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Production

  • 2023 Telefilm’s Talent to Watch Program
  • The Winnipeg Film Group’s MFM First Film Fund
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  • Mosaic Fund
  • The Winnipeg Film Group’s MFM Marketing Fund
  • 2023 MFM HOTHOUSE AWARD FOR CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
  • WFG | IATSE 856 BIPOC Artist’s Film Fund
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BIPOC Workshop Bursary Fund
  • 2023 Telefilm’s Talent to Watch Program
  • The Winnipeg Film Group’s MFM First Film Fund
  • The Winnipeg Film Group’s MFM Post / Production Fund
  • Mosaic Fund
  • The Winnipeg Film Group’s MFM Marketing Fund
  • 2023 MFM HOTHOUSE AWARD FOR CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT
  • WFG | IATSE 856 BIPOC Artist’s Film Fund
  • Links to Other Funds

BIPOC Workshop Bursary Fund

WFG WORKSHOP BIPOC BURSARY FUND

The Winnipeg Film Group’s Workshop BIPOC Bursary Fund is designed to assist Manitoba filmmakers from Indigenous or diverse cultural backgrounds (of all ages) in furthering their knowledge of the art of filmmaking.

Fund Details

  • Bursaries are available to Indigenous* applicants or those from diverse cultural backgrounds*  of all ages who are Manitoba residents
  • Candidates can register for and attend WFG workshop(s) of their choice
  • $5,000 in bursaries are available annually and will be awarded throughout the year
  • Bursary recipients can only take up to (6) workshops in a calendar year and must re-apply for each workshop they wish to attend
  • There are no deadlines for this fund – applications are always accepted

*Indigenous peoples, for the purposes of this program, include Status, Non-Status, Métis and Inuit people. Diverse Cultural Background refers to persons of African, Asian, Latin American or Middle Eastern origin.

Please fill out this jotform if you’re interested.

If you would prefer to have an in-person or phone call discussion of your artistic resume, reference letter and this application form, we can set up a date and time if this is a more comfortable option for you.
Please email training@winnipegfilmgroup.com.

ABOUT US

The Winnipeg Film Group is an artist-run education, production, exhibition and distribution centre committed to promoting the art of cinema.
our location

We’re located in the heart of Winnipeg's historic Exchange District in the Artspace building. We are across the street from Old Market Square at the corner of Arthur Street and Bannatyne - one block west of Main.

The Winnipeg Film Group is located on Treaty 1 Territory and on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene Peoples and in the homeland of the Métis Nation. We offer our respect and gratitude to the traditional caretakers of this land.

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  • 304 - 100 Arthur Street Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3B 1H3
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