The new Community Film Festival Opening Night Fund will offer grants of up to $5,000 to established community-driven film festivals to enhance their opening nights and bring communities together to celebrate and connect through film.
The new Community Film Festival Opening Night Fund will offer grants of up to $5,000 to established community-driven film festivals to enhance their opening nights and bring communities together to celebrate and connect through film. A total pool of $200,000 will be available in the fund.
The grants can be used to cover costs such as venue hire, interpreters, marketing and promotion of the event, culturally-appropriate hospitality and entertainment, transport costs and many other expenses that add up when hosting a successful community opening night celebration.
The aims of the program are to:
This program is funded and administered by Screen NSW.
Screen NSW staff are available to provide technical advice and general information to potential applicants on the interpretation of these guidelines, including the types of activity eligible for funding and support with the online application process.
Screen NSW staff cannot help directly with your application. To maintain a fair and equitable process, staff cannot edit or correct any applications or provide advice on the content or choices required against the Assessment Criteria.
For further information or clarification, please contact the Screen Industry and Audience team on [email protected].
All applications are assessed against a common set of five weighted criteria:
Once your application has been submitted, you will receive an email confirmation from our secure online grants system, SmartyGrants.
Late applications due to technical difficulties will be reviewed and eligibility determined with absolute discretion by the Head, Screen NSW. You must lodge a request for a late application by email to [email protected] setting out the reasons for the request, along with any evidence, by 4pm on the day applications close.
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