Ella Budget & Funding
Dear Screen Australia,
I wish to request information regarding the grant funding for the feature documentary "Ella".
While I have seen that the grant took place, I have been unable to find the specific value of the grant on your website or in the financial and annual reports. I want clarification on the following:
- The total amount of funding provided by Screen Australia for the project
- The total budget of the project
- A copy of the budget
Please provide me with any documents relating to the funding of "Freeman" that are available to the public upon request.
Thank you for your time and assistance in this matter.
Yours faithfully,
Christopher Amos
Chrysaor Pty Ltd
Dear Christopher,
Thank you for your email requesting information in relation to the feature
documentary, Ella.
I note that you are seeking the following:
o The total amount of funding provided by Screen Australia for the
project
o The total budget of the project
o A copy of the budget
The total funding amount, along with additional information about the
project, is listed in Screen Australia’s [1]2015/2016 Annual Report under
the ‘Documentary Producer Program’ section on page 82. We can therefore
provide access to this information on an administrative basis.
Screen Australia does not customarily release to the public the total
budget or copies of budgets for funded projects or other commercial or
financial information about its funding recipients.
Revision of scope of request
Could you please confirm:
o that you are happy for us to release the information about the total
amount of funding provided by Screen Australia administratively and if
so, withdraw this portion of the request and acknowledge receipt of
this information as linked above;
o you would like to revise the scope of your request for the purposes of
the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) (s15(2)(aa)) by limiting
it to the remaining information (not covered by the Annual Report
above):
1. The total budget of the project; and
2. A copy of the budget document for the project.
Clarification of request
I note that Screen Australia holds multiple kinds of documents including
application materials, correspondence and documents in draft and final
form in relation to projects it funds.
Once (and if) you have confirmed whether you would like to revise the
scope of your request as outlined above, could you please clarify the
following:
1. In relation to item 1, whether you are only seeking documents which
indicate the final total budget of the project as funded by Screen
Australia; and
2. In relation to item 2, whether you are only seeking the final budget
document for the project as funded by Screen Australia.
Your request appears to relate to the film, Ella but then later
references, Freeman. Confirm that this request does in fact relate to Ella
and not Freeman.
Finally, please confirm that the email address
[2][FOI #11819 email] is the correct one to use
for notices about this request or alternatively, provide details of how we
may send you notices under the FOI Act, e.g. physical, postal or email
address.
Kind regards,
Kirsten
Gadigal Country
Level 7, 45 Jones Street Ultimo NSW 2007
[3]screenaustralia.gov.au
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Screen Australia acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on
which we work and recognises their continuous connection to culture,
community and Country.
Dear Kirsten
Revision of scope of request. Clarification of request.
Could you please confirm:
1. The total final budget of the project; and
2. A copy of the final budget document for the project.
I wish to confirm that this request does, in fact, relate to Ella.
The email address is the correct one to use [email address]
The postal address is Unit 3, 21 Hayle Street, Burleigh Heads, Queensland, 4220.
Yours sincerely,
Christopher Amos
Chrysaor Pty Ltd