Development
Past initiatives
Who: Emerging writers who identify as under-represented on screen looking for the opportunity to develop their innovative and exciting online episodic project.
What: Up to ten teams will be selected to attend an exclusive workshop series run by SBS and Screen Australia, with up to three projects being chosen for further development, and eventually production, for SBS OnDemand.
Who: Emerging or experienced practitioners, where the project has females in at least three of the following roles: director, writer, writer/director (counts for 2 elements), protagonist, producer
What: Up to $100,000 per project
Who: Applicants must have an active and popular YouTube channel and have an outline for a film or series pilot idea
What: Screen Australia and Google host two 2½-day workshops for leading YouTubers seeking to develop longer films and series pilots.
Who: A talent escalation opportunity for emerging creators to pitch their online narrative projects.
What: Up to five teams will be given the opportunity to pitch their project at Vidcon, Melbourne, with the winning project granted $30,000 in development funding.