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Narrative Content Production

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The Narrative Content Production Program supports content makers to produce narrative projects for online/direct-to-audience, television and theatrical feature film platforms.

The aims of the Narrative Content Production Program are to support:

  • exceptional Australian narrative content for production and release for online/direct-to-audience, television and feature film platforms;
  • distinctive storytelling for a range of audiences across different platforms and budget levels;
  • talent at different career stages who are connected to the stories they tell and that reflect the breadth of Australia in service of cultural, creative and economic benefits; and
  • stories with viable budgets and pathways to audiences locally and/or globally.

The Narrative Content Production Program replaces the Screen Australia Feature Film Production, General Television Drama Production, Children’s Television Drama Production and Online Production programs and guidelines.

This program will have four application rounds per financial year.

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 (PDF), before applying.

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Market & Audience – Assets Program

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The Narrative Content Market & Audience – Assets Program supports producers and distributors to create assets for theatrical feature film projects.

The aims of the Narrative Content Market & Audience – Assets Program are to support:

  • asset strategy, creation and delivery costs of assets for Australian or official co-production narrative theatrical feature films during production;
  • asset completion for Australian or Official Co—production narrative theatrical feature pre-release;
  • a cohesive, audience focused strategy spanning or inclusive of elements such as key art, campaign, social (assets, strategists), motion design, brand, music, event/stunt, creator partnerships and trailering assets (cutdowns, sizing etc.); and
  • increased discoverability and impact of titles for Australian audiences and, where relevant, global audiences.

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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Market & Audience First Cut Lab Initiative

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The Market & Audience First Cut Lab is a partnership between Screen Australia’s Narrative Content Market & Audience and TATINO, designed for early to mid-career theatrical feature film practitioners working on scripted narrative feature film projects with a production budget of under AUD $8,000,000. Each year, TATINO provides labs and residencies to more than 300 film talents from over 50 countries, representing 150 screen projects including features, series, and shorts.

The Market & Audience First Cut Lab is open to scripted narrative feature projects from Australian teams consisting of Producers, Writers and Directors. If the project is an approved Official Co-production, only projects where the Australian co-producer is the majority party are eligible.

The Market & Audience First Cut Lab’s focus is to provide support to projects in or entering post-production. Operating within a global screen ecosystem, the initiative aims to strengthen the international potential of Australian features, to further elevate and amplify their reach by supporting cuts that are both distinctively local and resonate internationally. Successful applicants will be supported by Screen Australia to participate in the First Cut Lab workshop. The Market & Audience First Cut Lab Initiative does not provide development or production funding.

The Market & Audience First Cut Lab aims to:

  • increase the quality of scripted feature films through post-production feedback;
  • increase the value and discoverability of Australian scripted feature films;
  • equip and enhance scripted feature film practitioners with discoverability skills, development skills and international industry insights and relationships;
  • inform the final cut of the film to optimise festival, marketing strategy and distribution decisions;
  • join up scripted narrative feature filmmakers with their ANZ distributor and ROW sales agent through focussed late-stage support;
  • support early-career screen practitioners, lower budget features and those transitioning into longform storytelling; 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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Market & Audience Impact & Insights Initiative

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The Market & Audience Impact & Insights Initiative is a joint initiative of Screen Australia and Danish agency Publikum, designed for established practitioners working on scripted narrative feature film projects with a production budget over $8,000,000 AUD. Publikum help to create a deeper connection between creative projects and audiences. Through a combination of anthropological research and data analysis, they provide filmmakers, distributors, and other cultural professionals with precise and deep insights into their audience in both domestic and international territories.

The Market & Audience Impact & Insights Initiative is open to scripted narrative feature film projects from Australian teams consisting of producers, writers and directors. If the project is an anticipated or approved official co-production, only projects where the Australian co-producer is the majority party are eligible. Successful applicants will be supported by Screen Australia to participate in the Publikum audience research workshop. The Market & Audience Impact & Insights Initiative does not provide development or production funding.

The Market & Audience Impact & Insights Initiative aims to:

  • support filmmakers and market partners with a proven track record to gain deeper audience insights on their title in development (where applicable) or post-production (where applicable);
  • increase the value and discoverability of Australian feature films;
  • equip and enhance scripted feature film practitioners and the Australian industry with discoverability skills, development skills and audience testing strategies and insights;
  • inform creative, marketing and distribution decisions to strengthen feature film positioning;
  • ensure that storytellers and stories being told reflect the diversity of people and experiences from around Australia, and promoting their importance – culturally, creatively and economically.
  • elevate experienced teams, enabling the production of higher budget, market ready projects designed to scale audience reach and stronger market penetration.

Find out more about the Impact & Insights initiative with Publikum in our webinar here.

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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Narrative Content Short Film Production

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The Narrative Content Short Film Production Funding Program supports a team of content makers that must include Director, Writer, Producer and, where applicable, Animator, to make a Narrative Content Short Film intended for theatrical festivals.

The aims of Narrative Content Short Film Production Program are to support:

  • Australian live action or animated Narrative Short Films for a first and primary window of a theatrical festival outcome;
  • talent who are connected to the stories they tell and reflect the breadth of Australia in service of cultural, creative and economic benefits; and
  • talent and stories with viable pathways to festival audiences locally and/or globally.

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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