Deadline: Ongoing
The Screen Australia has launched the Screen Story Development Fund to support screen content makers to take advantage of existing and emerging opportunities to develop compelling scripted stories.
Aims
The Generate Development fund has the following aims:
- Talent:Â to identify and support new and emerging talent and their career progression.
- Story & Audience:Â to encourage bold and distinctive lower budget drama stories for any platform that can demonstrate a clear pathway to audience.
- Culture & Diversity:Â to ensure the storytellers and stories being told reflect gender equity and/or the diversity of people and experiences from around Australia, all of which are important culturally, creatively and economically.
Who can apply?
- Applications for Generate are open to anyone who:
- Is an Australian individual or team. Co-productions may also apply with an application from the Australian Company.
- Controls the rights whether they are the writer, director or producer.
- Is able to develop, finance and produce the project for the intended platform and audience.
- Meets the following budget thresholds
- One-off or series for a Commissioning Platform – under $1,500,000 per hour
- Feature Films – under $3,000,000
- There are no minimum credit requirements to apply.
- Applications can be made by individuals or creative teams, however individual applicants must demonstrate the ability to attract other team members at later stages of development
Ineligible
You will not be eligible for Generate if you have a project that:
- Is a standalone short film
- A short form series
- Has been declined twice for Screen Australia development funding (except in exceptional circumstances).
For more information, visit Screen Australia.
