matteo Grasso and Matthew Hall, Noni Hazlehurst through Market Funding. and Matt Scholten, Martin Ingle, Karen Jackson, Samuel Keene, Beth Knights, Sean Lynch, Brooke • Screen Forever - (panel sponsorship) SQ McMaster, Jason Reed, Edwina Shaw, and Simon sponsored the Harrow panel with ABC Taylor and Henry Boffin. International Studio's Keli Lee and Hoodlum’s Nathan Mayfield and Tracey Robertson. South by Southwest (SXSW) SQ sponsored the Department of Foreign • Scripted Summit LA - SQ sponsored the Scripted Affairs and Trade’s 'Australia House' exhibition Summit LA which brought together key executives at SXSW as well as a delegation of innovative from American broadcast and streaming services Queensland screen practitioners including Defiant and further supported three writers to attend Development, Joseph Mark, Like a Photon Creative, through Market Funding. Ludo Studio, Lucas Taylor and led by Griffith University's Sue Swinburne. The practitioners presented their projects on stage to potential > My Name is Mudju Helen Morrison (Producer), Belinda Miller (Producer), Chantelle Murray (Director/Writer) investors as part of SXSW. 25 > Post Mortem Mary Directed by Josh Long and Produced by Daniel Schultz

Supported by Screen Queensland.

Early Career Screen Practitioners The $3.1 million investment by SQ into screen • The Greg Coote Scholarship continues to support initiatives delivered a diverse suite of initiatives emerging writers. The 2018 recipient, Gold Coast including project funding, a co-working space, writer-director Darren Paul Fisher, received a 12- industry attachments, workshops and events. week placement in an international writers’ room with eOne Entertainment in Canada. These opportunities are designed to support early and mid-career screen and game development Screen Diversity and Inclusion practitioners and develop their skills and long-term • SQ works hard to ensure its programs promote employment opportunities. diversity and inclusion, including:

• There have been 23 professional attachment - the SQ Mentorship program supports opportunities provided to early-and mid-career three outstanding screen or games practitioners, Queensland screen practitioners to develop their identifying as female, Aboriginal or Torres Strait skills and experience on major productions. Islander or from a diverse or under-represented background; • The sqhub is supporting 13 early career content - support for four regional Queenslanders to creators through Queensland’s first co-working attend intensive writing and directing workshops; space and incubator program dedicated entirely - engaging industry leaders to share knowledge to screen and games practitioners, with the aim to and promote action towards a more diverse connect creatives from all parts of the industry and screen industry through the SQincubatHER help innovative screen startups to grow. event, which was sold-out in 2017 for the second year in a row; • Four YouTube Entrepreneur projects were - supporting three short films by Aboriginal and supported to implement strategic plans to engage Torres Strait Islander filmmakers on the theme global audiences and elevate their digital content of LOVE. creation businesses.

• Six early-career screenwriters developed scripted and factual podcast series to be presented to ABC Audio. The projects included pilot audioplays and pitch materials.

• The SQ Shorts program supported the development and production of 12 short films to screen at leading global festivals and events in genres such as horror, sci-fi, fantasy, comedy and drama.

27 Queensland’s screen industry has seen rapid growth and expansion through the investment from the Queensland Government’s $50 million Production Attraction Fund and its ability to secure large-scale blockbusters and feature film and TV productions including Dora the Explorer, Thor: Ragnarok, Aquaman and the two Netflix Originals Series - Hoodlum’s Tidelands and The Chris Lilley Project.

The Queensland Government’s Production Attraction Strategy was introduced in 2016. A review into the screen sector by Deloitte found that the screen industry supported more than 7,000 jobs in 2016-17 and contributed almost $1 billion to the state's economy.

