[Wamvan] Grants for film and video artists - Canada Council for the Arts

[Natalie Hill]

Well.... today is the deadline, but if you really want the money and have
time this morning/afternoon, you could put together a bang-up application
and get it postmarked by March 1st!

http://canadacouncil.ca/grants/mediaarts/cn127221225398593750.htm

The Grants to Film and Video Artists program supports Canadian professional
independent artists who use cinema and video as a mode of artistic
expression, and provides them with opportunities for creative renewal and
for production of independent film and video works.

The program offers three components: *Research/Creation Grants*, *Production
Grants* and *Scriptwriting Grants*. There are separate application
guidelines and a form for each of the components.

*Research/Creation Grants* provide artists with opportunities for creative
renewal, experimentation, professional development and research. Grants
enable artists to concentrate full-time on a program of work for a specific
period of time. This component addresses artists whose practice combines
experimentation, exploration and research in conjunction with production.

*Production Grants* cover the direct costs of production and
post-production of independent film or video works.

*Scriptwriting Grants* cover the direct costs of scriptwriting (which
includes research for artists’ documentaries) for independent film and
video artworks.

To ensure the vitality and continued excellence of film and video art,
Canada Council for the Arts grants help support individual artists
committed to film and video as independent artist-controlled art forms.

*Independent* means that the artist initiates and is the driving force
behind the proposed project. The artist maintains complete creative and
editorial control over the work. This project consists of a program of work
including all of the activities required to successfully complete it.

These grants are *not* intended to support work created for the cultural
industries of commercial film and television.
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of Work Supported

This program is explicitly aimed at supporting projects involved in the
renewal and exploration of cinematographic and/or videographic practice.
Projects involved in the renewal and exploration of new media and audio
should be submitted to the *Grants to New Media and Audio Artists* program.

Priority is given to programs of work that involve innovation and artistic
expression.
A) Innovation

Only the most innovative proposals are supported. Innovation may be found
in the renewal of formal elements in terms of style, technique or process.
It can mean a contribution based on the uniqueness of the subject or
content of the project, or on the uniqueness of the artist’s perspective or
process of expression.
B) Artistic Expression

The Canada Council considers artistic expression in media arts to mean a
commitment by artists to contribute to the evolution of the medium from
their own unique perspectives, using their unique talents. This can also be
called their artistic voice or vision.

Priority is given to proposals from artists whose work demonstrates the
development of an individual style or expressive approach, and/or a
commitment to questioning and expanding the formal language of media arts.
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Eligibility Eligible Applicants

To apply to the Canada Council for the Arts, you must be a Canadian citizen
or have permanent resident status, as defined by Citizenship and
Immigration Canada. You do not need to be living in Canada when you apply.

You must also meet the Canada Council’s definition of a professional
artist, which is an artist who:

   - has specialized training in the artistic field (not necessarily in
   academic institutions)
   - is recognized as a professional by his or her peers (artists working
   in the same artistic tradition), and
   - is committed to devoting more time to artistic activity, if possible
   financially, and
   - has a history of presentation in a *professional context*.

Individuals or groups of up to three artists working collaboratively on a
project may apply.

*Established, mid-career* and *emerging artists* are eligible.

An *established artist* is someone who:

   - has been practising for at least seven years
   - has created and released a body of independent film or video work in a
   professional context

A *mid-career* artist is someone who:

   -  has been practising for at least three years
   - who has created and released more than one independent film or video
   work in a professional context

Also considered as *mid-career artists* are:

   - *professional established and /or mid-career artists in other artistic
   disciplines* who meet the Canada Council’s eligibility criteria for
   their discipline. To be eligible, these artists *must have had a
   recognized practice for at least five years.* During this period,
   artists must have presented their works nationally and/or internationally
   in a professional context (as defined by the relevant art section or unit
   of the Canada Council for the Arts). Artists  must also demonstrate that
   they have basic training in film or video, or solid support in independent
   film and video from experienced individuals, such as recognized advisors or
   technicians, and
   - film and video directors with at least five years’ experience as
   directors in the industry.

To be eligible, established and/or mid-career artists must include with
their application a copy of one work that they have created.

*Note to Emerging artists*
Please read the guidelines carefully as the definition of an emerging
artist has been recently modified.

An *emerging artist* is someone who:

   - has less than three years of practice
   - has completed basic training
   - has completed at least one independent film or video work that has
   been presented in a professional context

The basic training in media arts can be formal (university or college
studies) or informal (production courses, workshops, hands-on experience in
media arts production, etc.). Applicants must include with their
application a copy of at least one independent production where they were
the director. Applicants can also include with their application a copy of
another production (as the second item) where they made a significant
creative contribution as the director, co-director, director of photography
or editor.

