Paper Planes Takes Flight

Ed Oxenbould, Sam Worthington and Anthony LaPaglia are starring in Producer/ Director Robert Connolly’s new feature film, Paper Planes, which started shooting this month.

The family film is about an Australian boy’s quest to compete in the Paper Plane World Championships and is being filmed on location in Perth and Tokyo.

The producers are Robert Connolly, Liz Kearney and Maggie Miles through Arenamedia and finance is in conjunction with Screen Australia, ScreenWest, the ACTF and MIFF.

Executive Producers are Eric Bana, Gary Hamilton, Ying Ye, Jonathan Chissick, Andrew Myer and Bernadette O’Mahony.

The film will be released in Australia by Footprint Films late 2014 and will be available in 3D format.

The ACTF publishes its 2023-24 Annual Report

The Australian Children’s Television Foundation invested or committed nearly $9.5 million in production funding during the 2023-24 financial year, as well as investing more than $380,000 in the development of 14 new projects.

August 27th 2024

Screen Australia and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation announce Kids IP Incubator initiative

Screen Australia and the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) have announced a new initiative for children’s content makers to develop Australian IP for digital platforms.

August 5th 2024

RUNT screen adaptation to premiere this weekend

The heartwarming family feature film RUNT starring Jai Courtney and Celeste Barber will have its world premiere in Melbourne this weekend, before opening in cinemas across Australia this September.

June 13th 2024

ACTF welcomes additional funding and new Board member

It has been an eventful month for the Australian Children’s Television Foundation (ACTF) with the announcement of additional funding, a meeting with the federal Minister for the Arts, and a new Board member appointed by the Federal Government.