Page 1 - Production Finance Round 91

Instructions for Applicants (Not Applicable)

Before you start your application for Production Finance (and Regional Filming Fund, if applicable), please:

Review the guidelines - Production Finance & Regional Filming Fund
Review our Terms of Trade
Review this application form
Contact a Screen NSW Investment Manager to discuss your project prior to submitting your application to ensure you understand the guidelines, application form, application process and closing date. Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

If you have any questions, please contact us at investment@screen.nsw.gov.au.

Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Application Number

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Grant Round Name

This field is read only. The round this submission is in.

Project Title *

Former Titles

You must contact a Screen NSW Investment Manager to discuss your project prior to submitting your application. Please indicate who you have spoken with: *

Response required.

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Please contact investment@screen.nsw.gov.au if you are not sure of who to contact about your project. For contact details, please see the Screen NSW About Us page on our website

What funding program(s) are you applying for in this form? *

Response required.

Production Finance

both Regional Filming Fund and Production Finance

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Applicant Eligibility (Not Applicable)

You must be one of the following: *

Response required.

An Australian company based in NSW and actively operating in NSW for at least six months prior to the funding application, meeting at least a minimum level of NSW spend of 50% of total production costs

An Australian company not based in NSW in a genuine co-production arrangement with a NSW production company and/or the project is created by a NSW creative or is substantially driven by NSW key creatives

Be a non-NSW based Australian Company, meeting at least a minimum level of NSW spend of 80% of total production costs

You do not fulfil the 50/80% requirement above however meet one of the following: (1) The eligible NSW Spend is at least $5 million, (2) The below-the-line eligible NSW post-production spend is at least $3 million, or (3) The producer intends to conduct 100% of the project’s post-production in NSW with NSW-based post-production personnel

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Please note, if you are a non-NSW based company, strong consideration will be given to the level of spend in NSW (and must at least meet the minimum expenditure threshold of 80%) and number of NSW key creatives. Where rounds are competitive, preference will usually be given to NSW applicants. Please ensure you speak to an Investment Manager before applying.

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "You must be one of the following:" on page 1

Please select which applies. You do not fulfil the 50/80% requirement above however meet at least one of the following: *

At least 1 choice must be selected. Please see definition of 100% Post Production requirements and Allowable Post Exclusions in the Screen NSW Glossary to confirm your eligibility.

Please detail how you fulfil the allowable circumstances where the 50/80% requirement above does not apply. *

You must also fulfil all of the following eligibility criteria *

Response required.Response required.

Have a production budget of less than $20,000,000

Have at least one NSW based Key Creative

Be compliant with our Terms of Trade

Maintain ownership or control of the rights necessary (or have shared ownership and/or joint control of copyright under a co-production arrangement) to carry out the project that is the subject of the application (including having ownership or control of any relevant copyright and appropriate clearances from all significant participants)

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At least 4 choices must be selected.

Project Eligibility (Not Applicable)

Has this project been submitted to any Screen NSW development or production funding program before? *

Response required.

Yes

No

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Previous Screen NSW Funding (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Has this project been submitted to any Screen NSW development or production funding program before?" on page 1

Please provide the application numbers, outcome and funding amount for all previous submissions for this project (including development and production funding).

Application Number	Outcome	Amount Received
You can find this in your SmartyGrants portal		Must be a dollar amount. If declined, type $0.
* Required	Response required. * Required	* Required

Must be at least 1 rows

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Has this project been submitted to any Screen NSW development or production funding program before?" on page 1

Has your project been declined two or more times for Screen NSW Production Finance? *

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Has your project been declined two or more times for Screen NSW Production Finance?" on page 1

Please contact us at investment@screen.nsw.gov.au before submitting your application and answer the question below.

If your last application was declined, please detail how the project has been substantially reworked and improved since your last funding submission in terms of the creative materials, market interest and project team (if applicable), etc. *

If your project was withdrawn previously for this program, you may put N/A.

