Creators announced for Imagine Impact 2

Written By John Kachoyan

Impact Australia 2 is officially underway, with the offshoot of the successful US program created by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Tyler Mitchell commencing today.

Launched by Impact and Gentle Giant Media Group, Impact Australia 2 is an eight-week accelerator program which aims to discover, cultivate, and empower Australian screenwriters. With principal funding from Screen Australia and Film Victoria, the program is supported by Learning Partner the University of Melbourne and Australian state and territory screen agencies. This is the second year in a row that the program has run in Australia, with Impact Australia first launching in 2020. While Impact Australia 2 was intended to be in-person on the Victorian College of the Arts’ Southbank campus at the University of Melbourne, due to current COVID-19 restrictions, it has pivoted to begin as a virtual program.

The program kicks off this morning with a welcome event, with Impact founders Brian Grazer and Tyler Mitchell along with Gentle Giant Media Group’s Greg Basser bringing together all the Creators, Shapers, the Impact Team, representatives from Screen Australia, Film Victoria and the Victorian College of the Arts.

Following a call-out for submissions in June, an exciting group of local ‘Creators’ have been selected for the program. Each ‘Creator’ has been paired with a ‘Shaper’, a world-class screenwriting mentor, who will help craft their project and prepare them for Pitch Day with the goal of selling their project.

Nine Australian ‘Creators’ have been selected for Impact Australia 2:

  • Jessie Hughes (QLD): Head Above Water (TV Series – Half Hour)

  • John Kachoyan (VIC): Gaia (Feature Film)

  • Drew Macdonald (QLD): Only One Survives (TV Series – Hour)

  • Julia Moriarty (NSW): Stony Rise (TV Series – Hour)

  • Elena Pavli (NSW): The Clinic 2200 (TV Series – Half Hour)

  • Felicity Price (NSW): Bird Island (TV Series – Hour)

  • Bradley Slabe (VIC): Owner’s Manual: Operation and Maintenance of the Human Body (Feature Film)

  • Ramon Watkins (VIC): Daddies (TV Series – Half Hour)

  • Harvey Zielinski (VIC): Sweet Milk Lake (Feature Film)

You can learn more about the Creators here 

The class of 2021 will be mentored by nine award-winning Australian and international writers in their role as ‘Shapers’:


https://impact.net/creators/impact-australia-2

https://tvblackbox.com.au/page/2021/09/14/creators-and-shapers-announced-for-impact-australia-2-with-the-innovative-accelerator-program/

John Kachoyan http://www.johnkachoyan.com
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