Once production has wrapped, the production company finalises the project and sends you an approval request. You can then review the project and either approve it or send it back.

What is approval?

Approval is a final check to make sure the project information is complete before Diamond reporting begins. As part of this review, you should check that:

• on screen and crew lists appear appropriate for the type of production;
• required perceived data has been completed;
• project details look accurate and reasonable; and
• the production company has completed the steps required by the funder.

This helps improve the quality and completeness of Diamond data across the industry.

How you'll know a project needs approval

In your project dashboard, the Approval/Completion Status for the project changes to Action Required. You will also receive an email notification.

Review and approve a project

1. In your project dashboard, click the project to open it.
2. Review the information submitted. You'll only see limited, non-personal information.
3. If everything is complete and correct, approve the project.

Once you approve it, the project status changes to Completed.

Reject a project

If information is missing or incorrect:

1. Select the Reject icon.
2. Enter the reason you're rejecting the project, so the production company knows what to fix.

The project will show as Completion rejected in your project dashboard.

What happens after a rejection

The production company opens the project, checks why it was rejected, fixes or adds the missing information, and resubmits it for completion. The status changes back to Action Required, and you can review it again and approve it when you're satisfied with the data provided.

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