Narrative Content Short Film Production Funding October 2025

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Project Format and Requirements

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Personal Information

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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

Before you begin:

  • Applicants must provide accurate information to Screen Australia at all 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:
  • For queries about the guidelines, deadlines, questions in the form or accessibility requirements, please contact us on 1800 507 901 during business hours or email shortfilm.narrativecontent@screenaustralia.gov.au and quote your application number
Please confirm you meet following eligibility requirements for Screen Australia funding: * Required
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Please also confirm that the project: * Required
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The team must meet specific requirements. Please confirm the below.

The director or co-director each has at least one of the following sole or co-producing credit/s * Required
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For the avoidance of doubt, if you are applying for an animation project or hybrid animation/live action project, your credits must be in animation and/or hybrid animation/live action to be eligible.
The producer or co-producer each has at least one of the following sole or co-producing credit/s * Required
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For the avoidance of doubt, the attached producer(s) may have a feature or other narrative credit(s)
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) * Required

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