Funding & Support
Whether it’s film, TV, digital games, animation, visual effects or post-production, we offer grants, incentives and rebates to help deliver high-value jobs and contribute to the NSW economy.
We also support industry and audience development programs to create a thriving sector. Our programs support local initiatives to enhance the cultural life of residents and visitors to the state.
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Development funding
Development Program
Up to $50,000
Screen NSW Development funding supports writers and producers to develop fiction or unscripted (documentary) and online projects with distinctive ideas and ambitious stories.
Travel funding
International Travel Fund
Up to $6000 per project
The International Travel Fund supports NSW screen practitioners for travel related to significant international festivals, markets, awards, industry trade missions and financing projects.
Development funding
IP in Motion Fund
Up to $5,000
The IP in Motion Fund will wholly or partly reimburse, up to $5,000, a screen and digital games producers’ cost to option original intellectual property (IP) from NSW-based creators from Screen NSW Priority Areas.
Travel funding
Domestic Market Travel Support Program - Australian Children’s Content Summit 2025
$1 to $2,000
Screen NSW will provide funding for NSW-based individuals or teams travelling to eligible screen industry markets, conventions and conferences within Australia, with the aim to attract support and finance for their projects. Screen NSW will nominate the supported events.
Digital games
Digital Games Seed Development Program
Up to $30,000
Targeted at emerging and small-medium enterprise digital game creators, the fund will provide a grant of up to $30,000 for early-stage game development.
Digital games
Gamescom 2025 Market Travel program
Screen NSW has opened a competitive market travel grant to support a limited number of experienced NSW digital games practitioners to attend Gamescom 2025 being held in Cologne, Germany, from 19- 24 August 2025.
Development funding
Short to Feature Fast Track Initiative
Up to $75,000
The Short to Feature Fast Track Initiative combines funding for the production of a short film or proof of concept, as well as script development funds for a low budget feature film.
Digital games
PAX Market Support Program
Screen NSW and PAX Australia is offering up to 10 NSW-based independent game developers the opportunity to receive funding support to exhibit their digital game at PAX Australia in Melbourne 10 - 12 October 2025.