Amazon Studios pitch participants announced
The ISO partnered with Amazon Studios to provide Canadian Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour screen-content creators the opportunity to develop a half-hour scripted or unscripted series pitch in English for presentation to executives for Amazon Prime Video. ISO worked with the Black Screen Office on the pitch program and with our community of collaborators
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Successful mentorships, apprenticeships streaming in for ISO-Netflix partnership
Toronto _ Through the Indigenous Screen Office, Netflix has supported 49 Indigenous apprenticeship and mentorship projects with over $700,000 in funding over the last year. This brings the total of projects funded to 49 with just under $1 million in support since the program’s launch in 2019. The ISO received nearly three times the amount
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Archipel to lead Indigenous identity consultation process
Toronto _ The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) and APTN are happy to announce the selection of Archipel Research and Consulting Inc., to lead the Indigenous identity and eligibility consultation process. Archipel is an Indigenous-owned and women-led company with a diverse team of experts. Archipel is led by CEO Sabre Pictou Lee, who is Mi’kmaq from
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ISO receives unprecedented funding allocation in 2021 federal budget
Toronto_ The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) has secured a historic funding allocation for the Indigenous screen sector in the 2021 Canadian federal budget. The ISO is excited to share that Budget 2021 announced $40.1 million over three years to support the ISO. This funding will support screen-based content made by First Nations, Inuit and Métis
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$1.3 million distributed to 30 Indigenous-led projects in Partnership Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Over $1.3 million in funding distributed to 30 projects by the ISO’s inaugural Partnership Program Toronto _ The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) is pleased to announce the recipients of its inaugural Partnership Program — a funding program created to address the business continuity and sector development needs of Indigenous creators during the
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Applications Closed: Amazon Studios & Indigenous Screen Office Series Pitch Competition
Amazon Studios-Indigenous Screen Office Half-Hour Scripted & Unscripted Series Pitch Competition DEADLINE: March 5, 2021 at 5:00pm PST Program guidelines: https://iso-bea.ca/amazon-studios-iso-pitch-program-guidelines/ The deadline has passed and the application portal is now closed. *** The ISO is partnering with Amazon Studios to provide Canadian Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour screen-content creators the opportunity
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ISO/Amazon Studios Pitch Program 2021 FAQs
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS For further information, please contact funding@iso-bea.ca I am a BIPOC writer and would like to pitch an idea with co-writers who are not BIPOC, am I eligible to apply? This opportunity is one specifically created for BIPOC content creators who will be the lead writer or showrunner of a series of their
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ISO Delivers Over $3.8 million in Development Grants to BIPOC Creators Through Solidarity Fund and Indigenous Development Programs
Toronto _ The Indigenous Screen Office (ISO) is proud to announce the disbursement of over $3.8 million in development funding for Indigenous, Black and People of Colour creators in response to COVID and the pressing need for equity in Canada’s screen sector. Over $2.3 million in project and professional development grants were awarded to BIPOC
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Prime Video donates to the Indigenous Screen Office’s Solidarity Fund to provide funding to BIPOC creators during the COVID-19 pandemic
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO COMMITS $1.3 MILLION TO SUPPORT THE BIPOC CANADIAN TV AND FILM PRODUCTION COMMUNITY Prime Video donates to the Indigenous Screen Office’s Solidarity Fund to provide funding to BIPOC creators during the COVID-19 pandemic Pitch program for scripted and unscripted projects launches with March 5 submission deadline Toronto, ON – February 8, 2021
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Amazon Studios ISO Pitch Program Guidelines
The Pitch Program is offered by the Indigenous Screen Office (“ISO”) in partnership with Amazon Studios, and supporting partner, the Black Screen Office (“BSO”). This program awards grants of CAD$10,000 to ten (10) Canadian Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour (“BIPOC”) screen-content creators for pitch development of eligible English-language scripted and unscripted series. The 10
- Published in ISO Updates