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1 2 form y separately published work icon Cancelled María Albiñana , Luke Eve , 2020 Australia : More Sauce Productions Screen Australia UN3 , 2020 19813410 2020 series - publisher film/TV

'It’s not every day a pandemic hits forcing you to cancel your wedding and head into immediate lockdown with your fiancé … and his mum. Cancelled is a 10 part digital series created by Maria Albiñana and Luke Eve produced by More Sauce.' (Production summary)

1 9 form y separately published work icon True History of the Kelly Gang Shaun Grant , ( dir. Justin Kurzel ) Australia : Film4 Screen Australia Film Victoria Porchlight Films , 2018 12236444 2018 single work film/TV

'Outlaw Ned Kelly lived only 25 years, but it was enough to write his story into Australian legend. The subject of countless books, songs, and other lore, he has become a near-mythical figure in the mould of Jesse James or even Robin Hood. Adapting the Booker Prize–winning novel by Peter Carey, True History of the Kelly Gang stars George MacKay, Russell Crowe, Nicholas Hoult, Essie Davis, and Charlie Hunnam in a gloriously fictionalized tale of a true-life renegade.

'Kelly (MacKay) grows up in an already rebellious Irish immigrant family, regularly bristling against the outback justice imposed by local police. Over time, he falls under the influence of Harry Power (Crowe), a true bush-ranger with little regard for colonial authority over the wild territory where he operates. Each encounter with the law pushes Kelly further and further into a dedicated life of crime. Soon enough, he's gathered a gang around him to help with the horse thieving and shootouts, and many Australian settlers are applauding his exploits. It all builds to an epic final showdown.'

Source: Toronto International Film Festival.

1 12 form y separately published work icon Waltzing Matilda Banjo and Matilda David Roach , ( dir. Morgan O'Neill ) Australia : Screen Australia , 2016 Z1860609 2016 single work film/TV romance 'In 1895, with the country in turmoil a young city poet and journalist travels to a remote sheep station to track down a political agitator. When the clashes between union shearers and landowners turn to violence, a man is found dead in a billabong. Was it suicide or murder? A dramatisation of the extraordinary true story of Banjo Paterson and Waltzing Matilda.' (Source: Screen Australia website)
1 2 form y separately published work icon Songlines on Screen Australia : National Indigenous Television Screen Australia , 2016 9611637 2016 series - publisher film/TV

'Due to the success of the first Songlines on Screen Initiative held in 2014, both Screen Australia and NITV are pleased to announce a second Songlines on Screen initiative opportunity.'

'This initiative aims to give place to some of the many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander songlines that are integral to the makeup of Indigenous Australia, incorporating the full spectrum of storytelling including dance, song, art, body painting, and sites of significance.' (Source: Screen Australia website)

1 26 form y separately published work icon Lion Saroo Brierley , Luke Davies , ( dir. Garth Davis ) Australia : Screen Australia See Saw Films Sunstar Entertainment The Weinstein Company , 2016 8160821 2016 single work film/TV

'A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 later, he sets out to find his lost family.' (Production summary)

1 3 form y separately published work icon Brilliant Creatures : Germaine, Clive, Barry & Bob Howard Jacobson , ( dir. Paul Clark ) Australia London : Mint Pictures Serendipity Productions Screen Australia Australian Broadcasting Corporation Screen NSW , 2014 7846476 2014 single work film/TV

'Howard Jacobson traces the footsteps of Germaine Greer, Barry Humphries, Clive James and Robert Hughes arguing these Australian giants didn't just join the cultural revolution in the 60s, they led it.

'The Gang of Four are at their peak: Hughes becomes Time Magazine's art critic; Germaine writes The Female Eunuch; Clive becomes a junior member of the London literati; Barry makes a Barry MacKenzie movie.' (Production summary)

1 17 form y separately published work icon Felony Joel Edgerton , ( dir. Matt Saville ) Australia : Benaroya Pictures Blue Tongue Films Goalpost Pictures Screen Australia , 2013 Z1907860 2013 single work film/TV detective crime 'Life changes in an instant for a decorated police officer after he lies about a running a cyclist off the road after having a celebratory drink with his fellow officers.' (IMDb record)
1 8 form y separately published work icon Patrick Justin King , ( dir. Mark Hartley ) Australia : F. G. Film Productions Head Gear Films Screen Australia , 2013 Z1907852 2013 single work film/TV horror thriller

'A re-imagining of the classic ‘70s Australian chiller. In room 15 of the secluded Roget Clinic lies a comatose murderer named Patrick. His doctor says he’s nothing more than 75 kilos of limp meat hanging off a dead brain – but Kathy, a young nurse, knows very differently. Patrick has a crush on Kathy, and burgeoning psychic powers. His affection is about to turn into a deadly, bloody obsession!'

