Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: Up to $175,000
- Application opened: 11 July 2024
- Application closed: 30 June 2025, 11:00 pm
Program objective
The objectives of the program are to:
- Increase economic activity in regional NSW, by encouraging NSW screen productions to film outside of metropolitan areas
- Enable regional NSW to benefit from the growth of film and television production in the State.
This program is administered by Screen NSW.
Eligibility
Who can apply
Please see the full guidelines on the Screen NSW website.
Applicants must fulfil the following eligibility criteria:
- The production must film on location in Regional NSW for a minimum of five shooting days in a single Local Government Area (LGA) (see LGA map).
- At least one of the Key Creatives must be NSW-based
- The production company must be registered in NSW and have its principal place of business in NSW unless the production has an eligible NSW Spend of at least $5 million
- The production must film on location in Regional NSW for a minimum of five shooting days
- At least 50% of the total budget must be expended in NSW
- Productions must be fully financed at the time of application, with the exception of contributions being sought from Screen NSW and other state, federal or international agencies (Note: we will only consider an application where those agencies have confirmed their contribution or if the application has been submitted to a funding round running concurrently with the Screen NSW round.)
- Productions that have been shortlisted for Screen Australia’s Documentary Production Producer Program or Multi-Platform Drama Fund may apply
- Feature films must have distribution in place
- Television drama, narrative comedy and factual/documentary programs must have a financial commitment from a broadcaster, subscription service or distributor.
Types of projects funded under this grant
We fund the development of:
- Feature films
- Adult and children’s television drama and narrative comedy including series, miniseries, web series and telemovies
- Content-rich factual and documentary television or web programs and series
- Animation series
- Creative interactive screen entertainment.
What your application needs to include
Prepare your application with this checklist
You must submit all core items listed on the application form.
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
You must submit all core items listed on the application form.
If you are applying to both the Production Finance program and the Regional Filming Fund for your project, please submit the applications concurrently via the Production Finance form.
If your application is only for the Regional Filming Fund, please apply via the Regional Filming Fund form.
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After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: Secretary of the Department of Creative Industries, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport
Screen Investment team members assess projects across our entire suite of development and production programs.
Shortlisted applications are presented to the Film and Television Industry Advisory Committee for recommendation to the Secretary, who is the final decision maker.
The timeline for funding decisions for Regional Filming Fund applications is currently expected to take up to 3 months from application submission.
Support and contact
Screen Investment team - investment@screen.nsw.gov.au