$4.2m from NSW for 23 projects

The NSW Government has used almost a quarter of its recently announced $25m budget for the film industry to fund  five features, four TV series, one telemovie, 12 docos and one cross-platform project.

The projects include Mei Mei, an Australia/China co-production starring Guy Pearce, and The Hunter, with American actor Willem Dafoe.

The biggest winner is Joanna Werner’s children’s drama Dance Academy, with $500,000 towards production of season two.

Vincent Sheehan’s production The Hunter will be shot in Tasmania and China, with a majority of crew from NSW and post-production also taking place in this state – it will receive $400,000 from the Government.