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Personal Information (Not Applicable)

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you have read, understood and voluntarily agree to the collection and use of your personal information as described in Screen Australia’s privacy notice (available on our website here) (Privacy Notice); and
you have informed all individuals whose personal information is to be included in the application form or supporting materials of the matters set out in the Privacy Notice, provided them with a copy (as linked here) and obtained their consent to disclose the relevant personal information to Screen Australia.

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General Requirements (Not Applicable)

Before you begin:

Applicants must provide accurate information to Screen Australia at all times. A person or company that makes a false or misleading statement to Screen Australia in an application may face criminal or civil liability including liability for an offence under the Criminal Code Act 1995. In addition, if funding awarded by Screen Australia was obtained by fraud or serious misrepresentation, Screen Australia can revoke its funding.
To ensure that your project is eligible for Screen Australia funding and to help you deliver the strongest application possible, it is important that you read:
- Terms of Trade
- Information for Applicants
- Information for Recipients
- Digital Originals Guidelines
For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, or questions in the form, please contact us on 1800 507 901 during business hours or email online@screenaustralia.gov.au and quote your application number

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The applicant company is an incorporated company carrying on business in Australia, with its central management and control in Australia, or the individual applicant is an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident (holding a permanent visa)

The team consists of at least two key creatives, which includes at least one writer

At least one writer identifies as one or more of the following: First Nations Australian; culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD); a person with disability; a woman or gender diverse person; LGBTIQ+; or located in a regional and remote area.

The project that is the subject of this application is a scripted narrative project suitable for the SBS OnDemand platform (6 x 10-minute episodes, which together form a 1-hour programme for broadcast)

The applicant team is available to participate in the workshop in Sydney 28-30th October 2025 and the Pitch Day on 18th November 2025

The applicant team meets the general eligibility requirements set out in Screen Australia's Terms of Trade

In applying for the Screen Australia / SBS / NITV ‘Digital Originals’ writing initiative the Applicants agree and acknowledge that a condition of being selected for the initiative and the workshop is that Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS) and/or NITV has an Exclusive First and Last Right to acquire on standard SBS terms all Free Communication Rights in Australia in respect of their project until 6 months after the completion of the workshop.

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Do the individual applicants, key creatives named in the application, applicant company or related parties have any outstanding debts or contractual obligations (eg, overdue delivery items or reports, debts under P+A loan agreements, or gross proceeds not paid as required) to Screen Australia or its predecessors? (AFC, FFC or Film Australia) *

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This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Do the individual applicants, key creatives named in the application, applicant company or related parties have any outstanding debts or contractual obligations (eg, overdue delivery items or reports, debts under P+A loan agreements, or gross proceeds not paid as required) to Screen Australia or its predecessors? (AFC, FFC or Film Australia)" on page 1

Please provide details of outstanding debts or contractual obligations including the relevant agency (Screen Australia, AFC, FFC, Film Australia). *

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