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Fund Name CAVCO CRTC CTF Telefilm National Film Board Canada Council forthe Arts
ProgramName
Canadian Film orVideo Production TaxCredit (CPTC)
Canadian Radio-television andTelecommunicationsCommission
BroadcasterPerformance Stream:Children's & Youth,Documentary, VAPA,French Drama
Special Initiatives(Aboriginal Language,French LanguageOutside of Quebec,Development,Versioning)
Operates as co-producer throughregional offices, plus:Cultural DiversityInitiative, AboriginalFilmmakers Program,Filmmaker AssistanceProgram
Canada Councilsupports about50 organizations(production centres)
Public orPrivate
Public Public Public / Privatepartnership
Public Public Public
Type ofFunding
Tax Credit Certification only; nofunding
Licence Fee Top-Up(grant) to productionswhich are distinctlyand identifiablyCanadian;administers equity inprojects in associationwith Telefilm
Equity funding for10/10 productions(except Aboriginalproductions)
Equity (as co-producer),distribution, services
Grants to individualsat various careerstages
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Fund Name CAVCO CRTC CTF Telefilm National Film Board Canada Council forthe Arts
Programs inAddition toTax Credits
NB: Changes todocumentaryguidelines to beannounced onMarch 30, 2005 -definition ofdocumentary to matchCRTC; allowance fordocumentaries whichmeet ER 2 & 3 onlyup to 20% of budget
Canada Feature FilmFund (approx. $94m);Canada New MediaFund ($14m);VersioningAssistance, Co-Production, Loanguarantees
Feature LengthDocumentaryintended forTheatrical release(for more informationgo to the TelefilmCanada websitewww.telefilm.gc.caand click on fundsand programs for theTheatrical
Documentary PilotProgram.) Thisprogram waslaunched on June14 th, 2005 and theone-year pilotprogram will supportthe development,production and post-production/completionof documentaryfeatures.
Not a funder per sebut provides thefollowing assistance:FAP / ACIC Program(grants) - up to $5Kfor post etc. forfilmmakers; NFBtakes acquisition, butlittle in way ofadvance; NFB willinvest 100% inproject; NFB will alsocome in 29-49% asco-producer; mostlyonly one-offs;produces approx 12feature-length docsper year. On top ofthe existing theatricalfeature docs that the
NFB is co-producing,it is earmarking, in fy2005-6, another$400K for theatricalfeature doc co-productions. On theEnglish side theseproduction dollars willbe augmented by TheDocumentaryChannel, which willinvest an additional$400K .On the Frenchside, the NFB willcontinue to work with
existing co-productionpartners along withthe SRC and Tl-Qubec, andwelcomes others.
Emerging Grants - upto $16K for those withless than 3 yearsexperience; Mid-career - 3-7 years and3-4 projects;Established - over7 years experience;Script Writing grants(up to $20K);Production grants (upto $60K) - moreavailable toproductions withoutbroadcasters; TravelGrants and AboriginalArts Media programsalso available
Annual Budget $272m per year (allgenres)
$40M per year, docand animation (production)
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Fund Name CAVCO CRTC CTF Telefilm National Film Board Canada Council forthe Arts
MinimumPoints
6 out of 10 6 out of 10 orequivalent
10 out of 10, except: 10 out of 10, exceptfor Aboriginal, unlessproject applies toother envelope aswell
Not specific Not specific
Live ActionPoint Scale
Director - 2 points;Screenwriter - 2points; Highest PaidPerformer- 1 point;2nd highest paidPerformerr - 1 point;DoP - 1 point; ArtDirector - 1 point;Composer - 1 point;Editor - 1 point; inDOCUMENTARY, allpositions must beoccupied byCanadians if less than6 points; can be 10/10
equivalent
Almost scale asCAVCO, althoughCRTC refers to "LeadPerformer" and "ArtDirector" referred toas "ProductionDesigner"
SAME / CTF usesCAVCO scale asbenchmark (EssentialRequirement #2)
SAME Not specific, butworks only withCanadian filmmakers(individual orcorporations)
EligibleApplicant
"Qualifiedcorporation" that isCanadian-controlledper the InvestmentCanada Act, carryingon the business ofmaking Canadian film/ video in theappropriate taxationyear.
Applicant must beCanadian, mustcontrol and be thecentral decision-maker of a productionfrom beginning toend.
a) Either independentor broadcaster-affiliated productioncompanies; must bedefined as Canadiancorporation underIncome Tax Act1106
For equity programs,limitations whereapplicant owns 10%of a broadcaster, or ifapplicant receivesmore revenue frombroadcasting ordistribution than fromproduction
Canadianindependentfilmmakers
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Fund Name CAVCO CRTC CTF Telefilm National Film Board Canada Council forthe Arts
CRTC primarilyoversees thelicensees(broadcasters), butprovides certificationfor programming as"Canadian", soeligible applicantwould be anyproducer with aprogram thatpotentially could bedefined as Canadianby CRTC Guidelines
b) Broadcasteraffiliated productioncompany cannot beaffiliated with apublicly-fundedbroadcaster
EligibleProductions
a) production must becertified by CAVCOas a "Canadian film orvideo production"
a) Series: productionelements may varyfrom episode toepisode, and someepisodes may notmeet minimum
requirements. As longas 60% of series'episodes meet orexceed minimumrequirements of pointsystem (6 out of 10)project will be eligible.Series must retainaverage of 6 out of10.
a) productions mustbe "distinctly andidentifiably Canadian"OR may only meetErs 2 & 3 BUT canonly receive top-up
funding (max 20% ofbudget) and no equity(TFC)
SAME Since NFB comes inas a co-producer,"eligible" takes ondifferent meaning.Mostly POVdocumentaries,
animation and newmedia projects.
