Submit an Application | Canadian Independent Screen Fund

Name of Applicant(Required)

The name of the applicant must match the name of the bank account to which the funds will be deposited. For writing teams we need the name of both of the writers.

First Last

Company Name (if applicable):

Name on Bank Account(Required)

Writer One

Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone(Required)

Address(Required)

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Writer Two

Name

First Last

Phone

Address

Street Address Address Line 2 City Province Postal Code

Eligibility Confirmation

The Rogers-BSO Development Fund for Black and Racialized Writers is dedicated to Black and People of Colour creators who are Canadian citizens or have Permanent Resident status in Canada. In the case of a writing team, the lead writer of the project must be a BPOC creator.

Do you hereby confirm you meet these requirements?(Required)

Yes

For Scripted Projects: The lead writer must have a writer credit on at least one of the following:

One episode of a TV show that has been broadcast;
A feature or short film that has been released theatrically or premiered at an international film festival; List of eligible festivalsList of eligible festivals.

For Documentary Projects: The lead writer must have a writer credit on the following:

A short doc, a feature doc, or short film that has been released on a professional broadcast or streaming platform (i.e., not user-generated), theatrically, or premiered at an international film festival; List of eligible festivals List of eligible festivals.

Title of previous work:(Required)

Credit on previous work:

Date of Broadcast, Premiere or Release:

For TV shows - Name of Broadcaster or Network:

For Shorts/features - Name of International Film Festival where it premiered:

Self Identification

Please select the Identity Group of the Lead Writer:(Required)

Black

Person of Colour

I identify as being:(Required)

Black (people who trace their roots to Sub-Saharan Africa including those with origins in the United States, Caribbean and Latin America)

Latin American (Latino, Latina, Latinx)

Middle-Eastern and North African

South Asian

Southeast Asian

East Asian

Pacific Islanders

Multiracial (a combination of any of the above categories or any of the above categories with White or European ancestry)

Project Information

Title of Project:(Required)

I am the owner of the intellectual property of the proposed work.(Required)

Yes

Which type of project are you submitting?(Required)

Series

One off

Is your project scripted or documentary?(Required)

Scripted

Documentary

Please tell us how you heard about the fund?(Required)

File Uploads

Note: by providing a bio and headshot, the applicant hereby grants CISF, BSO, Rogers Group of Funds, and any other affiliated entities permission to disseminate the information contained in the bio and the photograph file to press, funders, etc. for promotional, reporting, and other purposes as appropriate.

Main Application(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 5 MB.

Attestation Form(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 3 MB.

Writing Sample or a One-Page Synopsis of a previous documentary film(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 3 MB.

Resume or CV(Required)

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 3 MB.

Headshot(Required)

Accepted file types: jpeg, jpg, png, gif, Max. file size: 3 MB.

Incorporation Documents

Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 3 MB.