Project Development - Draft Funding

Draft funding is available for feature film, television drama series, telemovies, documentaries, animation and digital media projects.

Aim of the program

This program recognises the importance of original ideas and highly developed scripts to a successful screen industry, and encourages practitioners to dedicate time to develop quality draft scripts and prototypes.

About the program

Funding is available to practitioners to support the development of scripts from first draft onwards.  Draft funding is also available for animation pilots and digital media prototypes.

Who can apply

Both emerging and experienced practitioners may apply for draft funding.  All applicants and projects must meet the General Eligibility Criteria, in addition to the following:

  • applicants must be writer or content creator and producer teams, with the exception of feature film projects.  An individual writer may apply for a maximum of one round of draft funding to develop a feature film project before attaching a producer
  • applicants can apply to this program with the same project more than once, but are also encouraged to seek other sources of funding (for example, marketplace co-investment and/or other funding agencies)
  • applicants must have a demonstration of market place interest for all television drama, television animation, documentary and digital media projects.  Feature film projects are not required to have marketplace interest at this stage
  • emerging practitioners may be required to attach a third party collaborator with appropriate experience (for example, a script editor or producer) to be approved by Screen Tasmania
  • interstate practitioners - Projects originating from outside the state may apply for funding, provided that they are intended to be filmed predominantly in Tasmania and will generate substantial employment opportunities for the local industry

Interstate practitioners are encouraged to form collaborations with Tasmanian key creatives.  Where there is no Tasmanian practitioner in a key creative role (that is, producer, writer/content creator, director) then one Tasmanian resident must be attached to a member of the creative team (that is, producer, writer/content creator, director or script editor) and will need to be budgeted for within the maximum development budget.  Alternatively the attachment could be funded directly through Practitioner Development as a grant. 

Closing Deadlines

Round 1
5pm, 15 Feb 2010
Round 2
5pm, 31 May 2010
Round 3
5pm, 30 August 2010
Round 4
5pm, 6 December 2010

For full details download the guidelines and application form.
Please also download the relevant cover page feature film, television drama series, documentaries, animation and digital media

You must consult with a Project Officer before submitting an application.

For initial enquiries about Screen Tasmania’s funding programs and initiatives, and for application forms and guidelines contact:

Project Manager
Ph: (03) 6233 6995
Email the Project Manager

For more information click the following:

Development Budgets
Definitions
Indigenous Film Protocols
Funding Information and Conditions