b) application for acertificate ofcompletion must bemade before theproductions
application deadline(24 months after theend of first fiscalfollowing year PPbegan, or anadditional 18 monthsfrom that dateaccompanied by awaiver filed with CRA)
b) Eligible genresinclude news, sports,music videos,interstitials , drama,comedy,
documentary,children'sprogramming
b) Fund is a "culturalprogramming fund" -does not supportindustrial or foreignservice productions
SAME
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Fund Name CAVCO CRTC CTF Telefilm National Film Board Canada Council forthe Arts
c) Eligible genres:children's,documentary,educational, fiction,magazine, music,performing arts,variety and other.
c) Projects can alsobe eligible as "co-ventures" or"productionpackages", whichallows involvement ofnon-Canadianproduction entities
c) only supportsprojects currentlylicensed by aCanadianbroadcaster, that willbe broadcast within18 months ofcompletion
SAME
Ineligiblegenres
news, current events,talk shows, gameshows, sports events,galas or awardsshows, fundraisingshows, realitytelevision,pornography,advertising, industrial/ corporateprogramming,programs (other than
documentaries) thatare primarily stockfootage, programmingthat is contrary topublic policy per MCH
Infomercials,promotional andcorporate videos, andother forms ofadvertising materials.
SAME but withadditional definitionsregardingdocumentary (how-to,lifestyle, humaninterest); programsmust meet CAB Codeof Ethics; noinfomercials, musicvideos, interstitials,religiousprogramming,
travelogues
SAME
Definition of"Canadian"
a) "a person who is,at all relevant times, aCanadian citizen asdefined in theCitizenship Act, apermanent residentwithin the meaningassigned by theImmigration &Refugee Protection
Act, or a corporationthat is Canadian-controlled asdetermined by s. 26-28 of the InvestmentCanada Act."
a) a person who is aCanadian citizen asdefined by theCitizenship Act, orwho have receivedtheir record of landingas Landed Immigrantsand who arepermanent residents
In reference to"Eligible Applicants",refers only tocorporations deemedCanadian under1106 of the IncomeTax Regulations.
SAME Can be either aCanadian citizen orlanded immigrant toapply
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Fund Name CAVCO CRTC CTF Telefilm National Film Board Canada Council forthe Arts
b) individual cannotacquire permanentresident status inorder to qualify duringproduction; must haveachieved status priorto commencing dutieson behalf of theproduction
b) Canadianproduction companyis defined as alicensee of CRTC, orCanadian companycarrying on businessin Canada, withCanadian businessaddress, owned andcontrolled byCanadians, andwhose principalbusiness is theproduction of film
Definition of"Producer"
a) controls and is thecentral decisionmaker in respect ofthe production; b)directly responsiblefor acquisition of storyand development ofproduction; c)identified as being theproducer; d) allpositions related toproducer functionsmust be held byCanadians, except for"courtesy credits" asgranted by CAVCO
a) The producer isexpected, amongother things, to beinvolved in acquiringand developing thestory, selecting andengaging the keycreative personnel,budget preparation,financing, control ofexpenditures anddistribution of theproduction; b) mustbe Canadian, must becentral decision-maker from beginningto end; c) must beprepared todemonstrate fulldecision-makingpower
a) applicant(producer) must retainand exercise alleffective controlsconsistent with thoseof a producer; b)includes control andfinal approval ofcreative decision,financing, distribution,prep / approval ofbudget
SAME
Ownership &Distribution
a) Company must be"Canadian-controlled"per s. 26-28 ofInvestment CanadaAct
Certification speaksprimarily of theproduction, not theproduction company
a) under Canadianownership andCanadian executiveand creative control
SAME
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Fund Name CAVCO CRTC CTF Telefilm National Film Board Canada Council forthe Arts
b) company's primaryactivity in tax year isCanadian film orvideo production
b) under financialcontrol of Canadiansor permanentresidents
SAME
c) may need toconfirm corporateeligibility thru CanadaRevenue Agency /Income Tax Rulings
c) controlledcreatively andfinancially byCanadians during allphases of production
SAME
CopyrightOwnership
a) Canadiancorporation must holdexclusive worldwideownership for allcommercialexploitation for25 years;
Must be whollyCanadian except incases of co-ventures,production packagesor twinning
There is norequirement forCanadian copyrightownership
a) applicant owns allrights (includingcopyright) and optionsnecessary forproduction anddistribution in Canadaand abroad andretains and ongoingfinancial interest inproject
SAME
b) controls initiallicensing forcommercialexploitation;
Broadcast &Distribution
Production must haveagreement in writingat FMV with either aCanadian distributoror broadcaster tohave productionshown in Canadawithin two years ofproduction being
completed andcommercialexploitable
Not discussed Project must belicensed by aCanadianbroadcaster; fundingis licence fee top-up
SAME, except thatfunding is generally inthe form of equityinvestment
NFB has key mandateas a distributor, sotakes on its owndistributionrequirements
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Fund Name CAVCO CRTC CTF Telefilm National Film Board Canada Council forthe Arts
TechnicalRequirements
Nothing specific as tolength, closedcaptioning etc.;program allows forshorts (which CAVCOdescribes as 74
minutes or less) whichit considersseparately from series
Anything frominterstitials to featurefilms
Programs must be aminimum of30 minutes broadcastlength, closedcaptioned, in eitherEnglish or French
Same, with somelanguage allowancefor Aboriginalprograms
Considerationfor Cultural /Regional /Language
None BroadcasterPerformanceEnvelopes will beadjusted to supportbroadcasters whosupport regional(150 km outsideMontreal or Toronto)productions
Specific programs forAboriginal Languageprogramming
