The aim of the Screen Support Scheme \u2013 Pre-Production \u2013 Strand 1: Screenwriting is to support the screenwriting stage of cultural and creative audiovisual productions in Malta. This Strand provides financial support for the writing and related research of a script (or shooting outlines\/treatment, in the case of documentaries) with the involvement of an experienced scriptwriter\/s (or director\/writer, in the case of creative documentaries). New scriptwriters may be considered on condition that they are accompanied by a script consultant (confirmed by a letter of intent (LOI)).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aim of the Screen Support Scheme \u2013 Strand 2: Development is to support the development stage of cultural and creative audiovisual productions in Malta. This includes the writing and\/or further development of the script (or treatment\/shooting outlines in the case of creative documentaries), research work (including archives in case of creative documentaries), casting\/selection of key creative members and all the steps (e.g. working on budget, defining the target audience and market) carried out by the team to bring the project to a stage where it can be presented to potential partners and industry players with a view to financing the project. This may therefore include participation at markets, pitching sessions and festivals but also the production of visual materials which will enhance the pitching package. The Strand will be limited to the following productions that meet the eligible cultural criteria: animation, documentaries, and fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aim of the Screen Support Scheme \u2013 Strand 3: Short Film is to support the production of short films with cultural and creative content in order to enhance the quality of audiovisual productions in Malta. The Strand will be limited to the following productions that meet the eligible cultural criteria: animation, documentaries, and fiction. The Strand provides financial support in the form of a grant to individual audiovisual professionals and independent audiovisual entities to produce quality-driven audiovisual productions and may include mentoring by a highly experienced film industry expert appointed by Arts Council Malta (\u201cACM\u201d).
The scheme aims to support ambitious audiovisual creations and to encourage the production of original short films. Support can be provided to eligible applicants for their involvement in international co-productions (as majority or minority partners) as long as the application is submitted by the eligible applicant and a co-production agreement is in place (according to industry standards). Projects must display artistic and\/or technical co-operation between the co-production partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aim of the Screen Support Scheme \u2013 Strand 4: Production (feature-length) is to support the production stage of cultural and creative audiovisual productions in Malta. This Strand will be open to the following productions that meet the eligible cultural criteria: fiction, documentary, and animation.
This Strand provides financial support in the form of a grant to independent audiovisual entities to produce quality-driven audiovisual productions and may include mentoring by a highly experienced film industry expert appointed by Arts Council Malta (\u201cACM\u201d). The scheme aims to support ambitious audiovisual creations and to encourage the production of original projects. Support can be provided to eligible applicants for their involvement in international co-productions (as majority or minority partners) as long as the application is submitted by the eligible applicant and a co-production agreement is in place (according to industry standards). Projects must display artistic and\/or technical co-operation between the co-production partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aim of the Screen Support Scheme \u2013 Strand 5: Cultural Programmes is to incentivise the production of difficult audiovisual works with cultural and creative content, on private broadcasting stations, in order to enhance the quality of audiovisual productions in Malta on arts and culture. The Strand will be limited to the production of cultural programmes. The Strand targets eligible productions on private television stations that require investment to develop works that often lack access to private funding. The scheme provides financial support in the form of a grant to independent audiovisual entities to produce quality-driven audiovisual productions and may include mentoring by a highly experienced film industry expert appointed by Arts Council Malta (\u201cACM\u201d). The Strand aims to support ambitious audiovisual creations and to encourage the production of original cultural programmes. Support can be provided to eligible applicants for their involvement in international co-productions (as majority or minority partners) as long as the application is submitted by the eligible applicant and a co-production agreement is in place (according to industry standards). Projects must display artistic and\/or technical co-operation between the co-production partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Applicants are required to consider the Right to Culture \u2013 Resource Pack<\/a> when developing their proposal in relation to how they engage with communities and the considerations of everyone\u2019s cultural rights in their work. The resource pack is aimed at increasing awareness regarding inclusivity and supporting the implementation of cultural rights in our day-to-day practice. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The aim of the Screen Support Scheme \u2013 Pre-Production \u2013 Strand 1: Screenwriting is to support the screenwriting stage of cultural and creative audiovisual productions in Malta. This Strand provides financial support for the writing and related research of a script (or shooting outlines\/treatment, in the case of documentaries) with the involvement of an experienced […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":15856,"template":"","funding_category":[24],"class_list":["post-15846","funding","type-funding","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","funding_category-closed-for-applications"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/funding\/15846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/funding"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/funding"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/funding\/15846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15847,"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/funding\/15846\/revisions\/15847"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"funding_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/artscouncilmalta.gov.mt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/funding_category?post=15846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Applicants are also required to consider the Charter for the Status of the Artist<\/a> when proposing their operational and programming activities to ensure acceptable and decent working conditions for artists and creative practitioners which embraces artistic freedom, accessibility, formal\/informal\/non-formal skill recognition, decent socio-economic conditions, non-discrimination and equity, ethical considerations and adherence to intellectual property rights and international labour law. The Charter for the Status of the Artist is meant to provide a dynamic frame of reference for any legislation, policy, or initiative which directly or indirectly impacts artists and cultural and creative sectors, ensuring that any action is aligned with the ultimate long-term vision of elevating the status of artists in Malta in line with their tangible value to society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n