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29 > PRODUCTION ATTRACTION FUNDING PROGRAM > Pacific Rim: Uprising SQ received a funding injection of $50 million • Aquaman (Warner Bros.) – 1,000 jobs of which over four years (2015–16 to 2018–19) to significantly 81 per cent were Queenslanders; $144 million boost domestic and international production in direct QPE. in Queensland through the Queensland Government’s Production Attraction Strategy. • Pacific Rim: Uprising (Legendary Pictures) – 270 jobs for Queenslanders; estimated $9.4 million in This investment will continue attracting direct QPE. international blockbusters and domestic film and TV productions to Queensland to create jobs and International Co-Productions: boost the local industry. • Queensland-Chinese co-production At Last showcased a range of Queensland locations and Since its inception in 2015-16, the Production provided approximately 200 jobs and injected Attraction Strategy has supported 16 productions, $16 million into the local economy. and is forecast to inject approximately $501 million QPE into the Queensland economy and Domestic Productions: generate more than 5,500 jobs. • Tidelands, a Netflix Original Series produced by Hoodlum Entertainment, was commissioned Screen Queensland’s Production Attraction and delivered approximately 80 jobs for Program supports projects which provide Queenslanders; $12.4 million in direct QPE. significant economic benefits, industry up-skilling, cultural, tourism and community benefits to • The Chris Lilley Project, a Netflix comedy, was > Tidelands Queensland, whilst supporting the creation filmed in Queensland in early 2018. Estimated to and viability of enduring capital intensive deliver $6.35 million in direct QPE and delivering infrastructure in Queensland. 90 jobs for Queenslanders.

Eligible productions may include feature films, • Harrow, Hoodlum's television drama series feature documentaries, telemovies and television with ABC Studios International and ABC was series (including reality, drama, animation and estimated to have injected $14 million in QPE and mini-series) and similar digital productions. created more than 90 jobs with the first season.

Some of the productions supported to-date Harrow was so successful a second series will include: progress in November 2018 and is set to spend more than $15.9 million in direct QPE and employ International Blockbusters: over 270 crew, 75 cast and 800 extras across • Dora the Explorer (Paramount Pictures) – production, post-production and visual effects. estimated to provide over 350 job opportunities for Queenslanders; $43 million in direct QPE.

• Thor: Ragnarok (Disney/Marvel) – over 1,800 cast and crew of which 80 per cent were Queenslanders; $145 million in direct QPE.

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31 > Dora the Explorer

Pictured: Deputy Premier, Treasurer and Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, The Honourable Jackie Trad, Premier and Minister for Trade, The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk, Screen Queensland CEO, Tracey Vieira and Assistant Minister for Tourism Industry Development, Ms Meaghan Scanlon pictured with some of Queensland's screen industry at 18 March announcement that Dora the Ex- DORA THE EXPLORER The Queensland Government has also worked plorer was secured exclusively to Queensland by the State Government. The Queensland Government via Screen with Paramount Pictures in delivering tourism Queensland single-handedly secured benefits for the state including the Dora the Paramount Pictures’ Dora the Explorer to film Explorer walk-on role competition run with in Queensland in 2018. Dora the Explorer is a Channel Nine's national Today program. direct outcome of the Queensland Premier’s February 2018 U.S. trade mission and supported by the State Government’s Production Attraction Strategy.

Dora the Explorer is estimated to provide: - Over 350 employment opportunities for Queensland crew and creatives. - Eight training and attachment opportunities for early career screen practitioners. • 1,500 days for extras and background action. • An injection of more than $43 million into the Queensland economy. The Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk with the Today Show competition winners.

The production was filmed at Village Roadshow This initiative was part of the tourism deliverables and to attract inbound interstate tourists to Queensland. Studios on the Gold Coast as well as on location in South East Queensland including Brisbane and tropical rainforests near Tamborine Mountain and Tallebudgera.

"Queensland offers outstanding crew, stages and a variety of jungle topography and city backdrops in essentially one place.” Lee Rosenthal, President of Physical Production - Paramount Pictures

Screen Queensland hosted five Queensland high school teachers through the Australian Teachers of Media (ATOM) to the Dora the Explorer set for the day. The teachers are pictured with Ernie Malik (centre), unit publicist for Dora the Explorer.

This was part of the community deliverables in attracting Dora the Explorer to Queensland and > Dora the Explorer giving teachers of media the insights to see what goes on behind the scenes of a major movie set to teach their students. 33 > SOUNDSTAGE 9 VILLAGE ROADSHOW STUDIOS

The Queensland Government contributed $11 million towards the construction of the $16.5 million Sound Stage 9 at Village Roadshow Studios. The venue hosted events as part of the Gold Coast Commowealth Games held in April 2018.

The new super stage is a state government legacy that positions Queensland as a major film destination whilst also working to support the growth and development of local expertise, increasing employment opportunities and growing local investment.

The first major production that was attracted to Queensland to utilise the stage wasThor: Ragnarok.

