Photo of NBFC supported music video, "Better If You Weren't by Emmett Rans of Saint John, NB.
NBFC Short Film Production Grant
Deadline: Open
Eligible applicants: Full members in good standing. (Volunteer hours put in, specific required workshops taken.)
Members can apply for assistance to do short film/video projects.
Click Here for the online submission form.
Click Here for the most recent Film Co-op Equipment List for members (pdf)
Click Here for Production Policy (pdf)
The NB Film Co-op’s Bolex Camera.
Bolex/Super 8 Film Scholarship
Deadline: Open (one grant awarded annually)
A film incentive to give members the opportunity to further explore the world of Bolex or Super 8 by shooting a film from start to finish on film.
Eligible applicants: Full members in good standing. (Volunteer hours put in, specific required workshops taken.)
Award composition:
($400.00 in value)
Use of Co-op bolex/super 8 camera and additional supplemental materials at no charge
2 rolls of film (100 feet each)
Lab fees for processing, courier fees of film to lab (return)Film scan to digital (partnership with Provincial Archives of New Brunswick)
Free one-on-one training with instructor as necessary
Submission Process:
Click Here for the online submission form.
The late great filmmaker Errol Williams.
Design by Oliver Owen
Design by Oliver Owen
Errol Williams Filmmaker Award
Deadline: August 1 (one grant awarded annually)
Purpose: To support the production of a short film no longer than 10 minutes.
Eligible applicants: New Brunswick residents who are black and people of colour.
Films can be short dramas or documentaries.
Award composition:
($1500.00 in value).
$400 cash from Errol Williams Fund
$300 cash from the NB Film Co-op
$300 from the Jane LeBlanc Legacy Fund (for film mentor)
$500 in-kind (equipment)
Submission Process:
Click Here for the online submission form.
Background:
Errol Williams was a pioneer filmmaker who was introduced to filmmaking at the NB Film Co-op in the late 1980’s. He produced dramas and documentaries. After his untimely death in 2007, a special award was set up in his honour by his friends Chris Campbell and Tony Merzetti.
Telling Our Stories - 2SLGBTQIA+ FILM GRANT
Deadline: Open (one submission is chosen annually)
A film incentive to give NB 2SLGBTQIA+ filmmakers the opportunity to make a short film (up to 5 minutes).
Eligible applicants: NB 2SLGBTQIA+ filmmakers.
Award composition:
$500.00 Cash
$500 (in-kind equipment)
Hands on Mentorship
Complimentary Workshops
Script Development/Story Editor Assistance
Submission Process:
Click Here for the online submission form.
TELLING OUR STORIES - INDIGENOUS FILM GRANT
Deadline: Open (one submission is chosen annually)
A film incentive to give NB Indigenous filmmakers the opportunity to make a short film (up to 5 minutes).
Eligible applicants: NB Indigenous Filmmakers.
Award composition:
$500.00 Cash
Small Equipment Package
Hands on Mentorship
Complimentary Workshops
Script Development/Story Editor Assistance
Submission Process:
Click Here for the online submission form.