Expenditures Not less than 75% oftotal of all costs inrespect of producingthe production mustbe provided to or byindividuals areCanadians
At least 75% ofservices costs andpost-production costsmust be paid toCanadians (defined inguidelines)
No specificregulations
Fund purpose CAVCO reviews theCanadian content ofproductions applyingfor tax credits; taxcredit certificationunder the Income TaxAct / requirementsunder (draft) IncomeTax Regulations s.1106; determines
Canadian content andqualified labourexpenditure
to support theproduction andbroadcast of aspecific type ofcultural significanttelevision and filmproduction
Sunset date/deadlinesand/or contactinformation
On-goingRobert Soucy orDavid Shea (613)946-7586
On-goingNick [email protected]
www.canadiantelevisionfund.ca for programinformation416-214-4400
www.telefim.gc.ca forvarious regionaloffices and programinformation
1-800-267-7710www.nfb.ca
October 1 and March1 applicationdeadlines1-800-263-5588
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Fund Name BCE-CTV Benefits Bell Broadcast andNew Media Fund
CIFVF CIDA CWIP Corus Telelat ino Fund
ProgramName
Documentary Events;MOW CompanionDocumentaries;Cross-CulturalDevelopment Initiative
Production Fund andDevelopment Fund
CanadianIndependent Film andVideo Fund
Mass Media Initiative CanWest WesternIndependentProducers Fund
Corus Telelatino Fund
Public orPrivate
Private Private Private, not-for-profit Public Private, not-for-profi t Private
Type ofFunding
"Bonused" licencefees, equity,distribution advances
Grants Grants (bothproduction anddevelopment) foreducational /informationalprogramming
Grants (some moniesmight be repayable),contributions
Grants Licence fee top-up;developmentfinancing may also beconsidered
Programs inAddition toTax Credits
Production and Post-production monies;fund strictly foreducational /informationalprogramming; up to
$10K for developmentand up to $50K forproduction / post-production
Women'sProgramming Fund,Corus Made With PayDevelopment Fund
Annual Budget $140 million over7 years, ending in2007 (all genres)
Production: $4.5m peryear; Development:$500K per year (allgenres)
$2 million per year (allgenres)
$23.9 million over5 years; no longertaking applications
$1.1 million (allgenres)
MinimumPoints
6 out of 10 (qualify forCAVCO)
8 out of 10 - notspecific as to wherepoints drop
8 out of 10 - notspecific as to wherepoints drop
Not specified 8 out of 10 (notes thatprojects can be 8 outof 10 on either theCAVCO or CRTCscales)
Programs must beeligible for certificationas "CanadianProduction" pursuantto CAVCO or satisfydefinition of Canadianprogram per CRTC
Live ActionPoint Scale
Qualify for CAVCOonly
N/A
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Fund Name BCE-CTV Benefits Bell Broadcast andNew Media Fund
CIFVF CIDA CWIP Corus Telelat ino Fund
EligibleApplicant
IndependentCanadian producers
a) must beindependentproducers orbroadcaster-affiliated(limited to 25% offunds per fiscal year)
a) must beindependent producerand Canadian citizen
a) Canadianindividuals andorganizations in film,television (incl.broadcasters),magazines, NGOs,
individuals w/experience incommunications
a) permanentlyestablished prod cooperating in WesternCanada for aminimum of 3 years
Canadian owned andcontrolled productioncompany withdemonstratedexperience intelevision production
b) must have eitherbroadcast or newmedia experience thatis relevant; c) mustdemonstrate soundfinancial position &expertise
b) productioncompany must beCanadian-owned andoperated, or non-profitorganization; c) film /video as principalactivity
b) must be Canadiancitizens orcorporations
b) broadcaster-affiliated prod cos arenot eligible if primarylicence from samebroadcaster
Proposals especiallyencouraged fromCanadian producersof Italian and / orHispanic origin
EligibleProductions
Projects must haveboth a broadcast andnew mediacomponent, althoughis possible to receiveonly new mediafunding
Educational andinformationalproductions geared toa non-theatricalmarket
a) eligible projectsinclude, but notlimited to: televisionand radio productions,magazine /newspaper articles,exhibits, innovativeprojects
a) production must becertified by eitherCRTC or CAVCO as"Canadianproduction"
Documentary, dramaand comedy, musicand dance, variety,talk shows
Can only get fundingin a series for oneseason
b) cannot focus on theactivities of anorganization (i.e.promotion), or culturalor tourism themes
b) must be airedwithin 2 years ofdelivery tobroadcaster
Must be of particularappeal to Canadianviewers of Italian and/ or Hispanic originand be of primaryrelevance to thataudience
c) must be consistentwith CIDA's mandate
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Fund Name BCE-CTV Benefits Bell Broadcast andNew Media Fund
CIFVF CIDA CWIP Corus Telelat ino Fund
Ineligiblegenres
Program is genre-specific - dramaticseries, convergedseries, MOWs, docs,variety show
Cannot be news,reporting or actualitiesor sports; must meetGuidelines re sex roleportrayal and violenceper CRTC; new media
portion cannot be forconsole games andmust be more thanpromotional website
CIFVF will not acceptapplications forsponsored projects orwhere the producerdoes not hold thecopyright
Ineligible programsinclude those thatfocus on the activitiesof a specific fund-raising organization,or those that focus on
anthropological,ethnographic, cultural,geographic or tourismthemes; involve thecreation of newwebsites or NGOnewsletters
SAME Not specifical lydefined
Definition of"Canadian"
Since programs mustbe able to qualifyunder CAVCO, thosedefinitions apply
Must meet CAVCO8/10 certification or beofficial treaty co-production
Producer must be aCanadian citizen orpermanent resident
Canadian citizen orlanded immigrant
Not specified Not specificallydefined
Definition of"Producer"
Independentproducers (not CTV);again, since must beable to qualify forCAVCO, CAVCOrules apply
Producer must havedemonstrable controlover all financial,creative and editorialmatters related to theproduction, be theproven and principalowner of copyright,maintain sole editorialcontrol
