Theatrical Documentary Program
no fixed amount
Grant
Description:
The Theatrical Documentary Program finances feature-length documentary projects in production and post-production.
Comments on Funding:
Applications are closed. Stay tuned for future intake announcements.
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. Be a Canadian-controlled corporation, as determined under sections 26 to 28 of the Investment Canada Act;
2. Have its head office in Canada and carry out its activities in Canada;
3. Operate as an audiovisual production company.
Furthermore, individual producers and other key production personnel exercising creative and financial control over the project submitted to Telefilm must be Canadian citizens, within the definition of the Citizenship Act, or permanent
residents within the definition of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
Application Steps:
Applicants must submit a completed application form with all the required supporting documents electronically via Dialogue.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. Incorporation Documents
2. Most Recent Treatment or Creative Materials
3. Production Plan
4. Summary of Changes to Creative Materials and Production Plan
5. Rough Cut
6. Completion Plan
7. Director’s Vision and Intentions
8. Previous Work of Director(s)
9. Track Record Summary for all Producers, Directors and Screenwriters
10. Promotion and Marketing Plan
11. Summary of Audience Engagement / Discoverability Plan
12. Firm Commitment from an Eligible Canadian Distributor for the Canadian Theatrical Release
13. Broadcast Licence Commitment(s) and Online Distribution Agreements
14. Co-Production and/or Joint Venture Agreement(s)
15. Declaration Form – Designation of Main Applicant and Performance Ratio Sharing
16. Summary status of confirmed and projected financing
17. Supporting documentation for each confirmed source of financing in the financial structure including (as applicable)
18. Production Budget
19. Declaration of Costs Incurred and Paid to Date
20. Description of Chain of Title
21. Declaration Regarding Projects Submitted to the Indigenous Stream
22. Community Engagement Plan
23. Sustainability Plan
24. Request for Additional Funding for
Remote Locations Shooting
25. Request for Additional Funding for
Capacity Building
Other Things to Note:
About the author
Maurice