Amount:
$37,000.00
Type of Program:
Grants & Loan
Description:
The Shorts-to-Features Program is designed to finance the production of three short films, in the amount of $32,000 each, from emerging Canadian filmmakers to use as a calling card for their first feature film, in addition to a commitment of a further $5,000 to develop a second draft of their feature script. Eligible projects need to show how the short film relates creatively to a feature film currently in development.
Comments on Funding:
Funding comes as a prize of $32,000.
The Fund guarantees a further commitment of $5,000 per project in the form of a script development loan to go from First Draft to Second Draft.
When It Ends:
Closed
Deadline:
December 2020
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
Application Steps:
The applicant must submit:
the application through the online submission portal located at Bellmedia.ca.,
the supporting documents as separate PDFs zipped into one .zip file
Documentation Needed:
The applicant must submit:
- 1the application,
- 2a script between 5 and 10 pages (scripts longer than 10 pages will NOT be accepted),
- 3the synopsis of short script (100-200 words) and the synopsis of feature script (300-500 words),
- 4a statement from the team on how this short can represent a calling card for a feature project in the future,
- 5a one page director’s vision statement,
- 6a feature script (80-120 pages) which relates to the short film,
- 7a one-or-two page resumes for writer, director, producer,
- 8a production Budget,
- 9the executive producer letter of interest or a wishlist of potential EPs,
- 10one or two previous short films from the director (link/url – no DVDs).
Other Things to Note:
Harold Greenberg Fund ceased operations in 2021.
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