Special Call for Web Series

Selected applicants may receive up to $25,000 to create a pilot episode and $140,000 toward the web series.

TELUS Fund is looking for English-language web series targeted to more than 8M Canadians who are providing unpaid care for loved ones.

$25k to create a pilot episode

Deadline: Closed

TELUS Fund will finance up to 75% of the selected web series development budget to a max of $25,000 or $5,000 per minute, whichever is less.

$140k to produce
the web series

Deadline: May 22, 2023

TELUS Fund will finance up to 75% of the selected web series production budget to a max of $140,000 or $5,000 per minute, whichever is less.

How to apply

Use the checklist below to confirm the Applicant and Web Series are eligible.

Review the evaluation criteria in the Special Call for Web Series guidelines to determine if your web series idea is a good fit for TELUS Fund.

Complete and submit this online application form before the deadline date.

For more information, please email info@telusfund.ca.

Minimum Requirements

The Applicant is:

primarily in the business of producing professional media content
headquartered in Canada
a for-profit taxable corporation (within the meaning of Canada’s Income Tax Act)
Canadian-controlled (Sections 26 to 28 of the Investment Canada Act)
the owner and controller of all the rights necessary to produce the Web series and to distribute and exploit it throughout the world in all manners, languages and media in perpetuity
able to demonstrate a successful track record delivering quality content of comparable size and scope

The Web Series:

will be targeted to caregiver audiences in Canada
is produced in the English language
comprises at least 8 related episodes of between two and six minutes in duration per episode
is produced in Canada with at least 75% of eligible costs being Canadian costs and include a significant contribution from the Canadian independent production sector
is closed captioned and contain described video
meets the definition of eligible program categories, except News, Reporting, and Actualities, or Sports

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