Thought you’d missed the deadline?
It’s being reported that the Super Channel Feature Documentary Award deadline has been extended to Monday, December 10, 2012.
See my original post for the details.
Got an idea about engaging audiences in new and innovative ways?
The submission deadline for the Arts Innovation Fund, a partnership between BC Film + Media and the BC Arts Council, is November 30, 2012. The goal is to encourage arts and culture organizations to collaborate with digital media creators to better engage audiences.
“The funding is a non-recoupable advance of up to $25,000 and does not require matching funding or market support to trigger eligibility.”
BC Film + Media is administering the program. See the details.
Telefilm Canada’s Success Index (60% box office, 30% cultural significance and 10% private investment) may be reducing the number of production companies able to secure development funding for new projects.
Groups of filmmakers are now complaining that only senior producers can qualify.
See the National Post article.
My take: Stop chasing elusive government funding and come up with new ways to finance your (albeit cheaper) films. It won’t be long before the whole regime is toppled as catering to special interests and all of Telefilm’s money goes to the CMF for televison.
The Winnipeg Film Group has extended its deadline for its upcoming Telefilm Microbudget Recommendation Submission to November 28, 2012.
More importantly, it has relaxed the co-op membership requirement so that members who joined more than three years ago can now apply:
“Telefilm has the following criteria for eligible applicants:
Be a recent member of the WFG’s production centre (max 3 years)
* there is now flexibility in this requirement, so long as the other eligibility requirements are met….”
No word as to whether other Telefilm partners are relaxing this requirement as well.
See all the WFG details here.
The Independent Media Arts Alliance and the Canada Council are looking for filmmakers to produce seven two minute films.
The films will honour the 2013 recipients of the Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts.
“All information regarding this project is confidential, including the names and residences of the GGAVMA recipients until the announcement date of March 12. Successful commissioned artists will be told the name of the recipient he or she will be working with to produce the video. This year’s recipients are located in Montreal, Winnipeg, Calgary, Halifax (area), Toronto (area), Ottawa (area) and Georgian Bay (area).”
Your reward? $5,000.00, plus unlimited warm and fuzzies.
For full deets, see On Screen Manitoba.
The fall deadline for the Canadian Film Centre’s CFC Features program is fast approaching.
Up to $600,000.00 is up for grabs.
The tiers are the Development & Packaging Lab, the Production Lab (The Movie Network and Movie Central) and the Distribution Lab (eOne).
Courtesy of the CFC:
CFC Features is looking to invest in filmmakers from across Canada with engaging stories for the big screen.
Some new program highlights include:
- A partnership with Entertainment One, who will now be the domestic and international distributor
- Production entities retain copyright of their films
- Production entities can shoot anywhere in Canada
- Production budget levels have increased
- Filmmakers at various levels of their careers are encouraged to apply
- Writer/director/producer fees have increased
- Production entities can bring additional financing to the table
- Mentorship will be tailored to the sensibilities and individual needs of the participants
My take: if you’ve got a second draft script and a solid production team ready, go for it.
The entry fee is $100.
Could you use $1,000,000.00 to make a feature — in six months?
Will your marketing package rise to the top of the social media heap?
After stealth-launching at the VIFF Forum, CineCoup is about to visit cities across Canada to pitch its innovative film financing and distribution model. As they put it:
“Launching December 1, 2012, CineCoup is a disruptive film accelerator that will ultimately option 10 Canadian projects [f]or development and select one for up to $1 million in financing and GUARANTEED release in Cineplex theatres.”
For dates and more, see CineCoup.
Got a great idea for an interactive project?
Need $50K?
The deadline to apply for BC Film + Media and the BC Arts Council’s Interactive Fund is Thursday, November 15th.
Projects can be:
Check out the Guidelines for more detail.
Telefilm Canada is accepting submission of short films for the next Not Short on Talent programme, which will unspool at Clermont-Ferrand in February 2013.
The program of shorts will be curated by Danny Lennon, film festival programmer and founder of Prends ça court!, who will strive for an appropriate regional balance, so as to encourage films from all regions of the country. Priority will be given to films that have never been presented in public (world premieres).
The deadline is Thursday, November 1, 2012.
Telefilm Canada has extend the deadline for emerging producers to apply to Rotterdam Lab 2013 by one week.
The deadline is now Friday, November 2.
Telefilm is pitching this to ’emerging’ producers now. If chosen, you’ll need to pay your own airfare to The Netherlands.