Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: $1 to $1,500 in travel support per application
- Application opened: 13 May 2026
- Application closed: 5 June 2026, 2:00 pm
Program objective
The objectives of the program are to:
- Provide travel support for emerging or mid-level NSW-based practitioners to attend domestic markets
- Support NSW creatives who are looking to upskill and connect with the wider Australian screen industry and reinvest back into the NSW screen content landscape
- Ease the financial burden on practitioners who have been invited into competitive programs at markets
- Support connections that will shape the future of NSW’s creative community and strengthen NSW’s position in the global market
- Increase the participation of practitioners from the NSW Government key priority areas:
- Regional NSW
- Western Sydney
- First Nations people
- People from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- People living with disability
- LGBTQIA+ people.
This program is funded and administered by Screen NSW.
This program is administered by Screen NSW.
Eligibility
Who can apply
Please see the Screen NSW website for the full guidelines.
All applicants must fulfil the following criteria:
- Be an emerging or mid-career practitioner with relevant experience in producing screen content
- Have a slate of market-ready projects to pitch
- Be a key creative on slate project/s: producer, writer, director
- Be over 18 years of age and a NSW resident (i.e., lived and operated in NSW for at least six months immediately before the date of application)
- Be an Australian citizen or full-time resident
- Have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- Has, or intends to submit an application to participate in MIFF 37°South: Bridging the Gap or PostScript & Direct*
- Is available to attend the entire MIFF 37°South Market in person from 6-9 August 2026.
*Note: Applicants do not need to have submitted or know of the outcome of their MIFF application when applying to Screen NSW but offers of funding for competitive applicants will be conditional on being accepted into their selected MIFF 37°South program.
Types of projects funded under this grant
Screen NSW supports travel funding to attend the following partner-events:
- The Australian International Documentary Conference, Melbourne
- Screen Forever, Gold Coast
- The Australian Children’s Content Summit, Coffs Harbour
- MIFF 37 South, Melbourne (specific programs)
Travel support funding for the above events will be advertised on the Screen NSW website ahead of each event, to give successful applicants time to make their travel arrangements.
Who can’t apply
Applications will not be accepted from:
- Full-time secondary or tertiary students
- Other government departments and agencies
- Applicants who have not applied to participate in MIFF 37°South: Bridging the Gap or PostScript & Direct
- Applications who are in breach of any obligation under any funding agreement it has the with NSW Government.
What your application needs to include
Prepare your application with this checklist
You must submit all core materials listed on the application form.
- Profile of the applicant demonstrating their relevant track record
- CV/resume of the person/s proposed to attend
- Statement of intended objectives for attending the event
- Details of any project/s in development and a short statement of how attending the event will benefit the project/s
- Intended plan for the market, including planned activities, networking opportunities and proposed meeting list.
Address the eligibility criteria
Each applicant, as part of an application response, must confirm that they meet the eligibility criteria.
Applicants that do not address the eligibility criteria in full may be excluded from the application process at the department's discretion.
Start the application
Screen NSW uses the SmartyGrants platform for submission of all applications. Applications made using any other format will not be accepted. Please note you will receive a SmartyGrants acknowledgement of submission.
A preview of the application form can be viewed on the SmartyGrants portal.
Late applications due to technical difficulties will be reviewed and eligibility determined with absolute discretion by the Manager, Industry and Audience Development, Screen NSW. A request for late submission due to technical difficulties must be submitted by email to industry@screen.nsw.gov.au within 60 minutes of the application close time, setting out the reasons for the request, along with any evidence.
Note: If you are a new applicant to SmartyGrants, you will need to register and create a password. If you are already registered, you can log in with your existing username and password.
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After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: Senior Manager, Screen NSW
What happens once you’ve submitted your application
Once your application has been submitted, you will receive an email confirmation from our secure online grants system, SmartyGrants.
Eligibility
Applications will be initially reviewed by Screen NSW staff to ensure they meet eligibility requirements, and all application materials are acceptable. If your application is assessed as ineligible, you will be advised via email within 14 days of this assessment.
Assessment
If your application is considered eligible, it will progress to an internal assessment by Screen NSW staff with consideration against the Assessment Criteria. Screen NSW staff will assess and score applications individually.
Please note that funding allocation follows a competitive process. Evaluations will consider the Assessment Criteria outlined above, the strength of other applications and the availability of Screen NSW funds.
Recommendation and Decision
Based on the outcome of the assessment process, recommendations for successful applicants will be provided to the designated decision-maker, typically a Senior Manager, Screen NSW, for consideration and approval.
Additional Considerations
Screen NSW may, at its sole discretion, and at any stage of the application process, do all or any of the following:
- Require additional information from an applicant
- Change the scope or the requirements of these guidelines
- Vary, amend (including by replacement) or terminate the application process
- Re-open an application after the closing date, provided it doesn’t give the applicant an advantage over other applicants.
Timing
Screen NSW aims to turnaround applications within 3 weeks from the application close date. Applicants will be advised of the application outcome via email.
Support and contact
Screen NSW Industry & Audience team (industry@screen.nsw.gov.au)