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Ontario Arts Council Media Artists Creation Projects
- Who Can Apply: Professional Ontario-based media artists/directors who reside in Ontario and have completed the requisite number of independent media works (Emerging, Mid-Career, or Established); graduate students may apply only in the Mid-Career & Established category with a department head letter.
- The Focus: Supports independent, artist-controlled media art projects in film, video, audio, digital/new media, video and electronic games, and virtual reality during production and post-production.
- The Funding: Emerging: up to $10,000; Mid-Career & Established: up to $40,000; total project budgets capped at $125,000 (Emerging) or $300,000 (Mid-Career & Established).
- Key Requirements: Complete an application in Nova including basic project information, answers to application questions, a project budget and detailed budget, audiovisual artistic examples (Emerging: one; Mid-Career/Established: two), and support documents such as résumé/bio, script, storyboards, installation schematic, design documents, visual and sound treatment, and letters of agreement as appropriate; graduate students must include a letter from their department head confirming the project is not part of their academic program.
DeadlineThursday, October 8, 2026
AwardEmerging: $10,000 maximum; Mid-Career & Established: $40,000 maximum
DurationThe funded activity must be completed no more than two years after you receive the grant cheque.
LocationON
ParticipationRemote
Career stagesEmerging, Mid-Career, Established
Disciplinesfilm, video, audio art, digital media, new media, video games, electronic games, virtual reality, media art installation, media-based performance, web-based art, dance film/video, documentary, experimental film, drama/comedy, animation
Application notesApply through OAC's Nova online granting system; the application form is available about two months before each deadline. Graduate students may apply only in the Mid-Career & Established category and must include a letter from their department head confirming the proposed project is not part of their academic program. Deaf applicants and applicants with disabilities may seek supplementary project-related accessibility funds through Accessibility Fund: Project Support.
Contactayared@arts.on.ca
Ontario Arts Council
Organization based in Toronto