Legendary producers Andrena Finlay and Sue Milliken have collaborated on a handbook about producing for the screen, encompassing all the stages of feature film production.
Entitled Producing for the Screen: The Handbook, the 232-page tome covers the entire process from the initial idea, development and financing through to production, distribution, marketing and launch.
Between them Finlay and Milliken have produced more than 30 feature films, TV dramas and documentaries, have won numerous awards and have had films in official selection in most of the world’s major festivals.
Designed for the emerging screen practitioner, the handbook draws on their extensive career knowledge and experience to demystify and illuminate the often complex processes of producing, including:
*Introduction, including outline of all producing roles.
* Development – discovering the idea, writing the screenplay, evolving the project.
* Financing and distribution – distributors and sales agents, financing and recoupment, the contractual labyrinth, and completion guarantee.
* Production – pre-production, production,...
Entitled Producing for the Screen: The Handbook, the 232-page tome covers the entire process from the initial idea, development and financing through to production, distribution, marketing and launch.
Between them Finlay and Milliken have produced more than 30 feature films, TV dramas and documentaries, have won numerous awards and have had films in official selection in most of the world’s major festivals.
Designed for the emerging screen practitioner, the handbook draws on their extensive career knowledge and experience to demystify and illuminate the often complex processes of producing, including:
*Introduction, including outline of all producing roles.
* Development – discovering the idea, writing the screenplay, evolving the project.
* Financing and distribution – distributors and sales agents, financing and recoupment, the contractual labyrinth, and completion guarantee.
* Production – pre-production, production,...
- 2/14/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Guy Pearce in ‘Jack Irish.’
Aquarius Films’ Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford have taken over as the producers of Guy Pearce’s directorial debut Poor Boy, in which he will also star.
When Screen Australia announced funding for the project in March Wildheart Films’ Al Clark and Andrena Finlay were listed as the producers.
Written by Matt Cameron and based on his play of the same name, the paranormal mystery-drama follows a boy who announces to his family on his seventh birthday that he is a stranger named Danny – a grown man who died seven years earlier.
Clark, who is still attached as an executive producer, tells If his decision to withdraw as producer was “prompted by a fundamental difference of perception. My involvement has changed to reflect this.”
Staniford tells If: “Angie and I are now producing and Al is still involved as an Ep. Happy to chat further...
Aquarius Films’ Angie Fielder and Polly Staniford have taken over as the producers of Guy Pearce’s directorial debut Poor Boy, in which he will also star.
When Screen Australia announced funding for the project in March Wildheart Films’ Al Clark and Andrena Finlay were listed as the producers.
Written by Matt Cameron and based on his play of the same name, the paranormal mystery-drama follows a boy who announces to his family on his seventh birthday that he is a stranger named Danny – a grown man who died seven years earlier.
Clark, who is still attached as an executive producer, tells If his decision to withdraw as producer was “prompted by a fundamental difference of perception. My involvement has changed to reflect this.”
Staniford tells If: “Angie and I are now producing and Al is still involved as an Ep. Happy to chat further...
- 10/17/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Andrena Finlay.
After 36 years as one of Australia’s most successful producers, Andrena Finlay is pursuing a new passion: imparting her knowledge and expertise to emerging producers.
Via her firm Screen Arts Business Consulting (Screen ABC), she is running workshops in Sydney and November and December and as well as offering guidance to individual producers. She is also willing to consult for established producers.
“I still love producing but I want to impart my knowledge to up-and-comers,” says Finlay, who has produced 10 features including Goddess, Paws, Me Myself I, Razzle Dazzle, Frauds and Emma’s War, as well as three shorts and two television films
“My skills have always been on the business side of producing. There are two sides of the creative coin: The script and casting; and how you set and structure a budget which the market can support, and how you raise the finance.
“I see a...
After 36 years as one of Australia’s most successful producers, Andrena Finlay is pursuing a new passion: imparting her knowledge and expertise to emerging producers.
Via her firm Screen Arts Business Consulting (Screen ABC), she is running workshops in Sydney and November and December and as well as offering guidance to individual producers. She is also willing to consult for established producers.
“I still love producing but I want to impart my knowledge to up-and-comers,” says Finlay, who has produced 10 features including Goddess, Paws, Me Myself I, Razzle Dazzle, Frauds and Emma’s War, as well as three shorts and two television films
“My skills have always been on the business side of producing. There are two sides of the creative coin: The script and casting; and how you set and structure a budget which the market can support, and how you raise the finance.
