INDIGENOUS CROSSOVER 2 LAB 2010

Please note applications are now closed for this lab.

Following the success of the first Indigenous Crossover Lab held in February, a second Lab will be held 4–9 July 2010. Screen Australia’s Indigenous Department in association with Crossover is calling for digital and interactive media ideas in development.

Indigenous Crossover 2 will take five compelling proposals into rapid development at a five-day residential lab.

Indigenous creators from all sectors of the audiovisual industries including film, TV, new media, web, mobile and games are welcome to apply.

Participants from February’s Indigenous Crossover Lab are encouraged to apply. However, applications are also welcome from teams and individuals who did not attend.

For further information on Crossover Labs and the Crossover team, see www.crossoverlabs.org

The Lab

With a focus on the user experience, selected participants will gain a clear understanding of:

• Methods and tools used to explore your concepts more thoroughly
  
• How to test your proposal’s usability and flow across platforms
  
• How to ready your proposal for financing including:
  - where you might seek finance for further development and production
  - what written and visual materials you need to accompany future development/pitch proposals
  - the scale of the budget for your future project
  
  

Funding is for

Attendance at a five-day intensive on-site lab to take place in NSW 4–9 July 2010. Successful applicants will be assisted to travel to the lab location.

Places are limited and no fees apply for successful applicants.

Eligibility

All applicants must meet the general Screen Australia eligibility criteria in addition to the following specific requirements:

• Each proposal must have Indigenous Australians in key creative roles.  
• Applicants must be available for lab dates: Sunday 4 July to Friday 9 July 2010 inclusive.

Applicants may be individuals or teams, and may come from any Australian state or territory.

Assessment criteria

When assessing applications for this program, Screen Australia uses the following criteria:

• The strength and distinctiveness of the project idea.
• The skills and capacity of the applicant/s to undertake the lab as evidenced in previous work.
• Demonstrated skills in collaboration in a creative context or environment.
• The potential of the applicant to further create projects for development or production finance after this stage of development.

Assessment process

Projects will be selected by a panel made up of representatives from the Screen Australia Indigenous Department and a member of the Crossover team. Screen Australia will advise applicants of the success or otherwise of their application, providing a statement of reasons on request.

Application materials

Applications must be made on the relevant Screen Australia application form, and include all supporting material listed on that form, including.

• A concept proposal that outlines the project’s creative and interactive media strengths.
• A statement that outlines user potential.
  
• A statement that outlines planned further development.

The application form is available to download on the right hand side of this page.

Funding recipients must deliver

A written report detailing how their participation will be used to secure further development or production finance, and what the next stage might be.