Pitch on Demand 2026

PITCH ON DEMAND 2026

Pitch On Demand provides a fast-track for producers to commissioners or major partners in the Australian market. It is an opportunity for producers to directly connect with commissioners; or for small production companies who would like the support of a larger, more established business, the opportunity to connect with a potential partner.

Now in its sixth year, Pitch On Demand 2026 brings together returning commissioner Foxtel Group, alongside Fremantle Media Australia and Moonbug Entertainment, with opportunities spanning scripted, unscripted and children's content. The commissioning executives and major production partners will each provide a brief on what they are looking for (and what they are not looking for).

Fremantle Media Australia joins Pitch On Demand for the first time this year, with a focus on engaging with scripted creators or producers seeking a major production partner for their project.  Unscripted producers and creators have the opportunity to pitch their project to Foxtel Group, which includes Binge, Kayo Sports  and Australia’s largest PayTV provider.  We are also joined by Moonbug Entertainment, one of the world's most successful children's entertainment companies - operators of the Moonbug Kids and My Go! platforms, and the studio behind global brands such as CoComelon, Blippi, Little Angel and Little Baby Bum. 

During the application you be asked to supply:

your contact information
your biography (max 300 words - please ensure it includes your key career highlights & achievements that are most relevant to the project and commissioner/partner who you hope to pitch to)
your company information including ABN
Logline (max 750 characters including spaces - for guidance on writing loglines read here)
One-paragraph synopsis (max 1500 characters including spaces)
Overview of your target audience (for guidance on considering your audience read Screen Australia's Pathway to Audience guide)
Attachments (key cast or creatives and also include any marketplace attachments or LOIs)
Supporting materials:
- Pitch decks should be maximum 10 pages
- All materials should be PDF file format
- Please ensure all files are named as follows: PARTNER_TITLE_APPLICANT_DOC eg FREMANTLE_MADMEN_MATTWEINER_PITCHDECK.pdf
Do not add any additional projects

After you start an application, you will receive an email which contains a link to your submission so that you may edit it any time before the closing date.

Program Inclusions

Finalists will be invited to do a 20 minute one-on-one online pitch for their project to the requested potential partner
If the commissioner/partner is interested in exploring the project further with you, you'll be invited to continue the conversation directly
Being selected as a finalist does not guarantee the participant funding or ongoing support of any kind. All ongoing and future discussion are entirely at the discretion of the commissioner/partner, on their timeline and under their usual internal processes.

Eligibility Criteria

The Briefs are available to anyone who registers to participate via the links provided by SPA. SPA reserves the right, at its absolute discretion, to restrict specific people from accessing the Briefs or submitting materials for the benefit of the initiative.
Entry is open to SPA Members who are full financial members. If you are not a member explore membership options here
SPA Members may submit a maximum of one (1) pitch document for each Brief.
Submissions that do not fit the Brief are ineligible
Applicants may be an individual or a company
Submission of a completed application includes one original pitch document and entitles you to participate in the initiative and shall constitute your entry (“Entry”) and acceptance of these terms and Conditions.
Entry must be complete and comply with the format, structure and content guidelines instructed
Entries for a commissioner pitch must be market-ready (not early development)
Projects should have sufficiently developed project materials to share if shortlisted for a pitch
Evidence of chain of title may also be requested for selected projects
A pitch document using the required format outlined below. Any other materials and applications which do not use this required format will be ineligible.
Employees of SPA are not eligible to enter.

Key Dates

Tues 22nd Sept @ 1400 AEST:  Foxtel Group briefing webinar (14:00 - 14:30 AEST)
Thur 24th Sept @ 1030 AEST:  Moonbug Entertainment briefing webinar (10:30 - 11:00 AEST)
Thur 24th Sept @ 1400 AEST:  Fremantle Australia briefing webinar (14:00 - 14:30 AEST)
Fri 25th Sept @ 0900 AEST:  Applications open
Sun 18th Oct @ 2359 AEST: Applications close
Mon 2nd Nov: Applicants notified
17 - 20 Nov:  online one-on-one pitch meetings
30 Nov: End of program