NITV - PROPOSAL FORM Check out www.sbs.com.au/nitv for more info and help with this form

SECTION 1: ABOUT YOU Provide your contact details here; you can tell us about your role on the film under Key Crew in Section 3.

Your name:

Mobile:

Email:

Address:

You’ll need to have an ABN as a sole trader, or be submitting your proposal as a company.

Sole trader Company

Business name:

ABN:

Address:

Is the business Indigenous-owned?

Yes No

If yes, please attach supporting documentation

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SECTION 2: ABOUT YOUR PROPSED PROGRAM

Title:

What kind of program is it?

ScriptedUnscripted

Other

Single program Series

No. Episodes

Duration per episode (mins)

Synopsis Please provide a short synopsis of the program here - around two to four sentences. You will also need to provide a longer synopsis in a separate document.

Language If Indigenous languages will be used in the film please list them here:

Note that you’ll need to provide English translations along with your finished program.

SECTION 3: ABOUT YOUR TEAM

Producer:

Indigenous? Yes No

Writer:

Indigenous? Yes No

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Director:

Indigenous? Yes No

Other:

Indigenous? Yes No

Other:

Indigenous? Yes No

Other:

Indigenous? Yes No

SECTION 4: YOUR RIGHT TO MAKE THE PROGRAM

(a) Clearances: Please attach copies of any clearances or permissions you have obtained to show us you have the rights you need to make and enable NITV to broadcast the film. This might include things like licences or rights assignments for music or other original material that is not you own, or location filming permissions, or agreements with actors or presenters.

Check the website for more information about the kinds of clearances NITV need.

You don't have to provide all of your clearance documents with this proposal, but if you are successful NITV will need to see them before we can contract with you and release any money.

(b) Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP): Does the program include any material subject to ICIP rights?

YesNo

If yes, please list each ICIP item below and tell us whether the owners/custodians have given permission for it to be used

ICIP item:

Community

Permission? Yes No

ICIP item:

Community

Permission? Yes No

ICIP item:

Community

Permission? Yes No3

SECTION 5: BUDGET AND FINANCE How much your proposed program will cost to make, and how you will fund it.

Total Budget

NITV will usually provide funding in the form of a presale that gives us the right to broadcast the program.

How much are you requesting from NITV?

You will also need to attach a draft finance plan (see checklist below) setting out all sources of finance including name of source, amount and status (confirmed or proposed). Note that all agreements for third-party funds must be finalised before NITV can contract you.

SECTION 6: PROPOSED SCHEDULE Please tell us your proposed dates for the following milestones.

Start pre-production

Start shooting (principle photography)

Start post-production (editing)

Finish a rough cut

Finish the project

Deliver the film to NITV

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DECLARATION AND SIGNATURE

You must provide accurate information to NITV at all times. A person or company who makes a false or misleading statement to NITV may face criminal or civil liability including liability for an offence under the Criminal Code Act 1995.

In submitting this proposal, I declare that:

(a) The information provided on this form and in the supporting documentation submitted with this form is complete and accurate; and

(b) I have read and agreed to the SBS Codes of Practice and the SBS (NITV) Editorial Guidelines; and

(c) I acknowledge that this form contains personal information and that NITV will manage this information in accordance with the SBS Privacy Policy and the Privacy Act 1988. I have read and understand SBS’s Privacy Policy. I have obtained the consent of all individuals named in this form to provide NITV with the personal information about them in the form, and confirm that I have made them aware that this information will be managed in accordance with SBS’s Privacy Policy and the Privacy Act 1988.

Signed:

Print name:

Date

Please email your submission to nitvproposals@sbs.com.au

YOU SHOULD KEEP A COPY OF THIS FORM AND ANY SUPPORTING MATERIALS. PLEASE DO NOT SEND ORIGINALS.

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CHECKLISTCheck that you have provided the following as attachments along with this form:

Required:

One-page pitch document ‘selling’ your project to NITV: How will the idea work on TV? Where does it fit within NITV’s schedule? Who is the target audience? What about online components?

One-page synopsis (see ‘Helpful documents’ below)

Treatment or full script (see ‘Helpful documents’ below)

CV or resume for each key creative crew member

Full budget, preferably in standard A–Z format (see ‘Helpful documents’ below)

Draft finance plan setting out all sources of funds you will use to cover the production budget; whether the funding is equity investment, grant or loan; and its status – proposed, applied for or confirmed (see ‘Helpful documents’ below).

Where relevant:

For series: breakdowns of each episode

Supporting documentation to show Indigenous ownership of your business

Documentation of any clearances or permissions obtained so far

Optional:

Any other material that you think will help us assess your proposal

Helpful documents from the Screen Australia website: Guides to writing a synopsis, outline or treatment for documentary and drama: Screen Australia Resources Budgeting and finance plan templates: Screen Australia Resources

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