Deadline: 12-Dec-22
The Northern Territory of Australia is accepting applications for Seed Funding to support Northern Territory writers, directors and producers to explore the potential of creative ideas through the development of a treatment or proposal and support materials.
Support Northern Territory screen practitioners to demonstrate their talent and build their capacity by supporting the development of distinctive Territory screen stories that are capable of reaching and engaging audiences
Objectives
- Skilled Territory creatives
- Resonant Territory stories
- Successful Territory screen businesses.
Funding Information
- You can apply for up to $5,000 per applicant.
Examples of formats that may be funded:
- Feature films
- Adult and children’s drama and narrative comedy including television series, miniseries, telemovies and web series
- Content-rich factual / documentary television or web programs.
Eligibility Criteria
- If individuals, be Australian citizens and Northern Territory residents
- If individuals, not be under 18
- If a company, be a Northern Territory company except where indicated in the guidelines for a specific program; a Northern Territory company may also apply on behalf of a genuine co-production between it and a non-NT company
- Not be in default or breach of any obligation under any arrangement they have with Screen Territory or other Northern Territory Government agencies, either as an individual applicant or in association with any company or entity, including in relation to acquittals of previous grants. This requirement extends to the key creative team members included in the application
- Always act ‘in good faith in their dealings with Screen Territory
- Have the capacity and resources to carry out the project that is the subject of the application
- Have the right to carry out the project that is the subject of the application (including any relevant copyright or clearances)
- Demonstrate that their application is consistent with the purpose of the program applied to, and meets the program’s guidelines
- Not be a broadcaster, employee of a broadcaster or a company owned or controlled by a broadcaster (‘broadcaster’ means a company providing television broadcasting services in Australia, including subscription television services, under the Broadcasting Services Act1992 (Cth))
- Not be an employee of the Northern Territory Government where there is a conflict of interest
- Not be a student at a film school or similar tertiary film, television or interactive digital media course.
Exclusions
- The following are not eligible for funding:
- Commercial/corporate videos and advertisements; sport, current affairs or news; educational programs; infotainment, lifestyle, travel, ‘how to’ or other magazine-style programs
- Purchase of capital works or equipment
- Publication costs of journals, books or magazines.
For more information, visit https://screenterritory.nt.gov.au/funding/funding-available/story-development/seed-funding