Key information
- Status: Closed
- 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: 23 January 2025
- Application closed: 13 February 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 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 level of 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 with disability or who are d/Deaf
- LGBTQIA+ people.
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 the 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 company or individual:
- 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 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 must nominate one person (traveller) and the traveller must be over 18 and be a NSW resident.
- Be an Australia citizen or full-time resident
- Have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
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
Screen NSW is supports travel funding to attend the following partner-events:
- The Australian International Documentary Conference, Melbourne
- Screen Forever, Gold Coast
- The Australian Children’s Content Conference, 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.
What costs you can apply for
Available funding
Up to $2,000 of grant funding is available.
Successful applicants will need to organise their own travel and accommodation and cover all travel costs up front. After contracting, they will invoice Screen NSW for the agreed sum to cover a portion of these expenses on the provision of an acquittal report at the conclusion of travel.
Screen NSW will provide one grant per company or individual applicant:
- For individuals, grants of up to $1,500 ex GST will be available
- For companies or project teams, where two key creatives (producer, writer, director) are part of the application, grants of up to $2,000 will be available. All applicants must be NSW residents and attending the same event. This is non-transferable to another company representative without prior approval from Screen NSW. Co-contributions from third parties are allowable for non-Screen NSW covered expenses.
What you can get funding for
A set amount to assist with flights, ground transportation, accommodation, conference/market accreditation and reasonable costs associated with attending the event (such as meals).
Eligible applicants may receive domestic market travel support from Screen NSW only once in a single financial year. However, a company may be eligible to attend more than one market, if they are supporting different key creatives and projects at different events.
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 within 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.
After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: Head of Screen NSW
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 and the availability of funds at Screen NSW.
Support and contact
Screen NSW Industry and Audience team (industry@screen.nsw.gov.au)