Term 1: April–July
Term 2: August–November
Term 3: December–March
Filmmakers can apply to receive post-production services at the NFB’s headquarters in Montreal (Balmoral), or if they’re unable or do not wish to travel to Montreal they can apply to have local post-production services reimbursed by the NFB (Local).
The FAP has a long and illustrious history at the NFB, and the current updates seek to provide the same level of support to independent filmmakers while ensuring our offerings are aligned, equitable and accessible from coast to coast to coast.
In keeping with the NFB’s mandate as a public producer and distributor, projects are selected with the aim of meeting the NFB’s commitments to equity, diversity and inclusion, parity and Indigenous representation, as well as linguistic and regional representation.
Who Can Apply:
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Residency: Applicants must be Canadian citizens or permanent residents.
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Experience Level: The program is aimed at emerging filmmakers. Specific eligibility criteria regarding the number of previous projects may vary by region. For instance, in British Columbia and Yukon, applicants must have directed no more than four films or video projects (excluding student works).
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Student Status: Individuals currently enrolled in a film school program are not eligible to apply.
Eligible Expenses
Eligible expenses are limited to post-production services provided by arm’s length, third-party local Canadian suppliers, including services such as image and sound editing rooms, online editing services, title and credits design, sound effects, voice and music recording, sound mixing, master copies and the creation of digital files. Please note, we cannot reimburse for labor, such as editing.
A sample of services covered include:
- Offline Editing (excludes labour)
- Online editing
- Colour correction
- Titles, credits & supers
- Sound Editing (excludes labour)
- Foley
- Music and Voice Recording (excluding performers)
- Sound Mixing
- Reduced Rates for NFB Stock Shots
- Digital Masters
- Digital Cinema Package (DCP) authoring
The maximum amount of support is $7,500 per filmmaker for short films and $15,000 per filmmaker for feature films (other lengths and formats are subject to capacity and filmmaker requests).
