Funding & Support

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 Emerging Producer Placement Program is an opportunity for emerging producers to gain fast-tracked experience working at both Screen NSW and local production companies.

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.

Screen NSW has opened a competitive market travel grant to support a limited number of experienced NSW digital games practitioners to attend Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2025 being held in San Francisco, California, from 17- 21 March 2025.

Screen NSW will provide up to five emerging or mid-level game practitioners from NSW with travel support of up to $1,000 to attend Games Connect Asia Pacific (GCAP) 6-8 October 2025 in Melbourne. 

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. 

Funding and support for arts, cultural, sound, screen and creative industry organisations to host internships for artists, arts and cultural workers with disability or who are d/Deaf.

NSW artists and arts workers with disability or who are d/Deaf can do an internship in arts, screen, and culture organisations to help build job opportunities.