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Experienced screenwriter Roger Monk has been appointed scripted development producer at Essential Media and Entertainment.s new Brisbane office.

Monk is working with development assistant Emily Avila, formerly with See-Saw Films and now an audience engagement officer at Ipswich Art Gallery.

The mandate is to source Queensland-originated stories and storytellers,. develop and foster existing relationships with Queensland practitioners and provide a conduit to emerging talent within the Queensland production sector.

The office is funded by Screen Queensland's Enterprise program, which is also supporting Ludo Studio, Bunya Productions, Matchbox Pictures, Two Little Indians and Hoodlum.

Monk.s credits include Nowhere Boys, The Doctor Blake Mysteries, East Of Everything and Tony Ayres. 2002 movie Walking on Water, for which he won best screenplay at the AFI Awards.

Essential Media Queensland will assist with the ongoing development of Queensland writers by offering mentorships with leading scripted development and production talent and support a yearly internship program.

Matchbox Pictures, producers of The Slap, The Straits, Devil's Playground and Nowhere Boys, will open an office in Brisbane in the first quarter of 2015.

The aim is to develop drama projects created by Queensland-based writers. Anthony Mullins, formerly creative director of Hoodlum, will run the Matchbox office and oversee the development program.

The initiative follows Matchbox being named as one of the recipients of Screen Queensland.s inaugural Enterprise Queensland Program funding program. The other recipients are Ludo Studio, Essential Media and Entertainment, Bunya Productions, Two Little Indians and Hoodlum.

Matchbox is calling for TV drama concepts from Queensland writers for a variety of formats including serial, series, mini-series, TV movies and children.s drama as well as concepts suitable for overseas co-productions using Queensland and/or Australian locations or facilities.

A minimum of 10 writers will be shortlisted to meet with the Matchbox development team headed by Debbie Lee, with...

Screen Queensland today announced the six companies to receive funding under the agency.s new Enterprise Queensland Program.

The recipients are Ludo Studio, Essential Media and Entertainment, Bunya Productions, Matchbox Pictures, Two Little Indians and Hoodlum. .The Enterprise Queensland Program is an important part of our long-term commitment to assist in the development and creation of a sustainable screen sector which can achieve significant and beneficial economic, cultural and social outcomes for Queensland,. said Screen Queensland CEO Tracey Vieira. .The program is designed to stimulate a strong screen community that prioritises strong returns on investment, build commercial and entrepreneurial capacity and help screen businesses achieve sustainable long-term growth. .It will enable our state to become more competitive in the global screen marketplace and in turn attract increased levels of private investment and marketplace attachments.. The architects behind the Enterprise Queensland Program have built a program to support Queensland-based enterprises and...