Cultural Fund: Funded Projects
The initiatives funded by the 2025 Screenrights Cultural Fund grant round, with the annual focus of CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE, were announced in August. Find out more about projects that have previously received funding from the Screenrights Cultural Fund below.

First Nations Pathways into the Writers Room
Recipient: Screenworks
Year: 2024
First Nations Pathways into the Writers Room
Recipient: Screenworks
Year: 2024
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress

Pacific Islands Cultural Guidance for Screen Productions
Recipient: Pacific Islands Screen Artists (PISA)
Year: 2024
Pacific Islands Cultural Guidance for Screen Productions
Recipient: Pacific Islands Screen Artists (PISA)
Year: 2024
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress

Remote Indigenous Media Content on local WiFi Mesh Servers
Recipient: Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (PAKAM)
Year: 2024
Remote Indigenous Media Content on local WiFi Mesh Servers
Recipient: Pilbara and Kimberley Aboriginal Media (PAKAM)
Year: 2024
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $49,750
Status: In Progress

Social Enterprise for Screen
Recipient: Creative Plus Business
Year: 2024
Social Enterprise for Screen
Recipient: Creative Plus Business
Year: 2024
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $38,920
Status: In Progress

Western Sydney Animation Talent Incubator
Recipient: Cheeky Little Media
Year: 2024
Western Sydney Animation Talent Incubator
Recipient: Cheeky Little Media
Year: 2024
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $49,984
Status: In Progress

Women in Water: Creating Pathways for Female Surf and Underwater Cinematographers
Recipient: Maselli Films
Year: 2024
Women in Water: Creating Pathways for Female Surf and Underwater Cinematographers
Recipient: Maselli Films
Year: 2024
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress

Developing Diverse Screen Sound Practitioner Futures
Recipient: Alicia Butterworth
Year: 2023
Developing Diverse Screen Sound Practitioner Futures
Recipient: Alicia Butterworth
Year: 2023
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress

Pink Lake Creative Pathways and Connections Workshop Program
Recipient: Pink Lake Creative
Year: 2023
Pink Lake Creative Pathways and Connections Workshop Program
Recipient: Pink Lake Creative
Year: 2023
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $45,000
Status: In Progress

Queer Screen Development Toolkit
Recipient: Proud Voices on Screen
Year: 2023
Queer Screen Development Toolkit
Recipient: Proud Voices on Screen
Year: 2023
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $30,730.46
Status: In Progress

Screen Production Programme for d/Deaf and Disabled Students
Recipient: Touch Compass
Year: 2023
Screen Production Programme for d/Deaf and Disabled Students
Recipient: Touch Compass
Year: 2023
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress

THE LAB: First Nations Women Screen Directors Lab
Recipient: Black Apple Productions
Year: 2023
THE LAB: First Nations Women Screen Directors Lab
Recipient: Black Apple Productions
Year: 2023
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed

Unquiet Collective Distribution and Impact Lab
Recipient: Unquiet Collective
Year: 2023
Unquiet Collective Distribution and Impact Lab
Recipient: Unquiet Collective
Year: 2023
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: In Progress

Goolarri Writers Program
Recipient: Goolarri Media Enterprises
Year: 2022
Goolarri Writers Program
Recipient: Goolarri Media Enterprises
Year: 2022
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed

Screen Trades
Recipient: Arts & Cultural Exchange
Year: 2022
Screen Trades
Recipient: Arts & Cultural Exchange
Year: 2022
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $49,983
Status: Completed

See Them: Be Them
Recipient: POW Studios
Year: 2022
See Them: Be Them
Recipient: POW Studios
Year: 2022
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $29,100
Status: Completed

TV Pilot Initiative
Recipient: Channel 44
Year: 2022
TV Pilot Initiative
Recipient: Channel 44
Year: 2022
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $34,000
Status: Completed

Young Pasifika Animators
Recipient: Pacific Kids' Learning
Year: 2022
Young Pasifika Animators
Recipient: Pacific Kids' Learning
Year: 2022
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed

