02/04/2026
Screen Australia has today announced $20.4 million of production and development funding across 91 narrative projects, including the first projects through the new Short Film Production Funding Program! 🎉🎬
Screen Australia Director of Narrative Content Louise Gough said, “The range of these 91 projects showcases the depth, diversity and bold creativity of local storytellers, shaped with Australia’s unique blend of humour, style and perspective. We’re particularly lucky to have industry figures of such calibre to mentor the four directors of our Short Film Program, guiding them to hone their unique, imaginative shorts for cinema and festival audiences."
🔗 Find out more: https://bit.ly/4bJjQL1
📷 Top (L-R): Little J & Big Cuz, Lucy Durack (The Funeral Singer)
Bottom (L-R): S. Shakthidharan (The Laugh of Lakshmi), Haein Kim and Paul Rhodes (Lazy Love (Lasagne 365))
