Screen Nova Scotia Content Creator Fund (CCF)

Who can apply

The CCF is a program that acts as a top up contribution for qualifying Nova Scotia Productions. The CCF supports Nova Scotia creators by providing funding to eligible productions. Key principles include:

1. The Production is Canadian content (6/10 points minimum);
2. The Applicant and the Production are controlled by Nova Scotian(s) who have

been a resident in Nova Scotia for at least the two years prior to the year of filing of the CCF application and principal photography (subject to permitted co-productions);

1. The Production has been approved for Stream 1 of the Nova Scotia Film and

Television Production Incentive Fund (NSFPIF) administered by the Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage (CCTH);

1. No producer, co-producer, owner, production company (including Parent

Companies of Applicants) or their Related Parties may apply to the CCF more than once per calendar year, subject to limited exceptions for Emerging Talents and Underrepresented Communities; and

1. The Applicant or its owners are or will become a member of Screen Nova

Scotia.

Applicants to the CCF must be eligible Applicants to the NSFPIF. The following

additional eligibility requirements and conditions apply:

A. The Applicant is a Nova Scotia Production Company, as defined in these Guidelines.

B. The Production (subject to permitted co-productions) satisfies the definition of “Production” as set out herein.

C. The Applicant is at all times under Nova Scotian Ownership and Control. (See the definition of “Nova Scotian Ownership and Control” above, and the definition of Nova Scotia Resident with its two year residency requirement.) D. No less than the majority shareholder(s) of the Applicant (or their representative companies including Parent Companies) are members in good standing of Screen Nova Scotia.

E. All Owner/Producers (as defined above) will be limited to one application to the CCF per calendar year, and all Related Parties of an Owner/Producer are similarly limited, subject to express exceptions under these Guidelines.

F. An Owner/Producer will be allowed one additional application per calendar year if both:

1. The Production is a Feature Film Production that has received a

letter of commitment confirming Telefilm production funding; and

1. Two of the three positions (producer, director and/or screenwriter)

on the Production are filled by Emerging Talents; or one of the such positions on the Production is filled by a member of an Underrepresented Community and one by an Emerging Talent; or one of the such positions on the Production is filled by one person who is both Underrepresented and Emerging.

When requesting an application in addition to the one project per calendar year cap, Applicants must provide the CCF with contact information for the creative team that is supporting the conditions for the application. The CCF will require that individuals submit an identity form to substantiate their Emerging or Underrepresented identity. The CCF will endeavour to notify Applicants if they have not received the Identity Form(s) within 5 days of submission of the application. Should the creative team not submit an Identity Form within 20 days of submission of the application, the application will be deemed incomplete at that time.

G. Any co-production structure for a Production is subject to the review and approval of SNS.

H. No less than 20% of the total number of days of principal photography (worldwide) is done in Nova Scotia (documentaries and international treaty co-productions are exempt from this requirement).

I. The Production meets the following Nova Scotia Resident writer and director

requirements:

1. For all categories except category B, not less than 50% of writers and/or

directors are Nova Scotia Residents.

1. For category B productions that have previously filmed a season or cycle

of the series in Nova Scotia, not less than 20% of episodes are written and/or directed by a Nova Scotia resident or residents. For example, if a series of ten (10) episodes has twenty (20) writer and director positions, a minimum of four (4) must be filled by Nova Scotia Residents.

For clarity, category B productions in their first season of filming in Nova Scotia and that do not meet the specified minimum Nova Scotia Resident writer and director requirements are eligible for partial funding, as set out in section 6 below.

International treaty co-productions are exempt from this requirement and are eligible for partial funding, as set out in section 6 below.

In all categories, shared credits between a Nova Scotia Resident and a non-resident are allowed. CCF will require fully executed contracts and evidence that all Nova Scotian Residents receive not less than equal compensation and equal credit.

NOTE: The CCF shall be entitled to confirm that the financing structure and budget matches the documents submitted to the NSFPIF.

4. Eligible Content (Refer to above definitions)
5. Category A Feature Films: drama.
6. Category B Television Series: drama, documentary and variety.
7. Category C One-off documentary and Feature Film documentary.
8. Category D One-off Short Form (drama and documentary).
9. Category E One-off Drama and One-off variety.