Not specified Must havedemonstratedexperience intelevision production
Ownership &Distribution
Per CAVCO a) must be Canadiancitizens or landedimmigrants
Producer must beprepared to enter intoan exclusive contractfor distribution inCanada for a periodof 3 years with privatesector, Canadian-owned and controlled
distribution companywith track record innon-theatricaldistribution
Producer must beCanadian, and projectmust focus onCanadianparticipation
Applicant companymust demonstratemajority creative andfinancial control ofproject
Canadian owned andcontrolled productioncompany
b) company must beCanadian -controlledwithin meaning ofInvestment CanadaAct
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Fund Name BCE-CTV Benefits Bell Broadcast andNew Media Fund
CIFVF CIDA CWIP Corus Telelat ino Fund
c) must be doingbusiness per 1106 ofIncome Tax Act
CopyrightOwnership
Producer must owncopyright; CTV mayacquire equity
Can be singleproduction companyfor both components,
or two productioncompanies, eachholding respectiverights; applicantsmust have creativecontrol overrespectivecomponents and owncopyright
Must be able to show"production control",including ownership
and control ofcopyright
Must sit with theproduction company
Broadcast &Distribution
Programs fundedspecifically forbroadcast on CTV;must also meetCAVCO regulations
Must have a licencefrom Canadianbroadcaster with"terms according toindustry norms"
Project does not needto have a broadcastlicence, but must atleast have a non-theatrical distributor.
Must include signedundertakings todistribute, broadcastor publish the project(not necessary fordevelopment monies)
Must have broadcastlicence in cash atFMV; must air within 2years of delivery
Must be licenced byTelelatino
TechnicalRequirements
Must be to broadcastquality; acceptable bynetwork
Must have abroadcast length of atleast 30 minutes
Funds will not beused to acquired fullycompleted programs
Considerationfor Cultural /Regional /Language
Cross-CulturalDevelopment Initiativelooks specifically atcultural stories;producers can pitch toregional offices in allstreams; generallyonly in English
English or French,national fund
English or French;2/3rd in English, 1/3 inFrench; otherlanguages must havevoice-overs orsubtitles in eitherEnglish or French;also assigns 1/5th ofmonies to regions
Programming ofappeal and relevanceto Italian and / orHispanic Canadians
Expenditures
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Fund Name BCE-CTV Benefits Bell Broadcast andNew Media Fund
CIFVF CIDA CWIP Corus Telelat ino Fund
Fund purpose Priority programming(per CRTC) made byindependentCanadian producers;incremental priorityprogramming - over
and above Canadianprogramming CTValready acquires
Mandate to advanceCanadianbroadcasting system;encourages creationof excellent digitalmedia; promotes
partnerships andsustainablebusinesses inbroadcast and newmedia sectors
Geared to educational/ informationalprojects anddocumentaries.
Increase theCanadian publicawareness andunderstanding ofinternationaldevelopment issue.
To enhance theWestern Canadianfilm and televisionproduction industry
Assist in thedevelopment andcreation ofprogramming foraudiences served byTelelatino (primarily
Italian and Hispanic)
Sunset date/deadlinesand/or contactinformation
Benefits ending [email protected]
Deadlines March andOctober 1 forproduction financingFebruary, May andOctober 1 forDeveloping [email protected]
March 31, [email protected]
Claude [email protected]
Go towww.corusent.com forthe various fund enddates.
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Fund Name Corus Women'sProgramming Fund
Harold GreenbergFund
Global DevelopmentFund
Omni Documentary andDrama Fund
Rogers CableNetwork Fund
RogersDocumentary Fund
ProgramName
Corus Women'sProgramming Fund
Documentary fundingin French only
Global DevelopmentFund
Omni Documentary Fund Rogers CableNetwork Fund
Core Funding andTop-Up Financing
Public orPrivate
Private Private, not-for-profit Private Private, not-for-profit Private, not-for-profi t Private, not-for-profit
Type of
Funding
Licence fee top-up
and Developmentassistance available
Equity Development loans Licence fees Equity Core Funding -
Grant; Top-up - non-recoupableadvances; restrictedto one-offdocumentaries andlimited series (5episodes or less)
Programs inAddition toTax CreditsAnnualBudget
$13.5 m in licencefees; $1.5 m fordevelopment
$2m / year (Frenchonly - all genres)
$1.6 million (allgenres)
$5 million per year (allgenres)
$1 million per year(documentary only)
MinimumPoints
Programs must beeligible forcertification as"CanadianProduction"pursuant to CAVCOor satisfy definitionof Canadianprogram per CRTC
8 out of 10 (notes thatprojects can be 8 outof 10 on either theCAVCO or CRTCscales)
Not specific "Canadian program" asdefined by CRTC; nopoints defined
8 out of 10 CRTC 8 out of 10 CAVCOor CRTC
Live ActionPoint ScaleEligibleApplicant
Canadian ownedand controlledproductioncompanies with
demonstratedexperience intelevision production
a) must be Canadian-controlled corporationas defined in taxcredit regulations in
Income Tax Act
a) access is limitedto individuals &corporations whoare Canadian
independentproducers
Western-basedcompaniesparticularlyencouraged
b) if part of corporategroup, must beincorporatedseparately
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Fund Name Corus Women'sProgramming Fund
Harold GreenbergFund
Global DevelopmentFund
Omni Documentary andDrama Fund
Rogers CableNetwork Fund
RogersDocumentary Fund
EligibleProductions
Documentary,drama and comedy,music and dance,variety
Canadian dramaand comedy seriesand documentaries;variety may also beconsidered
a) must be dram a,documentary,children's,educational,instructional,performing arts &
variety
Similar descriptionas in CTF DocModule
Should be ofparticular relevanceto women, featuringmessagesrespectful to femaleaudience
informs or engagesin critical analysis;provides in-depthanalysis; designedto inform, but canentertain, etc.
