Funding for community-driven film festivals to enhance their Opening Night events and bring communities together through diverse screening experiences.
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Applications close on 23 April 2026 at 2:00pm
The Community Film Festival Opening Night Fund offers grants of $5,000 to community-driven film festivals to enhance their Opening Night events and bring communities together through diverse screening experiences.
The aims of the program are to:
Support film festivals right across the state via their Opening Night event
Ease the financial burden on small and medium film festivals that demonstrate a strong community origin and base
Complement existing funding available for NSW-based film and community festivals
Impact audiences and communities in NSW through increasing access to diverse screening experiences
Support underrepresented communities to tell their stories
Showcase the rich cultural diversity of NSW.
See the Program Guidelines on the Screen NSW website for more.
Find out more and apply via the website.
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