Special Initiatives Archives - Screen Australia

Digital Originals is a joint initiative of Screen Australia, SBS and NITV, aimed at developing exciting and innovative short-form scripted series for SBS and NITV. These series contain 6 x 10-minute episodes for broadcast on SBS and NITV platforms.

Digital Originals is targeted at emerging creators working on exciting and risk-taking scripted projects. Following the success ofpast participants such as Homebodies, Moonbird and Appetite, this opportunity is aimed at episodic narrative series designed for SBS and NITV audiences. Prior experience in writing for screen is not necessary.

Important note: The text on this webpage provides a snapshot of the relevant information for this program/initiative. Applicants must read all detailed documentation available for download at the bottom of this page, including the program guidelines , before applying.

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Skip Ahead is a joint initiative of Screen Australia and YouTube Australia. Since 2014, over the course of ten funding rounds, Skip Ahead has supported 47 YouTube content creators and their projects to develop their skills and support them to work towards sustainable careers.

Past recipients include minbitt, The Macfarlane Brothers, Lyanna Kea, Never Too Small, Michael Shanks (timtimfed), Rainbow Bop, Toby Hendy (Tibees), Danny and Michael Philippou (Racka Racka), and more.

Skip Ahead is open to both documentary and scripted narrative projects from Australian content creators where the producers and creators of the content maintain and retain control of self-distributing the work and taking it to audience on YouTube or YouTube Kids.

Skip Ahead aims to:

support a new generation of online/direct-to-audience storytellers and IP creators to expand their vision and ambition;
cultivate original Australian documentary or scripted narrative content made specifically for local and global online audiences; and,
ensure the storytellers and stories being told reflect the diversity of people and experiences from around Australia, and promoting their importance – culturally, creatively and economically.

Important note: The text on this webpage provides a snapshot of the relevant information for this program/initiative. Applicants must read all detailed documentation available for download at the bottom of this page, including the program guidelines, before applying.

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