Funding programs and deadlines

This program provides hands-on production experience and experiential learning opportunities to Tasmanian filmmakers under the guidance of more experienced practitioners.

This program provides support to Tasmanian practitioners with travel costs for both business and professional development purposes; to attend both Australian and international markets, conferences, festivals, seminars or specific one-off workshops.

This program provides opportunities for skills training, professional development and network building for local content creators. The aim of the program is to promote screen culture in the state; build audience interest and awareness of the local, national and international screen industry.

Headlands is an intensive 10 week documentary research and writing development initiative from the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) through its Documentary Department in partnership with Screen Tasmania and other state and federal agencies. The program focuses on supporting selected applicants through the intensive process of research and development of a high concept documentary feature, series, multi-media or one-off program that requires extensive research. Individual applicants or teams of two may apply.

AFTRS Locations Survey Management Course

In partnership with Screen Tasmania, the Australian Film, Television and Radio School (AFTRS) ran a Locations Survey Management Course in Hobart from 28-31 July 2008. Conducted by respected Locations Manager, Phillip Roope (Australia, Superman Returns and Lantana), the course took nine students through the process of scouting, surveying, recording locations and assessing them for feasibility of filming.  Practitioners who successfully completed this course will be favourably considered as potential Location Scouts for Screen Tasmania.

Seventy Australian film and television industry representatives descended on Hobart from 21-23 July 2008 to address the issue of script development as part of the joint Screen Tasmania and Arista Business of Development National Conference.

The conference was designed for producers, directors, writers, script editors, assessors and development executives and stands as the first of its kind in Australia.

Presented by world-renowned script developer Stephen Cleary, the three days focussed on the skill of storytelling and the methods, techniques and practices that are required to turn a good script into a great film.

Screen Tasmania hosted the internationally renowned Arista script development residential workshop, at Freycinet Lodge from Sunday 13 to Saturday 19 July 2008. Twenty-nine participants took part in a series of intensive workshops over the week.

Facilitated by the Australian Film TV and Radio School (AFTRS) in Sydney, LAMP has reached thousands of media professionals, run hundreds of workshops, seminars and live-in-residentials and developed over 54 projects. Project teams create proof of concepts, engaging presentations and evolve the business, technical and creative aspects of their property, leading to pilots, user testing and participatory audiences.

In October 2007, Screen Tasmania hosted a series of workshops by the internationally acclaimed Arista to help Tasmanian practitioners further develop their script and craft skills, and assist in developing their stories to advance them into production.

An innovative documentary funding initiative, developed by SBSi in association with Screen Tasmania and other state funding bodies, that provides professional development opportunities for Tasmanian documentary filmmakers.