Sponsorship Program – Travel
The Sponsorship Program provides qualified individuals and organizations with funding assistance, enabling them to promote the products of the local industry. Applicants eligible for funding are Newfoundland and Labrador residents and organizations with screen industries as their principal activities.
Examples of applicable opportunities: Film Festivals, Markets, workshops, job shadowing
Offered by PictureNL
Amount
Up to $2,000
50% reimbursement after submission of eligible receipts, up to a maximum of $2,000
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Who can apply
Eligible applicants are individuals, corporations, cooperatives and not-for-profit organizations (including sectoral and service organizations) whose principal activity is in the film and video industry.
Individuals must:
- Participate, as a principle activity, in the film and video industry.
- Have earned a portion of their income from their film and video activities.
- Be recognized as “professional” by their peers.
- Be 18 years old or older or hold post-secondary standing.
- Be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.
- Be Newfoundland and Labrador residents. For the purposes of these guidelines, a
“Newfoundland and Labrador Resident” is a person who has maintained a principal residence in Newfoundland and Labrador for at least 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the date of application to a funding program. (Individuals who have worked outside the province during the year prior to application may be considered eligible applicants if they can demonstrate that their
permanent place of residence is Newfoundland and Labrador).
Corporations must:
- Demonstrate that their primary focus is on the development, production and distribution of film and video products.
- Be at least 51% owned by a resident or residents of Newfoundland and Labrador as described for individuals.
Cooperatives and not-for-profit organizations (including sectoral and service organizations):
- Must demonstrate that their primary focus is on the development, production and distribution of film and video products.
- Will normally have been registered or incorporated in Newfoundland and Labrador for at least one year prior to application.
All applicants must identify how the opportunity increases the applicant's skillset within the screen industries.
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