Funders and Foundations
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Canadian Heritage Financial Support Programs
Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
This program provides a tax credit to film and video production companies to encourage Canadian programming and to develop an active domestic production sector.
This fully refundable tax credit is available at a rate of 25 percent of the qualified labour expenditure (QLE) of an eligible production.
- Eligibility
- Canadian film and video production companies
Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for detailed eligibility criteria.
- Amount
- Varies
- Submissions Date
Vary
- Website
- Phone
(613) 946-7600 Toll-free 1-888 433-2200
Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.
Canadian Heritage Financial Support Programs
Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC)
This tax credit is granted to foreign and Canadian production companies to enhance Canada as a location of choice for film and video productions.
The PSTC is also designed to strengthen the industry and secure investment. PSTC is available at a rate of 16 percent of qualified Canadian labour expenditures. This program is administered by The Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO).
- Eligibility
- Canadian or foreign-owned corporations primarily involved in film or video production or production services in Canada
Please consult the Canadian Heritage website for detailed eligibility criteria.
- Amount
- Varies
- Submissions Date
Vary
- Website
Canadian Heritage
Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO)- Phone
(613) 946-7600 Toll-free 1-888-433-2200
Please contact Canadian Heritage directly for program details.
OBORO
Production Assistance Program
OBORO offers production assistance and access to various resources and equipment at their New Media Lab at reduced rates to artists and independent producers for non-commercial projects.
The aim of this program is to provide assistance to artists and independent producers working on non-commercial projects who have had difficulty finding funding for their work.
- Eligibility
- Candidates must be able to justify their need for assistance at reduced rates (such as difficulty obtaining financing elsewhere)
Please visit OBORO's website for a complete list of eligibility criteria.
- Amount
- Access to equipment and services at reduced rates
- Submissions Date
Anytime
- Website
- Phone
514.844.3250
Please contact OBORO directly for program details.
PRIM Centre
Les Refusés
This program is for artists with a project that has been refused by other funding programs in the past eight months.
This unique grant program is for artists whose project has been refused by other funding agencies, but who still want to pursue their work. PRIM offers training and access to their facilities which you can use at your own pace.
- Eligibility
For your project to be eligible, it must have been refused in the past eight months by:
- CALQ
- CAM
- CAC
Contact PRIM to find out more about eligibility details.
- Amount
- Access to PRIM facilities and Equipment. Free Training
- Submissions Date
Winter (February 5)
- Website
http://www.primcentre.org/ (only in French)
- Phone
(514) 524-2421
Please contact PRIM directly for program details.
Telefilm Canada
Spark Plug Program
The aim of this program is to advance the skills of visible minority and aboriginal producers.
This program provides funding, professional development training and advances the creative and business skills of visible minority and aboriginal producers in the development of dramatic television. This includes increasing the number of promising television scripts available for licensing from these cultural groups, and promoting partnerships among producers and broadcasters.
- Eligibility
- Be a visible minority or a self-declared Aboriginal person
- Operate a Canadian controlled corporation with the meaning of The Canada Investment Act
- Have a head office based in Canada
- Have their company's activities taking place in Canada
Please contact Telefilm Canada's Spark Plug Program for a complete list of eligibility requirements.
- Amount
- Funding component (amount not specified)
- Professional Development Training
- Attendance at the Banff Television Festival
- Submissions Date
Fall
- Website
- Phone
514.283.6363 / Toll-free: 1.800.567.0890
Please contact Telefilm Canada directly for funding details.
The Actors' Fund of Canada
The Actors' Fund
This fund provides emergency short term assistance to entertainment industry professionals in financial crisis.
The Actors' Fund of Canada is a registered charity that provides emergency financial assistance to entertainment industry professionals if they find themselves in financial crisis. The fund provides confidential and non-judgemental support for entertainment industry professionals in times of illness, injury, sudden unemployment or other circumstances that make it impossible to keep up with regular living expenses.
- Eligibility
- People working in all areas of the entertainment industry
- Majority of your living over last 3 years (or if retired, during your working life) in the industry
Please consult The Actors' Fund website for detailed eligibility criteria.
- Amount
- Varies according to need
- Submissions Date
Anytime
- Website
- Phone
(416) 975-0304, 1-877-399-8392 (toll-free)
Please contact The Actors' Fund directly for fund details.
The Banff Centre
The Banff New Media Institute Program
The Banff Centre's New Media Institute provides interdisciplinary and culturally diverse workshops, labs, summits, work/study opportunities, and production assistance in order to advance the work of artists and researchers using new media.
Set on a campus in a beautiful and inspiring mountain location, the Banff Centre, Alberta, is a prestigious and world-renowned arts, cultural, and educational institution and conference facility. The Centre's New Media Institute (BNMI) has an array of workshops, production labs, and research opportunities for artists in new media throughout the year.
Please visit the Banff Centre's comprehensive website for submission dates and eligibility details on the program that interests you.
- Eligibility
- Amount
Varies
- Submissions Date
- Website
- Phone
1-800 565-9989
Please contact The Banff Centre directly for residency details.
Vidéographe
CORPus DVD
CORPus DVD assists artists in compiling a body of their work, or transferring their work into DVD format.
Vidéographe, one of the first video access centres in North America, sponsors the CORPus DVD program. This program assists artists who want to compile a body of work, on a particular theme, or from a specific period of their artistic production, in DVD format. Artists will be given free access to facilities, technical assistance and 25 copies of their DVD.
- Eligibility
Please contact Vidéographe for details on eligibility and for application information.
- Amount
- Membership to Vidéographe for a year
- Technical assistance
- Access to Vidéographe equipment and production facilities
- Submissions Date
- To be determined
- Website
- Vidéographe
- Phone
- 514.521.2116
Please contact Videographe directly for program details.
YES Montreal and the Canadian Youth Business Foundation (CYBF)
YES and CYBF Loans
YES Montreal and CYBF offer a loan of up to $15,000 to help young entrepreneurs aged 18 to 34 to start a new business.
In order to find out all details about the program, you must attend a Grants & Loans information session at YES.
- Eligibility
- Aged 18 to 34
- Demonstrate relevant knowledge and/or experience within your industry
- Work in the business on a full-time basis
- Present a business plan demonstrating the viability of your business
- Be in business for less than 12 months (from the time of your first sale)
- Must attend a Grants & Loans Information Session prior to applying for this program
Please contact YES for complete eligibility criteria.
- Amount
- up to $15,000
- Submissions Date
Please consult YES for deadlines.
- Website
<a href="http://www.yesmtl.org/>YES Montreal
- Phone
514-878-9788 (tel)
Please contact YES directly for program details.