The Winnipeg Film Group is accepting applications for the Mosaic Film Fund – a production support and film mentorship program to support those from Indigenous or diverse cultural backgrounds to produce a first or second independent short film or video.
This award includes:
$2,000 to support living expenses over a six-month production period
$3,500 in cash to be used for production and post-production
$2,000 in services from the Winnipeg Film Group (workshops/training, equipment, cameras, studio rental, etc.)
One experienced woman filmmaker as project mentor for one-on-one mentorship
A screening of their finished project at the Cinematheque and online on Cinematheque at Home
Up to $1,000 for access support such as childcare (if applying as a primary caregiver), ASL interpretation, etc.
This program supports filmmakers who intend to work in narrative, experimental or documentary, or hybrid/cross-genre work on film or video. The award funding and timeframe would ideally support a short project three to five minutes in length.
To be eligible for this program, applicants must be women, femme or non-binary individuals over the age of 18, who self-identify as Indigenous or being of a diverse cultural background. Applicants must be emerging filmmakers based in Manitoba.
Application deadline is November 30. Learn more about how to apply.
YFF runs from May 26 to 29, 2022. Festival submission deadlines are as follows:
Super early bird until end-of-day, November 12, 2021
Early bird until end-of-day, December 17, 2021
Regular until end-of-day, January 31, 2022
Early bird student production until end-of-day, November 12, 2021
Regular student production until end-of-day, December 17, 2021
Canadian filmmakers, producers and distributors are encouraged to submit their projects. All entries must have been completed between February 1, 2020 and January 31, 2022.