“I see a...
- 10/8/2018
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Independent producer Andrena Finlay runs Wildheart Films with her husband, producer Al Clark (The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert)..
They are currently in pre-production with Jamie Hilton's See Pictures on Stephan Elliott's Flammable Children, starring Guy Pearce, Radha Mitchell and Kylie Minogue.
Finlay most recently produced Mark Lamprell's Goddess in 2013..
Separate to her day job as a producer, she's now starting a new consultancy business called Screen Arts. Business. Consulting (Screen ABC)..
Finlay is kicking things off with two producing workshops — October 15 and October 29 — aimed at demystifying the process of financing feature films.
The workshops will cover creating finance plans, recoupment waterfalls, understanding investors (Workshop 1 — Oct 15), and how to navigate through the myriad of transaction documents required before a producer can even get cashflow (Workshop 2 — Oct 29)..
The first workshop will zero in on two case studies: a $2.5 million Screen Australia traditionally-financed production and a low budget feature,...
They are currently in pre-production with Jamie Hilton's See Pictures on Stephan Elliott's Flammable Children, starring Guy Pearce, Radha Mitchell and Kylie Minogue.
Finlay most recently produced Mark Lamprell's Goddess in 2013..
Separate to her day job as a producer, she's now starting a new consultancy business called Screen Arts. Business. Consulting (Screen ABC)..
Finlay is kicking things off with two producing workshops — October 15 and October 29 — aimed at demystifying the process of financing feature films.
The workshops will cover creating finance plans, recoupment waterfalls, understanding investors (Workshop 1 — Oct 15), and how to navigate through the myriad of transaction documents required before a producer can even get cashflow (Workshop 2 — Oct 29)..
The first workshop will zero in on two case studies: a $2.5 million Screen Australia traditionally-financed production and a low budget feature,...
- 9/27/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
John Polson, Robert Connolly and Catriona McKenzie are among the filmmakers to receive development funding from Screen Australia, announced today.
The funding, worth $275,000 is for the development of 10 feature film projects.
Polson has received matched funding to develop his Sydney Project, a collection of short films in s similar vein to Paris Je T’aime and New York I Love You, while Robert Connolly will develop his film Paper Planes and Catriona McKenzie will work on new project One White Crow.
Writer John Ratchford will travel to London for a six month internship with Dominic Minghella, writer of Doc Martin and Robin Hood and Island Pictures.
Full List of Single-funded projects
Aussie Gals
Genre Comedy
Writer Josephine Emery
Synopsis Georgie and Kylie are sisters. When Georgie’s boyfriend cons her into pulling a job for him and the heat is on her, Kylie has to risk everything she has to...
The funding, worth $275,000 is for the development of 10 feature film projects.
Polson has received matched funding to develop his Sydney Project, a collection of short films in s similar vein to Paris Je T’aime and New York I Love You, while Robert Connolly will develop his film Paper Planes and Catriona McKenzie will work on new project One White Crow.
Writer John Ratchford will travel to London for a six month internship with Dominic Minghella, writer of Doc Martin and Robin Hood and Island Pictures.
Full List of Single-funded projects
Aussie Gals
Genre Comedy
Writer Josephine Emery
Synopsis Georgie and Kylie are sisters. When Georgie’s boyfriend cons her into pulling a job for him and the heat is on her, Kylie has to risk everything she has to...
- 1/25/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Screen Australia has invested $275,000 in funding to support the development of 10 feature film projects, it was announced today.
The money will be used toward the development of films including a new feature from Balibo director Robert Connolly and John Polson's mysteriously titled 'Sydney Project.'
Connolly is attached to write, direct and co-produce Paper Planes, the story of a young boy with such a love flight, that he is compelled to compete in the world paper plane championships.
Details surrounding Tropfest creator John Polson's Sydney project are few. When announced last June, it was said to be a collection of 12 short films set in each month of the year that paid tribute to the city.
Other films that have received funding include Kingdom Come, an action thriller to be directed by Marc Furmie and One White Crow, from writer/director Catriona McKenzie.
Kingdom Come features an Australian Federal...
The money will be used toward the development of films including a new feature from Balibo director Robert Connolly and John Polson's mysteriously titled 'Sydney Project.'
Connolly is attached to write, direct and co-produce Paper Planes, the story of a young boy with such a love flight, that he is compelled to compete in the world paper plane championships.
