Our mission

Screen Tasmania is the State Government agency responsible for supporting and developing the state's film, television and multimedia industries by increasing the amount of independent screen production occurring in Tasmania.

The purpose of Screen Tasmania is:

  • to take a leading role in building and growing the local screen industry and to identify opportunities and develop the industry in key areas of potential growth
  • to ensure that the sector takes advantage of opportunities presented by the changing media environment
  • to continue to grow and evolve in order to meet the challenges of the changing media environment and to meet the demands of a rapidly expanding local screen sector.

Screen Tasmania's strategic objectives are:

  • to build and grow production activity in the state
  • to develop a highly skilled creative and technical crew base
  • to assist Tasmanian screen businesses to become economically sustainable and ensure that they are engaged in and taking advantage of innovative digital media production
  • to provide support to industry by way of facilitating exchange of knowledge, contacts and ideas, market place intelligence, identifying opportunities for growth in the sector, and providing advice and information to internal and external stakeholders.

How can Screen Tasmania assist me?

Screen Tasmania provides loans, grants and equity investments in the development, production and marketing of Tasmanian screen projects including short films, drama, documentaries, feature films, TV series and digital media.
Screen Tasmania's annual industry assistance budget is allocated to successful applications that are mainly received during funding rounds.
Projects may be submitted requesting funds under three programs of assistance:

  • Production Investment
  • Project Development
  • Industry and Cultural Development

The full guidelines, application forms and other information can be found here.

In addition to its funding role, Screen Tasmania aims to:

  • Provide advice and support to filmmakers
  • Guide applicants in their submissions
  • Assist filmmakers to hold or attend industry events
  • Act as a point of contact for industry members
  • Liaise with other screen industry bodies
  • Support the development of screen infrastructure
  • Develop long-term strategic plans

In addition to its funding role, Screen Tasmania develops programs that aim to provide long-term strategic support for the industry. These programs are often aimed at either professional development opportunities for industry practitioners or as production initiatives. Screen Tasmania also initiates and supports screen culture events such as film festivals.

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