GLOBAL FUND MATCHES 50% OF PRODUCTION BUDGETS
Refinery Media’s Global Co-Production Fund will support up to 50% of production budgets for projects exploring the use of Virtual Production in long-form films, documentaries, reality and scripted series.
We invite all filmmakers and production companies to submit your proposals to us. A maximum of 5 projects proposing innovative uses of virtual production in any long-form genre will be selected annually.
PURPOSE
We want to equip and support filmmakers who are interested in leveraging virtual production to push their creative vision and elevate their methods of filmmaking and storytelling. This initiative aims to foster an inclusive production ecosystem guided by imagination and innovation and provides creators with the extra push to realise their creative vision.
Beyond financial support, Refinery Media has also partnered with its sister company, X3D Studio, to offer state-of-the-art Virtual Production facilities in Singapore. Selected projects will gain collaboration opportunities with Refinery Media’s award-winning team of producers, directors, and storytellers, and access to X3D Studio’s tech expertise for executing next-level virtual productions, including an experienced team of Asia-based Unreal artists to create 3D environments.
SUBMISSION
GUIDELINES
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All proposals must include:
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​Applicant’s profile (including previous works and accolades)
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Key personnel involved in Applicant’s proposed production
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Show logline and synopsis
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Show treatment
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Episodic synopsis and breakdown (for series)
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Script for features or scripted series
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Potential cast
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Proposed budget and breakdown
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How Virtual Production may be incorporated into the show (including specific scenes)
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All applications must be done in English
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We will consider projects with a total production budget of up to US$2.7mil, subject to the proposed script, concept or topic. However, this cap may be reviewed if your proposal has strong justification for higher funding (eg. confirmation of a notable profile in the project such as a director, actor, producer, etc.)
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The applicant can only submit 1 proposal maximum
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Submissions deadline: 15 March 2024
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Notification to successful applicants: 3 June 2024
ELIGIBILITY
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Filmmakers or production companies must have a minimum of 3 years’ experience in long form production in any genre.
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Proposals must incorporate a minimum of 15% virtual production in its total running time.
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The film or series must eventually air on a regional or international network or streaming platform.
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Production must not have started at the time of fund application.
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Features must be at least 90mins in duration. Series must be minimum 30mins x 6 episodes in length.
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All genres including scripted, documentaries, reality are accepted.
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Local language long-forms are accepted.
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All submitted material must be original, and all rights must be wholly owned by the filmmaker or production company.
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Adaptations are ineligible unless the underlying rights are owned by the applicant or the work is in the public domain (applicants may be asked to confirm the aforementioned).
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The material must not be encumbered by any obligation to, or option held by, a third party prior to submission.
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If a script based on a concept or logline becomes optioned, produced, or purchased between the time of submission and notification of successful applicants, that entry will no longer be eligible.
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The film or series must be completed within 24 months of awarded fund (dated on letter). Any request for extensions shall be subject to prior approval.
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All decisions are final and Refinery Media reserves the right to amend these requirements at any time.
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