Indigenous Branch drama development funding seeks to provide emerging and experienced practitioners with the opportunity to create appropriate written and/or visual materials to ensure that drama projects are as strong as possible when competing for production finance.

Features: up to $18,000
OR up to $20,000 if a producer is attached.
Shorts: up to $7,000
Television Series: up to $15,000
Total notional annual allocation: $100,000

A single draft script of:

• Short drama films (under 25 minutes)
• Feature films
• Animation drama projects.

• TV drama series.

All applicants and projects must meet the general eligibility criteria on page 8 of the Indigenous Branch Funding Guidelines, in addition to the following specific eligibility requirements:

• Shorts: Individuals or teams with demonstrated experience in the film industry in any role (NB: this is not an entry-level program). Writers from other media will be considered, but only if they are part of a team including an appropriately credited producer or director.
• Features: Individuals (a writer or writer/director) or teams (a producer and a writer or writer/director). The writer or writer/director must have at least one produced short film or appropriate television drama credit as a writer.
• TV drama series: Individuals (a writer or writer/director) or teams (a producer and a writer or writer/director). The writer or writer/director must have at least one produced short film or appropriate television drama credit as a writer.

Please download the Indigenous Branch Funding Guidelines for detailed information about assessment criteria.