Exclusive: One of Asia-Pacific’s largest philanthropic organizations, the Minderoo Foundation, is launching a social impact film division with a $7.5M ($10M Aud) fund to support screen projects tackling the global challenges championed by the Perth-based org.
Former Screen Australia senior executive, Richard Harris, will spearhead the division, Minderoo Pictures, as Executive Producer. There are four projects already underway as part of the initiative:
An unnamed feature film from Oscar winner Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) and Josh Murphy (Artifishal); Blueback helmed by Robert Connolly (The Dry); Honey Ant Dreamers directed by Michael Cordell (Year of the Dogs) and Emily-Anyupa Butcher; and First Born, produced by Workshop TV.
Some of the global challenges that Minderoo engages with include plastic pollution, modern slavery and cancer research. In addition to the films themselves, Minderoo Pictures said it is also working to produce high profile, cross-platform impact campaigns, to reach diverse audiences across policy makers,...
Former Screen Australia senior executive, Richard Harris, will spearhead the division, Minderoo Pictures, as Executive Producer. There are four projects already underway as part of the initiative:
An unnamed feature film from Oscar winner Louie Psihoyos (The Cove) and Josh Murphy (Artifishal); Blueback helmed by Robert Connolly (The Dry); Honey Ant Dreamers directed by Michael Cordell (Year of the Dogs) and Emily-Anyupa Butcher; and First Born, produced by Workshop TV.
Some of the global challenges that Minderoo engages with include plastic pollution, modern slavery and cancer research. In addition to the films themselves, Minderoo Pictures said it is also working to produce high profile, cross-platform impact campaigns, to reach diverse audiences across policy makers,...
- 10/22/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
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