Details surrounding Tropfest creator John Polson's Sydney project are few. When announced last June, it was said to be a collection of 12 short films set in each month of the year that paid tribute to the city.
Other films that have received funding include Kingdom Come, an action thriller to be directed by Marc Furmie and One White Crow, from writer/director Catriona McKenzie.
Kingdom Come features an Australian Federal...
- 1/25/2012
- by Amanda Diaz
- IF.com.au
Singer-songwriter Ronan Keating and comedy actress Magda Szubanski have joined the cast of upcoming musical rom-com Goddess. Goddess, a multi-million dollar film directed by Mark Lamprell (Babe: Pig In The City) and produced by Richard Keddie (Hawke, Little Fish) and Andrena Finlay (Me Myself I), starts shooting next month. It's expected to be completed by the end of the year and will be filmed across Sydney and Tasmania. Visual effects company Fsm, which invested in the film, is also involved in workflow tests, VFX, Di and the full post-production pathway. The cast announcement for The Film Company's latest production was made at last night.s Fsm screening of Leon Ford.s Griff The Invisible, which they also worked on. English actress Laura Michelle Kelly...
- 3/24/2011
- by Sam Dallas
- IF.com.au
Post-production company Fsm has revealed it will work on a local musical romantic comedy, Goddess.com, a “multi-million dollar film” scheduled to shoot in April.
“It’s one of the biggest and most interesting Australian films we have been involved with, and our activity is across the board, including being on set doing all the data wrangling,” said Fsm founder and executive producer Steve Dunn.
Goddess.com will be directed by Mark Lamprell and produced by Richard Keddie and Andrena Finlay. Fsm is doing doing workflow tests, and will do VFX, Di and the full post pathway for the film.
The film’s working title was The Goddess, and it received development funding from Screen Australia and Screen New South Wales in late 2009.
Fsm has previously invested in local films Beautiful Kate and Griff the Invisible. According to a spokesperson, the company has invested in Goddess.com as well.
“It’s one of the biggest and most interesting Australian films we have been involved with, and our activity is across the board, including being on set doing all the data wrangling,” said Fsm founder and executive producer Steve Dunn.
Goddess.com will be directed by Mark Lamprell and produced by Richard Keddie and Andrena Finlay. Fsm is doing doing workflow tests, and will do VFX, Di and the full post pathway for the film.
The film’s working title was The Goddess, and it received development funding from Screen Australia and Screen New South Wales in late 2009.
Fsm has previously invested in local films Beautiful Kate and Griff the Invisible. According to a spokesperson, the company has invested in Goddess.com as well.
- 2/18/2011
- by Miguel Gonzalez
- Encore Magazine
Filmmaker Stephan Elliott
Stephan Elliott Finds Pleasure In Easy Virtue Or…How I Broke Myself In Half On A Ski Slope, Adapted A Play By Noel Coward, And Lived To Tell All!
By
Alex Simon
“It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” –Noel Coward
Most show business success stories follow a familiar paradigm: 1) Misunderstood artist struggles for years to gain recognition, to little or no avail. 2) Artist is on the verge of starvation/eviction/complete mental breakdown when he/she is suddenly discovered by famous director/actor/producer/agent. 3) Artist is universally hailed as a genius and “overnight success.” 4) Artist/star lives happily ever after, with a few bumps (and tabloid headlines) along the way. Fade out. Now, let’s consider the story of Aussie director Stephan Elliott…
Born August 27, 1964 in Sydney, young Stephan found his calling early, looking at...
Stephan Elliott Finds Pleasure In Easy Virtue Or…How I Broke Myself In Half On A Ski Slope, Adapted A Play By Noel Coward, And Lived To Tell All!
By
Alex Simon
“It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” –Noel Coward
Most show business success stories follow a familiar paradigm: 1) Misunderstood artist struggles for years to gain recognition, to little or no avail. 2) Artist is on the verge of starvation/eviction/complete mental breakdown when he/she is suddenly discovered by famous director/actor/producer/agent. 3) Artist is universally hailed as a genius and “overnight success.” 4) Artist/star lives happily ever after, with a few bumps (and tabloid headlines) along the way. Fade out. Now, let’s consider the story of Aussie director Stephan Elliott…
Born August 27, 1964 in Sydney, young Stephan found his calling early, looking at...
- 5/26/2009
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
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