Screen Australia x Australian Children's Television Foundation Kids IP Incubator

Dates

Deadlines are as the organizer states them. Check the time zone on the official page.

At a glance

Entry fee

FreeThe page mentions no application fee

Formats

Any

Language

English

Where

Melbourne, Australia (in person and online)

Who can apply

Creators working in scripted (live action, animation or hybrid), First Nations, factual or interactive content for children up to 11; a games strategy is allowed when one of those is the main focus. A person can be on only one application, and teams that already had production funding from the incubator cannot apply. Watching the pre-recorded webinar of 15 October 2026 is compulsory.

Prizes

The eight teams get development funding and one-to-one mentoring. Once pitch day is over, as many as three teams receive production funding and further mentoring. Amounts are set out in the guidelines.

What to send

Also asked for

A video pitch, an impact statement and a statement reflecting on the webinar, among other items listed in the guidelines.

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What it gives besides money

A three-day workshop in Melbourne for two people per team, with travel, lodging and a stipend for those from outside Greater Melbourne; four online modules, two weeks apart, with overseas direct-to-audience specialists; a pitch day. Decisions by 23 February 2027, modules roughly March to May 2027.