Development Fund
The Development Fund provides funding for a:
professional film;
television program; and
digital media project.
Offered by Department of Economic Development
Amount
Up to $40,000
Up to 50 per cent of the costs in your development budget, up to a maximum of $40,000
Quick eligibility check
Who can apply
- The Development Fund provides funding for a: professional film; television program; and digital media project
- You must: have a distribution commitment from a broadcaster, distributor or online platform; and demonstrate market demand for the project in the form of a licence agreement or a letter of interest
- You can only receive funding from the Development Fund once per project
- To be eligible, your production company must: be incorporated in the Yukon; be registered to conduct business in the Yukon; be in good standing with Government of Yukon Corporate Affairs; be majority owned by Yukon residents; have a Yukon business address; be a production company primarily in the business of developing and producing professional media content; be a for-profit company under Canada’s Income Tax Act; have the rights to produce and exploit the project; maintain a financial stake in the project; have a Yukon resident as the producer, including responsibility and control over:the project’s development;the creative, artistic, technical and financial aspects of the project;the selection, hiring and firing of the key artists and creative personnel involved in the project;all expenditures and budget overages related to the project;the project bank accounts; andthe negotiation of initial agreements
- A Yukon production company in co-production with a non-Yukon production company can apply for the Development Fund
- If the Yukon production company owns less than 51 per cent of the project, the maximum funding amount is reduced proportionately
- A Yukon production company must have a share of ownership and producer functions that is at least equal to the share of funding provided by the Government of Yukon
- The project must be a professional film, television program or digital media project with an economic benefit to the Yukon
Who can't apply
- Your production company must not be: in the business of broadcasting or distributing content. related to someone in the business of broadcasting or distributing content; and in default with Government of Yukon
- The program does not provide funding for: interactive content not eligible for licensing; user-generated, non-professional videos by amateurs without formal training or experience; news; current events; public affairs programming; weather reports; market reports; sports events or activities; gala presentation or an awards show; a production that solicits funds; pornography; advertising, including commercials and infomercials; a production produced primarily for industrial, corporate or institutional purposes; a production mainly consisting of stock footage, other than a documentary; and the production of a game, questionnaire or contest, other than a production directed at minors
About the funding
You can receive up to 50 per cent of the costs in your development budget, up to a maximum of $40,000.
In addition to funding, you can apply for letters of commitment known as "comfort letters”. You must show that at least 30 per cent of your funding is in place, not including the amount you requested from the Development Fund. A letter of commitment expires 4 months from the date we issue it.
The costs eligible for funding are:
predevelopment costs not funded under the Predevelopment Fund;
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research directly related to the project;
option fees or acquisition of rights fees;
scriptwriting;
script workshops;
developing a production budget and financing;
marketplace research to determine potential audience;
focus groups;
short non-broadcast demos and a pilot episode;
producer fees and corporate overhead;
arm’s-length legal costs; and
third-party preparation of the production budget breakdown.
Eligible preproduction costs for returning series also include:
cast retention.
set retention.
travel costs related to getting international pre-sales. and
showrunner fees.
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