Special initiatives
Please note: Effective 1 April 2019, successful initiative applicants are not eligible for PEP funding for the same project.
Screen Australia can allocate Documentary funds to special initiatives. These initiatives leverage finance from third parties in order to grow the funding pool available to practitioners, or to otherwise advance digital storytelling activities and talent escalation.
The Guardian and Screen Australia have once again teamed up for an Online Documentary Initiative and are calling for proposals from Australian filmmakers.
The Initiative will commission up to two short documentaries of 15 to 30 minutes in length, directed and produced by Australian filmmakers. The content can be local or international. The films will premiere on one of the world’s leading news sites theguardian.com.