Creative Saskatchewan — Feature Film & TV Production Grant
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- What does not disqualify you: Copyright ownership (Service Stream). 119 record an exemption like this.
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Eligibility & Details
What this program funds and who can apply
Program Description
Up to $5,000,000 per project (25-30% of eligible Saskatchewan expenditures plus bonuses) for film and television production in Saskatchewan. SK Stream offers 30% for SK-owned productions; Service Production Stream offers 25%. Bonuses available for frequent filming (10%), rural locations (5%), and SK post-production (5%). A third, follow-on Apprenticeship Stream — open only to approved Saskatchewan/Service Production Stream projects — funds eligible non-resident mentor salaries at the same percentage the project received in its FFTV award (capped at 40%), and counts toward the $5,000,000 project maximum.
Eligibility Requirements
- SK Stream: Saskatchewan-owned production company (30% base rate)
- Service Production Stream: production company must be incorporated in Saskatchewan (or federally incorporated and registered in Saskatchewan), with an SK head office and substantial SK-resident ownership control — same corporate test as SK Stream, just no copyright-ownership requirement (25% base rate)
- Must incur eligible Saskatchewan expenditures
- Bonuses: 10% frequent filming, 5% rural, 5% SK post-production
- Feature Film productions must be feature-length (minimum 75 minutes)
- Requires a market trigger/third-party interest worth at least 20% of eligible production costs, on top of the fair-market-value distribution agreement itself
- At submission, must show at least 50% confirmed financing (70% if the project budget exceeds $1 million)
- Production company must not hold, or be non-arm's-length to, a CRTC broadcasting licence
- Ineligible genres: news/current-events/weather-or-market-report programming; community-cable programming; talk shows; sports; fund-soliciting productions; pornography; government-contracted or SK-only-distributed advertising; advertising under $100,000 budget; industrial/institutional productions for internal audiences; non-documentary with over 25% stock footage; software/programming applications; video distribution platforms or aggregators
- Apprenticeship Stream (follow-on, not an alternative): open only after approval for the Saskatchewan or Service Production Stream; funds eligible non-resident mentor salaries at the same % rate as the project's FFTV award (capped at 40%); requires ScreenSask + union/guild approval; apply no later than 2 weeks before principal photography (window opens up to 8 weeks before pre-production); counts toward the $5M project cap
Quick Assessment
Funding Details
- Amount
- Up to $5,000,000 per project (30% Saskatchewan Stream / 25% Service Production Stream; bonuses up to 10% additional; combined max 40%/35%)
- Type
- Grant
- Level
- Provincial
- Co-Funding
- Up to 40% of eligible costs
- Deadline
- Continuous intake until funding exhausted (2026-27 opened April 1, 2026)
Program Scorecard
Competition, effort, and approval at a glance
Moderate — standard application process
Moderate competition — prepare a strong application
Moderate — standard requirements
How to Win
Insider tips, common pitfalls, and what successful applicants look like
Insider TipStack the bonuses strategically — filming in rural Saskatchewan (5%), doing post-production in-province (5%), and qualifying for the Saskatchewan Production Volume Bonus (10%) can lift a Saskatchewan Stream project from 30% to the 40% cap (Service Production: 25% to 35% cap) — not 50%.
Success Profile
Evaluation Criteria
How Creative Saskatchewan judges your application
What the reviewer scores, what gets applications rejected, and what to write.
Distilled from 6+ source documents on creativesask.ca, condensed into one brief. Sources as of 2026-09-11.
6 of the sources
- Feature Film & TV Production — Creative Saskatchewan
- Feature Film & Television Production Grant Guidelines
- Feature Film and Television Production Grant Guidelines — FY 2026/27
- Creative Saskatchewan General Program Guidelines
- Feature Film & TV Production Grant Guidelines – Apprenticeship Stream
- Eligible Saskatchewan Screen-Based Expenditures
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What Creative Saskatchewan favours
Explain why the project matters and how it will succeed◦
“Strong applications explain not just what you're doing, but why it matters and how it will succeed.”
The form
Applicant standing and company profile
- 1Applicant standing and general eligibilitycheckbox
- 2Corporate profile — Saskatchewan incorporation, head office and ownershipshort answer
- 3Single purpose production company (projects over $250,000)short answer
- 4Taxation confirmation (Notice of Assessment)short answer
Stream and project format
- 5Saskatchewan Stream (30%)selection
- 6Service Production Stream (25%)selection
- 7Project format and lengthshort answer
- 8Broadcasting licence / arm's-length screenyes/no + written
The production company cannot hold a broadcasting license issued by the CRTC or deal at non-arm's length with a corporation that holds a license.
