Funding Opportunities 2018-2019
National
Government of Canada
Due At Any Time:
Title: Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit
Description: Jointly administered by the Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) and the Canada Revenue Agency, the CPTC encourages the creation of Canadian film and television programming and the development of an active domestic independent production sector.
Funding: Up to 25% of the qualified labour expenditure
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/cavco-tax-credits/canadian-film-video-production.html
Title: Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit
Description: Provides eligible production corporations with a tax credit at a rate of 16 per cent of the qualified Canadian labour expenditures incurred in respect of an accredited production.
Funding: Up to 16% of the qualified labour expenditure
https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/cavco-tax-credits/film-video-production-services.html
Telefilm Canada
July 31, 2018:
Title: Talent to Watch Program
Description: Finances emerging content creators who are recent alumni of a partner educational institution, active members of partner cooperatives or recent participants of partner film festival incubator initiative, or who have directed a short film that was selected at a recognized film festival. The program also provides automatic funding to projects directed by an emerging director having previously directed a short film that has won a prize at a recognized film festival.
https://telefilm.ca/en/financing/talent-to-watch
Factor Canada
September 27, 2018:
Title: Artist Development
Description: Development activities including sound recording, touring & showcasing, video production, marketing and promotion.
Funding: $2,000
https://www.factor.ca/programs/artist-development/
January 31, 2019:
Title: Artist Development
Description: Development activities including sound recording, touring & showcasing, video production, marketing and promotion.
Funding: $2,000
https://www.factor.ca/programs/artist-development/
Due At Any Time:
Title: Live Performance
Description: Subsidizes the cost of domestic and international performances including showcases and tours.
Funding: Up to $37,500, depending on level of artist
https://www.factor.ca/programs/live-performance/
Title: Video
Description: Contributes to the cost of producing music videos for eligible Canadian sound recordings by artists rated 2 and 3.
Funding: Up to $20,000
https://www.factor.ca/programs/video/
Royal Bank of Canada
Due 2019 TBA:
Title: Emerging Artists Project
Description: Helps artists bridge the gap from emerging to established, and supports organizations that provide the best opportunity to advance their career trajectory. We support arts organizations and artists in a range of genres including visual art, music, theatre, performance, literature and film.
Funding: $5,000
http://www.rbc.com/community-sustainability/community/emerging-artists/index.html
Bell Media
Submissions Accepted as of September 1, 2018:
Title: Harold Greenberg Fund (Script Development Program)
Description: The Harold Greenberg Fund (Fund) is, a national funding organization that supports the development of Canadian dramatic feature films.
Funding: TBA
https://www.bellmedia.ca/harold-greenberg-fund/script-develop/
Fall/Winter 2018:
Title: Harold Greenberg Fund (Short Film Program)
Description: An initiative of The Harold Greenberg Fund in association with The Movie Network, the Shorts-to-Features program is designed to green light and finance the production of short films
Funding: $32,000
https://www.bellmedia.ca/harold-greenberg-fund/shorts-features-program/
Provincial
Ontario Media Development Corporation
August 27, 2018:
Title: IDM Fund: Production and Concept Definition
Description: Funding for high quality, original interactive digital media content projects that make a positive contribution to the Ontario economy.
Funding: Up to $250,000, capped at 50% of project budget
http://www.omdc.on.ca/interactive/Interactive_Digital_Media_Fund/Production_and_Concept_Definition.htm
October 2, 2018:
Title: Film Fund
Description: Support to films that meet the provincial definition of diversity which includes, but is not limited to: ancestry, culture, ethnicity, gender identity, gender expression, language, physical and intellectual ability, race, religion (creed), sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic status.
Funding: Up to $400,000, capped at 15% of project budget
http://www.omdc.on.ca/film_and_tv/Funding/Film_Fund.htm
Within 24 months of beginning of Principle Photography:
Title: Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit
Description: Based upon eligible Ontario labour expenditures incurred by a qualifying production company with respect to an eligible Ontario production. The OFTTC is generally “harmonized” with the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.
Funding: Up to 35% of the qualified labour expenditure
http://www.omdc.on.ca/film_and_tv/tax_credits/OFTTC.htm
Title: Ontario Production Services Tax Credit
Description: Based upon eligible Ontario labour and other production expenditures incurred by a qualifying corporation with respect to an eligible film or television production.
Funding: Up to 21.5% of the qualified production expenditure
http://www.omdc.on.ca/film_and_tv/tax_credits/OPSTC.htm
Due Any Time:
Title: Ontario Computer Animation & Special Effects Tax Credit
Description: Eligible computer animation and special effects activities include designing, modelling, rendering, lighting, painting, animating and compositing but do not include activities that are scientific research and experimental development.
Funding: Up to 18% of the qualified labour expenditure
http://www.omdc.on.ca/film_and_tv/tax_credits/OCASE.htm
Due 2019 TBA:
Title: Export Fund
Description: Funding to pursue strategic export development activities that support company growth and produce measurable business development results. Primary activities supported include targeted sales trips and attendance at international market events to support the company’s content creation and exploitation activities.
Funding: Up to $15,000, capped at 50% of total activity costs
http://www.omdc.on.ca/film_and_tv/Funding/Export_Fund___Film___Television.htm
Municipal
Hamilton City Enrichment Fund
Due 2019 TBA:
Title: Creation and Presentation for Artists
Description: Provide the opportunity for artists to create new artistic work and to enhance public exposure to a body of work that will build and / or strengthen their careers and / or enhance the creative profile of the city of Hamilton.
Funding: Up to $10,000 or 30% of project budget
https://d3fpllf1m7bbt3.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/media/browser/2016-08-31/cef-arts-creation-presentation-handbook-2018.pdf