Opening the Floodgates? Screen Australia’s new story development guidelines, one year on

Screen Australia's Head of Development Nerida Moore says the Generate Fund's first year has been a roaring success.
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Mary Amevor and Moreblessing Maturure in Afro Sistahs, courtesy of Screen Australia.

It’s been one year since Screen Australia announced a radical change to its story development funding – the grants provided for developing scripted fiction of any genre across film, television and online.

The seismic change involved dividing the funds into two strands: Premium (for players with extensive credits and bigger budgets) and Generate (for newer, riskier work, lower budgets, with no requirements of previous credits or attached distribution platforms). This was a big deal not only for emerging creators, who may have previously been put off by all the hoops and high-jumps, but also for more established storytellers wanting to try something new or cross into new platforms.

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Rochelle Siemienowicz is the ArtsHub Group's Education and Career Editor. She was previously a journalist for Screenhub and is a writer, film critic and cultural commentator with a PhD in Australian cinema. She was the co-host of Australia's longest-running film podcast 'Hell is for Hyphenates' and has written a memoir, Fallen, published by Affirm Press. Her second book, Double Happiness, a novel, will be published by Midnight Sun in 2024. Instagram: @Rochelle_Rochelle Twitter: @Milan2Pinsk