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.
These programs are designed to identify and grow emerging First Nations talent, sustain the momentum for mid-career and experienced First Nations practitioners’ careers, and promote distinctive Western Australian First Nations filmmaking voices.
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First Nations Project Development
Guidelines
Application Materials
Required Reading
How to Apply
Download and complete the application form. Applications can be emailed to funding@screenwest.com.au.
Applicants should forward all required application materials in a single email. Application materials are not to be emailed directly to individual staff members.
For emails larger than 8MB, send through Screenwest’s Hightail Account.
First Nations Practitioner Development
Guidelines
Application Materials
Required Reading
How to Apply
Download and complete the application form. Applications can be emailed to funding@screenwest.com.au.
Applicants should forward all required application materials in a single email. Application materials are not to be emailed directly to individual staff members.
For emails larger than 8MB, send through Screenwest’s Hightail Account.
First Nations Low Budget Television Fund
Screenwest encourages First Nations screen practitioners to apply under the most appropriate funding initiative. This may not be a First Nations funding program.
Guidelines
Application Form
Required Reading
How to Apply
Download and complete the application form. Applications can be emailed to funding@screenwest.com.au.
Applicants should forward all required application materials in a single email. Application materials are not to be emailed directly to individual staff members.
For emails larger than 8MB, send through Screenwest’s Hightail Account.
Market Partnerships
Our First Nations Market Partnership programs provide development and production funding for content by Western Australian First Nations filmmakers, usually following a particular theme. They are designed to foster local First Nations filmmaking talent and provide them with a clear pathway to audience.
These special initiatives run throughout the year in collaboration with market partners such as NITV and ABC.
Check the Special Initiatives page for more information once new initiatives are announced.