Should inform andentertain and berelevant tocontemporary andmodern audience
Can be theatricallength, but must bepre-sold to nationalbroadcaster
Ineligiblegenres
Not specificallydefined
SAME Not specific Not specific in Guidelines Only specificallymentions news,actualities andreporting, sports andthat programmingmust adhere to CABCode of Ethics andprogrammingstandards set by theCRTC
Specificallymentions currentevents, talk shows,magazine formats,instructional videos
Definition of"Canadian"
Not specificallydefined
Not specified Not specific in Guidelines Not specific Not specific
Definition of"Producer"
Must havedemonstratedexperience intelevision production
Ownership &
Distribution
Canadian owned
and controlledproduction company
a) must be Canadian-
controlled
a) beneficial
ownership of thedocumentary mustbe retained by aCanadian citizen
b) must operateprincipally as atelevision or filmproducer
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Fund Name Corus Women'sProgramming Fund
Harold GreenbergFund
Global DevelopmentFund
Omni Documentary andDrama Fund
Rogers CableNetwork Fund
RogersDocumentary Fund
c) cannot own morethan 10% of abroadcaster, or beowned or controlledby a broadcaster
CopyrightOwnership
a) Prod co must ownall rights and optionsnecessary for theproduction for itsdistribution andexploitation inCanada and abroad;b) prod co must retainfinancial interest inproject
Broadcast &Distribution
Must be licenced bya Corus service
Must haveguaranteed, firstwindow, one yearexclusive fromEnglish cable channel
a) Must havelicence fee, of FMVfrom nationalCanadianbroadcaster
(English); Frenchdocs can havespecialty servicelicence
TechnicalRequirements
Funds will not beused to acquiredfully completedprograms
First window must bespecialty service (notpublic broadcaster);subsequent windowscan be public
Must be either 30 or 60minutes in broadcastlength
Must have abroadcast length of atleast 30 minutes;must be closedcaptioned
Must treat specifictopic over at least30 minutes
Considerationfor Cultural /Regional /Language
Programming ofappeal andrelevance to femaleaudiences
Must be in a languageother than English,French or an Aboriginallanguage
Expenditures
Fund purpose Incremental support
to ensure thecreation ofexceptionalprograms forCanadian women
Sunset date/deadlinesand/or contactinformation
See previous page On-goingOdile [email protected]
Cynthia Joseph416-466-5526 orMichael Ghent604-742-8879
Malcolm [email protected]
On-goingRobin Mirsky-Daniels416-935-2526
Same as previous
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Fund Name Rogers Telefund Shaw Rocket Fund TELUS TelevisionDevelopment Fund
A-ChannelProduction Fund
Alberta CulturalIndustries Assn
Alberta Foundationfor the Arts
Program Name Rogers Telefund fka Shaw TelevisionBroadcast Fund
Telus TelevisionDevelopment Fund
A-Channel WesternProduction Fund
Alberta CulturalIndustries AssociationLoan Guarantee
Alberta FilmDevelopmentProgram
Public orPrivate
Private, not-for-profi t Private, not-for-profit Private; delivered bypublic organization
Private, not-for-profit(status currently
dependent onpurchase of CraigMedia by CHUM)
Public Public
Type of Funding Interim or Bridgefinancing
Equity Interest-free loans Licence Fee Loan guarantees Grants (not genrespecific)
Programs inAddition to TaxCredits
No tax credits, butAFDP exists which isgrant program; notgenre specif ic but 1/3of productions fundedin 2004 were docs;20 on the dollar ofanything spent in
Alberta (for docs,includes shootingoutside the province)
Annual Budget Revolving fund $7 million + per year(children's only,includingdocumentary)
$10 million licenceterm (all genres)
Minimum Points Not specific 8 out of 10 CAVCO orCRTC
Not specific, but"programs mustreflect Canadiancultural diversity incontent and / or castand crew"
Not specific Not specific
Live Action
Point ScaleEligibleApplicant
IndependentCanadian producers
a) must beindependentCanadian producer,with incorporatecompany
Western Canadianindependentproducers
a) Alberta parent filmproductioncompanies
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Fund Name Rogers Telefund Shaw Rocket Fund TELUS TelevisionDevelopment Fund
A-ChannelProduction Fund
Alberta CulturalIndustries Assn
Alberta Foundationfor the Arts
b) prod co cannot beowned or controlledby any non-Canadianindividual orpermanent residentper Immigration Act
or non-Canadiancorporation
b) Single purposeproduction companythat is majority ownedby an Alberta parentfilm prod co
EligibleProductions
Must have broadcastlicence agreementsplus securedcommitments fromother fundingagencies
a) Must be forchildren's, youth orfamily audience; mustbe told from point ofview of youth
a) Productions mustbe competitive inprime time
a) filming isconducted in Alberta,except for those withidentified out-of-province filming
Must be outstandingin quality andCanadian theme
b) Principalphotography cannotoccur beforeapplication date
b) must reflectcultural diversity incontent and / or castand crew
b) filming must besupported by aCanadian broadcastlicence or adistribution advance /
guarantee fromrecognized distributor
c) projects withbudgets over $500Krequire 65%confirmed financing
Ineligiblegenres
Not specific news, reporting andactualities, sports;production, at aminimum, mustconform to CABguidelines re sexportrayal, CRTC reviolence & children
news andinformation; sports
SAME with inclusionof "amateur video"
Definition of
"Canadian"
Not specific a) Production
company must beowned and controlledby Canadian citizen /permanent residentas defined byImmigration Act
Not specific Not specific
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Fund Name Rogers Telefund Shaw Rocket Fund TELUS TelevisionDevelopment Fund
A-ChannelProduction Fund
Alberta CulturalIndustries Assn
Alberta Foundationfor the Arts
b) eligible corporationmust meet Canadiantest as set out inIncome Tax Act
Definition of"Producer"
Ownership &Distribution
a) Ownership andcontrol of Canadiandistribution rightsmust remain with aCanadian as definedby Immigration Act orIncome Tax Act
Applicants must beAlberta residents andderive their primarysource of incomefrom the independentfilm and videoindustry. Productioncompany must beincorporated inAlberta, or federallyincorporated andregistered in Alberta.
