The Games Festivals and Events Fund supports the production, facilitation, and presentation of Australian games festivals and events that significantly benefit the Australian gamemaking community. 

The grant provides funding for festivals, conferences, workshops, and events that offer opportunities for showcasing, networking, speaking, and community building for Australian gamemakers.

What funding is available?

• Applications may be made for a minimum of $10,000 and a maximum of $100,000. 
• It is expected that events supported through this fund generally take place within Australia; however, if your event is to be staged internationally and would have significant benefits for Australian gamemakers, please raise this in your initial conversation with Screen Australia.

Who is eligible to apply?

• Organisations holding either public-facing or industry events aimed at elevating Australian games and/or gamemakers. 
• Applicants must apply as an Australian company. Individual applicants or sole traders are not eligible to apply. You will need to read our Terms of Trade to ensure your company is eligible for Screen Australia funding.
• This program is intended to support events and festivals of scale. As such, individual game launch events are not eligible to apply.
• All applicants and projects must also meet the eligibility criteria under Screen Australia’s Terms of Trade.

Who is not eligible to apply?

• Events solely showcasing games that are not played on a digital device with a screen. That is, games that are not completely digital, including boardgames or hybrid digital/physical games.
• Applications for the sole purpose of funding travel to domestic or international events are not supported through this fund. In the case of an international event, the funding must be used on the event itself (not associated travel).
• Events that showcase or feature games that:
  • constitute gambling activities or are gambling simulations
  • feature or link exploitative, or unethical pay-to-win or play-to-earn mechanics
  • contain or have a relationship to high risk and volatile trading products or technology
  • contain [or link] any content or mechanic that is in breach of any law or regulation
  • are primarily for educational, training and simulation, or research purposes
  • in the reasonable opinion of Screen Australia, may have difficulties receiving an Australian classification, due to the inclusion of content such as:
    • the instruction or promotion of crime, cruelty or violence; depictions of frequent and/or very high impact violence 
    • sexual activity; sexual violence; exploitative depictions 
    • instructional illicit drug use; encouragement of illicit drug use; illicit interactive drug use 
    • any other content that contravenes prevailing community standards 

• Email: games@screenaustralia.gov.au