General Eligibility Guidelines

All applicants and projects must comply with Screen Tasmania's general eligibility guidelines as follows:

• applicants must be an Australian citizen or permanent resident
• applicants must be over 18 years of age
• applicants must have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
• fulltime students are not eligible to apply
• applicants must be the originator of the script, the copyright holder, or have an option to the rights in any and all works on which the project is based.
• projects originating from outside the state are welcome, provided they are filmed predominantly in Tasmania and will generate substantial employment and/or attachment opportunities for the local industry
• applications from recipients of past grants, loans or investments from Screen Tasmania will not be considered if any outstanding funds or progress reports have not been acquitted satisfactorily. This will not prevent applicants from receiving more than one grant, loan or investment concurrently
• Screen Tasmania does not fund retrospectively
• funds are not available for projects of the following nature: purely educational; advertising projects; infotainment; lifestyle; travel; magazine; sports; education; game shows; current affairs; news programs; community television programs.