* IER INDEPENDENT ECONOMIC STUDY FOUND: 1,657 2,300 80% QUEENSLANDERS FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYED ON FILM $ 74,400 145M VISITOR NIGHTS IN-DIRECT QPE IN QUEENSLAND

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35 Tidelands cast and key creatives in Brisbane for the World Premiere of Tidelands on 8 December 2018.

Queensland hosts the World Premiere of Tidelands on 8 December 2018, Brisbane. > Jason Momoa on the blue carpet for the Aquaman Australian Premiere held on the Gold Coast, Queensland. 37 > INDUSTRY PARTICIPATION

Number of applications for funding assessed in 2017-18 665

Total applications approved in 2017-18 244 people (approximately) (+32% on 2016-17 and +40% on 2015-16)

Successful applications in 2017-18 37% (+19% on 2016-17 and +23% on 2015-16)

Number of people that participated in initiatives 247

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39 > DEVELOPMENT Screen Queensland invests in talented storytellers to make productions that INVESTMENT IN grow our local industry’s skill-base and craft, and that find an audience across 2017-18 diverse groups and borders.

SQ DEVELOPMENT To enhance the professional development of Queensland screen practitioners, SQ provides development funding that supports practitioners to create high-quality screen projects with audience appeal that clearly identify their target markets and are commercially focused.

$612,998 47 100% including $150,000 for Talent Projects funded (+15% on 2016-17) Queensland-created Development Funding

87% Queensland-owned/part-owned

MARKET FUNDING

$171,821 62 12 in 2017-18 Recipients International markets

109 6 travellers Domestic markets

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41 Screen Queensland supports the growth and health of a dynamic sustainable screen industry throughout Queensland that makes productions designed to entertain and connect with worldwide audiences in all existing and emerging > SQ SCREEN media. INVESTMENT

SCREEN PRODUCTION INVESTMENT

The SQ Production Investment and Games Development and Marketing Investment programs invested in 15 film and TV project and seven games projects in 2017-18.

These are projected to generate QPE totalling an estimated $61 million and supported 1,510 jobs for Queenslanders in 2017-18.

$61M 1,510 Estimated QPE jobs for Queenslanders 15 7 productions funded games projects

A total of 18 out of 22 projects (72%) were Queensland-created projects where IP is held by a 82% bona fide Queensland entity and/or is creatively driven QLD-created projects by a Queensland writer, director or producer.

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43 Production funding by platform and genre in 2017-18 indicates a massive increase in games funding, a SQ CONTENT INITIATIVES shift away from documentary and an uplift in drama feature films: $1,652,184 was spent on SQ initiatives in 2017-18 with $1,652,184 a further $1,448,883 already allocated for payment in spent on SQ initiatives 2018-19.

137 teams/projects supported in 2017-18 (+251% on $3,448,441 $3,824,000 $3.5m $4.0m 2016-17 and +125% on 2015-16). 137 $2,970,000 teams/projects supported $3.0m $3.0m $2,755,431

ABORIGINAL AND TORRES $2.5m $2.5m STRAIT ISLANDER INITIATIVES $2,065,000 $2,217,768 $530,593 was allocated through the Aboriginal and $2.0m $2.0m Torres Strait Islander initiatives budget including $1,550,000 $1.5m $1.5m $124,311.95 allocated for payment in 2018-19. $672,136 $1.0m $1.0m $672,136 allocated in total for Aboriginal and Torres allocated Strait Islander practitioners in 2017-18 including $500k $354,250 $500k $141,543 through all other SQ programs for instance, 0 0 program production, travel and development. 2017 - 2018 2016 - 2017 2015 - 2016 2014 - 2015 2017 - 2018 2016 - 2017 2015 - 2016 2014 - 2015 31 31 teams/projects supported in 2017-18. teams/projects supported Feature film (drama) Broadcast/web series (drama) $3,448,441 (up 67% on 2016-17, up 16% on 2015-16 $2,755,431 (down 27% on 2016-17, up 25% on and up 873% on 2014-15). 2015-16 and up 78% on 2014-15).

$2.1m $450k $422,043

$1.8m $400k $1,513,626 $1.5m $350k

$1.2m $1,149,897 $300k

$900k $250k $671,000 $600k $200k $366,418 $300k $150k $20,000 0 0 2017 - 2018 2016 - 2017 2015 - 2016 2014 - 2015 2017 - 2018 2016 - 2017 Theatrical/Broadcast (documentary) Games’ Investment

$366,418 (down 68% on 2016-17, down 76% on $422,043 (up 2010% on 2016-17 and not funded 2015-16 and down 45% on 2014-15). through SQ Production Investment in 2016-17).