Fair Play on Screen
Recipient: Diversity Arts Australia
Year: 2021
Fair Play on Screen
Recipient: Diversity Arts Australia
Year: 2021
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $25,000
Status: Completed

Impact Team Labs
Recipient: Media Farm
Year: 2021
Impact Team Labs
Recipient: Media Farm
Year: 2021
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $30,000
Status: Completed

Internship Model Development
Recipient: Back to Back Theatre
Year: 2021
Internship Model Development
Recipient: Back to Back Theatre
Year: 2021
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $20,000
Status: Completed

Platform 2022
Recipient: For Film's Sake
Year: 2021
Platform 2022
Recipient: For Film's Sake
Year: 2021
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $30,000
Status: Completed

Stories From Another Australia
Recipient: Co-Curious
Year: 2021
Stories From Another Australia
Recipient: Co-Curious
Year: 2021
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $45,500
Status: Completed

The Feast
Recipient: Midnight Feast
Year: 2021
The Feast
Recipient: Midnight Feast
Year: 2021
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $49,100
Status: Completed

The New Pasifika Creators Accelerator Program
Recipient: Sweetshop & Green
Year: 2021
The New Pasifika Creators Accelerator Program
Recipient: Sweetshop & Green
Year: 2021
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed

Accessible Film Studies Program expansion
Recipient: Bus Stop Films
Year: 2020
Accessible Film Studies Program expansion
Recipient: Bus Stop Films
Year: 2020
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $45,000
Status: Completed

Discovering New Voices Initiative
Recipient: Screenworks
Year: 2020
Discovering New Voices Initiative
Recipient: Screenworks
Year: 2020
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $45,000
Status: Completed

My Home My Culture
Recipient: Southland Creative
Year: 2020
My Home My Culture
Recipient: Southland Creative
Year: 2020
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $45,000
Status: Completed

Our Ganalili Heroes
Recipient: Juluwarlu Group Aboriginal Corporation
Year: 2020
Our Ganalili Heroes
Recipient: Juluwarlu Group Aboriginal Corporation
Year: 2020
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $38,720
Status: Completed

Package to Pitch
Recipient: Cinespace
Year: 2020
Package to Pitch
Recipient: Cinespace
Year: 2020
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $31,280
Status: Completed

Paerangi Project
Recipient: Script to Screen Te Tari Tuhi Kupu A Whakaahua
Year: 2020
Paerangi Project
Recipient: Script to Screen Te Tari Tuhi Kupu A Whakaahua
Year: 2020
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $45,000
Status: Completed

Tāhuhu Stories of Ancestry
Recipient: Tai Huri Films
Year: 2020
Tāhuhu Stories of Ancestry
Recipient: Tai Huri Films
Year: 2020
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $45,000
Status: Completed

DocAccess
Recipient: Documentary Australia Foundation
Year: 2019
DocAccess
Recipient: Documentary Australia Foundation
Year: 2019
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed

Regional Venues Education Program
Recipient: Film Outreach Australia
Year: 2019
Regional Venues Education Program
Recipient: Film Outreach Australia
Year: 2019
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $25,000
Status: Completed

The Staging Post Education Project
Recipient: Light Sound Art Film
Year: 2019
The Staging Post Education Project
Recipient: Light Sound Art Film
Year: 2019
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed

Through Our Lens
Recipient: Maoriland Charitable Trust
Year: 2019
Through Our Lens
Recipient: Maoriland Charitable Trust
Year: 2019
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed

Lake Mungo Interactive App and Education Package
Recipient: Sharing Stories Foundation
Year: 2018
Lake Mungo Interactive App and Education Package
Recipient: Sharing Stories Foundation
Year: 2018
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed

Starstream
Recipient: Psykinetic
Year: 2018
Starstream
Recipient: Psykinetic
Year: 2018
Country: Australia
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed

TOGETHER
Recipient: Brad Knewstubb
Year: 2018
TOGETHER
Recipient: Brad Knewstubb
Year: 2018
Country: New Zealand
Amount Funded: $50,000
Status: Completed