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Grants to Video ArtistsGrants to Film ArtistsGrants to New Media and Audio ArtistsEach of the three programs provides Creative Development Grants and ProductionGrants.Creative Development Grants pay for expenses related to a program of work thatadvances individual creative expression and growth as a practitioner.Production Grants pay the direct costs of production of an independent media artwork.1.1 Eligibility:Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada.Applicants must have completed at least one professional independent mediaartwork in the medium for which they are applying (but professional artists whohave produced a body of work in film may apply in video and vice versa).The Canada Council considers independent productions to be those over whichdirectors/artists maintain complete creative and editorial control. Only thedirector/artist who initiates and maintains complete creative and editorial controlover the work may apply.Artists working collaboratively on a project are eligible to apply.Students enrolled full-time at an educational institution are not eligible.Artists wishing to apply for support of their first independent professional mediaartwork may be eligible for the Grants for First Productions in Media Artsprogram, also administered by the Media Arts Section.Musicians or composers wishing to create a new work, produce CDs orcommission works in music should contact the Music Section.Applicants may apply to the Canada Council only once per year and to only oneprogram, with the exception of Travel Grants. Also, they may receive no morethan two grants, excluding Travel Grants, in any 48-month period. (Applicantsmay apply once per year for a Travel Grant.)Artists must submit their final reports for any previous Canada Council grantsbefore they can apply for a new grant.Applicant Eligibility (For Grants to Video Artists and Grants to Film Artists Only)Directors and scriptwriters may apply for a Creative Development Grant. To beeligible, scriptwriters must have had one of their scripts professionally produced.Only directors may apply for a Production Grant.Pg. 39