Screen Australia has invested in five short films this week, including the directorial debut of popular children's author and illustrator Graeme Base.
The Gallant Captain, adapted from Base's own picture book The Legend of the Golden Snail, was one of two films selected to share in $300,000 of financing as part of the Short Animation Production Program. The story, a child's pirate fantasy, will be co-directed by Base and producer Katrina Mathers (Nullarbor).
The second recipient, stop-motion sand animation short The Crossing, will be animated, written and directed by visual artist Marieka Walsh and producer Donna Chang. The Crossing is the pair's second sand animated short film, their previous collaboration The Hunter recently screened at the SXSW festival.
Previous shorts funded through the agency's animation program include the Oscar-winning films The Lost Thing and Harvie Krumpet.
After an intensive three-month development process, three live action films have also been selected to...
The Gallant Captain, adapted from Base's own picture book The Legend of the Golden Snail, was one of two films selected to share in $300,000 of financing as part of the Short Animation Production Program. The story, a child's pirate fantasy, will be co-directed by Base and producer Katrina Mathers (Nullarbor).
The second recipient, stop-motion sand animation short The Crossing, will be animated, written and directed by visual artist Marieka Walsh and producer Donna Chang. The Crossing is the pair's second sand animated short film, their previous collaboration The Hunter recently screened at the SXSW festival.
Previous shorts funded through the agency's animation program include the Oscar-winning films The Lost Thing and Harvie Krumpet.
After an intensive three-month development process, three live action films have also been selected to...
- 3/30/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
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