Film & TV Development Grant - First & Final Draft Streams - Assessment Criteria

The Film and Television Development Grant assists qualified Saskatchewan production companies with undertaking the development of eligible projects and bringing productions to fruition.

The Assessment Criteria was approved on April 1, 2023 for the 2023-24 Fiscal Year. Any amendments made after the fact will be posted here:

• June 14, 2023: Section 4
  • The definition of a “Key Team Member” was added: “A Saskatchewan resident who has significant influence over the creative, production, marketing plan, and/or business plan and is compensated in the project budget at $500 or more.”

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Applications are assessed internally according to this scoring rubric.

1. The demonstrated track record of the key creative team, in particular, the producer and the scriptwriter

• The producer has led produced projects of the same scope within the last 48 months:
  • Potential points:
    • 1 = 1 point
    • 2 = 2 points
    • 3 or more = 3 points
• The writer (or researcher for factual programming) has written projects of the same scope that have been produced.
  • Potential points: 1 point

Total potential points: 4

2. The level of Saskatchewan content and cultural development

• The level of Saskatchewan copyright ownership:
  • Potential points:
    • 0% to 50% = 0 points
    • 51% to 74% = 1 point
    • 75% or more = 2 points
• A Sasaktchewan key creative position has been contracted (writer, director)
  • Potential points: 1 point
• Production intends to film in Saskatchewan
  • Potential points: 1 points

Total potential points: 4

3. The commercial viability of the proposed project and its demonstrated market potential

• The level of confirmed development financing from market relevant source (broadcaster, distributor, pay television or other funding agencies):
  • Potential points:
    • 0% to 10% = 0 points
    • 11% to 20% = 1 point
    • 21% to 34% = 2 points
    • 35% or more = 3 points
• A written financial commitment has been secured from a lead broadcaster, OTT, CMF [or Telefilm in the case of feature film]
  • Potential points: 1 point
• The level of third-party confirmed financing:
  • 0% to 20% = 0 points
  • 21% to 40% = 1 point
  • 41% to 60% = 2 points
  • 61% or more = 3 points

Total potential points: 7

Total /15

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4. BONUS – Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Parity

Please note if any key project team member self-identifies as Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit, Métis), a visible minority, or disabled.

• A key team member is defined as a Saskatchewan resident who has significant influence over the creative, production, marketing plan, and/or business plan and is compensated in the project budget at $500 or more.

Potential points: 1 point

Threshold: Applications must score a minimum threshold of 8 points to be recommended for funding.