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| term | definition |
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| Targeted business travel | Targeted business travel refers to travelling overseas to facilitate meetings with broadcasters, distributors, sales agents or other potential business partners. |
| Telecommunications Company (telco) | A telecommunications company (telco) provides services such as telephony and data communications. |
| Telemovie | A feature-length film that is produced specifically for television, as opposed to a film produced for theatrical release. |
| Theatrically released |
A fiction or documentary feature project which has received a bona fide commercial cinema release in Australia or overseas, that is where a commercial agreement for distribution exists between the distributor and the producer and a public admission fee is charged. A contrived arrangement for release on 1 or a very small number of screens, a self distribution arrangement or a festival screening or screenings do not meet the criteria for a theatrical release. |
| Third party investor | Refers to any other person or entity (besides us/Film Victoria and you/the applicant) with a financial investment in a project. |
| Traditional media | Film and television, as distinct from digital media. |
| Transaction documents | The legal documents which are required in final form as part of the contracting process and before any payments can be made, e.g. distribution agreements, chain of title documents. |
| Treatment |
A treatment tells the story and gives an indication of the style and tone of the project. It is written as a narrative, typically one paragraph per scene, and has no dialogue. This is typically the stage before 1st draft of a script. A documentary treatment is often the final stage of the writing process, as opposed to in drama. It also states or implies the style in which it will be treated/told, specifying: interviews, reconstructions, archival footage, photographs, maps, diagrams, graphics, etc. |
| Triennial | Every three years. |
| Video on demand (VOD) | VOD allows viewers to view content using many different electronic devices, including phones, PCs, media centres, media centre PCs, set-top boxes, certain portable media devices, etc. |
| Video teaser | Also known as a sizzle reel, a video teaser is a short (3-7 minute) example of your project, used particularly by documentary projects to help raise production or post-production financing. The teaser should give an indication of the story and the key characters and give future buyers or investors a sense of the look and feel of your project. It should be submitted on DVD. |
| We | Film Victoria |
| Willingness to Participate Statement | A statement from a key character or expert indicating their preparedness to participate in the factual project in question. In particular, their willingness to appear on camera. This can be in the form of a letter, fax or email. |
| Withholding tax | A tax paid on royalty revenues earned in one country and remitted to a party in a second country. It is calculated at a standard percentage which varies from country to country and from time to time. |
| "You" / the applicant | When we refer to "You”, we mean the applicant for funding. The Applicant is the legal entity we contract with i.e. a company, incorporated association or an individual (not a business name) or the individual who submits the application on behalf of the legal entity we contract with If the application is made on behalf of an entity, the entity must have ownership or control of the activity for which funding is being sought In some funding strands, certain eligibility requirements or exclusions may extend to associated entities of the applicant. |