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Applications are open for the Rogers Indigenous Film Fund (RIFF) Program 2024/2025. The Rogers Indigenous Film Fund (RIFF) Program gives companies and creators financing assistance for early development work of a new project, or 'next phase' early development work of an existing project. Designed in close consultation with the Indigenous community and industry, eligible filmmakers and creatives can now apply.
Opportunity Details
Supported privately by Rogers Group of Funds and administered by Creative BC, the Rogers Indigenous Film Fund (RIFF) provides funding support to emerging, early, and mid-career Indigenous filmmakers and creatives to develop new works or to continue early development of a proposed work.
For the purposes of determining applicant eligibility to the RIFF Program, the following definitions and parameters are used by program staff to determine applicant eligibility:
Applicants are Emerging, Early-Career, Mid-Career filmmakers and creatives
Who have completed studies in filmmaking OR can demonstrate that they have direct experience as a filmmaker or creative AND have one or more professional film credits.
Emerging: Applicant is still new to the creative sector and has at least 2 years’ experience (in any number of creative roles) and has at least 2 professional credits.
Early-career: Applicant has at least 3 years’ experience (in any number of creative roles in the creative sector) and has at least 3 professional credits.
Mid-career: Applicant has at least 4 years’ experience (in any number of creative roles in the creative sector) and has at least 4 professional credits
Note: Professional credits are associated with film projects that are NOT a component of or requirement of school projects. Examples of creative roles and professional credits include:
• Director
• Executive Producer
• Screenwriter
• Casting Director
• Producer
• Creative Director
• Story Writer
• Principle Cast
Applicants are Indigenous. The term ‘Indigenous’ refers to individuals who are:
First Nations: status and non-status individuals who are citizens, recognized members or direct blood relatives of a self-governing band, a reserve-based community, or a larger tribal group.
Metis: (registered with provincial and/or national Metis organizations) this may also include individuals who are not listed as non-status, or who have recently confirmed their Metis lineage(s).
Inuit: recognized as the First Peoples of the arctic regions of Canada including Nunavut, Nunavik, Nunatsiavut, and parts of the Northwest Territories, whose relatives are also in Greenland and Alaska. Registration varies with each regional Inuit government), and more complete definitions of membership and citizenship are available on each government’s website.
While applicants may self-identify as First Nations, Metis OR Inuit, additional questions are included and must be completed as part of the applicant eligibility portion of the RIFF application form.
Click here to see more information about the eligibility and guidelines