csv media arts creation grant 2023

CSV Media Arts Creation Grant

Deadline: February 8, 2022 at 11:59pm

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CSV is pleased to announce its (quasi-)annual media-art-creation grant competition is now open. The organization seeks to issue a single grant in order to maximize the impact of limited funding, however at the jury's discretion, the funds and credits may be distributed to more than one project.

Grant funds may be used for production, post-, and/ or presentation purposes. A single project may receive a maximum of $3,000 in equipment credit, $500 toward production materials, and a $1,000 artist fee. The equipment credit may be used for post-production gear; operator fees are not eligible to be off-set.

CSV All-in or Production members-in-good-standing as of the grant deadline are eligible to apply. We encourage those from historically marginalized groups to apply.

The online application must be completed in full. Incomplete applications will not be brought forward to the jury. The competition results will be released by mid February.

Eligibility

1. Only Charles Street Video members-in-good-standing* may apply. CSV staff members and members of the board of directors are ineligible.
2. The applicant must be the artist/ director. Working with a producer is allowed but not required, subject only to item #4 below.
3. Previous grant recipients must sit out the subsequent grant deadline before re-applying, and have completed the project previously funded with CSV's assistance, including the report.
4. Applicants must have creative and editorial control in their role as director/ artist, and control the copyright in the project for which they apply.
5. Applicants may apply for funding for one (1) project per application deadline.
6. Collaborative projects are eligible. Choose a lead applicant (see #1 above); the application must then make clear the nature of the collaboration and include résumés for all participants.
7. Interdisciplinary projects are welcome; if such, media art must play a central role.
*ie. your All-in or Production membership has not expired, your account is not in arrears, and all contact information is up-to-date; members may renew their membership for the purpose of applying to the program.

This program does not fund:

• research and screenwriting;
• a series or group of works (including web series and podcasts);
• commissioned projects and projects contracted for, or produced by a government agency, not-for-profit organization, or private company;
• promotional projects or public service announcements;
• producer-driven projects and “calling-card” films;
• student projects, including those done through a training centre or program (e.g., Banff Centre, National Screen Institute, Canadian Film Centre);
• television projects (including journalistic or reporting-style documentary projects, police dramas, movies-of-the-week, news reports);
• pilots (for television, web series or podcasts);
• commercial video or electronic games;
• National Film Board of Canada (co-)productions (this does not include works assisted through the Filmmakers Assistance Program);
• documentation of existing artworks, and new versions of works that have already been exhibited;
• transfers from one format to another (e.g., language versioning or subtitling);

Budget Requirements

1. Requests for the grant to cover anything other than production, post-production or presentation costs associated with the project will not be considered
2. Artists may apply to cover 100% of their project's costs (per #1 above), or less if other funding is being sought (see #6 below). Please explain why CSV’s contribution might be significant to the work.
4. Please detail how you propose to use the credit requested from CSV.
5. Budget expenses must equal revenues.
6. Include a detailed list of funding sources, pending or confirmed, if funding is sought other than the CSV grant. CSV reserves the right to withhold its grant
Application Procedure

1. A grant application includes: a completed, on-line application form and links to support material.
2. Your application must include:
• basic information about the project;
• your answers to the online application questions;
• project budget;
• project timeline/ schedule;
• support documents. Examples include: artist résumé/ bio, script, storyboards, installation schematic, design documents, and letters of agreement, as appropriate for your project.
◦ if you are a student at the time of applying, you must include a letter from your school’s department head confirming that your project is not part of your academic program;
3. Without exception, late, incomplete, or ineligible applications will not be forwarded to the jury.

Selection Criteria

The peer-review jury is looking for proposals for work that makes an unusual, original and/ or unique intervention in the media arts landscape. The criteria used to measure such contributions inevitably varies. There is an unavoidable element of subjectivity in the jurying process, with no fixed metrics to which CSV can reliably direct you. Artists' applications nevertheless are enhanced by their clarity of vision, sense of purpose and urgency, the completeness and 'ready-to-go' state of the project, demonstrable ability on the artist's part to see the project through, and the strength of the support material. The exhibition/ presentation of the work will be taken into consideration if it forms a component or primary part of the application.

Available funds and credit will generally be awarded to one project per open call. At its discretion, the jury may choose to award partial funding to more than one project.

CSV acknowledges that most projects that meet the program's criteria will nonetheless not receive funding; we offer no warranty. There are more good applications than available funds. Alternatively, the jury may choose not to award a grant.

Open calls for media-art-creation grants may occur twice per year, in summer and winter.

Juror comments made during the decision-making process are confidential and will not be released; the jury's decisions are final.

For successful applicant(s):

1. Prior to releasing a grant, CSV requires the member to sign a contract that outlines the support CSV will provide and the responsibilities of the recipient, including that CSV must be credited in the work and promotional materials, using mutually acceptable language. CSV digital logos are available for this purpose.
2. The artist must submit a report including a financial summary after completing the project, and include a downloadable link or digital copy of the production, together with any related information (e.g. where the work may have played, promo materials developed, festival invitations, etc.).
3. Unused or partially unused grant funds/ credit will be withdrawn after two years from the grant deadline and will not be released to the granted individual after this time.
4. 50% of the artist fee will be paid upon CSV and the artist's signing of the letter-of-agreement (subject only to revenue confirmation as outlined in the budget requirements section above). The final 50% of the artist fee will be paid upon completion of the work.
5. CSV assumes the right to use the work, stills and/ or project information for promotional purposes and in organizational funding applications. CSV will endeavour to assign appropriate credit in all instances.
6. Equipment credits may not be transferred to any other member or project, and may be used exclusively for equipment rental.

Questions

Questions: Inquiries can be made to programming@charlesstreetvideo.com

 09 January 2023