SCREEN NSW
The organisation aims to assist, promote, and strengthen the NSW screen sector by delivering funding and support programs that attract investment, innovation, and employment opportunities to the state.
Screen NSW offers a slate of competitive incentives to attract international footloose productions, post-production, and digital games to the state.
Screen NSW also provides location and production liaison services, including facilitating international inbounds to NSW. Financial support for location scouts and inbounds may be available through the Location Scouts and Inbound Program.
Local filmmakers and Official Treaty Co-productions can apply for early development, advanced development, or production finance support for projects ready to go into production. Regional Filming Fund grants are available to support local productions that film on location in regional NSW for a minimum of five shooting days.
Designated a UNESCO City of Film, Sydney is a globally respected production, post-production, and digital games centre with nearly 60% of all Australian crew.
Contact
MARK LAZARUS
Senior Manager, Destination Attraction
[email protected]
+61 428 677 883
ANNA CHO
Manager Strategy, PDV and Digital Games
[email protected]
+61 2 8575 1734
MADE IN NSW (MINSW) – INTERNATIONAL FOOTLOOSE PRODUCTION
BenefitsThe Made in NSW fund is an AU$175 million fund over five years (2020-2025). The level of financial assistance offered is determined on a case-by-case basis.
This incentive can be combined with the Australian Government’s Location Offset, PDV Offset and the Producer Offset.
Projects must be footloose. Eligible projects include:
- Feature films, telemovies, animation, mini-series, and TV drama series
- International/Australian co-productions
- Fully internationally financed features and TV projects from local production companies
NSW POST DIGITAL AND VISUAL EFFECTS (PDV) REBATE
BenefitsThe NSW Post, Digital and Visual effects (PDV) rebate offers eligible productions a 10 per cent rebate on qualifying NSW PDV expenditure related to PDV work carried out in NSW.
The rebate can be combined with Australian Government incentives.
An applicant must spend at least $AU500,000 on PDV in New South Wales.
Eligible formats are:
- Feature films (drama, documentary, animation)
- TV drama, animation, comedy and documentary (telemovies, mini-series and series).
Applicants must register the project with Screen NSW prior to the commencement of PDV work for which the rebate is sought.
NSW DIGITAL GAMES REBATE
BenefitsThe NSW Digital Games rebate offers eligible productions a 10 per cent rebate on qualifying NSW digital games expenditure related to digital games work carried out in NSW on or later than 1 October 2021. The rebate can be combined with Australian Government incentives.
EligibilityAn applicant must spend at least AU$500,000 on development of a digital game in New South Wales.
Applicants must register the project with Screen NSW prior to the commencement of digital games work for which the rebate is sought.
LOCATION SCOUTS AND INBOUND PROGRAM
BenefitsThis program offers eligible productions assistance for location surveys and may include covering some of the costs associated with on-ground travel, including accommodation, domestic flights, vehicle hire and location manager services.
In addition to working with Ausfilm to facilitate international inbounds, direct enquiries to Screen NSW are also welcome.
Eligible projects include feature films, telemovies, mini-series, TV series, and pilots.
The program is open to projects prior to commencement of pre-production and prior to/or during financing.
- Thor: Love and Thunder
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- The Invisible Man
- Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
- The Magician’s Elephant (PDV)
- Dungeons & Dragons (PDV)
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (PDV)
- Elvis (PDV)
