apply for your chance at $30,000 to make your film
DRIFF is seeking candidates currently residing, or born and raised in Durham Region to take part in its first filmmaker incubator. We will provide one emerging filmmaker with $30,000 cash and in-kind services to produce a short film that will be screened at DRIFF’s August Drive-in event. As the producer of the film, the chosen filmmaker will also receive mentoring by industry experts.
DRIFF’s Shifting the Narrative: Emerging Filmmaker Incubator is presented by DRIFF with funding from the Canada Council for the Arts, Film Durham, and Unifor.
The selection committee encourages applications from individuals self-identifying as Black, Indigenous, person of colour and/or LGBTQS+ communities to increase participation for emerging film creators from under-represented communities.
Eligibility
Emerging* filmmakers over the age of 18 who either currently reside, or were raised in Durham Region (*”Emerging” means none of your films have been broadcast or screened nationally, or screened at an A-List festival).
Must have previously produced, directed and/or written at least one short film.
Must be able to deliver completed 8 - 12 minute screen-ready film by August 1st, 2022.
Submissions with completed treatments and/or scripts will be given priority due to the short project schedule.
Deadline for applications is March 13, 2022 at 11:59 p.m.
