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Screen Tasmania

Grants and funding

Screen Tasmania's financial support is provided through programs approved under the Cultural and Creative Industries Act 2017.

We provide:

  • equity investments and recoupable and non-recoupable grants for development and production of Tasmanian screen projects including drama, documentaries and animation; features, long-form and short form series; and, video games, and
  • non-recoupable grants to support individual and industry development for Tasmanian practitioners and businesses.

Most programs are only open to emerging and experienced practitioners who have at least one recognised screen credit.

Details of opening dates and deadlines for programs are available on the Deadlines page.

Below you can find guidelines for our programs.  These should be read in conjunction with the General Guidelines and Terms of Trade.

Open Rounds can be found on our Applications Portal.

 

Project development

Short-form series booster

grant up to $25,000

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Intermediate stage funding

recoupable grant up to $20,000

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Market attached funding

recoupable grant up to $30,000

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Slate development

recoupable grant up to $30,000

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Industry development

Hosting professional development seminars and events

Funds for the hosting of seminars, professional development courses/workshops and similar training programs in accordance with the workforce challenges identified in the Screen Industry Workforce Development Plan.

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Business travel - interstate or international

Provides contribution of up to 50% for travel associated with an invitation to a reputable film festival or marketplace attendance with confirmed projects.

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Travel to industry conferences and events

Provides funding for attendance at established Australian screen industry conferences, events, workshops and matched funding initiatives when we open applications for support.

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Interstate industry short course fees

Funds for attendance at interstate industry short courses.

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Production support

Production support

grant up to $50,000 or recoupable production investment of $50,000 or more

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Training and Placements

Training and Placements overview

Entry level and emerging screen practitioners can register an expression of interest to be selected for training opportunities including attachments, placements and training.

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Games Development

Conceptual design

grant up to $20,000

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Production and Release

recoupable grant up to $50,000

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Proof-of-concept production

Proof-of-concept production

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Funding approvals

Funding approvals

what we’ve funded recently

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If you would like to discuss your project after you have read these documents, email your questions to the relevant contact listed in the program's guidelines or email info@screen.tas.gov.au and we will get back to you with answers and next steps.