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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:
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 audience.narrativecontent@screenaustralia.gov.au and quote your application number

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Only applications for theatrical feature film (inclusive of VR, XR, AR) will be accepted.

Please confirm you meet following eligibility requirements for Screen Australia funding: *

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the co-applicants and project meet Screen Australia's Terms of Trade and any general eligibility or other requirements set out on Screen Australia's website

the co-applicants are incorporated companies carrying on business in Australia, with central management and control in Australia

the co-applicants have Australian Business Numbers (ABN)

the co-applicants are registered for the purposes of GST if required by law

the production company co-applicant is arms-length to the distribution company, is the producer of the title and maintains and retains control of the right necessary to carry out the project (meaning that it has clear chain of title and is generally party to any underlying rights agreements)

the distribution company co-applicant is arms-length to the production company, is the bona fide ANZ distributor of the title with a distribution agreement in place

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Please also confirm that the project meets the following requirements *

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the project is a theatrical feature film that is in receipt of Screen Australia Narrative Content, Scripted or First Nations Production Funding

the project is not locked or locking the cut of the film within the application and decision timeframe if requesting audience testing to inform the cut of the film

the project has not commenced theatrical release or exhibition in Australia if requesting audience testing to inform campaign, positioning and audience strategy

the project is not more than 18 months from confirmed release date if requesting audience testing to inform campaign, positioning and audience strategy

the project has either been developed by Australian companies/producers and creatives, or is an official co-production, and not sub-contracted from a commissioning platform

the provided quotes and outline for audience testing is from an Australian or global bona fide audience testing provider*

a Rest of World (ROW) Sales Agent has been secured.

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*Screen Australia defines a bona fide audience testing provider as a business whose focus is to provide insights (qualitative and quantitative) on a project through testing locally and/or globally audience insights and trends on a project and the territories that the project will be available

Do the individual applicants, key creatives named in the application, co-applicant companies 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, co-applicant companies 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) and project title. *

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Distribution Company Name *

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