Funding & Incentives
We provide funding for project development, production, supporting diverse and Indigenous creators, providing capacity development opportunities for local practitioners, and supporting screen culture in Western Australia.
Incentives
We have a number of competitive funding incentives designed to entice you to bring your production to Western Australia, including the WA Production Attraction Incentive, WA Regional Screen Fund and the WA Post-Production, Digital and Visual Effects Rebate.
Production Funding
Our production funding programs are open to eligible Western Australian, Australian and international production companies looking to produce scripted and documentary projects in Western Australia.
Development Funding
Our development funding programs support Western Australian writers, directors, and producers to develop scripted and documentary projects.
Digital Games Funding
Our Digital Games funding will boost the growth of WA's digital games sector by supporting content development, capability development and strategic industry building opportunities.
Skills & Business Support
Our skills and business support programs are special initiatives designed to support the capability and capacity building of Western Australian crews, creatives and companies in order to grow and create a more sustainable WA screen industry.
Travel Support
Our travel support program provides funding towards the cost of travel for Western Australian practitioners to attend relevant interstate and international markets and conferences, or festivals and awards.
First Nations Program Funding
Our First Nations funding programs provide Western Australian Indigenous, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander screen practitioners and production companies with development production and practitioner development funding opportunities.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Support
Screenwest is committed to reflecting the broad diversity of Western Australia’s community through the projects we fund, the practitioners we support, and the audiences we reach.
Special Initiatives
Our initiatives include production, project development and skills development programs, designed to support Western Australian practitioners and companies.
2023-24 Funding Calendar
Our core funding programs close at different times throughout the year - here are the important application deadlines for the rest of the 2023-24 calendar year.