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Screen Australia has committed almost $360,000 in funding to assist 15 filmmaking teams and three new internships.

The announcement, made earlier today, confirmed eight new projects will receive Screen Australia support while another seven teams will benefit from continued funding..

The new projects to receive support include I Am Jack, Confessions of a Super Man, Long Tan, Mulan, Common Foe, and Soundtrack..

Three internships, developed through Screen Australia.s Talent Escalator Project, will send Australian filmmakers overseas to further develop their chosen crafts..

Writer/director Alex Murawski will work alongside Bruce Beresford in Los Angeles for three months on Beresford.s latest production Bonnie and Clyde.

Natalie Lindwall will gain six months experience in the UK working with Ecosse Flims as a development producer, and producer Raquelle David will spend six months in Toronto working with Niv Fichman at Rhombus Media..

Also through the Talent Escalator Program, Screen Australia will assist directors Cris Jones,...

The South Australian Film Corporation (Safc) has announced the five teams selected to participate in the 2010 round of their low budget feature film initiative, FilmLab.   A development initiative of the Safc, FilmLab provides a tangible bridge for South Australian filmmakers across the seemingly unfathomable gap from short film to feature film production. The program culminates in the production of low budget films with the Safc providing $350,000 in production funding for each.   The successful teams for 2010 are Kate Croser, Hugh Sullivan and Sandy Cameron; Shane McNeil and Sean Dooley; Dave Ngo, Nick Matthews and Craig Behenna; Vicki Sugars and Christopher Houghton; and Lindy Taylor and Sue Brown   The successful teams were selected from a competitive pool of 22 applicants, and judged by a panel which included film critic Margaret Pomeranz (At the Movies), producer Bridget Ikin (An Angel at my Table, My Year Without Sex), producer and development executive Stephen Cleary, and the Safc.

The South Australian Film Corporation has announced the five teams that will participate in the next round of thelow budget feature program FilmLab.

The teams are Kate Croser, Hugh Sullivan and Sandy Cameron; Shane McNeil and Sean Dooley; Dave Ngo, Nick Matthews and Craig Behenna; Vicki Sugars and Christopher Houghton; and Lindy Taylor and Sue Brown. A sixth team – Julie Byrne, Fiona Sprott and Jason Sweeney – will participate as observers.

These teams were selected by a panel including critic Margaret Pomeranz, producer Bridget Ikin, producer/development executive Stephen Cleary and the Safc.

Through FilmLab, participants will develop and produce a low budget film, with the Safc providing $350,000 for each. The bootcamp – lectures, seminars, improvisations and multimedia presentations – will be held November 10-30. Mentors include writer Peter Speyer, director Paddy Cunneen, and Stephen Cleary.

Next February, the Safc will present two Aftrs workshops for FilmLab: ‘Distribution, Exhibition and International Sales with...