BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Grant Desk//Calendar//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH NAME:The Grant Desk - Film & Video\, Canada X-WR-CALNAME:The Grant Desk - Film & Video\, Canada deadlines X-WR-CALDESC:Paid open calls\, fellowships and residencies in AI\, tech\, r esearch\, and digital and mixed-media arts\, sorted into the right pile. U pdated as new calls land on the desk. Filtered to: Film & Video\, Canada. REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT12H X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:insideout-refocus-fund-postproduction-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260727T125735Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260722 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260723 SUMMARY:Deadline: Inside Out RE:Focus Fund Post-Production Grants 2026 DESCRIPTION:Established in 2018 through a lead gift from Martha McCain\, In side Out's RE:Focus Fund addresses industry inequities by providing direct financial support to women\, non-binary\, and/or trans filmmakers telling 2SLGBTQ+ stories. Launched in 2019\, the RE:Focus Fund Post-Production Gr ants support the post-production and promotion of short and feature films. Applications for the 2026 round open 29 June 2026. ELIGIBILITY: women\, n on-binary\, and/or trans filmmakers whose projects tell 2SLGBTQ+ stories\; per the FAQ\, international projects may be eligible to apply. The reques ted funding amount is determined by the applicant\, and unsuccessful appli cants can request feedback and reapply the following year. Inside Out also runs other RE:Focus initiatives\, including a new Residency program for f irst-time feature filmmakers facing intersectional barriers. KEY DATES: su bmissions open 29 June 2026\, close 22 July 2026\, with notifications by 1 5 August 2026. Apply and read the FAQ via the Eventival page linked from t he RE:Focus Fund site\; questions to industry@insideout.ca.\n\nOrganisatio n: Inside Out (Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival)\nLocation: Toronto\, Canada (Inside Out is a Canadian organisation\; international projects may apply \, see FAQ)\nAward: Post-production grant funding to support the completio n and promotion of short and feature films\; the requested amount is set b y the applicant (see the FAQ 'How much funding can I request?'). Since 201 8 the RE:Focus Fund has distributed more than CAD 300\,000 in grants and p rograms. No application fee.\nDuration: One-off post-production grant\n\nM ore: https://insideout.ca/initiatives/re-focus-fund/?utm_source=artificial nouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://insideout.ca/initiatives/re-focus-fund/?utm_source=artificialno uveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Toronto\, Canada (Inside Out is a Canadian organisation\; internat ional projects may apply\, see FAQ) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:fluxus-experimental-film-festival-call-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260727T125735Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260716 SUMMARY:Deadline: Fluxus Experimental Film & Media Arts Festival 2026: Call for Submissions DESCRIPTION:Fluxus is a contemporary short film and media arts festival hos ted in partnership between Factory Media Centre\, Hamilton Artists Inc and McMaster University School of the Arts. Its mission is to provide an acce ssible forum for the exhibition of creative\, experimental\, moving-image art forms\, and to develop connections between Canadian media artists\, ar ts institutions and the public. Fluxus showcases experimental and boundary -pushing media works from artists of all levels working in Canada\; submis sions are free and unrestricted by theme\, open to a spectrum of artforms including but not limited to animation\, documentary\, video art\, collage film\, music video and experimental film. The festival takes place over t wo screenings at Hamilton Artists Inc on Friday 18 and Saturday 19 Septemb er 2026 (the Friday screening is dedicated to emerging media artists and f ilmmakers)\; all screenings are free to attend. REMUNERATION: there is no submission fee\, and IMAA-scale artist remuneration is paid to successful applicants within 30 days of the screenings. GUIDELINES: artists must be c urrently based and/or working in Canada\; work must be short format (15 mi nutes or less) and no more than 5 years old (2021 or later)\; submissions are digital Vimeo or YouTube links (private/password-protected accepted if the password is provided)\; solo