- 9Ineligible genres and prior-programme screencheckboxes
Market, financing and team
- 10Market trigger / third-party interestwritten answer
Productions must demonstrate interest from other agencies or a relevant third-party market trigger(s) minimum 20% of the eligible production costs (i.e. a combination of distribution agreement of fair market value, federal funding agencies etc.).
- 11Confirmed financing evidencewritten answer
- 12Producer experience and involvementwritten answer
- 13Disclosure of other financial assistancetable
Budget and related-party disclosure
- 14Budget (mandatory current-year GMS template)spreadsheet
- 15Producer fees, corporate overhead, contingency and non-industry investment capstable
- 16Administration / admin fee lineshort answer
- 17Related party transactions disclosuretable
Bonuses
- 18Bonus eligibility — Saskatchewan activity requirementselection
- 19Rural Bonus — 5%yes/no + written
- 20Saskatchewan Post Production Bonus — 5%yes/no + written
- 21Saskatchewan Production Volume Bonus — 10%table
Timeline, plan and AI disclosure
- 22Timeline / milestonestable
- 23Project completion dateshort answer
- 24Artificial intelligence disclosureyes/no + written
- 25Project plan and remaining GMS narrative fieldswritten answer
Creative Saskatchewan states no length limits for these answers.
Judged against
- 1
Will this production really happen in Saskatchewan?
Show them Show the principal photography day split, where the eligible Saskatchewan spend sits, and how the production is anchored in an SK company.◦
In the funder’s words · 2
- In the case of dramatic projects, priority will be given to applications where the majority of principal photography is taking place in Saskatchewan and productions that demonstrate a high economic return for the province.
- In the case of documentary, priority will be given to applications where the 75% of post-production occurs within the province and productions that demonstrate a high economic return for the province.
- 2
Is the market real and the money committed?
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- 3
Can these producers deliver and sell it?
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- 4
Does the budget hold together?
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Where applicants fail
“Incomplete applications are ineligible and will not be considered.”
“Please note that the budget templates in our Grant Management System are updated every year. Do not re-use templates from a previous application.”
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Your business
Saskatchewan incorporation and ownership control
The applicant company must be incorporated in Saskatchewan or incorporated federally and registered in Saskatchewan. The head office or principal place of business must be located in Saskatchewan, and substantial ownership control must remain with Saskatchewan residents.
The project
SPPC holds rights for $250k+ budgets
Projects with budgets exceeding $250,000 must demonstrate that the production's rights and liabilities are assigned to a single purpose production company (SPPC), rather than a general parent corporation.
Apply before principal photography completes
Applications must be received prior to the completion of principal photography.
AI use “The use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology to prepare content for the application and supporting documents must be disclosed.”
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Documents to attach
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The money
Saskatchewan Stream rate30% of Saskatchewan expenditures
Saskatchewan Stream 30% of eligible Saskatchewan expenditures
Service Stream rate25%
Service Production Stream 25%
Bonus ratesRural 5%, post-production 5%, volume 10%
Bonuses: Rural 5%, Saskatchewan Post Production 5%, Saskatchewan Production Volume 10%.
All-in caps40% Saskatchewan, 35% Service
All-in caps: 40% (Saskatchewan Stream), 35% (Service Production Stream).
Maximum support$750,000/year; up to $5,000,000
the maximum amount of финансовой support that Creative Saskatchewan may provide to any applicant is $750,000 per fiscal year, or in the case of the Feature Film and Television Production Grant, Creative Saskatchewan may approve that the applicant is granted monies not exceeding $5,000,000.
Confirmed financing threshold50%, or 70% over $1M
a minimum of 50% confirmed financing, unless the project budget is over $1 million, then evidence of a minimum of 70% confirmed financing is required
Market trigger minimum20% of eligible production costs
a relevant third-party market trigger(s) minimum 20% of the eligible production costs
Producer investment cap25% of total PFCO
Producer Investment cannot exceed 25% of the total PFCO (Producer Fees and Corporate Overhead).
Producer fee cap10% each; 15% under $2.5M docs
Each of the Producer Fees and Corporate Overhead cannot exceed 10% of the B+C portions of the budget (with the exception of Documentary projects with budgets under $2.5 million for which the cap is set at 15% for each of these items).