In the media arts, a *professional context* means venues and organizations
(real or virtual) primarily devoted to presentation. These may be
artist-run centres, exhibition centres, museums, galleries, film clubs,
television, cinematheques, festivals and competitions (other than those
reserved for student productions), other recognized presentation venues or
organizations where the selection of participants is made by media arts
professionals.

*Undergraduate students* at a school, college or university *are
not*eligible to apply.

*Graduate students* are eligible to apply only if they meet the Canada
Council’s definition of a professional artist, and the proposed production
is not related to their program of study. A letter from the applicant’s
program director is required to verify this information, and it must be
included with the application.
Eligible Projects or Programs of Work Research/Creation Grants

Artists must clearly describe the desired results of their program of work,
e.g. one or several completed productions, or experimentation in filming,
editing, animation and/or interactivity. Process oriented programs of work
include one or more of the following activities (non-exhaustive list):

   - development, analysis and/or research of ideas, concepts, themes
   and/or techniques
   - experimentation and research workshops linked to the application
   submitted
   - experimentation with processes or techniques
   - editing and preparation of an exhibition or a performance
   - travel to pursue professional development activities outside the
   applicant’s home region
   - professional development, such as attending workshops, residencies,
   symposiums, conferences or other forms of specialized training not leading
   towards a degree
   - the realization of a work

Production Grants

The normal production and post-production activities of an independent film
or video artwork are eligible for support.

Independent productions in the following categories are eligible for
support:

   - art and essay work
   - experimental
   - collaboration (maximum of three co-applicants)
   - drama and artists’ documentary
   - film/video on new supports (on-line video, etc.)
   - dance film/video
   - animation

Scriptwriting Grants

Eligible programs of work may include the following:

   - research, scriptwriting and/or development of a storyboard
   - workshops with actors
   - travel when required by the program of work

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Amount

These grants cannot be used for projects that have already been completed
or for expenses that were incurred before the program deadline. They may
not be used to purchase equipment or to offset capital costs.

Expenses associated with the project financing process are not eligible.
Research/Creation Grants

   - *Established and mid-career artists –* grants range from $3,000 to
   $60,000
   - *Emerging artists –* grants range from $3,000 to $20,000.

Production Grants

   - *Established and mid-career artists –* grants range from $3,000 to
   $60,000
   - *Emerging artists –* grants range from $3,000 to $20,000.

Scriptwriting Grants

   - Grants range from $3,000 to $20,000.

[image: Top of Page]<http://canadacouncil.ca/grants/mediaarts/cn127221225398593750.htm#Top>Application
Forms

   - Research/Creation
Grants<http://canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/5EF412C4-4ED6-48C2-BEC9-F53D4D25A2E4/0/MAG14aE0811.pdf>
(PDF
   format)
   - Part D - Financial Information Research/Creation
Grants<http://canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/CAC01299-DDF8-4EC5-916D-F29077FB48B6/0/DResearch_Budget.xls>(Excel
format)
   - Production
Grants<http://canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/7198EA4D-D714-4519-933F-955040804C54/0/MAG14bE0811.pdf>
(PDF
   Format
   - Scriptwriting
Grants<http://canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/CF2534C7-3815-466C-AA04-899E8C0F6EC9/0/MAG14cE0811.pdf>(PDF
format)
   - Part C - Financial Information Scriptwriting
Grants<http://canadacouncil.ca/NR/rdonlyres/51E77E90-794A-43B8-8828-EE98567BA512/0/CScript.xls>
(Excel
   format)

Please note that the *Research and Creation Grants* and *Scriptwriting
Grants* components are not available via our Grants Online (GO) system.
Solely the *Production* component is available via GO.

   - To submit your *Production Grant* application form via the Internet go
   to GO Grants Online <http://canadacouncil.ca/go>

[image: Top of Page]<http://canadacouncil.ca/grants/mediaarts/cn127221225398593750.htm#Top>Further
Information

This program summary provides an outline of the *Grants to Film and Video
Artists*. For more details, contact one of the Program Officers listed
below.

   - *Anglophone emerging artists* interested in *Research/Creation*
or *Production
   Grants* should contact: *laura jeanne lefave,* toll-free at
   1-800-263-5588 or 613-566-4414, ext. 5254.
   - *Anglophone mid-career* and *established artists* interested in
*Scriptwriting
   Grants,* *Research/Creation* or *Production Grants* should contact:
   *Ian Reid*, toll-free at 1-800-263-5588 or 613-566-4414, ext. 5203.
   - *Francophone artists* should contact *Paul Thinel, *toll-free at
   1-800-263-5588 or 613-566-4414, ext. 5253.

*TTY*: 1-866-585-5559

*Fax:* 613-566-4409

Media Arts Section
Canada Council for the Arts
P. O. Box 1047, 350 Albert Street
Ottawa ON  K1P 5V8

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August 2011*
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