Australian filmmakers partner with Indonesia on horror shorts in $60k program
Australian and Indonesian filmmakers made horror shorts in a $60,000 university program inspired by the Philippou brothers.
A new creative partnership between Australian and Indonesian filmmakers is making horror shorts. The $60,000 program is funded by the University of Southern Queensland and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
The team spent a week filming in Indonesia. Then they moved to Toowoomba to finish their work.
Australian brothers Michael and Danny Philippou inspired the project. Their 2022 horror film made $92 million from a $4.5 million budget.
University lecturer Katherine Putnam said a shared language of fear had helped them work together. "The thing about horror is that it goes beyond the gore to the primal emotions and themes about our world," Dr Putnam said.
The program gives regional Australian filmmakers outside Brisbane a rare chance to get funding and build international creative partnerships.
- 60,000 dollars
- Program budget
- 92 million from 4.5 million budget
- Philippou brothers' film ROI
- 3
- Australian filmmakers included
- Cairns, Mackay, Sunshine Coast
- Australian regions represented
Why it mattersIt offers regional Australian filmmakers a pathway to funding and international partnerships beyond major cities.
AustraliaProvides creatives from Cairns, Mackay, and the Sunshine Coast with rare access to funding, though cuts to Screen Queensland may limit future opportunities.
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