What is the Short Film Fund?
The Short Film Fund provides an opportunity for emerging filmmakers to participate in a
mentored program that will:
- provide up to a maximum of $25,000, including the cost of mentoring services
- provide mentoring from an established industry professional by planning milestone dates
for project development, a budget and offer advice, expertise and support.
Applicant Eligibility
The applicant must:
- be a resident of Nunavut
- not have more than 60 minutes of on-screen credit
Project Eligibility
The project must:
- have a finished running time of under 30 minutes
- be of SD/HD broadcast quality (720 x 486 / 1920 x 1080)
- applicant maintains copyright and creative and financial control over the project
Ineligible:
- any project that contains excessive language, violence or sexual exploitation
- commissioned works
Inuktut Language Incentive
In addition, projects can receive additional funding under the Inuktut Language Incentive as follows:
- Eligible for 5,000 if the production is created in Inuktut
- Eligible for 2,500 if the production is versioned into Inuktut
- Eligible for 1,000 if the project has no dialogue and credits are in Inuktut
- Eligible for 1,500 if the project has no dialogue and the music track contains Inuktut lyrics
Nunavut Film Contribution
A recipient will receive a grant up to the maximum of $25,000 in two payments:
- initial advance of 75% will be paid upon execution of a Contribution Agreement
- final advance of 25% will be paid upon receipt and acceptance of the following:
- copy of the content created
- final accounting of costs and the corresponding financing structure
- Economic Impact Report (form available online)
Nunavut Film Rights
Nunavut Film retains the right to non-commercially exhibit productions and will use best efforts to
notify the producer of any such screening prior to its occurrence.
Nunavut Film encourages the producer to develop a marketing plan with a target audience in
mind and to initiate activities that will generate audience interest.
