GrantAustraliaChecked 16 Oct 2026 · rechecked 17 Oct 2026

Screen Australia — Narrative Content Development

Rolling, or no fixed date

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Rechecked on the official page, 17 Oct 2026. Applications are open all year on Screen Australia's SmartyGrants portal with no fixed deadline, and assessment takes about eight weeks once eligibility is confirmed.

Official page: https://screenaustraliafunding.smartygrants.com.au/YdzOGFqGu4IT

Who can apply
Australian companies, or Australian citizens and permanent residents, with an ABN
You get
AUD 10,000 to AUD 50,000 development funding per application
Entry fee
Not published
Making
Fiction feature, Series
Stage
Writing, Development
Type
Grant

Dates

No dates published in our notes yet. Watch the official page for the next round.

Who can apply

Australian companies, or Australian citizens and permanent residents, with an ABN

Limited to Australia. More than one test applies, such as where you live and where your company is.

What you get

AUD 10,000 to AUD 50,000 development funding per application

DetailsCurrent cap not independently verified.

Amounts stay in the currency the organiser uses. Caps, totals and alternatives are listed as published; don’t add them up.

What it costs

The official page didn’t state an entry fee when we read it on 17 Oct 2026. That isn’t the same as free: check the form before you count on it.

What to bring

  • An appropriate story document already exists: treatment, outline, bible or script according to track.

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