Unable to Continue (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "Has your project been declined two or more times for Screen NSW Production Finance?" on page 1

As per the Terms of Trade, if your project has been declined twice you cannot submit another application for the same project.

Please contact us at investment@screen.nsw.gov.au if you have any questions.

Please confirm your project: *

Response required.Response required.

Have Significant Australian Content (SAC). SAC is evidenced by a Provisional Producer Offset Certificate or official co-production certification.

Be fully financed at the time of application (other than the contribution from Screen NSW, or contributions that are being considered concurrently by other similar State or Commonwealth agencies).

Be substantially ready to go into production and (with the exception of Creative Interactive Online Screen content) and have marketplace commitments and accord with Screen Australia’s appropriate presales or licence fees.

Not have commenced official pre-production before the closing date of the round. Screen NSW does not fund retrospectively. Documentary projects with time critical filming issues may still be considered – applicants must contact the Screen Investment team before applying to confirm this exception. Post-production only applications are exempt from this requirement and should tick this box.

With the exception of development expenditure, only expenditure incurred after the Application has been submitted will be recognised as eligible for funding.

Reflect diversity in the creative team, relevant to the content genre, format, platform, storylines, characters, and target audience.

Fulfil necessary requirements for Authenticity

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At least 7 choices must be selected. You must be able to fulfil all of the above project eligibility criteria. For more details on the SAC test see here. For Screen NSW's Guide to Understanding Diversity and Creating Authentic Screen Content, see here.

Please confirm the project will comply with the production attachment requirements in our Terms of Trade and is appropriately accounted for in the budget: *

Response required.

Yes

Clear

Please see the Terms of Trade for details.

The project must be compliant with one of the following Eligible Project formats: *

Response required.

Features – fiction

Documentary (documentary television, features or online and series with a total minimum duration of a commercial half hour) that meet the definition of a ‘documentary program’ under the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Documentary guidelines

Series – television drama and narrative comedy, including miniseries

Animation series

Creative Interactive online screen content Digital – Series, interactive or XR intended for public access on a screen-based device

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Is this application for production or post production? *

Response required.

Production

Post Production

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At least 1 choice must be selected. Please note that where an application is made for PDV Rebate and Production Finance concurrently, a budgeted expense can only be claimed under one program or the other but not both simultaneously.

Post Production Only Funding (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to questions:

"Is this application for production or post production?" on page 1
"Is this application for production or post production?" on page 1

Please confirm the project has: *

Please provide details about the current stage of your project. *

Regional Filming Fund (Not Applicable)

This section is not applicable because of your response to question: "What funding program(s) are you applying for in this form?" on page 1

The Regional Filming Fund offsets costs associated with shooting in regional areas of NSW. Regional NSW is defined as all areas in NSW outside the Sydney Metro area (excluding the ACT). Please find the LGA map here.

Assessment Criteria
Your application will be competitively assessed against the following criteria:

The level, nature and quality of the proposed NSW and Regional Spend
The track record, including the financial track record, and experience of the applicant and any Key Creatives
The quality of the creative materials
The potential of the project to reach its target market/s

Screen NSW may also take into account the diversity of productions and regions supported under the program.

Please see the full Regional Filming Fund guidelines for further details.

Please confirm the following: *

At least 5 choices must be selected.

Please confirm the following: *

Please find the LGA map here

Please provide a Regional NSW LGA that you will be shooting in *

Further locations details are requested later in the application form.

Number of shooting days in this LGA *

Must be a number and at least 5.

Production Finance Round 91

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Eligibility

Instructions for Applicants (Not Applicable)

Applicant Eligibility (Not Applicable)

Project Eligibility (Not Applicable)

Previous Screen NSW Funding (Not Applicable)

Unable to Continue (Not Applicable)

Post Production Only Funding (Not Applicable)

Regional Filming Fund (Not Applicable)

Grant Information

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