Grant Program for Emerging Talent and Micro-Budget Production
This program is designed to support two streams of micro-budget productions:
- Entry-level filmmakers who have received production funding awards through a competitive, juried process from a recognized industry organization (e.g., Telefilm, NSI or Manitoba Arts Council). These projects are not normally destined for theatrical distribution or primetime television exhibition; and
- Producers of factual or scripted programming for projects with micro-budgets that do not exceed $100,000 and who have received a cash license or a distribution advance from a third-party distributor. Projects destined primarily for VOD or online distribution are eligible. Third-party investments do not render the project ineligible but are not sufficient to make it eligible; a cash license or distribution advance is a required trigger.
Projects that have received funding through another organization's program that Manitoba Film & Music has financially supported are ineligible.