Eligibility

REQUIRED Applicants must be TAIS members to be eligible; non-members wishing to apply may register for membership on TAIS website. Proposals must be for projects that are entirely or predominantly involving animation production. Multi or mixed media proposals are welcome, however the work must be considered as an animated project. ELIGIBILITY The selected artist is able to contribute additional funding from other sources. TAIS will provide letters of support as needed, toward additional funding for the artist. Projects servicing a third-party producer are not eligible; the work must remain in the artistic control of the artist. Selected artist(s) must plan to interact and experiment with TAIS equipment and resources. Proposals that are strictly research or pre-production without any actual production component are not eligible. Only production and experimentation that takes place at TAIS Studios is eligible for support. The selected artist(s) must sign a contract with TAIS

Number of Participants

This program is seeking to award TWO residency slots: ONE (1) Canadian artist and ONE (1) International artist to each engage in self-directed work, towards the completion of a new independent animated film or video. Artists retain copyright of their work. PROGRAM DETAILS The Canadian Artist Residency is 3-months long, taking place between May 2019 and March 2020. The goal for this residency is to emerge with a finished work. The selected artist will be awarded with $9,000, comprised of $3,000 in-kind towards 3-months of studio space, equipment and resources at TAIS Studios, and $6,000 in cash funding for the project. The International Artist Residency is 1-month long, and will trInternational Artist Residency is to experiment with the resources available at TAIS to advance or complete a work. The selected artist will be awarded with $3,500, comprised of $1,500 in-kind towards studio space, equipment and resources at TAIS Studios, and $2,000 in cash funding for the project.

Deadline

October 05, 2018 12:00 UTC

Selection Results (Announcement Dates)

October 26, 2018 12:00 UTC

Duration

May 02, 2019 - April 01, 2020

Funding

• CA$2,000.00 stipend (monthly)

Costs

• CA$20.00 application fee

Disciplines

Animation

Languages

English

Program Description

Research and Production in Animation Residency Program This program supports research and production of new animated work by artists through a combination of funding and in-kind resources. This residency comes with a combination of monetary funding and in-kind use of studio space, equipment and resources at TAIS Studios, located at 1411 Dufferin Street, in downtown Toronto. PARAMETERS FOR SELECTION Research and innovation within the work proposed. Description of use of studio and equipment is essential. (Clarity of the proposal and detail). 40 points Budget and feasibility (Explain how the funding will be used – *See template). 15 Points Commitment to the project (Detailed plan and workflow). 30 points Community involvement (openness to show work-in-progress and agreement to a public artist talk or workshop). 15 points APPLICATION PROCESS: Visit http://tais.ca/events/call-for-proposals-residency-program-2019/