Mary Amevor and Moreblessing Maturure in Afro Sistahs, courtesy of Screen Australia.
It’s been one year since Screen Australia announced a radical change to its story development funding – the grants provided for developing scripted fiction of any genre across film, television and online.
The seismic change involved dividing the funds into two strands: Premium (for players with extensive credits and bigger budgets) and Generate (for newer, riskier work, lower budgets, with no requirements of previous credits or attached distribution platforms). This was a big deal not only for emerging creators, who may have previously been put off by all the hoops and high-jumps, but also for more established storytellers wanting to try something new or cross into new platforms.