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Screen Innovation Production Fund
The Screen Innovation Production Fund is a partnership between Creative New Zealand and the New Zealand Film Commission. Its purpose is to provide grants to emerging and experienced moving-image makers for innovative, experimental and non-commercial moving-image productions.
The Screen Innovation Production Fund has its own set of guidelines and budget information and website, www.screeninnovation.govt.nz.
Your application must include two completed copies of the standard Creative New Zealand project funding application form (PDF, 78KB).
Please note: you don't need a copy of Creative New Zealand's Application Workbook supplement because it is not relevant to Screen Innovation Production Fund projects. However, it does have two copies of the standard application form.
The project funding environment is extremely competitive. In the 2006 calendar year, the Screen Innovation Production Fund received 247 applications and was able to fund 39 (16%) of them. Grants ranged from $890 to $25,000.
- Are you eligible? - please work your way through our eligibility checklist
- Is the Arts Board the best funding body for you to apply to? - please read about our funding bodies
- Do you know the closing date for project funding applications?
25 July 2008 (for projects beginning after 25 October 2008)
The Fund's priorities
Priority will be given to the following categories:
- projects by emerging video and filmmakers of promise that emphasise innovation within or between moving-image genres
- projects by experimental or fine art video and filmmakers
- projects exploring digital technologies that give priority to the moving-image arts
- exceptional, innovative, non-commercial projects by established video and filmmakers.
Types of activities we can't fund
If you haven't already checked whether your project is eligible for funding, please work your way through Step 1: Can I apply? In addition, please note that funding is not available for script or project development, music videos and educational videos.
Assessment criteria
Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:
- the potential to support the emergence of new creative talent in the moving-image arts in New Zealand
- the potential to develop the moving-image arts by supporting artform and media innovation
- the artistic merit of the applicant's project and work to date
- the viability of the project, demonstrated by effective budgeting, planning and resourcing.
Contact
For further information and Screen Innovation Production Fund application guidelines, script guidelines and budget guidelines please visit the website www.screeninnovation.govt.nz or email the SIPF inbox sipf@creativenz.govt.nz
