Feature Production Application Form

FUNDING APPLICATION
FEATURE FILM PRODUCTION / APPLICATION FOR:
Production funding
Completion funding
in a
Feature film
Theatrical documentary
Please make sure you:
· Read Screen Australia’s feature film production guidelines and indicate what kind of funding you are applying for above;
· Complete all questions on this application form.
· Compile all the documentation specified in the Submission Materials Checklist.
· You’ll notice that you don’t have to provide your marketing strategy and revenue projections straight away. Your local distributor and international sales agent must be in place and key terms proposed when you submit your application, but we are giving you a bit more time to work with them on the details. If your application is otherwise eligible, we’ll request your proposed marketing strategy during the assessment process.
· Please read the Submission Materials Checklist carefully, and do not submit an application until all materials are ready.
IMPORTANT: We want to be as efficient as possible in handling your application. Before applying, it is essential that you contact an Investment Manager to discuss your project. Call the Program Operations team on 1800 507 901 if you are unsure who to speak with. We also encourage you to contact the Program Operations team to ensure you are submitting all of the required supporting material.

This form must be completed using Microsoft Word. You can use the tab key to jump to the next field.

APPLICANT COMPANY / ABN
KEY PRINCIPAL CONTACT FOR THIS APPLICATION
One of the Key Principals listed on the next page (generally the producer) must be nominated as the person responsible for this application, all official correspondence will be sent to this person.
NAME / Role on the project: [select]ProducerExecutive ProducerDirectorWriter
Mobile / Email / State of residence / [select]ACTNSWNTQldSATasVicWA
ADDITIONAL CONTACT PERSON IF RELEVANT
All official correspondence will be sent to the Key Principal Contact listed above. However, if you wish to nominate an additional contact person, who will be cc’ed on email correspondence and listed as a backup for phone communications, please provide details here.
Name
Phone / Email
PROJECT TITLE
AKA (list any former titles)
Amount requested / $ / Total budget
(do not insert a range) / $
ANZ distributor
International sales agent

PREVIOUS SUBMISSIONS

Indicate whether this project has been submitted previously (irrespective of whether the application was successful) to:

Screen Australia the AFC Film Australia the FFC Not previously submitted

KEY PRINCIPALS

Please provide the information requested below for each Key Principal, including the Key Principal Contact from page 1. These are the key members of the creative team who are confirmed and integral to the funding requested – generally the producer/s, executive producer/s, director/s and writer/s, as relevant.

NAME / Role on project: / [select]ProducerExecutive ProducerDirectorWriter
Gender: / [select]MaleFemale / Australian citizen/resident: / [select]CitizenResidentNeither / State of residence / [select]ACTNSWNTQldSATasVicWA
Mobile: / Email:

Relevant credits in the same role:

Project title / Credited role / Type (feature, TV drama, etc) / Duration / Budget ($) / Release year / Release details (screening, festival or broadcast info)
NAME / Role on project: / [select]ProducerExecutive ProducerDirectorWriter
Gender: / [select]MaleFemale / Australian citizen/resident: / [select]CitizenResidentNeither / State of residence / [select]ACTNSWNTQldSATasVicWA
Mobile: / Email:

Relevant credits in the same role:

Relevant credits in the same role:

Project title / Credited role / Type (feature, TV drama, etc) / Duration / Budget ($) / Release year / Release details (screening, festival or broadcast info)
NAME / Role on project: / [select]ProducerExecutive ProducerDirectorWriter
Gender: / [select]MaleFemale / Australian citizen/resident: / [select]CitizenResidentNeither / State of residence / [select]ACTNSWNTQldSATasVicWA
Mobile: / Email:

Relevant credits in the same role:

Project title / Credited role / Type (feature, TV drama, etc) / Duration / Budget ($) / Release year / Release details (screening, festival or broadcast info)

Please indicate if the project has an Indigenous producer director writer no Indigenous principals

PROJECT CREATIVE DETAILS

SYNOPSIS
Provide a brief description which may be used for media release purposes (refer to Screen Australia handout What Is a Synopsis? An Outline? A Treatment?)

ONE-LINE SYNOPSIS (LOGLINE):
ONE-PARAGRAPH SYNOPSIS:
PROJECT CREATIVE DETAILS (continued)

FORMAT AND DURATION

Shoot format/gauge / Distribution format: / Duration / mins

STYLE, SETTING AND PERIOD

Animation Live action Setting / Period (circa)

GENRE

Select which genre best describes your project
Action adventure
Comedy
Drama / Horror
Musical
Romantic comedy / Thriller
Western
Crime / Mystery
Science fiction
Family

INTENDED AUDIENCE

PRIMARY AUDIENCE:

Age: <14 years 14–17 years 18–24 years 25–34 years 35–49 years 50+ years

Gender: Skewed towards female Skewed towards male Gender neutral

SECONDARY AUDIENCE:

Age: <14 years 14–17 years 18–24 years 25–34 years 35–49 years 50+ years

Gender: Skewed towards female Skewed towards male Gender neutral

ANTICIPATED SCALE OF RELEASE:

