The Film and Television Development Grant assists qualified Saskatchewan production companies with undertaking the development of eligible projects and bringing productions to fruition.
The Guidelines were approved on April 1, 2023 for the 2023-24 Fiscal Year. Any amendments made after the fact will be posted here:
Applications must be in support of productions that are in scope with current production incentives offered by Creative Saskatchewan.
Creative Saskatchewan’s financial commitment shall be a grant for projects that proceed into production within Saskatchewan. However, recipients will be required to re-pay the grant in the following instances:
Projects that do not comply with these requirements must repay the development amount committed by Creative Saskatchewan upon the first day of principal photography.
There are four streams available to eligible applications:
This stream assists with the financing of third-party costs incurred to develop the project sufficiently to present to broadcasters and other financiers.
This stream supports the continuing development of projects that have secured development monies from a market relevant source (broadcaster, distributor, pay television, or other funding agencies) to a minimum of 10% of the development cash budget. Related-party financing will not be considered as a relevant market source.
This stream supports the continuing development of projects that have secured development monies from a market relevant source (broadcaster, distributor, pay television, or other funding agencies) to a minimum of 10% of the development cash budget.
In order to be considered eligible for Slate, applicants must have at minimum one-hour of commercially distributed content (for animation, applicants must have at minimum one half-hour of commercially distributed content) created and made available to audiences in the past 2 years (applicant companies must demonstrate ownership of the property).
This stream supports the development of a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 5 eligible film or television projects in order to leverage development financing from other funding agencies and private sector investment.
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