Continuing the programs of the former AFC, Screen Australia provides financial support for project development, and production investment for the purposes of professional development, across:

• Drama
• Documentaries
• Animation
• Television
• Cross-platform digital media

Practitioner Support offers short-term development investment, experimental film production, internships and fellowships.

The Screen Business Venture Program helps practitioners grow or maintain sustainable businesses.

Indigenous Programs
Screen Australia resources and facilitates the participation of Indigenous Australians in the industry. More...

Upcoming Deadlines

• 5 September: Loved Up 2 - National Indigenous Documentary Fund
• 5 September: Keep Your Wits About You feature concept workshop
• 5 September: Animation Development and Pilot Production
• 5 September: Short Animation Production
• 5 September: Experimental Production (Professional Development Strand)

Recent application approvals

Screen Australia invests in a diverse range of Australian film and television programs according to guidelines established by the former FFC. Finance is available for:

• Feature films (market attachment or evaluation)
• Adult television drama
  (mini-series and telemovies)
• Children's television drama
  (mini-series and telemovies)
• Documentaries

  (domestic & international doors)

Production Investment Guidelines and Application Forms are now available, along with mportant updates added in July and August, relating to co-investment with the Producer Offset, eligibility requirements for the Evaluation Door, and the Producer Offset Margin.

Key Dates

• Board meeting dates
• Applications for consideration at the October board meeting, including for the Distinctly Australian Children’s Drama Fund, will be accepted until
  12 September 2008.
• Applications for feature film
  Letter of Intent (evaluation door) will be accepted until
  23 September 2008 (note that special eligibility criteria apply).
• Applications for the Special Documentary Fund will be accepted until
  2 October 2008.

Recently financed projects

Screen Australia commissions and produces documentaries under the following three programs, creating an audiovisual record of Australian life.

• National Interest Program (NIP) devises, produces, distributes and markets a curated slate of documentaries of interest to Australians, or that illustrate or interpret aspects of Australian life.
• Making History Initiative develops, commissions and produces a range of distinctive high-quality Australian history programs.
• Digital Learning works with independent producers and new media developers to create content-rich educational resources and websites suitable for Australian education.

Upcoming Deadlines

26 September: Proposals for Australia's Immigration Story, a cross-platform documentary series to be commissioned under the National Interest Program.

Projects in production