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WILL THE TRUTH HEAL?

a film by Péter Hegedüs

Soul Vision Films and FocusFox present In association with Screen Queensland A Peter Hegedus film Featuring Lili Szalisznyó, Edie Hart, young Lili, Judit Székelyhidi Composer Ádám Balázs, Sound Designer Gábor Császár, Production Manager Bence Násztor Line Producer Anikó Rafay, Producer of Marketing and Distribution Bobbi-Lea Dionysius Cinematographers Zoltan Vladucz and Peter Hegedus Reenactment Cinematographer Gábor Szabó, HSC Editors Ágnes Mógor (HSE) and Judy Yeh Producers Rebecca McElroy, András Muhi, Peter Hegedus, Gábor Ferenczy, Writer & Director Peter Hegedus Essential Media and Entertainment. Emily is the current recipient of the Lexus Australia Short Film > sqhub Fellowship.

The sqhub is a new initiative for the 2017-18 Team WIBY – Ben Marrinan, Motze Asher and year and is a shared space that brings together Joshua Sanderson Queensland game developers, digital content a new games studio founded by developers of the makers and screen industry creatives under > INVESTING IN 2017 game Mr. Shifty. Team WIBY aims to challenge, the one roof. GAME inspire, and have people form connections with one another. The sqhub initiative, funded by the DEVELOPERS Queensland Government through SQ, helps Anya McNaughton connect Queensland screen creatives across all a game artist whose life mission is to bring visual parts of the screen sector by providing facilities beauty to exciting and fun projects in the Australian and a co-working space to help build networks game industry. for innovative creators to develop and grow. In 2017-18, Screen Queensland supported the development of seven Queensland games with an Zander Hulme investment of $397,218 via the inaugural SQ Game Development and Marketing Investment initiative. sqhub provides a flexible workspace that one of Brisbane’s leading game audio designers and opens doors to greater collaboration and co-founder of Game Audio Brisbane. Specialising Queensland is home to a healthy games industry and this new initiative has been designed to support innovation between its screen and game in dynamic music systems and sound design for local developers in creating and marketing high-quality games capable of engaging a local and development members whilst easing the international player base and achieving commercial success. mobile and console games, and best known for his financial strains placed on many startups, work on Steppy Pants. growing companies and individual All funding is to be matched by the recipients in the form of cash, in-kind or other funding sources. practitioners. Lamington Games – David Kilford SQ received an overwhelmingly large response from local industry to the first round of the new Game a startup games studio focused on building high- Development and Marketing Investment initiative with over $1.5 million requested from competitive quality games with a keen focus on experiments and applications. 2Can Media – Sam Weingott and iteration. Super Drop Land launched globally in 2018. Sascha Shipley creates purpose-driven film, photography, The seven successful teams for 2017-18 are: animation and digital content. Such as the feature documentary Change Tack and web-series Plushed. > Toast VR’s Richie’s Plank Experience PSVR and Vive Focus Cratesmith Game Assembly – Kieran Lord > Trick Shot Development’s Sky Squadron a game development studio founded by games industry veterans with a desire to make different > Cog Studio’s Nightmare VR kinds of games and to work on emerging platforms. > Affable Games’ Speaking Simulator > Screwtape Studios’ Damsel Inside Voice – Aimee Lindorff and > Lamington Games’ Super Drop Land Sophie Overett produces original content and critical engagement > An unannounced game by Team WIBY across multiple platforms, providing a forum for women in storytelling and expanding on the ideas and themes currently at play in the Lady Parts podcast, an Inside Voice project. GAME DEVELOPMENT AND MARKETING INVESTMENT The Game Development and Marketing Investment program launched for the first time in January Dan Vogt 2018 and will have two rounds per year. It shares a budget with Screen Production Investment. an indie game developer who co-founded, and helped evolve Halfbrick. Dan is an active mentor, THE FIRST and has run a games co-working space and continues to develop games. His latest release, OF ITS KIND Data Wing, was released in August 2017 and was $397,218 7 100% a completely solo work. IN THE

in games funding 2017-18 game projects funded Queensland-created Emily Avila a director and producer, Emily has worked AUSTRALIAN for various Australian production companies and film festivals including See-Saw Films and SCREEN INDUSTRY 47 > SHORT FILMS

