New Screen -- call for proposals

New Screen, a program designed to support and encourage creators in their exploration of short format across a variety of screens, is a partnership between the National Film Board of Canada and the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation.
Approved projects will push the boundaries of traditional storytelling through the creative application of digital platforms, including, but not limited to, web and mobile broadcast and interactive media. Preference will be given to original ideas; however, New Screen will also consider short projects inspired by longer formats. Story content is key and proposals will be chosen within the context of NFB’s programming as a public producer.

In its first year, the New Screen fund is $65,000.00. The program will produce a minimum of one and a maximum of three projects, depending on timelines and production ambitions.

Examples of digital projects, including some NFB-produced projects, can be found online at http://www.doclab.org/projects.

Please submit a complete project proposal including:
- 1-2 page description, clearly stating the project’s concept, execution and timeline, and intended audience
- Preliminary budget breakdown
- Up-to-date CV of the personnel involved
- Support material if available

For more information, please contact Annette Clarke (a.clarke@nfb.ca) or Jon Montes (j.montes@nfb.ca) either by email or by telephone at (709) 772-7509.
Proposals must be received by March 5, 2010 to:
Annette Clarke, Producer
National Film Board
28 Cochrane Street, suite 102
St. John’s NL
A1C 3L3
a.clarke@nfb.ca

New Screen is open to residents of Newfoundland and Labrador who are Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. Student projects are not eligible.

About the National Film Board of Canada
The National Film Board of Canada is the nation’s public producer of artistic, inventive and socially relevant audiovisual content. For over 70 years our mandate has been to engage Canadians and the world through the production of stories and media that reflect our country and Canadian points of view.

About the Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation
The Newfoundland and Labrador Film Development Corporation has been mandated to promote the development of the indigenous film and video industry in Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as to promote the province in national and international film and video markets as a location for film, television, and commercial productions.