Then She Said- Pay It Forward- Emerging Canadian Female Filmmaker Grant

This grant intends to support one of the first three projects of one emerging female filmmaker in a key position: director, producer, writer, editor or cinematographer. For the project to qualify, it must fulfill the 'Then She Said' Mandate where three of five of the following roles must be held by a female; director, producer, writer, editor, cinematographer. Project will be selected by a two-stage juried process of experienced filmmakers.

Open to any Canadian citizen or resident, of any age, who identifies as female.

Projects must be maximum 15 minutes in length including credits. Both short films and single episodes of digital series are eligible, though previous episodes of digital series must already have been produced. A pilot of a series is ineligible.

Funds are intended for post & finishing ONLY but project may be at any stage upon submission.

For the submission to be considered, please upload to the FILES & ATTACHMENTS section of your FilmFreeway project page the following deliverables that are applicable:

1. Budget top sheet for entirety of project
2. Budget for how you plan to allocate the 'Then She Said- Pay It Forward Grant'
3. Logline & Synopsis
4. Most recent script
5. Link to current cut (if applicable)
6. CVs and Filmography for all keys (especially the 5 key positions)
7. Show us what you got! We'll accept one page of additional material. Plan to turn this into a feature? Have a personal connection to the story?
8. Proof of Ownership and/or Written Consent from Producer to apply if applicant is not the producer
9. Writer agreement (s)
10. Proof of Canadian Citizenship/Residency
11. Music Cue Sheets and Licenses (with proof of payment) for all music featured in your film (if applicable)
12. Any/all licenses for clips, stills, and/or artwork featured in your film (with proof of payment) that are not your original work (if applicable)
13. Cast agreement (s) (if applicable)
14. Director agreement (s)
15. Producer agreement (s)
16. DP/camera operator agreement(s)
17. Location agreement(s)