In 2017-18, Screen Queensland invested $480,000 Comedy > Lavender in the SQ Shorts Program supporting > Cursed Brittany Blacka (Producer), Henry Boffin (Director/Writer) 12 short films to create opportunities for the Tristan Barr (Producer) state’s early and mid-career creative talent to Connor Fairclough (Director/Writer) develop standout stories for the screen. > Sex and Breeding The 12 creative teams each received funding Melissa Crabtree (Producer) of $40,000 per project, along with high-level Loani Arman (Director/Writer) mentoring and workshops to aid development and production of their short films. > For a Good Cause Genevieve Larin (Producer) SQ Shorts is supporting a range of films that Mary Duong (Producer) include: Tony Walsh (Director/Writer) > three ‘edgy’ genre shorts; > three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander films Genre on the theme of LOVE; > And the Winner Is > three horror/ genre shorts; and Danielle Redford (Producer) > three comedy pilots. Cameron March (Director) Jordan Lynagh (Writer) The SQ Shorts Program participants are: Julian Curtis (Writer) > My Name is Mudju Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander films on the > Lavender DOP Lucas Tomoana, Helen Morrison (Producer), Belinda Miller (Producer), Chantelle Murray (Director/Writer) theme of Love Brittany Blacka (Producer) Henry Boffin (Director/Writer) > My Name is Mudju Helen Morrison (Producer) > Reformed Belinda Miller (Producer) Samantha Timms (Director/Writer) Chantelle Murray (Director/Writer) Horror > Walter’s Ghost > Stray Dena Curtis (Producer) Brenton Pinsent (Producer) Caden Pearson (Director/Writer) Katherine Chediak Putnam (Writer) Dean Law (Director/Writer) > Deserve Desire Aaron Fa’aoso (Producer) > No Friend in the Forest Dena Curtis (Executive Producer) Emily Avila (Producer) Jimi Bani (Director/Writer) Sam Dixon (Director/Writer)

> Here There Be Monsters Steven Geddes (Producer) Drew Macdonald (Director/Writer) > Walters Ghost crew Dena Curtis (Producer), Caden Pearson (Director/Writer) 49

> SCREEN CULTURE Screen Queensland is committed to building a dynamic and vibrant screen culture in Queensland and celebrating the art of filmmaking. 2017-18 In the 2017-18 Financial Year, SQ’s Screen Culture Funding Program provided funding totalling $1,485,500 and going to 36 festivals and screen culture related events. Screen Culture Funding 2017-18 Round 1

Festival Location Funding Australian Film Industry and AACTA programming Gold Coast, Brisbane $120,000 over two years ($60,000 per year) Animation Alliance Australia Presents Brisbane, Cairns $3,000 Screen Culture Funding 2017-18 Round 2 APSA 2017 and APSA 2018 Brisbane $600,000 over two years ($300,000 per year) Festival Location Funding

Australian International Movie Convention Gold Coast $15,000 Access All Areas Film Festival Gold Coast, Brisbane $5,000

Brisbane Festival film program Brisbane $20,000 Alliance Francais French Film Festival Brisbane $4,000 Brisbane International Film Festival 2017 Brisbane $250,000 Australian International Documentary Conference Melbourne* $20,000 Brisbane Short Film Festival Brisbane In kind support *a national marketplace ($10,000 per year) for industry and broadcasters Caloundra Film Festival Caloundra, Moffat Beach $3,500 Brisbane Backyard Film Festival Brisbane $3,000 Capricorn Film Festival Gladstone $6,000 Brisbane Queer Film Festival Brisbane $8,000 Game On GO423 Festival Brisbane $4,000 Capricorn CAPS Short Film Festival Rockhampton $5,000 Gold Coast Film Festival 2018 and 2019 Gold Coast $300,000 over two festivals ($150,000 per festival) Flickerfest Short Film Festival – Queensland Tour Brisbane, Noosa, Gold Coast, $6,000 Toowoomba, Nambour, Great Barrier Reef Film Festival Magnetic Island $4,000 Mackay, Townsville, Cairns, Heart of Gold International Film Festival 2017 Gympie $7,500 Whitsundays and Maryborough Iranian Film Festival Brisbane $4,000 Immersive Event Lab and Festival Experience Brisbane $6,000 Mackay International Film Festival 2017 Mackay $2,000 Solid Screen FNQ $4,000 Monster Fest Travelling SideShow Cairns $5,000 Sunscreenings Gold Coast $6,000 Noosa International Film Festival Noosa $4,000 Sunshine Coast Surf Film Festival Caloundra $4,000 Noosa Surf Film Festival Noosa $2,500 Transitions Film Festival Brisbane $4,000 Port Shorts Film Festival Port Douglas $5,000 West End Film Festival Brisbane $6,000