Alberta-owned andoperated productioncompanies
CopyrightOwnership
a) Canadian owned /controlled corporationmust hold worldwidecopyright incompletedproduction; treaty co-productions qualify
Broadcast &Distribution
Canadianbroadcaster must bein place
a) Must have licencefrom eligibleCanadianbroadcaster; b) mustplay within two yearsof completion
Fund provides licencefee and expectsnational broadcastrights
Must have licence feefrom Canadianbroadcaster ordistribution advance
TechnicalRequirementsConsiderationfor Cultural /
Regional /Language
Additional moniesavailable through
Atlantic RegionalIncentive forproducers in NB,Nfld, NS and PEI
Expenditures Approximately$7 million per year
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Fund Name Rogers Telefund Shaw Rocket Fund TELUS TelevisionDevelopment Fund
A-ChannelProduction Fund
Alberta CulturalIndustries Assn
Alberta Foundationfor the Arts
Fund purpose Investment inCanadian children'sprogramming fortelevision
Sunset date/dealines
and/or contactinformation
Same as previouspage for Rogers Fund
Leighsa [email protected]
Alberta CulturalIndustries Association
For term of licence403-508-2222
780-498-5536 Jane [email protected].
ca
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Fund Name BC Film Manitoba Film and VideoProduction Tax Credit
New BrunswickFilm
Newfoundland andLabrador Film
Nova Scotia Film DevelopmentCorporation
Ontario MediaDevelopmentCorporation
Program Name Film Incentive BC MFSDC Tax Credit;Market Driven TelevisionDevelopment; MarketDriven Television
Production
NB Film TaxCredit
NL Tax Credit; NLFilm EquityInvestmentProgram
NSF Tax Credit, EquityInvestment, Development Loans
OFTTC
Public orPrivate
Public Public Publi c Public Public Public
Type ofFunding
Tax Creditsincluding BasicIncentive,RegionalIncentive, TrainingIncentive andDigital / VFXIncentive
Tax Credits, equity forproduction (up to 8% ofbudget) anddevelopment funding.
Tax Credits,Equity,DevelopmentLoans
Tax Credit, Equity Tax Credit, Equity, Loans Tax Credit andsome funds formarket access,research and AlWaxman CallingCard Program
Programs inAddition to TaxCredits
Developmentfinancingincluding researchetc.; Marketing
program support;Special Initiatives(i.e. Doc Talk,Kick Start)
Development Fund;Production Fund (up to8% of budget)
DevelopmentFund ; EquityFund
No genre differentiation refunds; job creation primary goal;mandate not culturally driven(industrial loans and equity
investment); Emerging AwardFund with CIBC
Research funds;Al WaxmanCalling Card;Market Access
Program
Annual BudgetMinimum Points 6 out of 10
CAVCOMFS has own pointsystem: Documentary(minimum 8 points):Director - 2 points;Scriptwriter - 1 point;DOP - 1 point; Soundeditor - 1 point; Soundrecordist - 1 point; Editor- 1 point; Composer - 1point; Prod Mgr /Coordinator - 1 point;Remaining crew 50%Manitoban - 2 points;50% of post costs spentin Manitoba 2 points
NB formerly hadown pointsystem; inprocess ofredesigningeligibility
Not specific No requirement 6 out of 10CAVCO
Live ActionPoint Scale
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Fund Name BC Film Manitoba Film and VideoProduction Tax Credit
New BrunswickFilm
Newfoundland andLabrador Film
Nova Scotia Film DevelopmentCorporation
Ontario MediaDevelopmentCorporation
EligibleApplicant
a) BritishColumbiacontrolled prod co
Must be permanentCanadian corporation;primarily film / videoproduction; 25% ofwages to eligible
employees; for Market-Driven TV Development,must have confirmedfunding from third-partysource; must showmarket potential thrubroadcaster cashcommitment of 20% orstrong commitment fromdistributor; for Market-Driven TV Production,must have confirmedfunding in place tocomplete
a) must beincorporatedfederally or inNB
For Equity Investment: Must beNova Scotia resident -maintained principal residencefor tax purposes in NS for atleast 12 consecutive months
prior to application; For TaxCredit: must be taxableCanadian corporation withpermanent establishment in NS
a) must have apermanentestablishment inOntario
b) producer must
be both Canadianresident and BCresident
b) head office
and principalplace ofbusiness mustbe in NB
b) a company must be owned at
least 51% by NS residents, or:c) full production office facilitybased in NS for at least12 consecutive months prior todate of application, or one of itswholly owned productioncompanies
EligibleProductions
a) 75% ofprincipalphotography mustbe in BC (notapplicable todocumentaryproductions)
Documentaries eligible;must demonstratecommercial viabilitythrough broadcaster ordistribution interest
a) television, withlicence
a) five distinct categories:features (including docs), TVseries, TV mini-series, TVspecials, non-theatrical newmedia
b) cinema / videowith commitmentfrom distributorc) non-theatricalwith sales potential& distribution
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Fund Name BC Film Manitoba Film and VideoProduction Tax Credit
New BrunswickFilm
Newfoundland andLabrador Film
Nova Scotia Film DevelopmentCorporation
Ontario MediaDevelopmentCorporation
Ineligiblegenres
Not specific news, current events orpublic affairs, orprograms that includeweather or marketreports, talk shows,
