First Nations TV Drama Development

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

Series

Language

English

Where

Australia (enter online)

Who can apply

Producers, writers or writer-directors. The writer and any director or co-director must be First Nations (Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander) Australians holding two or more eligible drama credits in that role. Mixed writing teams qualify only when the First Nations writer came up with the concept. A writer applying without a producer can receive at most two rounds of funding.

Prizes

Grants of up to AUD 30,000 for a one-off (AUD 45,000 with a producer attached) and up to AUD 65,000 for a series.

What to send

Length

Not stated on the page (see the First Nations Funding Guidelines)

Also asked for

Apply through the SmartyGrants portal and list every chain of title document in the form. A solicitor's opinion letter is needed once total Screen Australia money on the project passes AUD 50,000.

Need your pages in standard screenplay format first? The free screenplay formatter lays them out and saves a PDF.

What it gives besides money

Money for scripts, a series bible, research and work toward production finance. Answers arrive about six weeks after each deadline.