Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment Backing Development Programs in Australia, Taiwan
variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBrian Grazer and Ron Howard’s Imagine Entertainment is adding firepower to two industry and talent development programs in the Asia Pacific region.One is the third edition of the Impact Australia screenwriter accelerator event which will operate an eight-week program from September.
The other is the first edition of Emerge, a 20-week development program intended to raise the game of premium Taiwanese TV series.Impact Australia was founded by Grazer and Howard and led by CEO Tyler Mitchell.
The event is delivered by Gentle Giant Media, the Melbourne-based production company headed by former Village Roadshow Entertainment Group executive Greg Basser.
It is supported by the University of Melbourne and state and territory screen agencies (Screen NSW, Screen Queensland and Screen Canberra) across Australia and will be held at the University of Melbourne’s Victorian College of the Arts’ Southbank campus.
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