“Holy Spider” Red Carpet – The 75th Annual Cannes Film Festival
Shayda received major production investment from Screen Australia in association with The 51 Fund and is financed with support from VicScreen and the MIFF Premiere Fund, while local distribution in Australia and New Zealand will be handled by Madman Entertainment. The 51 Fund (Cusp and the upcoming Shari & Lamb Chop) provides financing to feature films of any genre that are directed by women, with the goal of providing support to the most exciting female voices within the creative industry. Caitlin Gold, Lindsay Lanzillotta, Naomi McDougall Jones, Lois Scott and Nivedita Kulkarni also serve as executive producers on behalf of 51.