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Screen Australia helps Australian screen practitioners market their projects through direct funding assistance as well as information, advice, and a range of specialised services. The programs delivered by the three former film agencies will continue until 31 December 2008.
Screen Australia provides:
Travel Grants - to help screen practitioners attend major international festivals, digital media events, pitching competitions and international markets. Five types are available, depending on the nature of the project, its stage of development and the practitioner’s level of market experience.
Festival, Alternate Distribution, and Theatrical P&A Marketing Support - for marketing and/or screening materials for projects accepted into key international festivals; for projects that have attracted a distributor and require marketing and/or screening materials; and for completed drama and documentary projects looking to enhance proposed theatrical release. Applications for these funds are accepted at any time.
For features financed by Screen Australia or the former FFC:
Screen Austraia may provide up to $1.5 million from its annual budget to support the marketing and distribution of its annual feature film slate. Support may be provided for specific marketing and distribution costs, at Screen Australia’s discretion.
Profiles of International Festivals
The former Australian Film Commission site offers profiles of over 50 key international festivals. Find out what festival directors are looking for and which Australian films have screened in the past. Supplemented by Festival Alerts for info on other festival opportunities.
Upcoming deadlines
Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (Dec); Tampere International Short Film Festival (Dec); Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival (Dec).
Reports
Read our international market reports
Profiles of International Markets
Browse profiles of 10 of the most important international markets for film, television and digital media. Screen Australia also hosts a stand at the European Film Market (EFM) Berlin, Cannes Film Market, MIPCOM and MIP-TV so let us know if you’re planning to attend.
Upcoming deadlines
Kidscreen Summit (Dec); NATPE (Dec); Sunny Side of the Doc (Dec).
National Marketing Initiatives
Screen Australia supports and hosts a number of marketing-related workshops, seminars and networking opportunities in Australia throughout the year including:
Screen Australia promotes and sells documentaries commissioned and acquired under the National Interest and Making History programs both nationally and internationally. We have extensive distribution networks and a range of channels into education, library and government markets. Documentaries that sit beside NIP and Making History productions may attract a distribution advance.
Screen Australia’s optional Disbursement Service is offered to producers of projects financed by Screen Australia and the former Film Finance Corporation. Revenues are collected from the exploitation of marketing rights and disbursed to all investors and other stakeholders in accordance with the pre-set recoupment schedule.
See the former Film Finance Corporation website for more information
