Applications open for travel funding to attend Screen Forever 2024
Screenwest has announced a competitive travel round to provide a limited number of WA screen practitioners with funding support to attend Screen Forever 2024.
Presented by Screen Producers Australia (SPA), Screen Forever is one of the largest congregations of screen industry professionals in the Southern Hemisphere and attended by The Who’s Who in Australian screen business – the leading Australian and international industry practitioners involved in all aspects of producing, creating, writing, directing, distributing and financing screen content across film, television, games, interactive and online.
Screen Forever’s Conference + SPA Connect Market will be held at the The Star Event Centre on the Gold Coast from 19 – 21 March 2024, with the Global Market running online from 26 – 27 March 2024.
Eligibility
Applicants must:
- Be a Western Australian resident and meet the general eligibility requirements set out in the Screenwest Terms of Trade.
- Hold the underlying rights to at least two to three projects in development with market potential OR genuine market interest in at least one project.
- Applicants will need to provide a summary of projects being taken to market (including proof of market interest) and a rationale for attending the market and a list of proposed meetings. Applicants that can demonstrate how attending and having access to key industry stakeholders will progress their project(s) will be prioritised.
Applicants will be required to secure their own passes, with tickets now available. All successful applicants will be given the opportunity to purchase Gold Coast passes at member price.
As this is a competitive funding round, a set amount of $2,000 to assist with flights, accommodation and registration will be provided and as such, a budget is not required as part of the application.
Screenwest will only fund one person per project / company to attend Screen Forever 2024.
WA First Nations practitioners and WA practitioners from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.
How to apply
Applications can be made through Screenwest’s SmartyGrants portal.
Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:
- The applicant’s track record, including relevant and recent credits
- Merit of the opportunity as presented in the application and outcomes of attendance
- Viability of the applicants submitted project/s, including market interest provided
- Potential economic and cultural benefits to the Western Australian screen sector more broadly
Applications for Screen Forever 2024 close Monday, 8 January 2024 at 5:00pm AWST.
Program Contact
For more information about this program, please contact:
Chad Murray, Production Funding Team Coordinator
Screenwest
T: +61 8 6169 2114
E: chad.murray@screenwest.com.au
Devina McPherson, Indigenous Executive
Screenwest
T: +61 8 6169 2112
E: devina.mcpherson@screenwest.com.au
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