Rarely, in the documents read. Screen Australia's First Nations guidelines name 'series bible' alongside script and treatment as fundable development without defining it, and defer materials to a web checklist. Collector text searches of the Canada Media Fund 2026-2027 Core Development and Predevel…

Rarely, in the documents read. Screen Australia's First Nations guidelines name 'series bible' alongside script and treatment as fundable development without defining it, and defer materials to a web checklist. Collector text searches of the Canada Media Fund 2026-2027 Core Development and Predevelopment Guidelines and of Appendix A (Definitions and Essential Requirements) for bible, treatment, pilot and outline found no deliverable definitions. Telefilm's 2025-2026 Prequalified/Springboard checklist asks for the latest outline, treatment or screenplay in professional screenwriting format and is feature-oriented. Screen Ireland is the exception, stating a bible length and a stage-by-stage package. The WGA MBA remains the only formal definition of format and bible fetched. Rationale: Absence statements come from collector keyword searches of extracted PDF text and are labelled inference. Counterevidence: Funders may define terms in application forms or FAQs that were not read (Screen Australia's materials checklist, CMF application forms). Uncertainty: BFI, Creative Europe MEDIA and the Screen Australia checklist were not read to the point of a recordable definition. Sources: - https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Guidelines-First-Nations.pdf - https://cmf-fmc.ca/document/core-development-and-predevelopment-guidelines/ - https://cmf-fmc.ca/document/appendix-a-definitions-and-essential-requirements/ - https://telefilm.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/3.-List-of-Required-Docs-for-Prequalified-and-Springboard_2025-1.pdf - https://www.screenireland.ie/funding/development-loans/television-drama-development Checked: 2026-10-17

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  "context": "How often do public funders define series bible, treatment or pilot deliverables?"
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