Perth based film maker Roderick MacKay receives Screen Australia funding for The Furnace

Perth based film maker Roderick MacKay's film The Furnace was amongst 12 new projects to receive $9M in funding through Screen Australia. Sally Caplan, Head of Production at Screen Australia, highlighted the strong focus on diversity and inclusion across the projects and noted “Promoting diversity and inclusion in Australian screen stories is imperative and I’m thrilled the projects in this slate have embraced these values. We relish the opportunity to support the development of emerging screen talent, and this slate includes a feature debut from Roderick MacKay who will direct The Furnace, a project with strong multicultural characters and themes.” The film is set in 1890's Western Australia and  follows a young Muslim Afghan who forms an unlikely partnership with a bushman on the run with Crown gold.
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Read Screen Australia's media release here.

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