This program provides support to practitioners to dedicate time to develop quality draft scripts and prototypes. Seed funding is available for feature film, television drama series, telemovies, documentaries, animation and digital media projects.
Round 1 5pm, 16 February 2009 Round 2 5pm, 1 June 2009 Round 3 5pm, 7 September 2009
This program provides support to practitioners, allowing them to dedicate time to fully explore the potential of their creative ideas, and develop them to treatment or proposal stage for pitching to the marketplace, and encourages the development of strong, original and compelling ideas. Seed funding is available for feature film, television drama series, telemovies, documentaries, animation and digital media projects.
Round 1 5pm, 16 February 2009 Round 2 5pm, 1 June 2009 Round 3 5pm, 7 September 2009
This program is designed to provide financial support for projects in the production phase of development. Production investment finance is available for feature film, television drama series, telemovies, documentaries, animation and digital media projects.
Round 1 5pm, 16 February 2009 Round 2 5pm, 1 June 2009 Round 3 5pm, 7 September 2009
The Filming in Tasmania (FiT) scheme is undergoing a review. Screen Tasmania is currently unable to accept applications for funding under this initiative.
This program provides hands-on production experience and experiential learning opportunities to Tasmanian filmmakers under the guidance of more experienced practitioners.
This program provides support to Tasmanian practitioners with travel costs for both business and professional development purposes; to attend both Australian and international markets, conferences, festivals, seminars or specific one-off workshops.
This program provides opportunities for skills training, professional development and network building for local content creators. The aim of the program is to promote screen culture in the state; build audience interest and awareness of the local, national and international screen industry.
Round 1 5pm, 16 February 2009 Round 3 5pm, 7 September 2009
This program is intended to give Tasmanian producers the skills to produce content of an international standard that is competitive in the marketplace. It is expected that by the end of the third year each producer will have advanced at least one major project into production. Funding is available for emerging Tasmanian producers to develop a slate of projects including: feature film; television drama; documentary; animation; digital media projects.
This program recognises the value of short film production as a stepping stone for practitioners towards the development and eventual production of longer form projects. It aims to provide the opportunity for talented individuals in collaborative teams to develop their craft and expand their credits through the production of a short film.
Screen Tasmania recognises the value of series television in building sustainable industry, providing ongoing employment, training opportunities and economic benefit to Tasmania. This program aims to develop a series television program with the desired outcome of seeing at least one series progress into production.
A must-attend for anyone interested in adapting prose for screen or developing their work for screen. Learn all the tools, tips, tricks and secrets from one of the best. Limited places available - registration essential.
In partnership with Screen Tasmania, the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) ran a Locations Survey Management Course in Hobart from 28-31 July 2008. Conducted by respected Locations Manager, Phillip Roope (Australia, Superman Returns and Lantana), the course took nine students through the process of scouting, surveying, recording locations and assessing them for feasibility of filming. Practitioners who successfully completed this course will be favourably considered as potential Location Scouts for Screen Tasmania.
In October 2007, Screen Tasmania hosted a series of workshops by the internationally acclaimed Arista to help Tasmanian practitioners further develop their script and craft skills, and assist in developing their stories to advance them into production.
Screen Tasmania hosted the internationally renowned Arista script development residential workshop, at Freycinet Lodge from Sunday 13 to Saturday 19 July 2008. Twenty-nine participants took part in a series of intensive workshops over the week.
Seventy Australian film and television industry representatives descended on Hobart from 21-23 July 2008 to address the issue of script development as part of the joint Screen Tasmania and Arista Business of Development National Conference.
The conference was designed for producers, directors, writers, script editors, assessors and development executives and stands as the first of its kind in Australia.
Presented by world-renowned script developer Stephen Cleary, the three days focussed on the skill of storytelling and the methods, techniques and practices that are required to turn a good script into a great film.
An innovative documentary funding initiative, developed by SBSi in association with Screen Tasmania and other state funding bodies, that provides professional development opportunities for Tasmanian documentary filmmakers.
Screen Tasmania in association with Screen Australia are partnering with Eurista Development to deliver a week long script development skills residential workshop in Freycinet, Tasmania in July 2009. In response to current industry needs the workshop has been designed with a specific focus on developing the skills of story developers.
Headlands is an intensive 10 week documentary research and writing development initiative from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) through its Documentary Department in partnership with Screen Tasmania and other state and federal agencies. The program focuses on supporting selected applicants through the intensive process of research and development of a high concept documentary feature, series, multi-media or one-off program that requires extensive research. Individual applicants or teams of two may apply.
Screen Tasmania announces an exciting opportunity for a Tasmanian writer to participate in the Arista and NTFO script development initiative - Ignite.
Ignite supports projects in the early stage of development by taking participants through an intensive accelerated feature development process over six months, with two residential workshops and financial and online support to write a draft between the workshops.
Screen Tasmania is calling for applicants to submit projects for consideration to be accepted into the Ignite program, ready to attend the first residential workshop in the heart of Australia, from Sunday 1 March - Friday 6 March 2009 inclusive.
Facilitated by the Australian Film TV and Radio School (AFTRS) in Sydney, LAMP has reached thousands of media professionals, run hundreds of workshops, seminars and live-in-residentials and developed over 54 projects. Project teams create proof of concepts, engaging presentations and evolve the business, technical and creative aspects of their property, leading to pilots, user testing and participatory audiences.
A program of short courses in scriptwriting, producing and directing run by experienced AFTRS lecturers, the aim of this initiative is to provide young Tasmanian filmmakers with a crash-course in short drama production. Additionally, production funding of $10,000 will be provided for three teams to shoot and produce their own film.
