Market & Travel fund
GCAP 2023
NQ Screen Forum 2022
Screen Forever 2023
AIDC 2023
Gamescom 2023
Screenworks Regional 2 Global Screen Forum 2023
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The Market and Travel fund is for Queensland-based individuals or teams travelling to screen industry markets, conventions and conferences to attract support and finance for their projects. Funding through this program supports flights, accommodation, ground travel and event registration.
Market support typically benefits producers and game developers looking to take a slate of 3+ projects to markets either nationally or internationally.
There are two ways to apply for Market and Travel support
- Apply to attend any eligible event of your choosing, submitting an application 8 weeks prior to the travel date
- Apply for specific opportunities listed below under the heading Market and Travel Initiatives
CONTACT
07 3248 0500 content@screenqld.com.au
MARKET AND TRAVEL FUND
Queensland screen practitioners or teams can apply for $1,000–$1,500 for Australian Markets, $3,500–$5,000 for overseas markets in the Asia Pacific region, and $5,000–$7,500 for international markets beyond the Asia Pacific.
All travellers must be Queenslands. Please submit your application a minimum 8 weeks prior to the travel date.
- Grants of up to $5,000 for an individual and $7,500 for a team for markets outside the Asia Pacific region that suit your slate of 3+ projects (1 project for games)
- Grants of up to $3,500 for an individual and $5,000 for a team for markets within the Asia Pacific region that suit your slate of 3+ projects (1 project for games)
- Grants of up to $1,000 for an individual and $1,500 for a team for Australian markets that suit your slate of 3+ projects (1 project for games)
All travellers must be Queensland residents
Applications must be received at least 8 weeks prior to the departure date.
Eligible applicants for Market and Travel Program funding are:
- Practitioners and game developers who are Australian citizens or permanent residents living in Queensland, either travelling as an individual or a team.
- Attending a market or prestigious event.
- If representing a broadcast or theatrical project – taking a slate of at least three projects if travelling internationally, or at least one project if travelling domestically. In special circumstances, applicants may make a case for taking only one project internationally.
- If representing a games project – taking at least one project.
- The demonstrated owner of the rights to all projects listed as part of the application.
Please call Screen Queensland on (07) 3248 0500 or email content@screenqld.com.au if you have any questions or would like to discuss special circumstances for travel.
Market program applications must be received at least 8 weeks prior to your departure date but can be submitted at any time of year.
You can preview the application form on Smartygrants
Your proposal will need to include the following items
- Plan – an outline of who you are going to meet and why they’ll be interested in your slate
- Strategy – why this market is the right one for you and your business/career
- Team – your cv and bio and those of anyone you are travelling with
Legalities – things you must have
- Rights to the story – clear chain of title
- Option agreement and/or the approval of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owners of the story
- Writers/key creative agreement
Your proposal will be assessed against the following criteria:
- Is it a good story?
- Is it well-told and likely to excite an audience?
- Does the team have a clear idea of who their audience is and how to reach them?
- Is the budget appropriate for the kind of project and the size of the audience it will reach?
- Does the team have a good reputation for delivering what it says it will and the skills to make this happen?
- How will this impact the careers of Queensland talent and the state screen sector more broadly?
We seek to support the creation and growth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander screen practitioners, content and representation across our industry and state. Additionally, we are committed to ensuring diverse representation across all aspects of the production and development process. As such, diversity in areas of gender, age, culture, ethnicity, language, ability, sexuality, location (such as regional and remote areas) and socio-economic status are encouraged in projects we support.
We encourage prospective applicants to reach out to our First Nations team prior to submission.
Submission of an application constitutes acceptance of these Guidelines and the application terms and conditions.
Your information will be used in accordance with Screen Queensland’s Privacy Policy which you hereby agree to by submitting this application.
Applicants must notify Screen Queensland in writing if they have an actual, perceived or potential conflict of interest in applying for the Funding and, if so, the manner in which they propose to deal with the conflict.
The applicant retains all intellectual property rights in its submission. The applicant grants an irrevocable, non-exclusive, royalty and fee free licence to the Screen Queensland to use, adapt and modify its intellectual property rights in its submission for the purposes of Screen Queensland analysing and evaluating the applicant’s submission.
Screen Queensland’s liability in relation to the application process is limited to $1.
Screen Queensland reserves the right to change any element of the Funding, these Guidelines or the application process at any time and in its absolute discretion.
MARKET AND TRAVEL INITIATIVES
OPEN NOW
Applications close Wednesday 10 January 2024. 10 practitioners will be supported to attend the Australian Internationally Documentary Conference in Melbourne 3-6 March 2024.
OPEN
Applications close 8 December 2023. Screen Queensland is proud to support Screen Forever 38, to be held on the Gold Cost from Tuesday 19 March – Thursday 21 March 2024.
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Due Monday 30 October 2023. Apply now for Inside the Writers Room, the Regional Producer Elevator Program and the Directors Pathway Program.
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Queensland-based screen practitioners can access discounted $25 tickets to CrewCon Sunday 15 October 2023.
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Applications close Thursday 2 November 2023. These two joint initiatives for companies, producers, writers and directors are designed to support established Australian creatives to expand on their skills and connect with key US decision-makers, as well as help position Australian projects for success in the global market.
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Through our Market program, Screen Queensland will provide five games developers from Queensland with travel and accommodation support of up to $500 per applicant to attend GCAP in Melbourne in October.
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Screen Queensland will offer three grants of $4,000 each to be used towards travel and accommodation costs to attend Gamescom 2023.
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Screen Queensland is offering Queensland practitioners based in Far North Queensland and North Queensland the opportunity to attend AIDC Regionality Cairns on Friday 28 July 2023.
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The Screen Queensland and Stowe Story Labs Fellowship Program offered support for up to two Queensland-based mid-career screenwriters, directors and creative producers to:
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Three Queensland game developers will be supported to attend the Games Developers Conference in San Francisco, from 20–24 March 2023.
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Screen Queensland has partnered with Screenworks to support seven practitioners to attend the Regional to Global Screen Forum in Lennox Head NSW from 30 March – 1 April 2023.
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Screen Queensland will support 12 Queensland practitioners to attend AIDC 5–8 March 2023 in Melbourne.
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Three Queensland game developers will be supported to attend GCAP 3–5 October 2022 in Melbourne.
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Regional practitioners can now register to attend the online conference 26–28 May 2022 for FREE.
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Five Queensland studios will receive a stand at the Australian Pavilion at Gamescom 2022 , including up to $7,500 travel support and 3 passes per studio.
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Screen Queensland will support 2 Queensland-based industry practitioners to virtually attend the Australian Feature Film Summit, on Thursday 12 May 2022.
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Selected practitioners will be granted 1 pass and up to $1,000 to support travel, flights and accommodation.
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Up to 10 Queensland practitioners, including 5 First Nations practitioners, will be supported to attend the Australian International Documentary Conference (AIDC) in Melbourne from 6-9 March 2022.
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Screen Queensland will support 10 Queensland-based industry practitioners to attend the Australian Feature Film Summit, online Friday 22 October.
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Regional/remote-based Queensland practitioners can apply now to receive one of 8 tickets to the 2021 Screenworks Regional to Global Screen Forum online, which includes a 12-month Regional Associate Screenworks Membership.
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Ten $1000 Market grants were made available for Queensland producers and creators, to contribute towards the cost of attending SCREEN FOREVER 2021.
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Two Queensland projects in development will be selected to participate in the co-development or showcase program at the 2021 virtual summit.