Queensland Film Festival Brisbane $4,000 Total $81,000 Queensland Touring Film Festival Charters Towers, Ingham, $15,000 Cloncurry, Dajarra, Dalby and Currumbin Screen Forever Melbourne $10,000 Travelling Film Festival Toowoomba, Bundaberg, $20,000 Mackay, Rockhampton, Cairns, Townsville, Nambour

Total $1,404,500

51 > WOMEN ON SCREEN

Screen Queensland carried through its The 2017-18 financial year saw the second commitment to female storytellers in 2017-18. instalment of SQIncubatHER - a conference set up to inspire female creatives and Its funding programs for development and business leaders and to share best practice production supported a greater than ever and experience to elevate the careers percentage of projects with at least one of women in a range of roles across the female in a key creative role, as SQ closed in industry. International businesswoman and on its goal of achieving gender equity in the motivational speaker Naomi Simpson gave a sector. passionate keynote, and a carefully curated program of panels shared insights into craft, 77 per cent of all Development Investment creativity and business. The event was a sell- and 65 per cent of Production Investment out. The second year in a row. and Game Development funding in projects for online, broadcast, feature film and games SQ Mentorship was launched, becoming the was awarded to projects with at least one richest mentorship in Australia, and selected female in a key creative role. The Market game developer Kim Allom as the inaugural Fund lagged behind. Only 39 percent of recipient of the $20,000 opportunity. recipients were female, though that figure This allowed Kim to access career-changing was similar both for applications as a whole insights and support from international Retold, with international screenwriting expert and successful applications. leaders in her field including California- and mentor Wendall Thomas, encouraged Talent Camp, Screenworks Writing Intensive and based Kim Sellentin, Producer at Blizzard writers to see well-known stories from a diverse Screenworks Directing Intensive were initiatives Production highlights included the female- Entertainment, known for World of Warcraft, perspective and provided a showcase for female devoted completely to offering opportunities driven black comedy Homecoming Queens StarCraft and Heroes of the Storm, and talent including Evelyn Saunders and Fiona to women, specifically those from under- scripted by Michelle Law and made for Berlin-based Brie Code, CEO and Creative Westwell, represented backgrounds and regional areas. SBS On Demand by an up-and-coming all Director of Tru Luv Media and former lead female team; See-Saw’s The End, scripted by programmer on the Assassin’s Creed series. Three of four attachments through the SQ Attach Gender equity remains a target for SQ, as does the Samantha Strauss and produced by Rachel program were female - Stephanie Gordon and broader goal of ensuring that female voices are Gardner; and female-led production house sqhub opened its doors as Queensland’s Nicole Acworth on Harrow and Stephanie O’Brien heard and their careers supported both in front of Like A Photon Creative’s animated feature first dedicated screen co-working space and on Tidelands. and behind the camera. There’s work to be done. series for a major international studio. Tracey welcomed among its first intake of residents A lot of it. But we’re getting there. Robertson, as executive producer, and games artist Anya McNaughton, podcasters There was a 50/50 gender split in practitioners associate producer Deborah Glover were key Inside Voice (Aimee Lindorff and Sophie taking up the opportunity to make fresh content parts of the team that delivered Hoodlum’s Overett), director-producer Emily Avila, for online and grow their businesses through the: hit series Harrow, now in production on and impact producer 2 Can Media (Sam YouTube Entrepreneurs program; the Talent Fund; series two. Weingott). and in the First Concepts initiative with Netflix and Stan to develop original drama for streaming There was a persistent shortfall of females The SQ Shorts program included several video-on-demand. taking directing and writing roles, however. female directors, including Samantha Tims, and Screen Queensland remains committed Loani Arman and Chantelle Murray. to its program of initiatives designed to empower and up-skill women in these, and > The Second other under-represented roles. 53 > INDUSTRY EVENTS 1 JULY 2017 – 30 JUNE 2018

