Market Endowment Fund

This program supports individual filmmaker/producers who wish to attend international markets, co-production conferences, or forums. Assistance is also available to directors or producers who have been nominated for an award or selected for a screening at a major film festival.
  • Nunavut Film Development Corporation
Overview of the Market Endowment Fund program:

This program has been founded to encourage and support the establishment of relationships and the marketing of film, television, and digital media projects to buyers, commissioning editors, and cofinancing/co-production partners in Canada and abroad. The Market Endowment Program is an initiative that awards individual producers financial assistance of up to $5,000 to cover their costs to attend international markets, co-production conferences, or forums. Assistance under this program is also available to producers or directors whose project has been nominated for an award or selected for screening at a major festival.

Benefits of the Market Endowment Fund program:
  • The following costs will be eligible for consideration:
  • Registration fees
  • Economy rate return airfare (including insurance)
  • Accommodations for up to five nights
  • Ground transportation
  • Per diem as outlined in Nunavut Film's per diem rate sheet (for up to six days including travel)
  • Promotion and packaging materials
Eligibility criteria of the Market Endowment Fund program:
  • The applicant must meet the following minimum criteria:
  • Be a resident of Nunavut
  • Have at least one producer-related credits on a film, television or digital media project with a running time of not less than 30 minutes. Certain exceptions may apply, for example animation and multiple short films
  • Have at least one film, television or digital media project in development, production or distribution
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