There is a wide variety of public and private funding available for the creation of Canadian feature films. Most funding sources offer funding to projects in both French and English, while special opportunities for French-language production, Indigenous productions, and diverse language projects are listed in their own sections. To add a fund to this list, please e-mail info@onscreenmanitoba.com
Comprehensive List of Media Production Funds in Manitoba and Canada
Bell Fund
Short Form Digital Series Non-Fiction
Short Form Digital Series Fiction
Bell Media/Harold Greenberg Fund
Harold Greenberg Fund Script Development Program
Harold Greenberg Fund Shorts-to-Features Program
Canada Council for the Arts
Explore and Create:
Professional Development for Artists
Engage and Sustain:
The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis People:
Supporting Artistic Practice:
Professional Development for Arts Professionals
Arts Across Canada:
Arts Abroad:
Canada Media Fund (CMF)
Convergent Stream – Aboriginal
Convergent Stream – Anglophone Minority Incentive
Convergent Stream – Corus-CMF “Page to Pitch” Program
Convergent Stream – Development Fund
Convergent Stream – Digital Media Incentive
Convergent Stream – Diverse Languages Stream
Convergent Stream – English POV
Convergent Stream – English Regional Production Bonus
Convergent Stream – Francophone Minority Program
Convergent Stream – International Coproduction and Codevelopment Incentives
Convergent Stream – Northern Production Incentive
Convergent Stream – Performance Envelope
Convergent Stream – Versioning
Experimental Stream – Accelerated Partnership Pilot Program
Experimental Stream – Commercial Projects Pilot Program
Experimental Stream – Innovation Program
Experimental Stream – Web Series Pilot Program
Canadian Film Centre (CFC)
Bell Media Prime Time TV Program
Bell Media Showrunner Bootcamp (Inactive)
CFC/Entertainment One TV Adaptation Lab
CFC/NBCUniversal Canada Exchange
Cineplex Entertainment Film Program – Directors’ Lab
Cineplex Entertainment Film Program – Editors’ Lab
Cineplex Entertainment Film Program – Producers’ Lab
Cineplex Entertainment Film Program – Writers’ Lab
The Slaight Music Family Residency
Telefilm Canada Feature Comedy Exchange
Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA)
CMPA National Mentorship Program
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)
CBC Breaking Barriers Film Fund
COGECO Fund
Development – Development Program for Digital Drama Series
Production – Series, mini-series, and MOW’s
Film Training Manitoba (FTM)
Outreach and Community Development
Harold Greenberg Fund / Les Fonds Harold Greenberg
Développement Long métrage fiction
Production Long métrage fiction
Hot Docs – International Canadian Documentary Festival
Blue Ice Group Documentary Fund
Independent Production Fund (IPF)
Professional Development Grants
Manitoba Arts Council (MAC)
Artists in Community Residency Program
Artists in the Schools Directory Program
Community Connections and Access Program
Riding Mountain Artists’ Residency
Indigenous Arts Creative Development Grant
Indigenous Arts Mentorship Training and Development Grant
Management and Governance Assistance Program
Manitoba/New Brunswick/Quebec Creative Residency
Travel/Professional Development Grant
Manitoba Film & Music (MFM)
Grant Program for Emerging Talent and Micro-budget Production
Pitch Readiness Program for Multi-Episode Productions
Television and Web-based Development Fund
Television and Web-based Production Fund
National Film Board of Canada/ Office national du Film du Canada (NFB/ONF)
ACIC – Independent Filmmaker Assistance Program
FAP – Filmmakers Assistance Program
ACIC – Aide au cinéma indépendent
FAP – Filmmaker Assistance Program (French)
National Screen Institute (NSI)
NSI Lifestyle & Reality Series Producer
TELUS STORYHIVE Digital Shorts
nextPix
FirstPix Grant Program (will relaunch in 2019)
Quebecor Fund
Event and Film Production Assistance Program
Television Production Assistance Program
RBC Emerging Filmmaker Competition
RBC Emerging Filmmakers Pitch Competition at the Gimli Film Festival
Rogers
Shaw Rocket Fund
Digital Content Investment Stream
Shorescripts Short Film Fund
Telefilm Canada
International Marketing and Festival Participation Program
Selective Aid for Canada-France Coproductions (Mini-treaties) (Film Production, Animation Production and Television Development)
Talent to Watch Program (formerly the Micro-Budget Production Program)
Theatrical Documentary Program
TELUS Fund
Telus Manitoba Community Board Fund for charitable organizations
Video Pool
Winnipeg Arts Council (WAC)
Individual Artist Grant Program
Multi-Year Grant Programs For Arts Organizations
Professional Development Grant Program for Artists & Arts Administrators
Project Grant Program for Arts Organizations & Collectives
The New Creations Fund for Arts Organizations
Winnipeg Film Group (WFG)
Manitoba Film Hothouse Award for Creative Development
