Screen Australia, NZ On Air and TikTok’s Every Voice initiative is returning, with applications now open. Now in its second year, Every Voice is an initiative to support creatives with diverse and distinct voices to develop episodic scripted or factual content exclusively for TikTok.

Australian and New Zealand applicants will be eligible to apply for up to $75,000 per project, with up to ten successful projects set to receive funding. Projects must comprise of episodic content designed to be told in 6 to 15 episodes of no more than one minute each, aimed at audiences aged between 16 and 35. Projects can be of any genre of scripted or documentary content. Successful teams must also be available to attend an in-person workshop in Sydney from December 5-7. Travel and accommodation costs associated with this workshop will be covered.