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Shorts-to-Features Program

by Maurice | February 12, 2022

  • This program is currently closed.

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:

  • be filmmaking teams, writer/director/producer. The writer, producer and director must not have had a credit on a feature in one of these three disciplines.
  • be Canadian (Canadian citizenship or Permanent Residents).
  • produce a short film between 5 and 10mins, with intentions to be certified by Canadian content.
  • work with an executive producer (EP) who meets the Fund’s Script Development/Equity Investment Program eligibility criteria - this person must be a Canadian and have produced at least one feature film within the last seven years. This individual will act as a mentor throughout the film’s production.

Application Steps:

The applicant must submit:

1

the application through the online submission portal located at Bellmedia.ca.,

2

the supporting documents as separate PDFs zipped into one .zip file

Documentation Needed: 

​The applicant must submit:

  1. 1
    the application,
  2. 2
    a script between 5 and 10 pages (scripts longer than 10 pages will NOT be accepted),
  3. 3
    the synopsis of short script (100-200 words) and the synopsis of feature script (300-500 words),
  4. 4
    a statement from the team on how this short can represent a calling card for a feature project in the future,
  5. 5
    a one page director’s vision statement, 
  1. 6
    a feature script (80-120 pages) which relates to the short film,
  2. 7
    a one-or-two page resumes for writer, director, producer,
  3. 8
    a production Budget,
  4. 9
    the executive producer letter of interest or a wishlist of potential EPs,
  5. 10
    one or two previous short films from the director (link/url – no DVDs).

Other Things to Note:

Harold Greenberg Fund ceased operations in 2021.

Program Contact:

​Home - Bell Media

​About ‘The Fund’

​Harold Greenberg Fund to cease operations later this year​​​

Related posts:

Aboriginal Business Financing Program (ABFP)
Jobs and Growth Fund (JGF)
Atlantic Innovation Fund (AIF)
Self Employment (SE) Program

About Maurice

Maurice (Moe) Muise learned the ins-and-outs of government while an employee of the Government of Canada in Ottawa for 10 years. His current focus is helping small businesses in Atlantic Canada to identify and maximize government grants to grow their business. Click here to learn more about Moe’s background and how he can help your business.

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