Arts and Screen Digital Production Fund - 2020

Program information

The Arts and Screen Digital Production Fund supports Tasmanian artists and arts organisations to work with Tasmanian screen professionals to make content for digital distribution and promotion.

It is designed to support artists and arts organisations whose work has been cancelled, postponed or disrupted by COVID-19 to work with screen partners.

All activities must include both arts and screen professionals.

Who can apply?

• This program is open to individuals, groups and organisations
• Groups with interstate members can apply but only Tasmanian artists and professionals can be supported
• Arts organisations must be based in Tasmania

Organisations in receipt of administered funding from the Tasmanian Government (including the Theatre Royal Management Board) are not eligible to apply for support package funds.

All other applicants must meet Arts Tasmania’s general eligibility requirements.

Applicants can make, or be included in, up to three applications to this round.

What can I apply for?

Activities may include producing excerpts of work for digital distribution, show reels, materials for national and international market development, adapting theatrical work or performances for digital platforms or producing podcasts and audiobooks.

Activities should have already gone through a period of creative development.

Content must be shot and produced in Tasmania using Tasmanian artists and Tasmanian screen professionals.

How much can I apply for?

• Individuals or groups partnering with other individuals, groups or organisations can apply for up to $10 000.
• Organisations partnering with individuals or groups can apply for up to $10 000.
• Organisations partnering with other organisations can apply for up to $50 000.

This program has a total pool of $500 000, with funds of $150 000 to be made available to individuals and groups, and the remaining $350 000 to be available to organisations.

How will applications be assessed?

Applications will be assessed by a multi-artform panel of peer assessors drawn from the Cultural and Creative Industries Expert Register.

Peers will assess applications against the criteria of:

• quality
• planning
• benefit

For more information, please visit criteria.

This program will be administered by Arts Tasmania and Screen Tasmania.

Applications close at 11:59 pm on 4 May 2020.

Enquiries

You can discuss your application with Arts Tasmania or Screen Tasmania before the closing date. 

Contact the Arts Tasmania grants team on 03 6165 6666 or grants@arts.tas.gov.au  

Contact the Screen Tasmania team on 03 6165 5070 or info@screen.tas.gov.au 

Form instructions

This form is best used on a desktop or laptop computer.

You can save and return to this online form as many times as you wish before applications close.

If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'Save and Close' and log out. You can resume the partially completed application when you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen.

Questions in the form that are marked with a red asterisk (*) are required. You are able to work through and save the form without completing all required questions. However, you will need to have all the required questions completed to be able to submit.

When your form is complete, press submit on the final page to submit your application.

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's).