Film and Video Individual Project Funding
$18,000.00
Grant
Description:
The AFA celebrates and supports diversity and is committed to creating equitable, inclusive, and accessible programs for all, free of barriers and discrimination. We recognize the unique contributions all artists make towards our community, and encourage applicants representing diverse communities, including Indigenous peoples, racialized communities, women, people with disabilities, and the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Comments on Funding:
This funding provides up to $18,000 to support the development of individual Alberta artists, arts administrators, or an ensemble of artists by providing funding for a specific film and video arts project.
March 3, 2025 September 2, 2025
Eligibility:
Applicants must:
1. A Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or Protected Person with an open study permit from inside Canada
2. Have had your primary residence in Alberta for one full year before applying
3. Be ordinarily live in Alberta for at least six months each year with the exception of attending a formal program of study
4. Must be in good standing with the AFA with no open or outstanding projects or reporting to apply. Previous grant recipients must ensure all final reporting has been approved by the AFA before new applications are accepted.
5. Must not be incorporated under either provincial or federal legislation.
6. Meet the individual eligibility criteria as defined for collaborating artists, ensembles, and collectives.
Collaborating artists, ensembles, and collectives:
–writers
–directors
–producers
Application Steps:
Applicants must apply through the Grant Administration Tracking and Evaluation (GATE) Front Office online application system no later than 11:59 pm Mountain Time on the deadline date, unless the deadline falls on a statutory holiday or a weekend when it will be extended until the next working day.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. GATE Application Form
2. an artistic resume of no more than four pages that includes a current list of film and video arts work completed and presented, identifying the role of the primary applicant in each work
a. resumes of all project co-owners involved in the project
3. emerging artists may submit a description of their media arts background, including level of training, film and video arts activities, and other relevant arts activity history
4. Detailed project description, including an outline of the objectives, planned activities, timelines, and expected results and impact on the applicant’s artistic development
a. in keeping with oral traditions, Indigenous project descriptions are welcome as oral submissions no longer than 3 minutes in length
b. for more information on how to submit oral project descriptions, contact the Arts Development Consultant for this program, prior to the application deadline, at the contact information below.
5. scripts, or storyboards of previous productions or of the work in progress to aid the assessment process
a. all video and audio files must be Windows compatible, MP3 and MP4 files are preferred
6. commission applicants must submit a completed and signed contract with the commissioner and a plan for the exhibition, presentation, display, publication, screening or performance of the commissioned work
7. official invitations, confirmations, or itineraries
8. a detailed marketing plan
9. applicants who have been accepted into a specific course must provide proof of acceptance and a detailed description, schedule and budget for the training program or course of study
10. applicants who have not already been accepted into a course must submit a detailed description, schedule and budget for the preferred choice
a. two alternate program choices should be submitted, with detailed descriptions, schedules and budgets for each choice
11. additional support materials that may assist in the assessment process. All support material should be scanned into a single file and attached to the online application
Other Things to Note:
1. Applicants may submit only one application to the AFA each deadline across all disciplines.
2. AFA does not accept incomplete applications
3. Applications must be received prior to the commencement of the project
4. Projects involving more than one artist must be submitted by one individual on behalf of the ensemble or group
5. AFA do not accept separate applications for the same project
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Maurice
