Co-development Incentive for Television Projects between Canada and South Africa

Deadline: October 19th 2023 | Co-Development Incentive For Television Projects Between Canada And South Africa

Title: Co-Development Incentive For Television Projects Between Canada And South Africa
Organisation: National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF),
Fund/Grant: ZAR1,274,500
Deadline: October 19th 2023
Eligible countries: South Africa

The National Film & Video Foundation (NFVF), an organisation under the Department of Sports, Arts, and Culture of the Republic of South Africa, and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) have reopened their joint incentive programme for the co-development of television projects between Canadian and South African producers in Toronto and Johannesburg, respectively.

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Financial Details

  • The 2023-2024 Incentive will have a total available sum of CAN$195,000 (or roughly ZAR2, 549,000), with the CMF and NFVF each contributing CAN$97,500 (or roughly ZAR1,274,500).

Potential Project

  • The following requirements must be met by eligible projects:
  • A television-related project;
  • A drama, a documentary, or a children’s or youth programme;
  • Include one eligible produce and at least one Canadian producer; and
  • Obey the guidelines outlined in the agreement for audiovisual co-production between Canada and South Africa.

Unqualified Projects

These projects are not eligible

  • Live recordings, TV games, talk shows, reality shows, or instructional and ‘how-to’ programmes to be broadcast in schools;
  • Tourism-related documentaries, “making-of”, reports, news and current affairs programmes, and “docu-soaps”;
  • Projects that contain pornographic or racist content or call for violence
  • Promotional materials; and institutional productions that are intended to highlight a particular organisation or its initiatives.

Visit NFVF for additional details.

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