Funded Projects

Cultural Fund: Funded Projects

Find out more about projects that have been funded by the Screenrights Cultural Fund below.
Headshot of Lisa O'Meara, Screenworks CEO, photo credit Cloudcatcher media and David Lowe

First Nations Pathways into the Writers Room

Recipient: Screenworks
Year: 2024

First Nations Pathways into the Writers Room

Recipient: Screenworks
Year: 2024
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress
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PISA Komiti 2024

Pacific Islands Cultural Guidance for Screen Productions

Recipient: Pacific Islands Screen Artists (PISA)
Year: 2024

Pacific Islands Cultural Guidance for Screen Productions

Recipient: Pacific Islands Screen Artists (PISA)
Year: 2024
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress
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Remote Indigenous Media Content on local WiFi Mesh Servers

Recipient: Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (PAKAM)
Year: 2024

Remote Indigenous Media Content on local WiFi Mesh Servers

Recipient: Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (PAKAM)
Year: 2024
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $49,750
Status: In Progress
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Social Enterprise for Screen

Recipient: Creative Plus Business
Year: 2024

Social Enterprise for Screen

Recipient: Creative Plus Business
Year: 2024
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $38,920
Status: In Progress
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Western Sydney Animation Talent Incubator

Recipient: Cheeky Little Media
Year: 2024

Western Sydney Animation Talent Incubator

Recipient: Cheeky Little Media
Year: 2024
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $49,984
Status: In Progress
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Women in Water: Creating Pathways for Female Surf and Underwater Cinematographers

Recipient: Maselli Films
Year: 2024

Women in Water: Creating Pathways for Female Surf and Underwater Cinematographers

Recipient: Maselli Films
Year: 2024
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress
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Developing Diverse Screen Sound Practitioner Futures

Recipient: Alicia Butterworth
Year: 2023

Developing Diverse Screen Sound Practitioner Futures

Recipient: Alicia Butterworth
Year: 2023
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress
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Pink Lake Creative Pathways and Connections Workshop Program

Recipient: Pink Lake Creative
Year: 2023

Pink Lake Creative Pathways and Connections Workshop Program

Recipient: Pink Lake Creative
Year: 2023
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $45,000
Status: In Progress
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Queer Screen Development Toolkit

Recipient: Proud Voices on Screen
Year: 2023

Queer Screen Development Toolkit

Recipient: Proud Voices on Screen
Year: 2023
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $30,730.46
Status: In Progress
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Jon Tamihere-Kemeys, Touch Compass

Screen Production Programme for d/Deaf and Disabled Students

Recipient: Touch Compass
Year: 2023

Screen Production Programme for d/Deaf and Disabled Students

Recipient: Touch Compass
Year: 2023
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress
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THE LAB: First Nations Women Screen Directors Lab

Recipient: Black Apple Productions
Year: 2023

THE LAB: First Nations Women Screen Directors Lab

Recipient: Black Apple Productions
Year: 2023
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed
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Unquiet Collective, l-r row 1: Alex Kelly, Larissa Behrendt, Lisa Sherrard; row 2: Sophie Hyde, Rachel Naninaaq Edwardson, Maya Newell

Unquiet Collective Distribution and Impact Lab

Recipient: Unquiet Collective
Year: 2023

Unquiet Collective Distribution and Impact Lab

Recipient: Unquiet Collective
Year: 2023
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress
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Goolarri Writers Program

Recipient: Goolarri Media Enterprises
Year: 2022

Goolarri Writers Program

Recipient: Goolarri Media Enterprises
Year: 2022
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress
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Screen Trades

Recipient: Arts & Cultural Exchange
Year: 2022

Screen Trades

Recipient: Arts & Cultural Exchange
Year: 2022
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $49,983
Status: Completed
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Whakatāne High School workshop

See Them: Be Them

Recipient: POW Studios
Year: 2022

See Them: Be Them

Recipient: POW Studios
Year: 2022
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $29,100
Status: Completed
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Mob Talks - Keith Gilbey-Warrior (producer/director) and host Marcellus Enalanga, image credit: Brad Halstead

TV Pilot Initiative

Recipient: Channel 44
Year: 2022

TV Pilot Initiative

Recipient: Channel 44
Year: 2022
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $34,000
Status: Completed
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Young Pasifika Animators

Recipient: Pacific Kids' Learning
Year: 2022

Young Pasifika Animators

Recipient: Pacific Kids' Learning
Year: 2022
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed
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Fair Play on Screen

