STORYHIVE is offering grants of $5K to new and emerging creators in British Columbia and Alberta to make a locally reflective 60+ minute creative project of your dreams. No wrong answers. Nothing is off-limits. And beginners are welcome! A minimum of 50 grants will be awarded.
STORYHIVE will provide awarded projects with a Creator Kit (a manual for your production and delivery) and a recorded training session – plus the STORYHIVE project managers are available to help you throughout your STORYHIVE journey. Previous experience is not required and pitches from first-time content creators are encouraged.
In addition to the funding, successful creators will receive distribution of their projects on select TELUS platforms.
In an effort to fund more stories from a rural perspective, the grants are only available in certain eligible communities.
Examples of eligible, nonfiction content include:
Single video documentary Documentary web series Series of ‘how to’ videos Series of fitness videos Interview style show Review show Podcast (with simple visual elements) Another type of format you would like to explore.
Pitch your film, livestream idea, video series and more at STORYHIVE.com before June 3.
imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival is the world’s largest Indigenous festival showcasing a variety of media made by Indigenous screen-content creators. The festival features works from Canada and around the globe.
imagineNATIVE is accepting film, video, digital, interactive and audio works led by Indigenous creators. All submissions are free and the deadline is Monday, May 31.
The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO), based in Toronto, ON, is seeking experienced leaders to join their team as funding and grants director, program manager and accounting/finance manager.
ISO’s mission is to support and develop Indigenous screen storytellers and Indigenous stories on screens and increase representation of Indigenous peoples throughout the screen industries in Canada.
ISO is currently hiring for the following positions:
Director, Funding and Grants
Leads ISO’s funding and grants initiatives in alignment with ISO’s mission. Provides strategic leadership in the development, delivery and monitoring of ISO funding and grants programs, and initiatives that contribute to achieving their objectives.
Manages ISO funding programs, including funding for development, production and promotion of Indigenous screen-based content across Canada. Supports the director of funding and grants in the development of ISO’s funding and grants initiatives in alignment with ISO’s mission.
Oversees and manages accounting processes and delivers general accounting and financial reporting functions for the organization. Ensures the accurate and timely preparation of financial information, including month-end, quarter-end and year-end closings. Implements accounting policies, procedures and systems, including the financial database, making recommendations for sustainable processes and improvements. Assists with financial planning, budgeting and reporting processes and takes on special projects as required.
These consultations are aimed at advising members of the industry on how they can work with communities other than their own, work with culturally sensitive content, identify when a story is theirs to tell and create content that avoids stereotypes.
Each consultation will be a virtual conversation between the general public and industry members to seek their input on how they want to be seen and represented in film, television and interactive digital media.
May 18 at 2 p.m. ET – People of Colour – screenwriters May 19 at 3:30 p.m. ET – LGBTQ2+ – screenwriters May 21 at 2 p.m. ET – Black – screenwriters May 25 at 3 p.m. ET – People of Colour – all industry May 26 at 3 p.m. ET – Black – all industry May 28 at 2 p.m. ET – Black, People of Colour, LGBTQ2+, People with Disabilities – producers May 31 at 3 p.m. ET – LGBTQ2+ – all industry June 4 at 2 p.m. ET – Persons with Disabilities – all industry
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May 27 at 3:30 p.m. ET – Black – all industry June 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET – People of Colour – all industry June 2 at 3:30 p.m. ET – Persons with Disabilities – all industry June 3 at 3:30 p.m. ET – LGBTQ2+ – all industry
Similarly, following a national consultation process, imagineNATIVE commissioned the On-Screen Pathways and Protocols media production guide to working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities, cultures, concepts and stories which was published in 2019. It provides cultural principles and key findings from the consultations and best practices for filmmakers, production companies and funders when depicting Indigenous content on screen, and how communities can be collaborative partners.
