Screen Australia launches ‘high end drama’ support
Screen Australia has announced a program to support the development of internationally driven “high-end television drama”.
The first of its kind to be launched by Screen Australia
The High-end Television Development Program has, the Federal Government announced, been set up “in recognition of the unprecedented audience and market growth for high-end television, and the ambitious, authorial and emotionally engaging storytelling that has connected with high-end global audiences”.
“High-end television is responsible for water cooler conversations all over the world, winning its audience with complex, nuanced stories and creative brilliance,” said Screen Australia Head of Development Martha Coleman.
“We know that Australia has the ideas and the talent to make a global impact through its storytelling, and this fund will assist our producers and writers to rise to the challenge and engage in this space."
The programme is the first of its kind to be launched by Screen Australia. It will fund up to five projects each year in two rounds, with up to $40,000 available for each successful project.