Screen Australia Releases Revised Program Guidelines

March 12, 2010 12:20

Screen Australia has released revised guidelines for its Development, Production Financing, Indigenous and Marketing Support programs, effective immediately.

“We embarked on a review of our guidelines late in 2009,” said Screen Australia Chief Executive Ruth Harley. “We wanted to see how our programs were working after a year of operation, hear what the industry had to say about them and confirm our focus on supporting creative storytelling, audience engagement and building sustainable businesses. Our industry consultation has resulted in several key changes to the draft released in November last year.”

In Feature Development, Screen Australia has taken note of representations from sections of
the industry and extended the definition of writers, writer/directors and directors eligible to apply for one draft of funding without a producer. Only two credits on relevant features, mini-series or telemovies are now required, and eligible credits also include six broadcast hours of primetime
series. In addition, time-critical development funding has been introduced to help producers take advantage of opportunities to secure an option on an underlying work.

The revised Enterprise Program guidelines respond to calls for more clarity around several issues. They provide more details on the assessment process, and better define the eligibility of Enterprise funding recipients for other development funding. The closing date for the 2010/11 round has been announced as 26 July 2010.

The guidelines are available at www.screenaustralia.gov.au/industry_support

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