ClosedBusiness2025-26
IP in Motion Fund - 2025-26
Screen NSW · Australia
Screen NSW will wholly or partly reimburse up to 5000 for the cost of optioning original intellectual property from New South Wales-based creators. The fund supports screen and digital games producers seeking to adapt eligible original works for screen, extended reality or digital games formats.
Funding
Up to $5K
Closed
2 Apr 2026
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
New South Wales-based screen or digital games production company, or eligible sole trader resident in New South Wales for more than 6 months
Applicants must meet Screen NSW Terms of Trade and have relevant qualifying credits
Project must be in an eligible format such as narrative fiction, documentary, factual, extended reality or digital games
Application must include an executed option agreement, proof of option fee payment, publication evidence and priority area declaration
Applicants must be a New South Wales-based screen or digital games production company, or if applying as a sole trader, be an Australian resident or citizen who has been a resident of New South Wales for more than 6 months. Companies must have been operating in New South Wales for more than 6 months and meet Screen NSW Terms of Trade requirements. Film, television and online content applicants must have a credit on a qualifying project associated with the type of project being submitted and in the same role as the application. Digital games applicants must have a project team member with a credit on at least one qualifying credit. Eligible project formats are narrative fiction, documentary and factual, extended reality, and digital games. Applications must include an executed option agreement, remittance advice proving payment of the initial option fee, proof the original work has been released to the public or is intended to be published within six months of application, applicant biography with previous and qualifying credits, and a declaration that the intellectual property originates from a member of Screen NSW Priority Areas.
What's Funded
Reimbursement of some or all of the initial option fee paid under an executed option agreement to secure original intellectual property from New South Wales-based creators for adaptation into narrative fiction, documentary, factual, extended reality or digital games projects.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Eligible applicants secure option rights to original intellectual property, build collaborations between screen or digital games producers and New South Wales creators, and progress adaptation projects that increase sustainability, participation and visibility across the New South Wales creative industries.Grant not accepting applications
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Applicant Types
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Stage
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Funding Purposes
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Keywords
screendigital gamesintellectual propertyoption agreementcreative industriesfilmtelevisiondocumentary
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the IP in Motion Fund - 2025-26?
The IP in Motion Fund - 2025-26 is a business grant offered by Screen NSW in Australia, providing Up to $5K in funding. Screen NSW will wholly or partly reimburse up to 5000 for the cost of optioning original intellectual property from New South Wales-based creators. The fund supports screen and digital games producers seeking to adapt eligible original works for screen, extended reality or digital games formats.
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How much funding does the IP in Motion Fund - 2025-26 provide?
The IP in Motion Fund - 2025-26 provides Up to $5K in funding.
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Who is eligible for the IP in Motion Fund - 2025-26?
New South Wales-based screen or digital games production company, or eligible sole trader resident in New South Wales for more than 6 months
Applicants must meet Screen NSW Terms of Trade and have relevant qualifying credits
Project must be in an eligible format such as narrative fiction, documentary, factual, extended reality or digital games
Application must include an executed option agreement, proof of option fee payment, publication evidence and priority area declaration
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When does the IP in Motion Fund - 2025-26 close?
Applications closed on 2 Apr 2026.
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What activities are funded?
Reimbursement of some or all of the initial option fee paid under an executed option agreement to secure original intellectual property from New South Wales-based creators for adaptation into narrative fiction, documentary, factual, extended reality or digital games projects.
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