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Screen Australia announces applications open for four funding programs

The following Screen Australia funding programs are open for applications in July: BTL Next Step Stage Two (Thursday 29 June), Online Development Funding (Saturday 1 July), Producer Equity Program (PEP) (Saturday 1 July), and Story Development (Saturday 1 July). Find out more about the opportunities below.

BTL Next Step Stage Two opens Thursday 29 June

BTL Next Step is a credit springboard and career accelerator for established below-the-line (BTL) mid-career practitioners to step up into senior crew and leadership roles that have been identified as experiencing shortages. This year’s program is focused on Line Producers, Production Managers, Post Production Supervisors and Location Managers.

BTL Next Step Stage Two applications are now open for 11 mid-career practitioners (“Placees”) to participate in the BTL Next Steps program. These are paid opportunities for competitively assessed and selected mid-career practitioners ready to step up into one of the four roles listed.

Applicants may apply for any opportunity regardless of their residential address (applicants do not need to be currently living in the location listed for a particular opportunity). Applicants may select one preferred opportunity that will escalate their career, with the option of selecting one alternative opportunity.

Applications are now open and close at 5pm AEST Thursday 27 July 2023. For more information about the program and 11 opportunities, see the guidelines here.

For any questions, please email: [email protected]

Online Development Funding opens 1 July 2023

The Online Development Fund supports the development of projects created for online platforms, such as YouTube, Facebook and TikTok, as well as Extended Reality (XR) projects.

This funding is specifically created to align with Online Production funding targeting early stage/emerging career practitioners. Applicants can apply for funding for development costs as well as proof of concept creation costs.

Please note: Online and XR projects will no longer be eligible to apply through Generate or Premium Story Development.

Applications open on 1 July 2023, and guidelines and FAQs available from 1 July.

For any questions, please email: [email protected]

Producer Equity Program (PEP) opens 1 July 2023

PEP provides direct financial assistance to eligible projects from low-budget Australian documentaries equal to 20% of the project's approved budget. The program aims to support independent documentary producers and enable them to bring their projects to life.

Applications open on 1 July 2023, and guidelines and FAQs available from 1 July. More information is available here.

For any questions, please email [email protected]

Story Development opens 1 July 2023

Individuals and/or teams with projects for Scripted TV and Film can apply for development funding from two program strands – the Generate Fund and the Premium Fund.

The Generate Fund is for lower budget long form episodic television and feature film projects with an emphasis on emerging screen content makers.

The Premium Fund is for higher budget long form episodic television and feature film projects of ambition and scale from successful and established screen content makers. The commercial viability of the project, and the path to a significant and clearly defined audience is a key focus of this fund.

Applications open on 1 July 2023, and guidelines and FAQs available from 1 July.

For any questions, please email [email protected]