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Find similar grantsProject Assistance: Independent Media Arts is sponsored by BC Arts Council. This program supports eligible organizations and arts or curatorial collectives in the development, expansion, enhancement, or creation of new or unique independent media arts works, programming, and community engagement initiatives.
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Individual Arts Grants: Media Artists | BC Arts Council Any Applicant Collectives Groups Individuals Organizations Any Field of Practice Community Arts Cultural Knowledge Sharing Dance Deaf Deaf, Disability and Mad Arts Disability Festivals Indigenous Cultural Centres Indigenous Cultural Practice Interdisciplinary Arts Literary Literary Arts Media Arts Multidisciplinary Museums Music Publishing Theatre Visual Arts Any Program Individual Arts Grants Project Assistance Operating Assistance Individual Arts Awards Indigenous Arts Project Grants Individual Indigenous Arts Grants Individual Arts Grants: Media Artists assists independent media artists with the creation of specific projects.
Projects and works must be independent of commercial industries for film, video, and gaming.
BC Arts Council supports independent digital and media arts practices in the following areas: Moving images (film and video practices, including narrative, experimental, expanded cinema, and installation-based works); Audio/sound art (including sound sculptures and installations, sound walks, or other use of sound and listening as the foundation of artistic expression, generally for presentation in gallery spaces); or New media and digital arts (including interactive installation, immersive and interactive environments, web-based art, or other information and communications technologies used for artistic expression).
Grants are available to support the creation of new works. For film, this may include the production and/or post-production phase. The artist (for film projects, the director) holds complete creative control over the final work and throughout all production stages.
This program does not support projects intended for commercial creative industries (films intended for commercial distribution, television programming, or streaming services; video games, etc.). Critics and curators of Media Art may apply to Individual Arts Grants: Visual Artists in the fall for assistance with independent critical writing or curatorial projects.
Application Checklist (PDF) Application Preview (Word) Review the Program Guidelines to learn about: Eligible projects and expenses Grant amounts (requests up to $25,000) What is needed for the application, including support material How applications will be assessed Please review the Program Guidelines before contacting the Program Advisor. Registration will close at 11:59 p. m.
(Pacific Time) on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. This is five business days before the grant deadline. If you try to register after this time, you will not be able to apply for this intake.
Applications are open until 11:59 p. m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
This program provides funding for support services required to create and submit grant applications, project updates, and final reports for BC Arts Council grants. This program provides additional funding to support access costs associated with a project funded by a BC Arts Council grant. Applications are submitted through the Grant Management System .
New applicants must register and create a profile in the online system by 11:59 p. m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, June 17, 2026 to access grant applications for the Individual Arts Grants: Media Artists.
Once registered in the system, grant applications will be accepted until 11:59 p. m. (Pacific Time) on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
It may take up to 5 business days to process your registration request after we have received all required documents.
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible organizations and arts or curatorial collectives in British Columbia, Canada, undertaking independent media arts projects. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Project Assistance: Independent Media Arts is funded by BC Arts Council. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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