Mentorships 2024

To read the full Industry Development Guidelines, click here. To read Screen Tasmania's General Guidelines, click here and Terms of Trade, click here.

SUMMARY

Eligible activities or events may include:

• Hosting seminars, professional development courses/workshops or similar training programs. For small organisations, this is capped at $2 500 per event or $ 5 000  per organisation for a series of events in a financial year. For larger organisations, any funding will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis without a yearly cap but constrained by available funds.

• For Business travel to attend interstate and international market events, market meetings or festival/awards ceremonies with a significant market component. Annual (financial year) international and domestic caps of $6 000 and $2 000 respectively, apply to both individuals or organisations. A company may apply for up to $10 000 for all types of business travel per financial year, but the caps of $6 000 international and $2 000 domestic still apply to each person travelling for that company. 

• Funded opportunities to attend established Australian screen industry conferences and events, are advertised by Screen Tasmania. Set funding amounts apply, as do limits on the number of places available.

• Individuals applying to attend interstate or on-line short courses where a similar short course has not been offered in Tasmania in the past 6 months.

Companies or incorporated organisations may apply for support to hold professional development seminars or workshops in Tasmania or for specific initiatives that build skills and knowledge of Tasmanian industry professionals.

Sole traders (with ABNs) and companies may apply for support to attend business meetings, conferences and other events which will enhance their prospects of securing investment and strengthening industry networks.

For international travel applicants need to have at least 3 market-ready projects and confirmed meetings with distributors, prospective co-production partners or financiers and be experienced enough to be able to gain meetings with companies who can advance projects.

For travel to Screen Tasmania-supported conferences, applications from emerging practitioners without marketplace meetings, may be funded as an initial learning experience. Such places are, however, limited and will be assessed against the criteria of: (a) demonstrated commitment to a career in the screen industry; (b)  having a plan in order to maximise the networking and pitching opportunities provided by the event; and, (c) having a slate of projects in development. 

We reserve the right to vary these Guidelines as necessary. In exceptional circumstances, we also reserve the right to set aside some or all of the requirements.