Screenwest has announced a competitive travel round to provide a limited number of WA screen producers with funding support to attend Content London 2023.

Content London is the world’s leading development marketplace and conference. Running from 27 – 30 November in the UK, it brings together the global drama, formats and factual communities and attracts more than 3,000 leading content executives.

WA First Nations practitioners and WA practitioners from historically underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

• Be a Western Australian resident producer and meet the general eligibility requirements set out in the Screenwest Terms of Trade.
• Have their own IP, and a robust slate of scripted and/or factual series that are at an appropriate level of development and are suitable to pitch to international broadcasters/SVOD, sales agents or co-production partners.
• Have a credit as a producer on a completed scripted drama, comedy, children’s series, or factual series, with evidence of significant traction and/or views.
• Supply a well-considered market strategy plan, including a list of companies you will target for your projects.
• Be available to attend Content London in person from 27 – 30 November 2023.

This is a competitive funding round, with a limited number of successful applicants receiving up to $5,000 each to assist in their travel, accommodation, and registration costs. Screenwest will only fund one person per project / company to attend Content London.

Successful applicants will be granted access to Screen Australia’s discounted registrations for Content London 2023. This is available on a first come/first served basis, until 30 September 2023.  The Screen Australia Umbrella Discount is £719 + VAT.

How to apply

Applications can be made through Screenwest’s SmartyGrants portal.

Applications will be competitively assessed against the following criteria:

• The applicant’s track record.
• Quality and marketability of the projects that will be pitched.
• Applicant’s understanding of each project’s market potential and the quality of their market strategy.
• Identified rationale and outcomes sought from attendance.
• Potential economic and/or cultural benefits to Western Australia.

Applications for Content London 2023 close Monday, 25 September 2023 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

www.screenwest.com.au

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