CANADA-SOUTH AFRICA CO-DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE FOR TELEVISION PROJECTS GUIDELINES 2021-2022
These Guidelines are divided into seven Sections as follows:
Introduction
Project Eligibility
Application Process
Important Information and Required Documentation
Evaluation Criteria
Contacts for the Program
Introduction
The Canada-South Africa Co-Development Incentive ( the Incentive ) is a collaboration between the Canada Media Fund (CMF or Party ) and the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF or Party ) (the CMF and NFVF collectively the Parties ) to fund the co-development of eligible television projects between producers from Canada and South Africa.
The 2021-2022 Guidelines apply to a one (1) year renewed partnership signed between the Parties.
The amount available for the 2021-2022 Incentive will be CAN$195,000 (or approximately ZAR2,400,000) with CAN$97,500 (or approximately ZAR1,200,000) contributed by each of the CMF and NFVF. The Canadian and South African contributions will both take the form of a repayable advance.
To be considered for funding through the Incentive, projects must comply with both Parties' general funding criteria, with the CMF determining eligibility for the Canadian portion of a project and NFVF determining eligibility for the South African portion of the project. Projects will be evaluated and chosen by a committee comprised of representatives from each of the CMF and NFVF through a selective process (using the Evaluation Criteria listed below). It is important for Applicants to note that eligibility to or financing through the Incentive does not guarantee the Applicant eligibility or financing for further CMF or NFVF funding in development or in production.
The total maximum contribution for each project funded through the Incentive shall be the lesser of CAN$65,000 (approximately ZAR 800,000), consisting of (a) a CMF contribution which shall be the lesser of CAN$32,500 (approximately ZAR400,000) or 75% of the Canadian portion of the development budget and (b) a NFVF contribution which shall be approximately CAN$32,500 (ZAR400,000) or 75% of the South African portion of the development budget.
The total contribution from each of the CMF and NFVF for each project will be determined on a case-by-case basis.
While the ownership, financial control and creative contributions shall be determined in the co-development agreement between the applicable international co-producers, the minimum minority co-producer share shall not be less than 20%. As a general guideline, the CMF and NFVF encourage that such elements be proportional to each country's respective funding contributions.
A project co-developed with a third country producer is also eligible provided that the Canadian and South African producers have significant financial and creative involvement in the project (i.e., the third country producer must not own more than 15% ownership or control of the project).
Project Eligibility
Eligible projects must meet the following criteria:
Is a television project;
Be one of the following formats drama, documentary, and children & youth;
Fulfil the themes, objectives of mandate and vision of both the CMF and NFVF;
Involve at least one Canadian producer (eligible under CMF criteria) and one Qualifying producer (eligible under NFVF's criteria);
Comply with the rules pre-established in the Canada-South Africa Audio-visual Co-production Agreement, signed November 5, 1997;
The project must be supported by an eligible Canadian Broadcaster through a Letter of Commitment. However,
such Letter of Commitment is not mandatory at application stage but will be required for selected projects before any contracts are signed or funding released. The Letter of Commitment must include a Development Fee of 10% of the Canadian share of the development budget by an eligible Canadian Broadcaster.
For clarity, any of the following will be considered a Canadian Broadcaster :
A Canadian programming undertaking, public or private, licensed to operate by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)1;
An online service2 owned, controlled and operated by a Canadian CRTC-licensed programming undertaking;
An online service3 owned, controlled and operated by a Canadian broadcasting distribution undertaking ( BDU ), licensed to operate by the CRTC; and
CRTC-licensed VOD services.
Ineligible projects include:
live recordings, TV games, talk shows, reality shows or teaching and how-to' programs to be shown directly in schools;
documentaries promoting tourism, making-of, reports, news and current affairs programs and docu-soaps;
projects including pornographic or racist material or advocating violence;
works of a promotional nature;
institutional productions to promote a specific organization or its activities;
any other genres of programming listed in section 3.2.TV.2 of the 2021-2022 CMF's Performance Envelope Program, and any exclusion as set out in NFVF's funding policy.
Application Process
Key dates for 2021-2022
Call for Projects: September 15, 2021
Deadline to apply: October 20, 2021
Decisions announced to applicants: Mid-December 2021
No additional material can be submitted after the deadline. Projects for funding will be selected according to the evaluation Criteria set out below.
1. This includes exempt broadcasters regulated by the CRTC via Broadcasting Order CRTC 2015-88.
2. This includes services accessed via a set-top box.
3. This includes services accessed via a set-top box.
Important Information and Required Documentation
Applications must be submitted according to the deadlines published above and on the Parties' websites and in accordance with the stipulations noted in the application form;
The project must be submitted in (a) English in South Africa and in (b) English or French in Canada
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CANADA-SOUTH AFRICA CO-DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVE FOR TELEVISION PROJECTS GUIDELINES 2021-2022
