Manitoba Film and Music - Produce Program

Program Description

Juried sound-recording production grants for Manitoba-resident recording artists, at three levels. Level 1 funds a demo (up to 100%, max $2,000) or a commercial release (up to 100%, max $3,000) and needs no business registration. Level 2 funds an EP or album of five or more songs (up to 75%, max $10,000) and Level 3 a full-length album of six or more songs or twenty minutes (up to 60%, max $20,000); both require a registered or incorporated Manitoba business. Recording or mixing must use a Manitoba Film and Music accredited studio, mixer or producer, and mixing must happen in Manitoba.

Eligibility Requirements

• The applicant must be an artist who is a Manitoba resident - legally entitled to be in, work in and remain in Canada, and resident in Manitoba for at least 365 days before the application date
• For partnerships or Manitoba corporations, at least 50% of the partners or directors must meet the residency requirement
• Minimum age 18; a parent or legal guardian may apply on behalf of an artist aged 16 or 17, and no band member may be under 16
• Level 1 (demo or commercial release): no business registration required
• Levels 2 and 3: the applicant must be registered as a business or incorporated in Manitoba and hold a valid Manitoba chequing account for the project
• Level 3 only: the applicant must have sold at least 750 units, or received 1,125,000 streams, of their most recent release, supported by a current distributor sales report
• Songs submitted and recorded must be unreleased by the recording artist; re-records, alternate takes, remixes and reinterpretations are ineligible, but cover songs are eligible if otherwise unreleased
• Recording and/or mixing must use a Manitoba Film and Music accredited recording service (studio, mixer or producer), and mixing must occur in Manitoba to be an eligible expense
• Copyright in the completed project must be beneficially and equitably owned by eligible Manitoba residents or eligible Manitoba companies
• Projects fully generated by AI, or whose primary creative content is AI-generated without substantial human authorship, are ineligible; all AI use must be disclosed
• The applicant must be in good standing - no overdue files and no money owed on a previous grant - and may have only one open Produce grant at a time
• Ineligible applicants: government departments, public agencies or other public institutions, and public or private broadcasting companies
• Ineligible projects: live theatre, film or television soundtracks and scores, and compilations by artists, labels or management companies