artists\, groups\, collectives and colla borative works are welcome\, with a limit of one submission per artist/gro up/collective\; films must be independent projects over which the artist r etains full creative and artistic control. AI POLICY: Fluxus discourages t he use of generative AI in submitted works\; if AI factors into the creati ve process\, its use must be declared and described (see Factory Media Cen tre's Policy on the Use of Generative AI). APPLY via the online submission form with an artist bio (75 words max)\, artist CV (PDF\, 3 pages max)\, a brief description of the work (100 words max)\, entry information\, the video link\, and two image stills. Notification is expected in August\; du e to the high quantity of submissions\, only selected artists will be cont acted. Fluxus is committed to equity and strongly encourages applications from Black and Indigenous artists\, persons with disabilities\, ethnic or racial minorities\, immigrants and refugees\, Francophones\, LGBTQI+ perso ns\, women\, and persons of all socio-economic backgrounds. Deadline: Wedn esday 15 July 2026 at 11:59pm EST. Questions: programming@theinc.ca.\n\nOr ganisation: Hamilton Artists Inc.\, in partnership with McMaster Universit y School of the Arts and Factory Media Centre\nLocation: Hamilton\, Ontari o\, Canada\; submitting artists must be currently based and/or working in Canada.\nAward: Free to submit (NO entry fee). IMAA-scale artist remunerat ion (a screening/exhibition fee following the Independent Media Arts Allia nce fee schedule) is paid to successful applicants within 30 days of the s creenings.\nDuration: Two screenings\, 18 and 19 September 2026\n\nMore: h ttps://www.theinc.ca/fluxus-call-submissions?utm_source=artificialnouveaug rantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://www.theinc.ca/fluxus-call-submissions?utm_source=artificialnouv eaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada\; submitting artists must be currently based and/or working in Canada. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:iso-immersive-fund-indigenous-xr-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260727T125735Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260630 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260701 SUMMARY:Deadline: Indigenous Screen Office: ISO Immersive Fund for Indigeno us XR Creators DESCRIPTION:$500\,000 CAD funding programme from the Indigenous Screen Offi ce supporting Native American\, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian storytel lers developing XR projects. Individual creators and Indigenous-owned prod uction companies may apply for up to $40\,000 CAD in development funding o r $80\,000 CAD in production funding. Applications open 30 May 2026\; dead line 30 June 2026 at 17:00 PST.\n\nOrganisation: Indigenous Screen Office (ISO)\nLocation: Canada-based fund supporting Native American\, Alaska Nat ive and Native Hawaiian XR creators\nAward: Up to $40\,000 CAD (developmen t) or $80\,000 CAD (production) per project\; $500\,000 CAD total fund\nDu ration: Per project\n\nMore: https://iso-bea.ca/?utm_source=artificialnouv eaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://iso-bea.ca/?utm_source=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=re ferral LOCATION:Canada-based fund supporting Native American\, Alaska Native and N ative Hawaiian XR creators END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:image-nation-montreal-2026@artificialnouveau.github.io DTSTAMP:20260727T125735Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260915 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260916 SUMMARY:Deadline: image+nation 39: Montreal LGBT2SQueer Film Festival Submi ssions DESCRIPTION:image+nation\, Canada's oldest LGBTQ+ film festival\, accepts i nternational submissions for its 39th edition in Montreal. Deadline 15 Sep tember 2026 via FilmFreeway.\n\nOrganisation: image+nation culture queer\n Location: Montreal\, Canada (festival 19-29 November 2026). Open internati onally.\nAward: Screening at Canada's oldest LGBTQ+ film festival. FilmFre eway submission fee applies.\nDuration: Festival 19-29 November 2026.\n\nM ore: https://filmfreeway.com/imagenationfestivalfilmlgbtMontreal?utm_sourc e=artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral URL:https://filmfreeway.com/imagenationfestivalfilmlgbtMontreal?utm_source= artificialnouveaugrantdesk&utm_medium=referral LOCATION:Montreal\, Canada (festival 19-29 November 2026). Open internation ally. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR