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Hot Docs-Blue Ice
Group Documentary
Fund
Objective
The $1-million fund is designed to enable more African documentary filmmakers to tell their
own stories and to contribute to the formation of a new generation and the creation of an
African documentary community. Applications are open to professional filmmakers who are
citizens and residents of the African continent (which includes all Arab countries in Africa) as
well as filmmakers living and working in the region. In addition to the financing part, the initiative
also offers valuable resources to support production and professional development, and
offers filmmakers with opportunities to establish contacts with the international documentary
community.
Funding Amount
The funding amount for production is between $5,000 and $40,000 CDN, a maximum of 50% of
the production budget. Eligible costs include those that are standard in the industry during production
and post-production.
Special
Grantees will also have a number of non-financial means of support from
Hot Docs and in conjunction with Hot Docs’ partners.
The fund is initiated by
Blue Ice, a Canadian film and television company, owned by Steven Silver and Neil Tabatznik.
It produces film and television in the Canadian, US and UK markets and has a first look arrangement
with Entertainment One.
Hot Docs is one of the mayor documentary film festivals in the world, it is based in Toronto,
Canada (http://www.hotdocs.ca).
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Through an accompanying peer-to-peer mentorship program, grantees may team with international
production partners to bring their projects to international markets, festivals,
broadcast and online audiences. Additionally, grantees are offered with travel, accommodation
and accreditation support to attend Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary
Festival and Hot Docs-Blue Ice Group Filmmakers Lab
Conditions
The director and producer must hold citizenship and primary residence, should have previously
worked in Africa and have at least one previous professional credit to their name. To be eligible
for support, the project must be produced and shot in Africa. If there is a registered production
company associated with the project, that company must be registered in a country off the list
of funded countries (all Arab countries in Africa are included).
information and contact
Hot Docs
110 Spadina Ave. Suite 333, Toronto, ON, M5V 2K4, Canada
Tel: ++1.416.203.2155
Contact: Stephanie Mc Arthur – Email: smcarthur@hotdocs.ca
http://www.hotdocs.ca/funds/hot_docs_blue_ice_group_documentary_fund/