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Projects must have clearly defined objectives and a well focused audience developmentstrategy. Audience development consists in identifying, increasing and educatingaudiences, and building their commitment to the media arts.The <strong>Canada</strong> Council for the Arts considers independent productions to be those overwhich the director/artist maintains complete creative and editorial control.5.1 Eligibility:The following are eligible to apply:incorporated, non-pr<strong>of</strong>it Canadian arts organizations that have an establishedadministrative structure and pr<strong>of</strong>essional staff, and have been in operation for atleast one year;curated Canadian festivals that are directed by a board <strong>of</strong> practising media artistsor are programmed/curated by media artists, have an established administrativestructure and have been in operation for at least one year;unincorporated groups <strong>of</strong> at least three members, where a majority are practisingCanadian media artists, each <strong>of</strong> whom has a minimum <strong>of</strong> one year <strong>of</strong>pr<strong>of</strong>essional practice and a history <strong>of</strong> public presentation <strong>of</strong> independent mediaartworks.Applicants must pay artists' fees and present more than one production. Please notethat all projects must include the works <strong>of</strong> independent, pr<strong>of</strong>essional Canadian artists.Applicants receiving annual funding through any other <strong>Canada</strong> Council program mustpresent projects for funding under this program that are discrete and distinct from theirregular ongoing programming or distribution activities.The following types <strong>of</strong> projects are ineligible for support:projects using electronic media to disseminate works in other disciplines (e.g.dance, theatre, music, visual arts);symposiums, conferences or forums;stand-alone catalogues or publications;Web site projects that neither exhibit nor aid in the distribution <strong>of</strong> independentCanadian media artworks;competitive programs linked to an awards event;Internet discussion groups;technical or hands-on workshops.5.2 Value <strong>of</strong> Grant:These grants contribute to the direct costs <strong>of</strong> presentation, circulation and distributionprojects, including:Pg. 47

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