30 June 2018 12 April 2018 5 October 2017 Launch event of the SQ and Stan sqhub Official Opening- 70 pax Screen Queensland’s incubatHER 2017 Premium Drama Investment Fund - 130 pax initiative - 150 pax 22 March 2018 Creating On Screen Chemistry - 85 pax 12 September 2017 30 June 2018 Foxtel Meet the Broadcasters - 40 pax Screen Queensland and Screen Producers of Australia held two industry 4 March 2018 events as part of the TV Week Logies The Queensland Government and SQ 15 August 2017 2018: Harrow Premiere Screening - 110 pax YouTube Entrepreneur Information Session - 40 pax Exclusive Industry Leader Event presented by Screen Queensland 4 March 2018 Satellite Event – All About Women and Stan - 250 pax 14 August 2017 - 40 pax SBS & NITV Meet The Broadcasters - 160 pax 29 June 2018 Screen Industry Leaders Q&A Logies 13 December 2017 Event – early career and student focus Creating Characters with 27 July 2017 Wendall Thomas - In Conversation with Brian Reed (creator - 100 pax 100 pax of the international podcast hit S-Town) - 110 pax 14 June 2018 12 December 2017 Far North Queensland Masterclass with End of Year Event 2017 – A Celebration of Queensland’s Screen Industry - Ivan Sen - 20 pax 120 pax 19 July 2017 Screen Australia Enterprise Funding Q&A - 40 pax 8 June 2018 30 November 2017 Music Rights for Screen Practitioners Facebook Live Session with Aquaman Workshop - 25 pax Executive Producer Rob Cowan 6 July 2017 In Conversation with eOne and Hopscotch Features - 120 pax 3 May 2018 29 November 2017 DameChanger "In Conversation" Asian Animation Welcome Cocktail Party Breakfast with Beatrice Neumann - 250 pax and Tracey Vieira, moderated by Anni Browning - 40 pax 13 October 2017 Queensland Premiere event of Thor: Ragnarok - 2,500 pax

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55 > ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER FUND 2017-18

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57 ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER FUND 2017-18 In 2017-18, SQ allocated $672,136 in funding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander projects, talent and businesses.

$600k $530,593 was made available as targeted funding through the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Fund in 2017-18, $500k an increase of 75% on 2016-17 and 254% on 2015-16.

$400k $530,593 $300k $303,404.90 $200k

$100k $150,000 0 2017 - 2018 2016 - 2017 2015 - 2016

SUPPORT INCLUDED: • Three narrative short films created under the in SQ Podcast, an initiative that took six theme of LOVE that will screen at local and podcast concepts through development international festivals. with Brian Reed (S-Town, This American Life) and provided $2,000 to develop materials to a • The production of a short documentary for market-ready stage for pitching to the ABC. > Wik Vs Queensland the Commonwealth Games Windows on the Dean Gibson (Writer/Director), Mark Broadbent (DOP) World short film series. • Production investment in: - Robbie Hood, a six-part 10 minute series for • An exclusive directing masterclass with SBS On Demand; Ivan Sen (Mystery Road, Goldstone) for the - Grace Beside Me (variation only), a 13x26 three short film teams and up to 20 Indigenous minute childrens live-action drama series practitioners from Far North Queensland. for NITV; - Wik Vs Queensland (variation only), • A placement supported by Screen Queensland, a feature documentary that revisits the NITV and MediaRing that will see a talented controversial and tumultuous time leading early career Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander up to and following the High Court’s producer work for six months with Screen decision to grant native title to the Wik Queensland’s Content team and six months at People in 1996. NITV. • Development investment in six projects for • Production funding paid two teams to produce broadcast and theatrical platforms. a four-part 5 minute web series for ABC iview as part of the 'Straight out of the Straits' initiative. • Market Funding support for six practitioners to attend domestic and international markets • Three Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and events. writers took part in Screen Queensland/AFTRS’s initiative talent camp, an intensive one-week workshop designed to upskill budding screen > Grace Beside Me storytellers from underrepresented communities. 59 • An Aboriginal and Torres Strait writer took part “You’re totally engrossed through the whole of the film….. a really nice accomplishment… totally intriguing and really quite clever.” Margaret Pomeranz, Screen

“A sexy, satisfying thriller that toys with time, memory and a decidedly seditious strain of storytelling.” Eddie Cockrell, Variety

“Rachael Blake, Susie Porter, Vince Colosimo and Martin Sacks are at the top of their game.” Matthew Eeles, Cinema Australia

“Engrossing…genre-bending.” Graeme Blundell, Screen

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61 > YEAR IN REVIEW 2017-2018