APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.

Click HERE for information about the 2023 recipients.


Stage Two – Applications Now Open

Applications are now closed. We’re currently assessing applications – up to four participants or project teams will be selected to take part in an intensive two-day workshop in early February 2023 in which they will work closely with creative mentors to hone their project pitches and materials. See below for more information about Stage Two.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS WAS 9AM AEDT MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2022. 

Before completing the Stage Two application, you needed to have ready:

  • A detailed treatment (up to 10 pages including format, logline, synopsis and character information)
  • Statement (250 words) about the story you want to tell and why.
  • Script sample of up to 5 pages (optional)
  • Video pitch up to 2mins (optional)

About the program:

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCREEN TASMANIA

Screenworks, in partnership with Screen Tasmania and with support from Screen Australia, is delivering an exciting new initiative to upskill Tasmanian screen creatives interested in developing short-form online projects.

The Discovering New Online Voices initiative will be a three-stage program including practical workshops, interactive sessions and a pitching opportunity to key online market and funding executives.

Being delivered in partnership with Screen Tasmania, Discovering New Online Voices is designed to find undiscovered, diverse and talented online content creators based in Tasmania, encouraging them to submit new and innovative projects that will then be honed through a two-day workshop and pitched to a panel of high-level online executives.

Stage One – Open Day Event (Friday 21 October 2022)

The program will have three stages, beginning with an Open Day in Hobart on Developing Online Short Form projects on Friday 21 October which will include detailed information about the initiative and how to apply. For more info, CLICK HERE.

Stage Two – Applications Open (Monday 24 October 2022)

Applications are now closed. We’re currently assessing application – up to four participants or project teams will be selected to take part in an intensive two-day workshop in early February 2023 in which they will work closely with creative mentors to hone their project pitches and materials. See below for more information about Stage Two.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS WAS 9AM AEDT MONDAY 21 NOVEMBER 2022. 

What you will need to apply:

Essential Criteria 

  • Applicants must be over 18 years of age to apply for Stage Two of this program.
  • Applicants must be an Australian citizen or resident, living in Tasmania for a minimum of the past 6 months.

Submission materials

Before completing the Stage Two application, you will need to have ready:

  • A detailed treatment (up to 10 pages including format, logline, synopsis and character information)
  • Statement (250 words) about the story you want to tell and why.
  • Script sample of up to 5 pages (optional)
  • Video pitch up to 2mins (optional)

Stage Three – Pitch Day (Late February 2023)

The initiative will culminate in a Pitch Day in late February in which the projects will be pitched to marketplace decision-makers and executives from the Screen Australia Online team. The pitch winner will receive a $10,000 development grant from Screen Tasmania.

The Process:

First up: Register for a ticket to our Open Day in Hobart on 21 October 2022, which will have lots of information about the initiative and how to apply as well as insights from key speakers including the Screen Australia Online Team, Screen Tasmania, and successful online creatives giving advice and tips on how to develop and pitch successful online projects.

Applications will then open on 24 October – submit your application to get selected for the next stage of the program. You can apply as an individual or as a team. If applying as a team, we recommend submitting an application for each person so that we get to know each person in the team. (You can preview the application form before applying here).

Four selected participants or project teams will then have the opportunity to go through the following stages:

Stage 2 (Early Feb 2023): A two-day workshop on developing and pitching online projects. Participants will have an opportunity to learn from online case studies presented by their creators and work with mentors to hone their own project pitches.

Stage 3 (Late Feb 2023): A closed Pitch Day in which all four participants or project teams will get to pitch their projects to a panel of key online marketplace executives, with the winner receiving a $10,000 development grant from Screen Tasmania. One on ones with the Screen Australia Online Team will also be available as part of this day.

Assessment Process:

The applications will be assessed initially by Screenworks to ensure all applicants meet the basic selection criteria, including:

  • Proof of residence in Tasmania
  • Fully completed application with all supporting documentation submitted

Then a team of Screen Tasmania executives will assess the eligible applications and will be looking for:

  • A strong and original online series concept that:
    • Demonstrates talent and potential
    • Can sustain as a multi-part web or social media series
    • Shows innovation in story, theme or creative approach
    • Understands the audience for which it’s intended

Application Deadline:

Applications open on Monday 24th October 2022 at 9am AEDT and closed at 9AM AEDT (NSW time) on Monday 21st November 2022.

Late applications will not be accepted.

Discovering New Online Voices is presented by Screenworks in partnership with Screen Tasmania and supported by Screen Australia.

Screen Tasmania is part of the Culture, Arts and Sport division of the Department of State Growth. Our division also includes Arts Tasmania, Events Tasmania, Sport and Recreation, Tasmanian Institute of Sport, Silverdome and Operations & Client Engagement. The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery is also supported by the division.

At Screen Tasmania we are responsible for supporting and developing the state’s film, television and multimedia industries.

We provide grants and equity investments in the development and production of Tasmanian screen projects including short films, drama, documentaries, feature films, television series, video games and digital media, and provides direct support in the form of industry and professional development.

Under the Cultural and Creative Industries Act 2017 Arts Tasmania and Screen Tasmania’s funding assessment panel are drawn from the Cultural Creative Industries Expert Register.

If you are looking for funding support, please read the General Guidelines and Terms of Trade documents to help you determine if you and your project are eligible, as this should also address a number of common questions.

You can join our mailing list or follow our Facebook page to stay up-to-date with information about new initiatives, funding opportunities and other relevant news and events. We are also on Instagram and Twitter.

By submitting an application to the Discovering New Online Voices initiative, applicants will be bound to the following terms and conditions:

1.  I understand that I need to have been living in Tasmania for more than the past 6 months, and be an Australian citizen or permanent resident.

2. If selected for Screenworks’ Discovering New Online Voices I understand and agree to be interviewed, photographed or recorded during any part of the program. Any such recording, photograph or interview may be used across any media format for promotional and/or reporting purposes.

3. I agree that, if successful with this application, I will be available (or will make myself available) to take part in Screenworks’  Discovering New Online Voices – workshop and consultations.

4. I understand that applying to the Screenworks’ Discovering New Online Voices does not guarantee that I will be accepted into the program.

5. I acknowledge that Northern Rivers Screenworks Inc. has the right to withdraw any offer to participate in Screenworks Discovering New Online Voices program if it is discovered that any statement made by me in this application is incorrect, incomplete or misleading, in a way that may have affected the application assessment process.

Please note: Screenworks’ Discovering New Online Voices assessment committee, including Screenworks and Screen Tasmania staff, will assess all eligible applications against a set of guidelines and assessment criteria. The Assessment Committee is under no obligation to read all content provided.

Screenworks and the Assessment Committee will not redress errors in applications. If an application is deemed ineligible, it will not be assessed. Screenworks will make the ultimate decision regarding the successful applicants. This decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.