Limited (<20 prints) Specialty (20–99 prints)

Mainstream (100–199 prints) Wide (200–399 prints) Blockbuster (400+ prints)

KEY CREW (where known)

Role / Name / Confirmed? / Australian resident/ citizen?
D.O.P. / [select]ConfirmedProposed / [select]CitizenResidentNeither
Editor / [select]ConfirmedProposed / [select]CitizenResidentNeither
Designer / [select]ConfirmedProposed / [select]CitizenResidentNeither
Composer / [select]ConfirmedProposed / [select]CitizenResidentNeither
Prod. Manager / [select]ConfirmedProposed / [select]CitizenResidentNeither
[select]ConfirmedProposed / [select]CitizenResidentNeither
[select]ConfirmedProposed / [select]CitizenResidentNeither
[select]ConfirmedProposed / [select]CitizenResidentNeither
KEY CAST
Name / Character
Proposed Confirmed
Proposed Confirmed
Proposed Confirmed
Proposed Confirmed
Proposed Confirmed
Proposed Confirmed
PRODUCER OFFSET AND CO-PRODUCTION STATUS

IMPORTANT: You must be able to provide a Producer Offset Provisional Certificate and (where relevant) Provisional Co-production approval before the decision meeting at which your Production Investment application will be considered. To allow Screen Australia’s Producer Offset and Co-production Unit (POCU) sufficient processing time, this means you must have lodged the relevant form/s with them before submitting your Production Investment application.

Because the POCU is subject to the provisions of the Tax Act they cannot share information with the Production Investment Department, you must provide the POCU’s email confirmation with your investment application as proof of lodgement.

Producer Offset Provisional Certification:

Current status (one must be ticked): Application lodged (ref. no. )* OR Provisional Certificate attached
* Insert reference number listed on your confirmation email from the Producer Offset & Co-production Unit.

Co-productions: Is the project intended to be an Official Co-production? Yes No

If yes: with what country? / Australian majority? Yes No
Foreign co-producer / Approx Australian % / %

Current status (tick to confirm): Provisional approval application lodged (ref. no. )*
* Insert reference number listed on your confirmation email from the Producer Offset & Co-production Unit.

SCHEDULE

PROPOSED PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Date (dd/mm/yy)

Start of pre-production / //
Start of production (principal photography) / //
Start of post-production / //
Rough cut viewing / //
Picture edit complete / //
Sound edit complete / //
Project complete / //
Delivery / //
Audit complete / //
COPYRIGHT AND CLEARANCES

The applicant must either hold appropriate rights or have an appropriate option to acquire the rights necessary to produce the film. This includes, for example, the copyright in a screenplay and the right in any underlying work on which the screenplay is based (ie a book, unpublished manuscript, etc).

Relevant chain of title documents must be provided with your application. These are the documents that establish that the applicant holds appropriate rights to produce and exploit the film. Examples include option agreements, extension of option agreements, writer’s agreements, quitclaim deeds and co-development agreements. All chain of title documents should be signed and dated.
Note that Screen Australia may require you to provide a solicitor’s opinion where the chain of title is particularly complex or Screen Australia considers there to be exceptional circumstances.

(a) Do you hold copyright in the screenplay? Yes No
If yes, under what kind of agreement? (For example, a writer’s agreement or an assignment agreement.)
(b) Is the screenplay for the film an original screenplay, or an adaptation of an underlying work?
If an adaptation:
(i) Please provide the title and author of the underlying work:
(ii) Please tick the appropriate boxes to indicate the type of underlying work:
Published
Novel
Short story
Other narrative work / Performed
Play
Musical
Opera
Other performed work / Screened
TV series
Feature film (remakes, sequels)
Other screened work
(iii) Do you hold copyright in the underlying work? Yes No
If yes, under what kind of agreement? (For example, an option or an assignment agreement.)
If you have an option, what year was this acquired?
Option expiry date: / //
(c) If you currently DO NOT hold the rights necessary to make the film, please describe the rights you need and how you intend to secure these rights:
(d) Is the project partly or wholly based on a real life event or person? Yes No
If yes, please provide details, including whether releases or access agreements have been obtained.
(e) Is the project dependent on obtaining releases or access agreements from individuals or bodies such as local councils, government or private organisations? Yes No
If yes, please detail the type of release/s or agreement/s required and whether you have a signed copy.
INDIGENOUS CONTENT OR PARTICIPATION
Does the project involve Indigenous content or the participation of Indigenous people?
For example, does the project involve an Indigenous story, or an Indigenous character? Or focus on an Indigenous person or community? Or use Indigenous communities or land as locations? Or draw on or refer to Indigenous culture and heritage in any form? Even if you think the Indigenous elements are incidental, please outline them here.
No Yes – if Yes, please describe the nature of the involvement – the role Indigenous content or participation plays in the project
Particular requirements for consultation and consent apply where Indigenous content or participation is involved, and the quality of your consultation plan will be taken into account in Screen Australia’s investment decisions.
As per the Submission Materials Checklist, you will need to provide:
· a statement setting out how you are approaching the Indigenous content or participation with regard to appropriate protocols, even if the content is not specific to a particular community or individual. You must be able to demonstrate that you have a consultation plan covering the full production process and are following it. We would expect this statement to be based on the checklists available in Screen Australia’s guide
Pathways & Protocols: a filmmaker’s guide to working with Indigenous people, culture and concepts.
· signed evidence of consultation to date.
Does the project involve particular communities or individuals?
No Yes (please provide signed letters of consent confirming their willingness to participate).
We require you to have sought Indigenous advice by this stage. Please provide names and contact details below for your Indigenous advisers.
Name
Company (if applicable)
Phone / Mobile
Email
What did they advise you about?
Name
Company (if applicable)
Phone / Mobile
Email
What did they advise you about?
BUDGET AND FINANCING

