All teams must have a Project Lead who will apply for the grant and own the content. The Project Lead will lead the production aspects of the project.
Project Leads will retain all the rights, including copyright and releases to the completed project.
Please note that once a project is submitted, the Project Lead cannot change. The grant is awarded to the Project Lead and is non-transferable. If the Project Lead wishes to execute the TELUS Grant Agreement under a company name, the Project Lead must own and control at least 51% of the company and the company must be located in the Project Lead’s community of residence.
Project Leads do not need to have any team members attached to their project at the submission stage in order to apply for funding. If team members are attached:
- Other team members are not required to reside in one of the eligible communities.
- Each project must:
- Have a self-identified female and/or non-binary person in at least one of the following key creative roles: Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor, Composer, Production Designer.
- Have at least two additional Indigenous creators (in addition to the Project Lead) fill one or more of the key creative roles listed above. Please note that the Project Lead, as the copyright owner of the Project and the person signing the grant agreement, is the Producer of the Project but may also take on additional key creative roles if they wish to.