Funding available for QLD Screen Businesses – Australia

This program is designed to assist emerging businesses to become financially viable, build capabilities in the local and global market, and support established businesses to explore innovative new ways of growing the local screen production sector through diversification and new business initiatives.

What do you get?

• Funding of up to $150,000 per year for 3 years, and practical business development support.

Activities

Funding can be used to support activities such as:

• company and business structuring
• domestic and international strategy
• financing and partnership
• investing in innovation
• hiring experts and engaging consultative business services
• engaging staff

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible, applicants must:

• undertake funded activities predominantly within Queensland
• be registered and based in Queensland (with at least 75% of staff bona fide Queenslanders) and owned and controlled by Queensland based stakeholders
• have their primary business activities be related to production and development of original screen content
• not be a post-production or visual effects (VFX) business
• not be a supplier business, casting agency, freight, or catering business unless directly involved in content development and production.

For more information, visit Australian Government.