CKVU 13, a CityTV channel, proudly joins Praxis in establishing the CityTV Cultural Diversity Fellowship. In an effort to develop new Canadian stroytelling talent, and expand the pool of quality screenplays available to broadcasters, CityTV will support either an aboriginal or a visible minority* British Columbia-based screenwriter living in the lower mainland in the Praxis script development workshops. Applicants interested in the CityTV Cultural Diversity Fellowship must indicate their eligibility when filling out the application form.
The application fees are waived for applicants eligible for the cultural diversity fellowship.
*To be considered for the CityTV Fellowship, individuals must meet one of the following criteria (a) Aboriginal (Status, Non-status, Metis or Inuit), or (b) Members of a visible minority group: persons who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour. Please note that visible minority is determined by race or colour, not by place of birth or nationality. Members of visible minorities in Canada include: Black (ex: African, Haitian, Jamaican, Somali), Chinese, South Asian (ex: Punjabi, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, Pakistani), Arab/West Asian (ex: Armenian, Egyptian, Iranian, Lebanese, Moroccan), Filipino, South East Asian (ex: Cambodian, Indonesian, Laotian, Vietnamese), Latin American, Japanese, Korean, and other (any other non-white racial group not identified).
HOW TO APPLY
Praxis requires:
- Three bound copies of a completed first draft of a feature film script. (These MUST be three-hole punched with brads, and your name and address removed.).
- Information regarding all relevant rights and option agreements if the script is not based on original material.
- A completed application form with all relevant support material, a resume, and/or biographical information.
Note: Treatments will not be considered.
Praxis will mail notification of results to all those who submit. We will mail your scripts back if you include a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage, or you may pick up your script at Praxis. Notification letters will indicate the date by which scripts must picked up; after this date, scripts will be discarded.
Due to the number of screenplays we receive, we regret that we cannot provide any feedback on an individual submission.
Please go to the spring or fall competition page to download the application form that must accompany your submission.
Send complete application package:
Praxis Centre for Screenwriters
Suite 3120, 515 W. Hastings St.
Vancouver, BC V6B 5K3