Screen Australia and Los Angeles-based television company, Dynamic Television, will co- fund development on scripted television projects with the aim of positioning them for greater international success as the projects prepare to go into production.

What funding is available?

• One project will be selected for this round. Applicants can apply with a total development budget of up to $100,000 (to which Screen Australia will contribute 50% and Dynamic Television the remaining 50%). Dynamic Television will have first look to attach as international distributor, under terms to be negotiated.
• Funding is for development costs. The development budget can include late-stage funding such as funding for writers’ rooms, further drafts and script/scene breakdowns. 
• Screen Australia will only fund Australian creatives and Australian costs of the development budget.
• Dynamic will work closely with the successful applicants, providing feedback on materials to ensure the projects are ready for the international market.

Applications for this initiative are open to anyone who:

• meets all the requirements and conditions in our Terms of Trade
• is an Australian production company (Pty Ltd)
• has a one-hour per episode television drama project, that has at least a pilot script and a series outline. Projects must be unencumbered* by market attachments or development deals, with a minimum of one producer and one writer attached.
• *Unencumbered should be taken to mean the applicant maintains full creative and financial control of their project. No rights can have been assigned, no future development agreements, or production or broadcast agreements, can have been entered into. The project may have received previous development investment but the applicant must continue to hold all the rights as at the time of application to the Dynamic Television Scripted Initiative.
• Crime, suspense, thriller, family, dramedies, and romance genres are all welcomed.
• Please note that each production company can only apply with one project per round.
• It is Screen Australia’s expectation that applications for direct funding will demonstrate that the project is written and directed by Australian citizens or permanent residents.

• Phone: 1800 507 901
• Email: dramaproduction@screenaustralia.gov.au