2023-24 Screen NSW Travel Funding

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Travel Application

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the First Nations people of what is now called New South Wales and value their ongoing connections to country, community and culture that have existed across millennia.

We celebrate through these connections, First Nations cultural strength, resilience and contemporary creativity. 

We respect the role that First Nations creatives play in contribution to a deeper sense of identity and place through sharing knowledge, skills and stories and the important role that Aboriginal Elders are in guiding this process.

Program Information

Applicants should be mindful that you must apply before any travel occurs, all costs will need to be paid for upfront, and successful applications will be funded retrospectively. Applications cannot be made after travel occurs.

Market Travel

Supports NSW producers and Key Creatives for travel relevant to financing projects.

  • Requests for travel support should generally not exceed $5,000.
  • An individual or a team can submit up to three applications to this program in any financial year, but only one application at a time

See here for guidelines. The guidelines should be read in conjunction with the Terms of Trade.



Festival Travel

Supports NSW Key Creatives whose projects have been officially invited to screen at significant international festivals outside Australia.

  • You can request any amount up to $5,000 per trip.

See here for guidelines. The guidelines should be read in conjunction with the Terms of Trade.



Closing Date - 30 June 2024

Travel funding is open year round. However we close refresh these rounds annually. Any unsubmitted applications will need to be re-entered into the new form.



Completing the application

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Confirm you have read the Market or Festival Travel Guidelines * Required
Confirm you have read the Screen NSW Terms of Trade * Required
https://screen.nsw.gov.au/publications/screen-nsw-terms-of-trade

Eligibility

Screen NSW general eligibility requirements can be found in our Terms of Trade, which should be read in conjunction with these guidelines.

 

Applicant Eligibility 
Applicants will generally be a NSW based Key Creative, individual or company.  

If you are not based in NSW you must:

  • provide evidence of a genuine co-production partnership with a NSW-based company or producer OR
  • have at least one NSW based Key Creative (writer, producer or director) attached OR
  • satisfy Screen NSW that the project offers outstanding benefits to the NSW screen industry

 

Festival

  • The program is open to any NSW Key Creative whose project has been officially invited to screen in the program of an international festival (outside Australia) that offers significant networking and professional development opportunities. 
  • NSW-based Executive Producers will be considered in exceptional circumstances if Screen NSW is not providing travel support for any other Key Creatives on the project. 
  • Projects made outside NSW are eligible. 
  • Projects that have not received Screen NSW development or production finance are eligible.

 

Market

You must intend to produce or post produce your project in NSW.

You must hold the rights in your project.

 

Priority 

Screen NSW is committed to supporting increased participation in the industry of people from under-represented groups including First Nations peoples, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, people living with disability, LGBTQI+ people, Western Sydney and Regional NSW. Priority will be given to teams including people from under-represented groups.

 

Do you meet all eligibility requirements? * Required

Assessment Criteria

Your application will be assessed against the following criteria:

MARKET TRAVEL

  • Whether the proposed travel is essential to advancing the financing of the project and/or the applicant’s slate, taking into account market readiness of the project(s) and the opportunities provided by the market or targeted meetings.
  • The track record of the applicant including the financial track record and experience of the applicant and any key creatives.
  • The appropriateness of the budget submitted.
  • The potential of the project(s) to contribute to a robust screen industry in NSW.

 

FESTIVAL TRAVEL

  • The track record of the applicant, including the financial track record and experience of the applicant and any Key Creatives.
  • The networking and professional development opportunities provided by the festival.
  • The likelihood it will assist the applicant’s next project, relative to their level of experience.
  • The appropriateness of the budget submitted.

 

Due to the evolving situation of Covid-19 here in Australia and World-wide please provide as an attachment the following information:

A COVID-19 travel plan MUST be supplied, outlining the requirements of the country you are travelling to, the quarantine requirements of your destination and on your return to NSW.

Please provide details of vaccination requirements for travel, or medical exemptions to support your travel application.

Please provide the COVID-safe practices of the festival/market you are travelling to if available.