Indigenous Funding
From Telefilm Canada
From the beginning of cinema, the stories of Indigenous peoples have often been told by non-Indigenous filmmakers. As a step toward more accurate representation, one of Telefilm Canada’s key priorities is to support Indigenous creators in bringing their bold visions to the screen.
- Amount
- See what is offered
- Who can apply
- Individual artists; Organizations
- Where you must live
- Canada
- Art forms
- Film and video
- Application fee
- Not stated
- Kind
- Grant
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What is offered
Also mentioned
- Supporting content made, owned, and controlled by Indigenous storytellers
- Helping to build capacity for Indigenous filmmakers within an industry that has historically excluded them
- Telefilm supports Indigenous creators through its dedicated Indigenous Funding streams, and through its regional and national streams.
- Indigenous filmmakers are not required to submit through the Indigenous-specific funding streams and may submit to any stream to which they are eligible.
In the funder's words, from their page, read September 26, 2026.
Eligibility
Indigenous filmmakers are not required to submit through the Indigenous-specific funding streams and may submit to any stream to which they are eligible. Production Stream eligible costs include pre-production costs (eg. Filmmaker Apply-Direct Stream: Open to emerging filmmakers, who are (and who’s members of the key creative team are): Indigenous Black People of Colour Women, Gender-diverse 2LGBTQIA+ individuals Persons with disabilities Members of Official Language Minority Communities An account must be created to submit through Dialogue.
What to send
Not stated
Not yet checked against the funder's page.
Source: https://telefilm.ca/en/we-finance-and-support/indigenous-funding (opens in a new tab). Our research read it on September 26, 2026.
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