Film & TV Development Grant - Slate Stream - 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:

• September 13, 2023: The following sentence was removed from the third bullet in Section 1: The writer (or researcher for factual programming) has written projects of the same scope that have been produced.

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Applications are assessed internally according to this scoring rubric.

Section 1

Producer’s Track Record

• The majority of the proposed development slate are projects in a genre and format the applicant producer or co-producer has experience delivering.
  • Potential points: 2 points
• Producer’s track record of moving productions from development (funded by Creative Saskatchewan) into production.
  • Potential points: 2 points

Total potential points: 4

Production Volumes

Producer’s contribution to Saskatchewan production volumes. The calculation is based on the Saskatchewan spend of Film or TV Production grants from 2020/21 and 2021/22 FY.

No contributions to Saskatchewan production volumes through Creative Saskatchewan Production Grant Program = 0 points

$100,000 to $599,999= 1 point

$600,000 to $1,199,999 = 2 points

$1,200,000 or more = 3 points

Total potential points: 3

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

The level of confirmed development financing from third-party market-relevant sources:

5% to 10% = 1 point

11% to 24% = 2 points

25% or more = 3 points

Total potential points: 3

Section 1 total potential points: 10

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Section 2: Strengthening the Saskatchewan Film & TV Sector and Human Resources

Saskatchewan Writers

Opportunities are being made available to Saskatchewan Writers.

One project with a Saskatchewan writer = 1 point

Two or more projects each with a Saskatchewan writer = 2 points

All projects included in the slate are considered in this calculation. Where there are two or more Saskatchewan writers on a single project, it is eligible for 1 point.

Total potential points: 2

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Parity

Opportunities are being made available to Saskatchewan writers and producers who are under-represented in the creative sector.

One project with a Saskatchewan writer or producer = 1 point

Two or more projects each with a Saskatchewan writer or producer = 2 points

All projects included in the slate are considered in this calculation. Where there are two or more Saskatchewan writers on a single project, it is eligible for 1 point.

Total potential points: 2

Section 2 total potential points: 4

Total /14

Threshold: Applications must score a minimum threshold of 7 points to be recommended for funding.

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Funding allocations based on awarded points:

7- 10 points: Maximum Creative Saskatchewan grant participation: $25,000 or 75% of the approved budget, whichever amount is less.

11 – 14 points: Maximum Creative Saskatchewan grant participation: $40,000 or 75% of the approved budget, whichever amount is less.

Applications are scored and ranked. Based on the ranking, available funds are committed until exhausted.

In the event of a tie, the funds will be divided equally between the tied applications.