You can apply online for most funding programs using screen australia s online application portal. Visit our hub for emerging creators, including howto guides and funding opportunities. The rogovy foundation is proud to announce an increase in its annual miller packan film funding. All the best programs from abc tv on all your devices and all available to watch for free. The documentary australia foundation supports powerful documentaries by placing them at the heart of social impact campaign and surrounding them with discerning funders, notforprofits, educators, policymakers and communities. The community development grants program provides funding to eligible groups, organisations and individual residents who present applications that demonstrate consistency with the city of adelaide strategic plan 20162020 outcomes including. Abc television can only commission ideas from australian independent production companies. Screen australia announces funding for new booktofilm adaptations 23 february 2018. Screen australia has today published a discussion paper which outlines proposed revisions to the agencys documentary funding program to better support the industry and adapt to changes in the sector. Screen australia has decided to postpone the introduction of the revised documentary programs from july 1 until 2021, to the dismay of some. Australias beleaguered documentary sector may see significant shifts in government funding availability if a raft of new. Screen australia funds booktofilm adaptations books. Reserving the right to make investment decisions based on published assessment criteria that reflect the requirements of the screen australia act, and the overarching aims of its documentary funding programs. Documentary development april 2019 screen australia funding.
Screen australia delays new doc funding programs as sector seeks. Our funding model funding for documentaries can be hard to secure. The fortnightly screen australia newsletter includes industry news, funding approvals, festival and market news and screen opportunities. Screen australias discussion paper on documentary funding. The payment is available with or without other screen australia documentary production funding. The guardian and screen australia online documentary initiative deadline. Screen australias discussion paper on documentary funding screen producers australia welcomes the opportunity to contribute to screen australia.
New films attract screen australia development funding director cate shortlands new film project is one of 18 to have benefited from the latest round of screen australia development funding. Screen australia documentary team visit summary of. Form and approach follow each foundations guidelines. Screen australia screenwest screen nsw screen queensland screentalent screen producers australia inside film magazine filmink concrete playground sydney spotlight report broadsheet melbourne tv blackbox wift nsw ozdox the australian documentary forum documentary australia foundation filmmaker magazine films for change films for change sydney.
Trustees will generally be unable to make grants outside the parameters of their guiding principles. Sample paperwork, budgeting templates, tips and more. Abc and screen australia have announced funding for three. Annual reports corporate documents about us screen. The screen nsw abc tv arts documentary feature fund is open to proposals for feature length documentaries. Increase participation by the broadest range of residents in the community life of their neighbourhood deve. Midnight 30 june 2020 unless funds exhausted earlier. It was created under the screen australia act 2008, and from 1 july 2008 took over the functions of its predecessor agencies the australian film commission afc.
The australian film industry can be either a goldmine for sourcing independent projects, or a trap if you do not know the correct way to apply for funding. Completion funding was also provided to australia says yes from treehouse moving images which screened on sbs on 15 november 2018. The grant supports unique independent feature films, documentaries, web series, and short films that will make a contribution to society. Screen australia to fund documentary film about cryptocurrencies screen australia today announced production funding for 14 documentary projects through the documentary producer and commissioned programs and cryptopia is within the list.
You dont learn to much about australia through a documentary. Screen australia funding australian film television and. Aidc is australias premier annual event for documentary and factual screen content. Grant recipients will need to complete their documentaries by january 2020. Through the project development program film victoria supports victorian producers, writers and writerdirectors to develop narrative fiction or documentary projects for any release platform. We are seeking projects that will suit primetime broadcast and deal in arts in the broadest sense, appealing to a wide audience. Screen australia is the australian federal governments key funding body for the australian screen production industry. New films attract screen australia development funding. Funding proposals how to write a great funding proposal for your documentary.
Screenwest has opened a travel funding round to assist up to 10. Applications open for travel funding to aidc screenwest. Films based on books by hannah kent, alice pung, peter goldsworthy and tara winkler are among the latest projects to receive funding from screen australia. Screen australia announces story development funding for. Create nsw abc tv arts documentary feature fund initiative. The documentary australia foundation model allows filmmakers to build a community around their project and receive funding from philanthropic grants and direct donations. Screen australias documentary team, liz stevens senior manager documentary and miranda culley investmentdevelopment manager documentary, visited perth in late september to update local filmmakers on the new funding programs and guidelines available to them. Funding for development varies, depending on project type. It must have a clear path to audience but marketplace attachment is not required at the application stage. Each year screen nsw receives recurrent funding from the nsw government in the budget for programs and operations. Check out the getting started section of the screen australia site. Screen australia first published these slate management principles in the 2009 guidelines.
