Key information
- Status: Open
- Grant amount: $1 to $2,000 in travel support to nominated Screen NSW-supported events (available funding will be determined by Screen NSW)
- Application opened: 4 December 2025
- Application closes: 18 December 2025, 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 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 level of participation of practitioners from the NSW Government key priority areas:
- First Nations people
- Regional NSW
- Western Sydney
- 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 review the full Program Guidelines on the Screen NSW website.
Screen NSW general eligibility requirements can be found in the Screen NSW Terms of Trade, which should be read in conjunction with these guidelines.
All applicants need to fulfil the following criteria:
- Be an early to mid-career practitioner with relevant experience in producing screen content
- Have a slate of market-ready projects to pitch
- Be a key creative on the project(s): producer, director, writer
- Be a NSW- based individual, project team, or company:
- If an individual, the applicant must be over 18 and be a NSW resident (i.e., lived and operated in NSW for at least six months immediately before the date of application)
- If a project team, both applicants must be over 18 years of age, NSW residents and key creatives on the proposed project/s
- If a company, the company must be incorporated and registered in Australia and have its principal place of business in NSW for at least six months immediately before the date of application. Company applicants can nominate up to two people, and each nominee must be over 18 years of age, a NSW resident and a key creative on the project/s.
- Be an Australia citizen or full-time resident
- Have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- Be available to attend the entire event in person.
Applicants who have been invited to participate in a competitive program at the conference/market (such as a pitching forum) are encouraged to disclose this and provide evidence of the invitation. This may make your application more competitive.
Applicants must not be full-time secondary or tertiary students. Other government departments and agencies are not eligible to apply. The applicant must not be in breach of any obligation under any funding agreement it has with the NSW Government.
Types of projects funded under this grant
Eligible Events
Screen NSW supports travel funding to attend the following industry events:
- The Australian International Documentary Conference, Melbourne
- Screen Forever, Gold Coast
- The Australian Children’s Content Conference, Coffs Harbour
- Regional to Global Forum, Lennox Head
- 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.
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 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 conference including planned activities, networking opportunities and proposed meeting list
- If invited to a competitive program withing the conference/market, provide this invitation.
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
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 you application is assessed as ineligible, you will be advised in writing within 14 days.
Assessment
If your application is considered eligible, it will progress to an external industry assessor for consideration against the Assessment Criteria. The assessor will assess and score applications individually, before discussing with Screen NSW.
Based on the outcome recommendations will be made in writing to the decision-maker.
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.
Support and contact
Screen NSW Industry and Audience team (industry@screen.nsw.gov.au)