MUMBAI: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures and Sydney-based Film and Casting Temple have joined hands to utilize Australian funding and grants as well as to invest in Indo-Australian projects.

The first project under this will be Dabangg director Abhinav Kashyap’s next film, which is tentatively titled Project 18.

The movie is currently in scripting stage and will be shot primarily in Australia.

The second film under this venture will be a thriller directed by Australian director Bill Bennett, which is going to be shot in India.