The NT Government has provided $66,418 in story development, through the second round of the 2022-23 program.

$30,000 has been awarded to 6 projects, each receiving a $5,000 share, in Story Development Seed Funding including:

• Samantha Laughton to develop Born and Bred - The King Igoda Story - about a top tier bred stallion trained in the remote Central desert in 1918 before taking out the iconic Melbourne Cup.
• Sean Guy to develop Darwin Superhero Comedy - a story that follows superhero liaison Chloe, as she saves Darwin while stopping a natural disaster.
• Laurens Goud/Trade Creative Media to develop From the Silence Came the Music - a documentary that charts the unique history and people of the Darwin Symphony Orchestra following the devastation of Cyclone Tracey.
• Kate Wyvill: to develop Going Troppo, a comedy series that features a young family who leave the city lights to move to Darwin.
• Bonny Scott: to develop Queers of the Desert, a celebration of queer life in the heart of Australia.
• Elwynn Jones: to develop Venator and the Fireball Crystal a werewolf fantasy set in the Australian outback.

A further 3 projects have been supported with $36,418 awarded in Story Development Project Funding including:

• Tom Lawrence of Ten 4 Media P/L for Cult Cars Season 1 - a series filmed in some of Australia’s most epic locations and features a Land Cruiser journey to set a world record in Darwin.
• Erica Glynn to develop Language of Birds, a family drama about a young woman who lands unannounced in a remote Aboriginal community to find her birth mother.
• Rebecca McLean to develop Mulga Bore Hard Rock Band - Journey of a Lifetime, an insight into a small Central Australian school that works closely with the community resulting in huge success.

The 2022-23 Screen Territory Funding Program has also provided travel support grants including $23,370 to support 8 NT filmmakers attend the Australian International Documentary Conference 2023 in Melbourne from 5 to 8 March 2023, with one of the 8 applicants, Bridget May also supported to attend the Screen Producers Australia (SPA) Conference – Screen Forever set to take place in the Gold Coast in May 2023.

Round 3 of the 2022-23 Screen Territory Funding Program which includes a new Games Development fund closes 2pm on 20 March 2023.

Quotes from Minister for Industry:

“What an epic line-up of stories being developed right here in the Territory by emerging and established NT screen practitioners.

“From a historical Aboriginal equestrian story in Born and Bred - The King Idoda Story, to sharing the fantastic story of the journey of the Mulga Bore Hard Rock Band, these are not only distinctive Territory stories but are sure to resonate with local and world-wide audiences.

“Supporting our screen industry has a knock-on effect for the Territory economy, supporting local jobs and providing a huge injection to local business.”