Television and Web-Based Development Fund

Overview of the Television and Web-Based Development Fund program:

In recognition of the need to stimulate the creation and development of innovative and marketable projects, the MANITOBA FILM & MUSIC Television and Web-Based Development Fund will provide funds to support the development of television and web-based projects that have already secured third party financing that represents an acceptable market trigger for broadcast or distribution.

Benefits of the Television and Web-Based Development Fund program:

• The television stream offers funding up to $40,000 that must be repaid on the first day of principal photography of the production. The funds can be used for research, script writing, legal costs, focus groups, gaming consultants, designers, and more. The web-based stream offers up to $10,000 that must be repaid as well. The funds can be used for research, web hosting, story editors, development of production budget and financing, legal costs, and related activities.

Eligibility criteria of the Television and Web-Based Development Fund program:

• To be eligible for financial support in the television stream, the applicant must:
• Be a resident Manitoba producer, defined as a producer who operates
• A production company in Manitoba that is majority-owned and
• Controlled by Manitoba residents.
• Have a minimum of two years of production experience as a producer
• And have previously produced at least one project (minimum of 30
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• Minutes in broadcast length), which has been either screened by a
• Major network (such as CBC, CTV, Shaw, etc.) or distributed by a
• Recognized distributor (such as eOne, Mongrel, Lionsgate, etc.);
• Producers who do not meet this requirement but who are judged to
• Have equivalent experience (including experience in interactive digital
• Media) may be deemed eligible at MFMs sole discretion. The onus is
• On the applicant to demonstrate this;
• Have proof of ownership in the underlying property and the necessary,
• Corresponding current rights or options to develop, produce and exploit
• The production throughout the world (may be shared in the case of co-development applications).
• To be eligible for financial support in the television stream, the project must:
  • Be a series, mini-series (a minimum of two thematically connected
• Episodes), pilot, MOW, or one-off;
• Be a scripted and fictional drama or comedy, documentary, variety, or
• Childrens production;
• Be live-action or animation;
• Have secured a minimum of 20% of the development budget by
• Development-targeted financing from an industry-recognized arms
• Length broadcaster or distributor, or a combination thereof.
• Stronger applications will contain convergent elements.
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