game shows, sportsevents or activities, galapresentations, awardshows, programs thatsolicit funds, realitytelevision, pornography,industrial, programs thatare primarily stockfootage, or incompleteproductions
SAME withinclusion ofvariety shows,music videosand "anything
that does notenhance theimage of the filmindustry in NB"
SAME SAME SAME with theinclusion oftelevision notshow in primetime (except
children's), non-Canadiancontrolled serviceproductions
Definition of"Canadian"
Not specific a) Definition of"Manitoban": legallyentitled to be and remainin Canada
a) Definition ofNew BrunswickResident:maintained aprincipal
resident forincome taxpurposes in NBfor at least 12consecutivemonths prior toapplication
Not specific
b) has resided inManitoba for at least oneyear
Definition of"Producer"Ownership &Distribution
a) place of business /head office in Manitoba
a) Onlyincorporated NLfilm and video
companies mayapply
a) prod co mustbe Canadiancontrolled
b) majority of sharedowned by persons whohave been Manitobaresidents for at least oneyear
b) Corporationsmust prove primaryfocus is film &television
b) must qualify forfederal tax credits
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Fund Name BC Film Manitoba Film and VideoProduction Tax Credit
New BrunswickFilm
Newfoundland andLabrador Film
Nova Scotia Film DevelopmentCorporation
Ontario MediaDevelopmentCorporationc) producer mustbe an Ontarioresident for atleast two yearsprior to theproduction
CopyrightOwnership
a) BC productioncompany mustown more than50% of thecopyright in theproduction
No necessary for taxcredits; co-productionsmade be eligible for mktdriven programsproviding Manitobaproducer has equal 50%share in control;ownership of finishedproduct should bebeneficially and equitablyowned in Manitoba
Producer must own or control allrights; for co-productions, NSproduction company own andcontrol at least 20% of rights
Broadcast &Distribution
Must have licencefee fromCanadian
broadcaster ordistributor; mustbe shown inCanada within twoyears ofcompletion
Must have beenissued adistribution
agreement and /or a broadcastlicence
Must have a letterof intent or writtencommitment for
telecast
Must have written confirmationfrom broadcaster or distributor;FF Distribution Fund recipients
must have secured theatricalrelease and play 7 consecutivenights in Halifax
a) productionmust be shown inOntario within two
years ofcompletion byOntario-baseddistributor orCanadianbroadcasterduring prime time
TechnicalRequirements
Considerationfor Cultural /Regional /
Language
In Market Drivenproduction, enhancedposition for French and
Aboriginal productions
Significantbenefit expectedfor NB
Minimum of 85%of days ofprincipal
photography orkey animationmust be done inOntario, unlessdoc or co-pro;projects showentirely outside ofGTA eligible forbonuses
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Fund Name BC Film Manitoba Film and VideoProduction Tax Credit
New BrunswickFilm
Newfoundland andLabrador Film
Nova Scotia Film DevelopmentCorporation
Ontario MediaDevelopmentCorporation
Expenditures For documentaryproductions, aminimum of 75%of productioncosts must bepaid to BCresidents orcompanies; 75%of post costs mustbe incurred in BC
Minimum of 25%of labour costsin NB to NBresidents
For co-productions,expenditures in NS must be atleast equal to NS ownership ofrights; for Tax Credits, 25% ofsalaries and wages must bepaid to eligible individuals
75% of allproduction costsand 95% of allpost costs mustbe incurred inOntario
Fund purpose To support Manitoba-based production; willprovide equityinvestments to assist inthe production financingof a fully-developedproject
To assist and promote thedevelopment of the private-sector film and televisionindustry in North America
Sunsetdate/dealineand/or contact
information
FIBC tax creditprogram March31, 2008
Robert [email protected]
Go towww.mbfilmssound.mb.ca
for information on taxcredit increases.
DevelopmentLoans andEquity
InvestmentMarch 31
stof
each year. Taxcredit December31, [email protected]
.877-738-3456www.newfilm.nf.net
Shelly [email protected]
Please go to www.film.ns.ca forinformation on tax creditincrease, and regional andfrequent film bonus
416-314-6858www.omdc.on.ca
D t F di R
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Fund Name Technology PEI SODEC Saskatchewan Film and VideoDevelopment Corp.
Yukon Film
Program Name TechPEI Socit de d veloppement desentreprises culturelles
SaskFilm Yukon Film and Sound IncentivePrograms
Public or Private Public Publi c Public PublicType of Funding Development loans, equity (for
indigenous producers) plus labour
rebate program based on PEI-resident labour
a) Tax credits (QC and serviceproductions) b )Equity
investment, grants, recoupableadvances (includingdevelopment, production,marketing and distribution in QCand abroad)
Development loans, Equity,Documentary Fund (equity), Tax
Credit, market access program
Development and ProductionFunds, Location Initiatives
(Labour & Travel) - rebateprogram
Programs inAddition to TaxCredits
Script Development; Production& distribution fund; dedicatedfunds:production: feature length(drama) ; documentaries (one-off, series, mini series, featurelength); short films (up to 49%with $ cap per genre)distribution: marketing in QC,commercial and non commercial
exhibition, festivals in QC andspecial projects.