As specified in the Submission Materials Checklist, you must attach:

· A detailed budget and budget summary using the standard Screen Australia A-Z budget format available from www.screenaustralia.gov.au/a-zbudget (or Movie Magic or EP formats, as long as a QAPE spreadsheet is included).
See also www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding/business/Applicant_info.aspx for general budget requirements.

· A finance plan spreadsheet using the template available from www.screenaustralia.gov.au/featureproduction

· A one-line shooting schedule and relevant cast breakdowns on which budget is based.

PREVIOUS FUNDING

Please indicate any previous development or other funding provided to this project:
1. By Screen Australia or its predecessor agencies (for Enterprise Program companies, this should include any development funds allocated to this project from Enterprise funds)

Agency/ Funder Year Type of funding Amount

$
$
$
TOTAL (this will form part of Screen Australia’s total investment in the project) / $

2. By other entities, including State and Federal government agencies, broadcasters or other third-party investors.

Agency/ Funder Year Type of funding Amount

$
$
$
TOTAL / $

ANTICIPATED SPEND BY LOCATION

Location / Anticipated spend / Est. % of budget
ACT / $ / %
New South Wales / $ / %
Northern Territory / $ / %
Queensland / $ / %
South Australia / $ / %
Tasmania / $ / %
Western Australia / $ / %
Victoria / $ / %
Overseas / $ / %
DEAL SUMMARIES

MARKETPLACE DEAL SUMMARY

For production funding your application must include:

· An acceptable offer to theatrically distribute the project in Australia (including basic commercial terms) from an appropriate domestic distributor; and

· An acceptable offer to be the Rest of World sales agent for the project (including basic commercial terms) from an appropriate sales agent.

Agreements must be attached, but should not be countersigned by you at this stage.

Please summarise the key terms of your marketplace arrangements here.

DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTOR
Territories / $ / Term of agreement / years
Rights included / All rights List any exclusions:
OR the following specific rights:
Cinema release TV Home video/DVD Non-theatrical Download to own Online content Mobile content Transport and hotel Clip licensing Other:
Guarantee / $ / Payable
Commissions / % theatrical; % TV; % ancillary; % royalty on gross receipts for home ent. rights
Additional rights/ commissions or non-standard terms or conditions
ROW
SALES AGENT
Territories / Term of agreement / years
Rights included / All rights List any exclusions:
OR the following specific rights: Cinema release TV Home video/DVD Non-theatrical Download to own Online content
Mobile content Transport and hotel Clip licensing Other:
Guarantee / $ / Proposed marketing expenses / US$
Commissions / % ROW; % US (must include sub-distributor commissions)
Additional rights/ commissions or non-standard terms or conditions
BROADCASTER/
CHANNEL / Offer Letter of interest
Licence fee / $ / Term of agreement / years / Number of runs
Territories
Holdback on domestic channels / months / On international channels / months
Rights included / Catch-up Program website VOD/pay-per-view Free online download Free mobile download
Additional rights, holdbacks or non-standard terms
PRESALE
Territory/ies / Term of agreement / years
Rights included / All rights List any exclusions:
OR the following specific rights:
Cinema release TV Home video/DVD Non-theatrical Download to own Online content Mobile content Transport and hotel Clip licensing Other:
Amount / $
Comments (including any commissions)
PRESALE
Territory/ies / Term of agreement / years
Rights included / All rights List any exclusions:
OR the following specific rights:
Cinema release TV Home video/DVD Non-theatrical Download to own Online content Mobile content Transport and hotel Clip licensing Other:
Amount / $
Comments (including any commissions)
CONTRACTING INFORMATION

Please provide the requested information for the company with which Screen Australia will contract if this application is successful.

Existing company (provide details below) Not yet established

Company name / ABN
Please use full company name, including Pty Ltd and ‘trading name’ if relevant, eg ‘Lettuce Films Pty Ltd trading as Lettuce Salad’
Street address
State / [select]ACTNSWNTQldSATasVicWA / Postcode
Phone / Email
Contact name if applicable
You may nominate an additional person from your company who will be the contact person for contracting purposes

Is this company an SPV? Yes No