Projects are not assessed beyond establishing eligibility. Screen australia has announced the final slate of titles funded in the 201819 financial year with documentary funding for five commissioned and producer projects the funded projects include a series from blackfella films that explores the topic of addiction, a feature from kriv stenders about country music icon joy mckean, as well as a feature centred on the trailblazing women who. The slate includes supernatural drama you wont be alone from writerdirector goran stolevski and producers kristina ceyton and samantha jennings from causeway films. If youre an individual with an idea please visit the screen australia. Screen nsw then allocates the program funding across its programs for that year. Producers applying to screen australia for documentary production funding. Screen australias online production program invests in scripted projects. Screen australia is the governments screen agency, providing development funding, production investment and marketing support to australias film, tv documentary and digital media makers. Screen australia has announced production funding for 12 documentary projects through the documentary producer and commissioned programs. Even as the film community was digesting news of those cuts, screen australia was announcing a raft of new funding allocations that highlighted the. Documentaries funding and support screen australia.
The documentary producer program is designed to give producers the foundational funding required to leverage their projects creatively and commercially. The projects include a featurelength documentary about tennis star jelena dokic, jelena. Government agency screen australia is to fund 18 new documentary projects as part of its producer and. Screen australia released potential revisions to its documentary funding program in a discussion paper today and is calling for industry feedback. The funding program helps experienced documentary filmmakers develop their projects from research to postproduction. Online production funding and support screen australia. Screen australia to fund an additional 18 documentaries. Gun ringer follows the extraordinary life and work of cattle ringers in the outback.
The abc and screen australia have announced funding for three original documentary projects, dark emu, gun ringer, and miriam margolyes. The most popular ways that australian creatives receive funding are through screen australia, kickstarter or indiegogo. Screen australia backs documentary slate deals news. Bernadine lim, screen australias head of documentary said, we are. These are all excellent ways to seek support and funding for your project whether it be a film, a music video, animation or anything in between, made for the screen.
Watch all of your favourite documentary programs on abc iview. International filmmakers are eligible and applications are accepted three times a year. We have been tracking a shift through our members surveys and forums in the way documentaries are commissioned. With our limited funds, each program is competitive and we assess each project on how well it delivers on screen australia s aims, assessment criteria, and how it compares to others submitted in the same round. Welcome to the screen australias online grant application service, powered by smartygrants.
Funding through this program is not limited to projects produced with screen australia production investment. The slate includes an adaptation of jimmy barnes memoir wo. Screen aus funds new documentary projects if magazine. Screen australia budget cut brings agencys funding down. Screen australia looks to revamp documentary funding if. This process occurs at the start of each year to enable planning for the year across funding rounds. Mitzi will take you through how to develop a case for support, how to find philanthropic funders and build relationships. Screen australia releases documentary discussion paper. The applicant must meet the general eligibility criteria for screen australia funding in the terms of trade.
The documentary australia website provides a platform for filmmakers to fundraise and for donors to support a project taxeffectively. Network 10 and screen australia have announce the three documentary projects that are receiving funding as part of out here. Only programs currently open for applications will appear in the portal. Screen australia offers funding and resources to support the development, production and marketing of australian screen content, as well as for the development of australian talent and screen production businesses. For the people that say they dont want to come to australia now after watching this documentary, actually you need to see the actual truth for yourselves, as i live and work and travel and have aboriginal in me. Dark emu, will bring bruce pascoes acclaimed novel about the history of first australians to the screen. Screen australia has confirmed production funding for three oneoff documentaries and one threepart documentary, including a series on the great barrier reef for the abc and the usas pbs. Documentary investment principles screen australia. Screen australia looks to revamp documentary funding if magazine. The slate includes the alleged return of the leyland brothers. Project funding is generally provided to professional practitioners with some level. An application must first meet the following eligibility criteria in order to be assessed for funding.
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