ANNUAL REPORT 2007 2008 CONTENTS CHAIRMAN and APPENDICES APPENDIX C CHIEF EXECUTIVE Screen Industry OFFICER REPORT 3 APPENDIX A Programs Approvals 40 Independent BOARD MEMBERS Auditor’s Report 22 APPENDIX D PROFILES 6 Screen Culture Approvals 47 Certifi cation of the Financial Report 23 SAFC OVERVIEW 9 APPENDIX E Financial Statement 25 Educational Content Income Statement 25 Fund Approvals 48 Balance Sheet 25 APPENDIX F Statement of Digital Media Fund Approvals 49 Changes in Equity 26 Cash Flow Statement 26 APPENDIX G Program Write Backs 52 Notes to and Forming Part of the Financial Statements 27 APPENDIX H APPENDIX B Committees 54 SAFC Organisation Chart APPENDIX I as at 30 June 2008 35 Asbestos Management 55 SAFC Staff as at 30 June 2008 36 SAFC Staff Details APPENDIX J as at 30 June 2008 37 Freedom of Information 56 CHAIRMAN and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT 2007-08 was a landmark year for the Hub. This exciting new $43 million as an agency that is innovative and directing talent in Auction’s strengthening relationship between South Australian Film Corporation. It studio complex located just outside responsive. As the fi rst agency of its Granaz Moussavi. the two organisations is having on was a year that witnessed the most the CBD on the historic Glenside site kind in Australia, and the only state the local sector. The SAFC and AFF fundamental changes to fi lm fi nancing will provide the infrastructure for the fi lm agency that manages production Important impetus was also provided also partnered to continue their in twenty years, with the introduction local production sector for at least the facilities, the SAFC has always been by the Film South Australia initiative, collaboration with director Sarah Watt of the federal Producer Offset and the next 35 years, create a vibrant creative something of a pioneer. And when it which was announced by the Premier and Producer Bridget Ikin, the team creation of a new single federal agency hub for SA fi lm practitioners and has settled into its new state of the in June 2007, and neatly complements behind the multi-AFI award winning Screen Australia. For the SAFC, it was companies and provide a new home art premises in December 2010, the the SAFC’s existing suite of investment Look Both Ways. The SAFC and AFF also a year in which the corporation for the SAFC closer to its key SAFC will be remembered as the fi rst programs. The incentives provided turned 35, generated its largest and client base. agency in Australia to cashfl ow the as part of this program were fully most diverse feature fi lm slate in its newly introduced federal Producer subscribed in 2007-08 and allowed the recent history, and announced plans to In these times of change the SAFC has Offset, and how its willingness to do SAFC to attract high profi le feature create the Adelaide Film And Screen continued to build on its reputation so in a time of uncertainty acted as an fi lms to the state such as Elise, starring important catalyst for productions to Natalie Imbruglia, and Rachel Ward’s seek to shoot in the state during 2007- directorial debut Beautiful Kate, 08 and beyond. starring Bryan Brown. It was a year in which the SAFC Other fi lms accessing these incentives fi nanced a number of locally generated included Coffi n Rock, the latest by feature fi lms, including Kojo Pictures’ Wolf Creek producer David Lightfoot, Coffi n Rock fi rst fi lm Beautiful, the Australian/ and The Last Ride directed by Cannes- provided post-production fi nance for Chinese animated co-production winning director Glendyn Ivin, while their latest fi lm My Year Without Sex, The Last Dragon starring Sam Neill, the locations services delivered as part which stars Sacha Horler and Matt Day, Auction and Home starring Aden of Film SA were also responsible for and will premiere at the AFF in 2009. Young, the largest single slate of the decision by Napoleon Dynamite locally produced fi lms for more than a producer Chris Wyatt to locate the South Australian fi lms continued to decade. A number of these fi lms are entire shoot of Broken Hill in and have a strong showing at the 2007 being made by new South Australian around Adelaide. AFIs, with Anna Broinowski’s SAFC/ producers, which represents an AFF-fi nanced documentary Forbidden encouraging development for the long A number of these fi lms were fi nanced Lie$ winning Best Documentary and term sustainability of the local sector, in conjunction with the Adelaide Best Editing, to go with its swag of while it is has been thrilling to have Film Festival, and it is exciting to awards from festivals around the the opportunity to support a new SA see the positive impact that the world. Meanwhile, the SAFC had 3 Beautiful CHAIRMAN and CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER REPORT two AFI candidates in 2007 for Best Gen Y series, made by SA creative task ahead will be to fi nd its successor. The SA fi lm industry has a bright important will be the opportunity Short Film, including Chris Houghton’s teams and produced by Kristian future ahead of it, with the Premier’s to attract industry tenants to the site Swing and Anthony Maras’ Spike Up, Moliere and Shane McNeil went into Part of the answer will undoubtedly announcement of the Adelaide Film to create an industry hub that will the latter of which ultimately won the production. The SAFC will continue to lie in the new emerging digital and Screen Hub in May 2008 the foster partnership and mentoring main prize. This remarkable showing look for future documentary initiative media space, where South Australian centerpiece of the Government’s possibilities and allow greater in what is an incredibly opportunities with broadcasters and companies are starting to gain some ongoing commitment to the sector. communication and collaboration competitive fi eld other partners that build on the solid traction. The Deep Sleep, for example, The development of the Hub, from within this fast-evolving sector. indicates the depth of documentary foundations that a project developed under the concept to Business Case, and the creative talent that exists have been developed in the SAFC/ABC Digital Animation Initiative, selection of an appropriate site, has The new hub will be a boutique in the new fi lmmaking state in recent years. was selected as a competition fi nalist taken much work and energy over one-stop-shop for production in generation in for the MIPTV/MILIA 360 Digital a number of years, not to mention Australia, and with its combination South Australia. In television drama, the past Pitching Competition, while the extensive consultation with industry, of fi lm agency, industry tenants and year witnessed the end of Kukan/Champagne for the Ladies and the SAFC is particularly indebted production facilities in Australia will At the same time, some an era when the production game Coolest Girl in School, received to DTED for the rigorous work that be the only precinct of its kind in the of the more ambitious doors fi nally closed on nominations in three categories for the their staff undertook to make the country. It will provide an important SA documentary series McLeod’s Daughters, at the 2007 Games Developers Association project a reality. point of difference for the state in the found signifi cant national end of its eighth season. This of Australia Awards. Meanwhile, federal production landscape, meet audiences. The six part Is series has been an amazing more conventional series which Throughout the process, it has the production and post-production Your House Killing You?, success story for South are looking to use the new digital remained a project close to the a co-production between Italian Spiderman Australia, both in terms of what platforms are also emerging, with Premier’s heart, as it refl ects his vision Tallstoreez Productionz it has contributed to the local Monkeystack’s animated TV series for a viable, vibrant and sustainable and NSW-based Essential Viewing sector, as well as for the profi le of the pilot Bridget the Goddess scooping local production sector. It builds on the screened to strong audience numbers state. The SAFC is immensely proud of the SPAA/Nickelodeon pitching strength of the state and its direction for SBS in October 2007. In May its association with what has become competition, and Dario Rosso’s retro as a centre of independent fi lmmaking, 2008, the “rookie entrepreneur” a standout series in this country. There spoof Italian Spiderman causing an and an industry that can be the master documentary series Risking it All, is no doubt that it will be a hard act to online sensation. The SAFC backed of its own destiny. The new premises directed solely by South Australians follow, and the SAFC gives particular the development of Italian Spiderman at Glenside will provide a much and produced by Alan Carter and thanks to the indefatigable producers from its initial trailer form in 2007, needed new location for the SAFC, Bridget the Goddess Claire Harris, screened on SBS Posie Graeme-Evans, and Andrew and the series has now had well over which has been housed at its Hendon becoming the highest rating program Blaxland and to all of those writers, 2 million hits on YouTube. As a result premises for over twenty fi ve years, needs of a modern fi lm industry, and in the Inside Australia timeslot for six directors, actors and crew who made of its ongoing success the series has and allow it to provide state-of-the-art position it to face the demands and years.