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EnglishWhere Funding Recipients Find Deadlines and Funding Approvals on Screen Australia's Site
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Funding recipients and applicants can find deadline and approval information through the Quick Links section on the Screen Australia homepage. That section links directly to Information for Recipients, Funding Deadlines, and Funding Approvals, alongside First Nations Funding. These are the entry points for tracking when applications close and for seeing which projects have been approved for funding.
The Quick Links entry points
The homepage's Quick Links area groups the pages most relevant to people already engaged with Screen Australia funding:
| Quick Link | What it is for |
|---|---|
| Information for Recipients | Guidance for people and companies that have received funding |
| Funding Deadlines | A dedicated place to check closing dates for funding programs |
| Funding Approvals | A record of funding decisions |
| First Nations Funding | Funding support specifically for First Nations creators |
The homepage presents these as shortcuts rather than describing their contents in detail, so treat them as the starting points: open the relevant link to see the current deadlines or approvals listed there.
Finding the right program first
If you are not yet sure which program applies to you, the homepage's Funding Finder sits above the Quick Links and lets you filter by category and funding type before searching. The categories listed are:
- Documentary
- First Nations
- Games
- Industry Development
- International
- Narrative Content
The Funding Finder uses two dependent filters: you select a category first, then a funding type, and only then can you pick a program name. The page states this dependency explicitly ("Select a category first" and "Select a funding type first"), so if the program list appears empty, the usual cause is that a category or funding type has not yet been chosen.
Checking deadlines and approvals in practice
A practical sequence for a recipient or applicant:
- Go to the Screen Australia homepage.
- Use Funding Deadlines in Quick Links to confirm the closing date for your program.
- Use Funding Approvals to see announced decisions.
- If you have already been funded, use Information for Recipients for the guidance that applies to you.
For context on how approvals are announced, the homepage's news section shows the pattern: a media release states that Screen Australia has announced "over $16.9 million in production and development funding for 75 Narrative Content projects," and a separate item covers "over $5.7 million of production and development funding for 47 documentaries." Reading the news releases alongside the Funding Approvals page helps you match an announcement to the specific projects funded.
Related resources on the same site
The homepage also points to Screen Currency 2026, a set of five reports on the value of Australian screen and games, split into an Insights Overview plus Audience, Industry, Economic, and Global Insights. This is industry research rather than a deadlines or approvals resource, but it is useful background if you want data on audience engagement and industry dynamics while preparing an application.
For ongoing updates, the site offers a newsletter subscription and a "View All News" link in its news section.
One limitation to keep in mind: the homepage does not state the specific contents, update frequency, or access conditions of the Funding Deadlines and Funding Approvals pages. Check those pages directly for the current listings rather than relying on the homepage summary.