Australia
According to the Weekend Australian, Affleck and Damon have "always talked about exporting the concept" of Greenlight to other countries, with the United Kingdom, India and Australia lined up as possible destinations.
Series 1
In 2005, Project Greenlight Australia was launched with Pay-TV Movie Network in partnership with Screentime producing the show and offering the A$1,000,000 financing to the winning film. The entries were received online with last entries being accepted on February 14. The screenplay selected from the 1200 submissions was Solo by Morgan O'Neill.
Series 2
In 2006, Comedian and filmmaker Paul McDermott hosted the series. The screenplay selected from the 700 submissions was The View from Greenhaven by The MacRae Brothers.
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