What kinds of stories is STORYHIVE looking to fund in the 2022 Indigenous Storytellers Edition?

The 2022 Indigenous Storytellers Edition is seeking locally reflective fictional and non-fictional stories led and created by Indigenous creators. Project must fall into one of the following categories: Comedy, Drama, Web Series Pilots or Documentary (note - the subject matter of the Project does not have to be Indigenous themed). In addition, projects must meet a G or PG rating.

STORYHIVE does not wish to unduly limit the types of content or submissions that it supports, and Submissions for all types of locally reflective Projects are encouraged. However, the following types of projects are ineligible for the STORYHIVE Edition:

  1. Music Videos
  2. Animation
  3. Web series (pilot okay)
  4. Episodic (pilot episode okay) 
  5. Lifestyle TV, Reality TV, “How to” Documentaries and Docusoaps 
  6. News and Reporting 
  7. Video Game and other applications 
  8. Websites 
  9. News or reporting 
  10. Talk shows 
  11. Non-Canadian content

STORYHIVE will consider any complete applications that meet all the eligibility requirements for funding. All standard rules regarding acceptable content and exclusions apply. 

Most successful applicants spend time reading the fine print in the Submission Guidelines and Rules before submitting their pitch. We created them as a guide for creating an awesome application, so check them out!