Screen Australia's Above the Line Documentary Accelerator program is designed to develop outstanding documentary concepts for heritage, streamer and direct to audience platforms.

The program will support up to ten (10) mid-career practitioners from around Australia to hone their producing skills, garnering experience across project ideation and development, while also building local and international industry networks.

Above the Line Documentary Accelerator will include a series of masterclasses, audience insight and project ideation sessions, and pitch training, cultivating a wide range of skills required to create successful documentaries in the local and international landscape.

As participation in person in Melbourne is a requirement of the program, successful applicants residing outside of Melbourne (VIC) will receive:

• One return economy flight (domestic only)
• Accommodation for the duration of the program
• A stipend to cover the workshop.

Should you require further assistance for carers' and/or accessibility costs, to enable you to attend the workshop, this may also be arranged.

Applicants and projects must meet Screen Australia's Terms of Trade, any general eligibility or other requirements set out on Screen Australia's website (see Information for Applicants and Information for Recipients), as well as the specific eligibility criteria set out in these guidelines.

Specific requirements apply to projects being developed in the workshop which involve First Nations community participation or content.

Specific requirements may also apply to projects being developed in the workshop which involve community participation or content with the following communities: d/Deaf, disabled, culturally and linguistically diverse, LGBTQIA+, or those from other under-represented groups.

To be eligible for this program:

• an applicant applying with a company, must:
  • be an incorporated company carrying on business in Australia, with its central management and control in Australia;
  • have an Australian Business Number (ABN);
  • and be registered for the purposes of GST if required by law.
• an applicant applying as a sole trader must:
  • be an Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident (holding a permanent visa);
  • have an Australian Business Number (ABN);
  • and otherwise meet Screen Australia's Terms of Trade.

The applicant must be a documentary producer and/or director with a minimum of two (2) credits (publicly screened within the last five years) across feature documentary, a television one-off, or a television series.

For full eligibility information, including information about additional eligibility criteria, please refer to the attached guideline documents.

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