Contingency minimum6% of B+C
The budget must include an amount representing a minimum of 6% of B+C in the Contingency account.
Non-industry investment cap25% of total budget
Investments from non-industry sources, such as family members, or companies whose primary activity is not industry-related cannot exceed 25% of the total budget.
Admin fee cap15% or $5,000, lesser
Administration expenses capped at 15% of the proposed budget or $5,000 (whichever is the lesser) are eligible.
Marketing cap10% of production budget
Marketing expenses directly related to the project being applied for, no more that 10% of the total production budget.
Related party threshold$500,000+ requires written approval
Total related party transactions exceeding $500,000 attributed to the determination of Saskatchewan spend require written approval from Creative Saskatchewan.
Your sharePercentage of eligible Saskatchewan spend, not whole budget
The grant is a percentage of eligible Saskatchewan expenditures, not of the whole budget; at submission the applicant must already have 50% (or 70% over $1M) of financing confirmed. Producer Investment ≤25% of total PFCO; non-industry investment ≤25% of the total budget.
StackingFederal tax credit counts as confirmed financing
'The Creative Saskatchewan Feature Film and Television Production Grant and federal tax credit calculations may be included as part of the confirmed financing.'
Costs before approvalCosts must fall within approved project timeline
Project expenses must be incurred during the project timeline, specifically, after the date the application was received by Creative Saskatchewan (The Application Receipt Date) and before the declared end of the project as stated in the grant application.
What it pays for · 3
- All expenditures where the good or service is purchased and consumed in Saskatchewan.
- Eligible Saskatchewan labour for SK residents, with union/guild fringes 'if they are taxable' and kit rentals, cell phones, car rentals and meal allowances 'if they are taxable in the hands of an eligible individual'.
- The cost of contracted services directly attributable to the project described in the application, and in accordance with industry standard rates, is an eligible expense.
What it does not pay for · 2
- Capital expenditures; expenses related to any other projects; meals or entertainment (with a filming-day exception); alcoholic beverages; living expenses other than eligible accommodation; remuneration determined by reference to profit or revenue; Workers compensation, CPP, and EI premiums; non-taxable employer benefits; 'Fees for goods or services subcontracted by Saskatchewan companies to out-of-province individuals, businesses, or organizations.'
- Activities prior to the date that Creative Saskatchewan receives the application; in-kind expenses, donations and deferrals; GST/HST; expenses already included in another Creative Saskatchewan grant.
From application to money
- Book a Film AnalystConsultation recommended, not mandatory
- Apply in GMSApply in GMS before photography ends
- Decision in 4–6 weeksDecision about 4–6 weeks after acceptance
- Sign the agreementSign long-form agreement; payment schedule set
- Final report and hold-backFinal report approved, hold-back after 60 days
In the funder’s words · 5
- Book a Film Analyst
- A consultation is recommended, not mandatory, if you need support or have a draft ready for review.
- Apply in GMS
- Submit through the online Grant Management System; a company account must be requested from Creative Saskatchewan staff by email before the form can be reached, and applications must arrive before principal photography is complete. (Continuous intake from April 1, 2026 until funding is exhausted)
- Decision in 4–6 weeks
- Results arrive by e-mail and in GMS for productions whose majority of principal photography takes place in Saskatchewan. (approximately 4 to 6 weeks from the application acceptance date)
- Sign the agreement
- The Letter of Commitment sets the payment schedule and milestones, and this grant requires a long-form agreement.
- Final report and hold-back
- Invoice against milestones; a hold-back is released once the Final Report is approved, so allow at least 60 days from receipt. (typically the end date of the project as stated in the application plus one to three months)
Quoted lines are word for word from the source documents; lines marked ◦ are our reading of them.
Everything you need to win Creative Saskatchewan — Feature Film & TV ...
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- 8-document checklist with what each reviewer is actually checking
- Your Application Game Plan — the print-ready PDF the preview below describes
- 8-step application timeline with prep hours per step
- Insider tip from program officers on what separates winners
- 4-program stacking strategy to combine with compatible funding
- Success profile + evaluation criteria — exactly what reviewers score on
Application Playbook
Step-by-step process, required documents, and expenses
Application Steps
Required Documents 8
Eligible Expenses 13
Ineligible Expenses 7
Intake Periods
Deadline Notes
Ineligible Organizations
Funding Stack Strategy
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