Up to $55,000 available under Project Script Development Grant Program (Canada)

This grant, under the Alberta Media Fund (AMF), supports the growth, sustainability, competitiveness and business attraction of Alberta’s screen-based production industry.

Funding Information        

• The maximum grant funding for each phase of development is:
  • $15,000 for the pre-development phase.
  • $25,000 for the first draft phase.
  • $15,000 for the final draft phase.
• The total maximum grant per project is $55,000.
• Corporations, associates and affiliates may submit multiple applications per intake, but the maximum in grant funding that any one company or their associates and/or affiliates can receive is $70,000 total for all successful applications.

Eligible Projects

• Eligible projects must be:
  • new productions
  • at least 30 broadcast minutes in length

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant Eligibility
  • Applications to the PSDG require the participation of both a writer and a producer. The same individual may fulfill both roles; however, the producer must be an Alberta resident.
  • “Alberta Resident” means a lawful resident of Canada for the purposes of the Income Tax Act (Canada) who:
    • files an Alberta Income Tax return as a resident of Alberta and did so for the previous income tax year immediately preceding the one in which an application is submitted; and
    • was a resident of Alberta on December 31 of the year preceding the one in which an application is submitted.
  • Recipients of funding must be incorporated in Alberta and be in good standing with the Corporate Registry. Recipients must also be in good standing in all respects with the AMF by having no outstanding or overdue reporting documents.
  • Start-up companies may apply under the following conditions:
    • Must be incorporated, but may have been in operation for less than one year; and
    • Must include a detailed business plan that includes an executive summary, company overview, film summary, relevant industry information and a marketing plan.

Ineligible

• Projects that are not eligible for funding include:
  • news, current events or public affairs programming;
  • talk shows;
  • production in respect to a game or contest;
  • sports event or activity;
  • pornography or adult entertainment;
  • productions for industrial, corporate or institutional purposes;
  • console or online video games;
  • software programming platforms; and
  • video distribution platforms or aggregators.

For more information, visit AMF.