The popular Australian streaming platform Stan and the funding body Film Victoria have joined forces, partnering up for a two-year program dedicated to the creation of high-end drama.
Their new initiative, which was announced this week, will fund up to four high-end projects per year in order to “offer fresh, original stories, leveraging local and global audience demand for premium drama.”
Stan continues to show strong support for Australian content, producing several highly significant works including television productions such as Wolf Creek, Romper Stomper and No Activity, and the feature film The Second.
Mike Sneesby, Stan’s CEO, said: “Victoria’s world-class creatives, locations and facilities have already become an intrinsic part of our slate of Stan Original productions through Romper Stomper and Bloom This new partnership with Film Victoria and the Victorian production sector is an important step in further developing the local production industry. The new Stan and Film Victoria Development Fund embodies our commitment to the continued development and production of high-end drama in Australia for a global audience.”
As the debate around content quotas for streaming platforms continues, it is great to see a major streaming provider such as Stan take Australian content seriously. By comparison, Netflix has yet to premiere a single original Australian production.
Head to the Film Victoria website for more information about Stan and Film Victoria’s collaboration.
