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MIFF Premiere Fund Films 2013: case studies in realistic deals

All financing deals bring strings, and the unusual class of investment deals offered by film festivals bring unusual strings. This is how they played out for the MIFF Premiere Fund Films in the Melbou

8 Jul 2013 12:00

David Tiley

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Six films made with MIFF Premiere Fund investment will screen at this year’s Melbourne International Film Festival (25 July – 11 August). The four fiction features are: the Robert Connolly ‘curated’ omnibus Tim Winton’s The Turning (produced with Maggie Miles); the Perth-set end of the world drama These Final Hours (written and directed by Zak Hilditch and produced by Liz Kearney); the Canberra bushfires teen drama Galore (written and directed by Rhys Graham and produced by Philippa Campey); and the supernatural thriller remake Patrick (directed by Mark Hartley, produced by Antony I Ginnane and written by Justin King).

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David Tiley

David Tiley was the Editor of Screenhub from 2005 until he became Content Lead for Film in 2021 with a special interest in policy. He is a writer in screen media with a long career in educational programs, documentary, and government funding, with a side order in script editing. He values curiosity, humour and objectivity in support of Australian visions and the art of storytelling.