Source: Screen Australia. (Sighted: 3/2/2014)

1 form y separately published work icon First Footprints Bentley Dean , Martin Butler , Tania Nehme (editor), Peter Donoughue (editor), ( dir. Bentley Dean et. al. )agent Artarmon : Screen Australia , 2013 7352315 2013 film/TV

'First Footprints tells the story of the original pioneers for all humankind, a history that began in Australia tens of thousands of years before modern humans reached America or Europe. The series draws on the collective memory of Indigenous Australians, the latest archaeological discoveries and the rich record of over 30 million prehistoric painted and etched rocks. Along with evocative recreations, elegant CGI, grand landscape and a wealth of rare archival footage the series will expand our ideas. Sweeping from 60,000 years ago to 1788, each episode begins and ends with a cataclysmic event that transforms life in Australia.' (Source: TROVE)

1 52 form y separately published work icon Redfern Now Jon Bell , Adrian Wills , Steven McGregor , Danielle MacLean , Michelle Blanchard , Wayne Blair , ( dir. Catriona McKenzie et. al. )agent Australia : ABC Television Screen Australia Blackfella Films , 2012-2013 Z1750518 2012 series - publisher film/TV

Redfern Now is 'the first contemporary TV drama series written, directed and produced by Indigenous Australians.'

Source: ABC Television website.

1 form y separately published work icon Blackbuster Sio Tusafa'aaefili , ( dir. Sio Tusafa'aaefili ) Australia : LaLa Pictures Screen Australia , 2012 14539317 2012 single work film/TV Indigenous story horror

'Rowdy punters at this kooky Queensland pub stir an unusual awakening in pirated DVD dealer, Kainen. As his crush grows for the publican's daughter, Tanika, his uncontrollable imagination takes us on a genre-bending roller coaster fantasy ride like no other! Beware of the unleashed (and hopelessly romantic) beast!' (Production summary)

1 38 form y separately published work icon Sleeping Beauty Julia Leigh , ( dir. Julia Leigh ) Australia : Screen Australia Spectrum Films , 2011 Z1773548 2011 single work film/TV 'Death-haunted, quietly reckless, Lucy is a young university student who takes a job as a Sleeping Beauty. In the Sleeping Beauty Chamber old men seek an erotic experience that requires Lucy's absolute submission. This unsettling task starts to bleed into Lucy's daily life and she develops an increasing need to know what happens to her when she is asleep.'

Source: Sleeping Beauty website, http://www.sleepingbeautyfilm.com/
Sighted: 18/04/2011
1 31 form y separately published work icon Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo Imogen Banks , John Edwards , Christopher Lee , ABC Television (publisher), ( dir. Daina Reid ) Australia : Southern Star Entertainment Screen Australia , 2011 Z1771522 2011 series - publisher film/TV
1 25 form y separately published work icon Blessed Andrew Bovell , Patricia Cornelius , Melissa Reeves , Christos Tsiolkas , ( dir. Ana Kokkinos ) Australia : Blessed Film Productions Head Gear Films Wildheart Zizani Screen Australia Film Victoria , 2009 Z1608662 2009 single work film/TV

Seven children wander the streets of Melbourne at night, while their mothers await their return.

1 y separately published work icon Pathways & Protocols: a Filmmaker’s Guide to Working with Indigenous People, Culture and Concepts Terri Janke , Cathy Bray , Screen Australia , Australian Film Commission , Sydney : Screen Australia , 2009 8890952 2009 single work information book

'This practical guide is essential reading for all filmmakers shooting in Australia. Research and written by lawyer Terri Janke, Pathways &​ Protocols provides advice about the ethical and legal issues involved in transferring Indigenous cultural material to the screen. Whether shooting in country or city, with an Indigenous cast or not, practitioners of film, TV and digital media projects are encouraged to recognise and respect Indigenous people's images, knowledge, stories and land in the production of audiovisual material. (Back cover)

1 y separately published work icon Mabo : The Native Title Revolution Screen Australia , Screen Australia , 2008 Z1627267 2008 website 'Mabo : The Native Title Revolution delves into the Mabo legal case and the important issues it raises for Australians and Indigenous peoples eveywhere. It gives an overview of the case and provides an insight into both the man at its centre, Eddie "Koiki" Mabo, and torres Strait Islander culture'.
1 1 y separately published work icon Screen Australia Website Sydney : Screen Australia , 2008 9927199 2008 website
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