The Regional Filming Fund offsets costs associated with shooting in regional areas of NSW. Regional NSW is defined as all areas in NSW outside the Sydney Metro area.

The objectives of the program are to:

• Increase economic activity in regional NSW, by encouraging NSW screen productions to film outside of metropolitan areas

• Enable regional NSW to benefit from the growth of film and television production in the State.

Eligible NSW Regional Spend expenses are limited to:

• Location fees

• Travel (for cast and crew traveling from other parts of NSW)

• Accommodation

• Per diems

• Local suppliers & services (e.g., construction contractors, security, traffic control, etc.)

• Catering

• Salaries for regionally based cast and crew.

Regional spend does not include any above-the-line expenses (including development expenses), indirect costs, company overheads and contingency.

Support is provided as a grant. The maximum grant per production is $175,000.