Deadline: 12-Apr-23
Applications are now open for the Screenrights Cultural Fund to make a difference by supporting people with exciting and innovative new initiatives that foster the creation and appreciation of screen content in Australia and New Zealand.
Objectives
- The Screenrights Cultural Fund supports Australian and New Zealand projects and initiatives that make a broad positive contribution to industry development.
- The focus of the Fund will change periodically to reflect trends and issues in screen content creation. The Fund is underpinned by the following qualities:
- diversity
- innovation
- inspiration
- collaboration
- transparency
- These qualities should be reflected in the projects proposed for funding, as well as in the applicants’ own creative practice.
Scope
- Cultural Fund initiatives will demonstrably contribute to a healthy local screen sector. They encourage submissions that increase diversity.
- The Cultural Fund supports a wide range of activities, from small individual projects through to large-scale initiatives.
- For example:
- projects that break down barriers to access, and bring the outside world into remote and isolated communities
- workshops that foster inclusive collaboration
- services that deliver content to users in innovative ways
- start-ups that upend existing business models to support the creation, delivery, and use of content
- projects that shape conversations and/or debate in their society
- Successful applications will have:
- committed partners to ensure maximum reach and impact
- a positive impact on the career of the recipient, partners, and participants
- a positive influence on the screen industry more broadly
Funding Information
- Applicants may apply for any amount of funding up to A$50,000.
- Timeframe: Applications must demonstrate planned, viable delivery of the project within a maximum two-year timeframe.
Eligibility Criteria
- While applications may commit a number of parties to the project, one person must be identified as the Applicant and primary contact for the purpose of administering the project.
- The Applicant:
- must be an individual who is a resident of Australia or New Zealand for taxation purposes, or a company domiciled in Australia or New Zealand for taxation purposes
- cannot be a director or employee of Screenrights, or a member of a director or employee’s immediate family
- should have some experience relevant to the proposed project
- may only be involved in one application per funding round
- If successful, the Applicant:
- will be the recipient of the Grant funds and be accountable to Screenrights for the expenditure of Grant funds
- must take responsibility for successfully administering the relationships between all parties, the deliverables, and promotion throughout the project
- is not eligible to apply again to subsequent Cultural Fund rounds until their funded project has been acquitted
- is not eligible to directly benefit from subsequent Cultural Fund rounds – as, for example, a paid collaborator or employee of another Applicant – until their funded project has been acquitted. Any such involvement may cause the new Application to be ineligible
Criteria
The criteria on which applications will be assessed are:
- the potential of the proposed project to advance Cultural Fund objectives, including its alignment with the Fund’s annual focus and qualities
- the strength and viability of the proposed project
- the quality, clarity and viability of the presentation and delivery plan
- the strength and relevance of the experience of the Applicant and any collaborators
- the likely impact of the project on the career of the Applicant, partners and participants
For more information, visit Screenrights.