20 11 2024 - Media release Screen Australia, SBS and NITV unveil Digital Originals shortlist for 2024
Digital Originals recipients with Screen Australia, SBS and NITV representatives in Sydney for the workshop this week. Photo credit: Teniola Komolafe.
Screen Australia, SBS and NITV are proud to share the 10 projects to progress to the first round of this year's Digital Originals initiative. Now in its fifth year, Digital Originals aims to develop exciting, innovative and risk-taking short-form drama projects to premiere on SBS On Demand, SBS VICELAND and NITV to uplift emerging screen creatives who are under-represented in the sector.
The 10 teams selected are currently undergoing an exclusive workshop in Sydney hosted by SBS, NITV and Screen Australia and featuring industry guest presenters Dylan River, Corrie Chen, Julie Kalceff, Clare Atkins, Mohini Herse, Taofia Pelesasa and Nicole Coventry.
The workshop will provide teams with the opportunity to expand their narrative-writing skillset and develop their projects in line with the SBS Charter, SBS Commissioning Equity and Inclusion Guidelines, and SBS and NITV platforms. The workshop will culminate in teams pitching to SBS, NITV and Screen Australia, with up to five projects selected to receive further development funding. Of these, up to three will be chosen for production funding and commissioning with SBS, NITV and Screen Australia.
Screen Australia Head of Online and Games, Lee Naimo said, We're excited to welcome these 10 talented teams to the Digital Originals cohort. This highly competitive initiative continues to attract top creators. With recent success stories like Appetite, Latecomers and Night Bloomers, it's clear that Digital Originals is a powerful launchpad for emerging talent. Now in its fifth year, this program, in partnership with SBS and NITV, remains to be a one-of-a-kind initiative giving teams a unique opportunity to receive this of level funding and support to develop their projects and skills.
SBS Head of Scripted, Nakul Legha said, We're delighted to welcome this phenomenally talented cohort of storytellers to a brand new round of Digital Originals. The Digital Originals initiative is the only one of its kind in the world and remains unmatched in the ambition, impact and quality of the stories and storytellers that emerge from it. Selected from over 150 applicants, we're thrilled to back these 10 teams with the resources, industry expertise and support to create stories that will surprise and delight audiences everywhere.
NITV Head of Indigenous Commissioning and Production, Dena Curtis said, Digital Originals plays a significant role in developing and elevating First Nations voices. We are thrilled to see three First Nations projects take part in this year s program and we look forward to supporting this new generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander storytellers, fortifying their experience in the industry.
The selected Digital Originals projects and the teams for the workshop, are:
Banana Milkshake!: When budding high school filmmaker Oliver Zhang and his older cousin Alan Juicy Yan discover their teacher s affair, they hatch a plan to blackmail them for ransom using their filmmaking know-how, only to find themselves entangled in a web of deceit and danger that puts their futures at risk. Team: David Ma, Johnathan Lo, Georgia Noe.
Front of House: A young Tunisian man immigrates to Australia and finds himself enticed by the underworld of the Melbourne hospitality industry. Team: Sarah Ben-m'rad, Kay Lawrence.
Hardly a Wallflower: When a totally-blind romance novelist with writer's block is forced to run her best friend's flower shop in the lead up to Valentine's Day, she learns the only way to get her writing back on track is to open herself up to love. Team: Jessica Smith, Olivia Muscat, Scarlett Koehne.
In Her Body: Two unfulfilled immigrant women - corporate lawyer Vanessa Li and her house cleaner Thelma Alfonso - switch bodies and are forced to work together to figure out how to change back. Team: Rae Choi, Rachel Maxine Anderson.
Mangrove Mansion: When her estranged activist dad refuses urgent medical care, legal-aid lawyer Sunny and fianc Alex commandeer his houseboat to get him to the mainland. Crashing into a stinking mess of mud and mangroves, they must figure out how to survive and get unstuck. Team: Rhianna Malezer, Mary Duong.
Nailing It!: When a culturally estranged Aboriginal woman's new nail salon becomes a gateway for ancient spirits, she must master the art of spiritual cleansing alongside cuticle care or risk unleashing supernatural chaos on her unsuspecting clients while confronting her own cultural identity. Team: Takani Clark, Kartanya Maynard.
Rejecting Elle: When chronically ill people pleaser Elle Cotton is faced with the agonising choice of whether to live or die, the real question is whether the life she has is one that's worth fighting for. Team: Lauren Rowe, Steve Anthopoulos, Mansoor Noor, Belinda Dean.
Staying Late: It's a Melbourne heatwave but Kira and Lane's love life is on the fritz (like their aircon). So when Lane succumbs to temptation and Kira's new job takes a sinister turn, their crumbling rental becomes a pressure cooker of secrets. Team: Isaac Elliot, Reilly Archer-Whelan, Chanel Bowen.
Tantrum: Varsha told best friend Jeev her gig was career-defining. Jeev brought their toddler anyway. When the kid s meltdown ruins the show, Varsha loses it in a public outburst that goes viral. Soon the two friends are locked in a life-changing feud that has them questioning whether found family really is forever. Team: Vidya Rajan, Jemma Cotter, Sunanda Sachatrakul.
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