The Producer Equity Program provides a direct payment of funds to producers of eligible low-budget Australian documentaries, equal to 20 per cent of the approved budget. The program is administered by Screen Australia’s Documentary Unit – contact via email.
Producers applying to Screen Australia for documentary production funding (grant or equity investment) will apply for the Producer Equity payment in the context of their funding application. Producers not applying to Screen Australia for documentary production funding can apply for Producer Equity in pre-production, production or post-production, but an application cannot be submitted more than six months after the project is completed.
The amount of the Producer Equity payment will not vary once decided. Projects approved for Producer Equity cannot apply for the Producer Offset under any circumstances.