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Screen Australia aims to invest in a range of audience-engaging and culturally relevant programs including feature films, television drama, children’s television drama and documentaries.
In selecting projects in which to invest, Screen Australia will value excellence, audience engagement and Australian cultural content across all platforms. Productions funded must have cultural merit and an awareness of the market, both here and overseas. We will involve the industry in the selection process.
Screen Australia has in principle allocated a budget of $60 million for investment in features, TV drama and documentaries in 2009/10. To assist in assessing the slate of projects to be financed for the year, this amount has been notionally distributed as follows:
These amounts should be seen as a guide only. A range of factors will influence the ultimate allocation for a financial year, and Screen Australia reserves the right to redistribute funds across program categories or change the overall allocation as the need arises.
Applicants for production financing must satisfy the general eligibility requirements for Screen Australia funding set out in the agency’s Terms of Trade, including the requirement that projects have Australian content.
Indigenous filmmakers may apply to any Screen Australia program in addition to the funding programs of the Indigenous Branch.
Screen Australia does not negatively discriminate on the basis of racial background, sexual preference, culture, language, gender, or physical or intellectual disability.

Indigenous Content or Participation if this applies to your project.
Screen Australia's Guide to Cinema Captioning (PDF)
Cinema & DVD Captions Budgeting Guide (Excel)
Latest Production Funding Approvals