Recipient: Diversity Arts Australia
Year: 2021

Fair Play on Screen

Recipient: Diversity Arts Australia
Year: 2021
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $25,000
Status: Completed
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Impact Team Labs

Recipient: Media Farm
Year: 2021

Impact Team Labs

Recipient: Media Farm
Year: 2021
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $30,000
Status: Completed
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Internship Model Development

Recipient: Back to Back Theatre
Year: 2021

Internship Model Development

Recipient: Back to Back Theatre
Year: 2021
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $20,000
Status: In Progress
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Platform 2022

Recipient: For Film's Sake
Year: 2021

Platform 2022

Recipient: For Film's Sake
Year: 2021
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $30,000
Status: Completed
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Writers Workshop

Stories From Another Australia

Recipient: Co-Curious
Year: 2021

Stories From Another Australia

Recipient: Co-Curious
Year: 2021
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $45,500
Status: Completed
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The Feast

Recipient: Midnight Feast
Year: 2021

The Feast

Recipient: Midnight Feast
Year: 2021
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $49,100
Status: Completed
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The New Pasifika Creators Accelerator Program

Recipient: Sweetshop & Green
Year: 2021

The New Pasifika Creators Accelerator Program

Recipient: Sweetshop & Green
Year: 2021
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed
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Guy Pearce and Henrietta Graham on Neighbours

Accessible Film Studies Program expansion

Recipient: Bus Stop Films
Year: 2020

Accessible Film Studies Program expansion

Recipient: Bus Stop Films
Year: 2020
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $45,000
Status: Completed
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Jess Murray, winner of the Discovering New Voices – Adult Animation initiative

Discovering New Voices Initiative

Recipient: Screenworks
Year: 2020

Discovering New Voices Initiative

Recipient: Screenworks
Year: 2020
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $45,000
Status: Completed
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My Home participants workshop

My Home My Culture

Recipient: Southland Creative
Year: 2020

My Home My Culture

Recipient: Southland Creative
Year: 2020
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $45,000
Status: Completed
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Our Ganalili Heroes

Recipient: Juluwarlu Group Aboriginal Corporation
Year: 2020

Our Ganalili Heroes

Recipient: Juluwarlu Group Aboriginal Corporation
Year: 2020
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $38,720
Status: Completed
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Package to Pitch selected participants

Package to Pitch

Recipient: Cinespace
Year: 2020

Package to Pitch

Recipient: Cinespace
Year: 2020
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $31,280
Status: Completed
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Paerangi Project – Stage Three Participants

Paerangi Project

Recipient: Script to Screen Te Tari Tuhi Kupu A Whakaahua
Year: 2020

Paerangi Project

Recipient: Script to Screen Te Tari Tuhi Kupu A Whakaahua
Year: 2020
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $45,000
Status: Completed
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Tāhuhu kaupapa: Betsy Young

Tāhuhu Stories of Ancestry

Recipient: Tai Huri Films
Year: 2020

Tāhuhu Stories of Ancestry

Recipient: Tai Huri Films
Year: 2020
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $45,000
Status: Completed
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DocAccess

Recipient: Documentary Australia Foundation
Year: 2019

DocAccess

Recipient: Documentary Australia Foundation
Year: 2019
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed
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Regional Venues Education Program

Recipient: Film Outreach Australia
Year: 2019

Regional Venues Education Program

Recipient: Film Outreach Australia
Year: 2019
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $25,000
Status: Completed
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A wrapt audience

The Staging Post Education Project

Recipient: Light Sound Art Film
Year: 2019

The Staging Post Education Project

Recipient: Light Sound Art Film
Year: 2019
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed
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Through Our Lens Taiwan

Through Our Lens

Recipient: Maoriland Charitable Trust
Year: 2019

Through Our Lens

Recipient: Maoriland Charitable Trust
Year: 2019
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed
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Generations of Knowledge

Lake Mungo Interactive App and Education Package

Recipient: Sharing Stories Foundation
Year: 2018

Lake Mungo Interactive App and Education Package

Recipient: Sharing Stories Foundation
Year: 2018
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed
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Starstream in use

Starstream

Recipient: Psykinetic
Year: 2018

Starstream

Recipient: Psykinetic
Year: 2018
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed
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VR Prototype Render

TOGETHER

Recipient: Brad Knewstubb
Year: 2018

TOGETHER

Recipient: Brad Knewstubb
Year: 2018
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed
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