Documentary Equity Program;Development Program, MarketAccess
No provincial tax; LocationIncentive Program; Fourdifferent funds fordocumentaries: Entry (up to $5Ktwice a year); Training (up to$3K); Development (up to$45K); Production (up to$500K); Yukoners can co-prowith 51% partner
Annual BudgetMinimum Points Not specific Tax credit: 6 out of 10 Quebec
content points (key creativeQuebec residents); also 75% ofother QC expenditures must beQC expenses.Other programs: must respectthe QC production definitionbased on 75% QC expenses onscripwriters and directors fees,services, cast, distribution in QCand QC distributor.
8 out of 10 for MAXEquityprogram;
Not specific
Live Action PointScale
None
Eligible Applicant a) incorporated in Canada withpermanent establishment in PEI
Only QC-based companieseligible for funding (exc.Services Tax Credit) and notrelated to broadcaster
a) Only Saskatchewan-basedproducers eligible for funding
Yukon corporations
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Fund Name Technology PEI SODEC Saskatchewan Film and VideoDevelopment Corp.
Yukon Film
b) principal business the productionof film & television
Tax credit: majority ofshareholders must be residentin QC; for other programs,2/3rds shareholders resident inQC
b) prod co must be incorporatedin Saskatchewan or federallyand registered in Saskatchewanand
c) applicants must be Canadiancitizens or landed immigrantswho currently reside inSaskatchewan and 3 monthsprior to application date; fordevelopment, equity and docprograms, prod co must own aportion of the copyright
Eligible Productions Tax credit: a)must receiveadvance ruling or certificatefrom SODEC
a) for Doc Fund, description ofdocumentary parallels that ofCTF
b) eligible genres includefeatures, MOWs,documentaries, children's,certain variety and magazineshows
Other programs: limited tofeature film (drama)documentaries (one-off, featurelength, series, mini series) andshort films
b) eligible genres (in general)include: feature films, MOWs,children's, short dramatic,documentary, education,experimental, variety, non -
theatrical, IMAX
Ineligible genres SAME with inclusion of infomercials/ infotainment, music videos,magazine formats
SAME with the inclusion of "anyprogram that contravenes theCriminal Code, or containsexcessive violence, sexualviolence or racial stereotyping"
SAME with the inclusion ofinfomercials / infotainment
Definition of"Canadian"Definition of"Producer"Ownership &
Distribution
a) residents of PEI must own
majority of voting shares incompany
For Tax Credits and other
programs: a) productioncompany must be a corporationhaving its principalestablishment in Quebec
a) applicants must be
Saskatchewan residents whoderive primary income from film
a) for production funds, a Yukon
corporation must own 51%interest in project; for co-production funds, producer mustdemonstrate that Yukonresident / corporationparticipates as a full partner inthe project at terms no lessfavourable than other producers
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Fund Name Technology PEI SODEC Saskatchewan Film and VideoDevelopment Corp.
Yukon Film
b) cannot be a distributor orbroadcaster
b) principal business is film ortelevision
b) must receive sole or sharedproducer credit
b) must be a Yukon registeredcompany beneficially owned byYukon residents
c) company must not be directlyor indirectly controlled bysomeone who has not beenresident in Quebec for24 months
c) must be experiencedproducers
c) distributors, broadcaster andbroadcast affiliates are ineligible
CopyrightOwnership
Copyright must be owned by theproduction company
a) producer / prod co must beowner or co-owner of theproject, control copyright andreceive share of revenues; Fortax credit, no copyright isrequired
Broadcast &Distribution
a) must have commitment frombroadcaster / distributor
For Tax Credits: a) must havecommitment from broadcasteror distributor; b) must bebroadcast or exhibited in
For other programs: a) featurefilms (drama and documentary).
b) documentaries must have acommitment from a)QCdistributor b) broadcaster airingin QC
a) for MAXEquity, must havebroadcast licence at least 15%of budget; b) for Doc Fund, musthave licence fee of FMV
Production & DevelopmentFund applications mustdemonstrate cash support frombroadcaster or distributor
TechnicalRequirements
Consideration forCultural / Regional /Language
Tax credit: bonus for regionaland French speakingproductions; bonus for computeranimation and special effectsOther programs (screenwriting& production): minimum of80%of funds to French speakingprojects
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Fund Name Technology PEI SODEC Saskatchewan Film and VideoDevelopment Corp.
Yukon Film
Expenditures Tax credits: for productions over75 minutes - 75% of bothproduction and post-prod costsmust be paid to Quebecresidents; under 75 minutes,content points do not apply butproduction must pay out 75% ofprod costs to Quebec residentsOther programs: must respectQC production definition
Fund purpose Must provide economic impact forPEI
Tax credit: leverage forcapitalisation, higher share onrevenues for producersOther programs: cultural impact
Projects that develop local skillsand expertise for film production
Sunsetdate/deadlinesand/or contactinformation
Nancy [email protected]
Joelle Levie514-841-2200www.sodec.gouv.qc.ca
Susan [email protected]
Iris [email protected]
PLEASE NOTE: ALL CONCERNED WERE SENT A COPY OF THE DOCUMENTARY FUNDING RESOURCES CHART ON AUGUST 12, 2005 AND A REMINDER ONAUGUST 19, 2005. THE ABOVE INFORMATION INCLUDES ALL INFORMATION RECEIVED AS AT AUGUST 25, 2005.