Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO1543

The objective of the Location Incentive is to ensure that Australia remains competitive in attracting large budget international film and television productions, thereby providing opportunities for Australian cast, crew, post-production companies and other screen production service providers to participate in production. It will contribute to the development of the Australian screen production industry’s capabilities and help ensure its future viability.

The Location Incentive will provide funding of $140 million over four years from 2019-20. Grants will be provided to large budget international screen productions undertaking filming in Australia that perform strongly against the assessment criteria

To be eligible for funding, productions must

•  meet the eligibility criteria for the Location Offset,
•  utilise the services of one or more Australian post, digital or visual effects providers, and
•  secure support from relevant state or territory governments.

 More detail is provided in the Grant opportunity guidelines.

Assessment of applications – 6-8 weeks

Negotiations and award of grant agreement – 1-3 weeks

Notification to unsuccessful applicants – 2 weeks

$140,000,000.00

To apply for funding, applicants must submit an online application. If you are unable to use the online form please contact the Screen Industry Section on (02) 6271 1543 or at filmenquiries@arts.gov.au.