Authentic applicants will be required to meet the following criteria:

• Be an Australian citizen or permanent resident, aged 18 or over.
• Demonstrate that you have been living in North/ Far North Queensland or the surrounding region for a minimum period of 6 months prior to submitting your application.
• Have at least one short-form credit (i.e. music videos, television commercials, short films, online content or corporate films commissioned and paid for by a third party).
• Have an active ABN and be able to provide certificates of currency for public liability insurance (min. $10 million) and WorkCover Queensland policy.
• Be available to produce your film to these broad and key deadlines (subject to change)

• Early February 2021 – Shooting script delivery.
• March 2021  – Shoot period
• Early April  – Rough cut delivery
• End May  – Final Delivery

• Supporting documentation within the application form includes:
  • A current CV/resume
  • Links to previous work
  • An Authentic storyplan – STORYPLAN TEMPLATE AVAILABLE HERE
  • An outline budget – BUDGET TEMPLATE AVAILABLE HERE
  • A option to upload a 1-2 min video pitch to camera describing your subject: Who are they? What makes them Authentic? Why do you want to tell their story? How will you execute it?  Include your subject if you’d like to.
• One of the three funding opportunities will be allocated to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander filmmaker and their team.
• Applicants can be individuals or teams. Teams are required to include at least one female key creative. People with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse people are also strongly encouraged to apply.

Screenworks will manage the online application process and check initial applications for eligibility. All applications will be assessed by a panel including representatives from Screenworks, Screen Queensland and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) against the following criteria:

• The strength and distinctiveness of the subject and their story.
• The quality of materials submitted.
• The skills, achievements, experience and track record of the applicant(s) and the quality of their previous work.
• The potential of the project to contribute to a robust screen industry in FNQ.

Applications close at midnight on Sunday 29 November 2020 AEST and final decisions will be made by mid-December 2020.

• Each successful filmmaker will be allocated a budget of $4,000 excluding GST to produce their short film up to a maximum length of 5 minutes.
• All projects must be produced and post-produced entirely in QLD and have a maximum Australian Classification of MA 15+
• Funding will be provided as a grant. If you are successful Screenworks will enter into a written agreement specifying the terms of the funding and what you will need to deliver in order to receive payments
• All projects selected for production will be subject to editorial guidelines and feedback provided by Screenworks, Screen Queensland and the ABC. Any feedback will be consolidated and communicated to each filmmaker through their local ABC Producer.
• The successful filmmaker teams will be required to grant Screenworks, Screen Queensland and the ABC a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free licence to publish and broadcast the short film across any media for perpetuity this will include ABCTV, Radio, Digital and social media platforms.
• The ABC reserves the right to the first broadcast window of the films. If successful filmmakers choose to submit their Authentic films into domestic or international film festivals, any entry fees will be their responsibility.
• The successful content creators will be required to credit Screenworks, Screen Queensland and the ABC in their project.
• Each key deliverable stage e.g.: shooting script, edits and fine cut will require the approval of the project partners before progressing to the next stage.
• The project partners intend to promote this project through multiple channels including promotion via press releases and on social media channels. Each selected participant will be expected to support and co-operate with this to ensure that it is able to achieve the project promotion objectives set out above.