The Talent To Watch Program supports the production, digital distribution and promotion of a first-feature length film or other format of narrative-based audiovisual content made specifically for online distribution.

The maximum contribution amount through this program is $250,000 for fiction feature films and $150,000 for feature length documentaries. 

Support under this Program is provided through three separate streams: the Industry Partner Stream, the Festival Selection Stream and the Filmmaker Apply-Direct Stream.  

For those wanting to apply through Industry Partner Stream, PAVED Arts can help!

Financing will be given to projects chosen among those recommended by designated industry partners for each component of the Program. 

This application process has two stages:
1. Recommendation Stage: Applicants apply to PAVED Arts, and we select up to two projects-one fiction feature film or theatrical documentary, and one Indigenous project-to recommend to Telefilm.  PAVED Arts will make our selection(s) and will contact you to let you know if your project was chosen for recommendation to Telefilm.

2. Application Stage: If the project(s) recommended by PAVED Arts are selected by Telefilm to  move forward, the creative team will then be asked to incorporate a company which will apply directly through the Telefilm portal.

To Keep in Mind: 
• ALL key members of submitted projects (Director, Producer, Writer) MUST be emerging talent. Please see the Telefilm Guidelines and Essential Information Guide for the updated definition of what qualifies as emerging talent.

• At least ONE of the key members of submitted projects (Director, Producer, Writer) must be a current member of PAVED Arts. 

How to Apply:
Send ONE LINK to a folder on cloud storage containing all of the Required Items to production@pavedarts.ca before 11:59 pm on Friday, April 1, 2022.

Please note that the May 3 deadline mentioned on Telefilm’s website is the deadline for PAVED Arts to submit our recommendations. Your deadline to apply to PAVED Arts is April 1, 2022.

Please visit the Telefilm Talent to Watch website for more information on program details and eligibility requirements.

• Program Details
• Guidelines & Eligibility Requirements
• Essential Information Guide
• List of Required Documents

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PAVED Arts is a not-for-profit, artist-run centre for production, presentation, research, and dissemination of contemporary media arts. The word PAVED is an acronym signifying the integration of media artforms addressed by our mandate: photography, audio, video, electronic, digital. PAVED Arts exists to support artists who work in these media.

Our mandate is to support local, regional and national artists working in the ‘PAVED’ arts by operating an access and production centre for media and new media creation, while simultaneously operating a presentation centre that exhibits and disseminates contemporary visual, media, and new media art in time-based, gallery, and off-site modes.

PAVED Arts is seeking vibrant leaders who share our commitment to exploring media arts. We are looking for professionals (community members, artists, film and video makers, art administrators, art supporters) with experience and/or interest in not-for-profit/non profit governance/budgeting/finance, fundraising/development, facilities and project planning, event planning, media arts programming and production, and are specifically seeking to fill our secretary position. We welcome applications from all who support our vision and are willing to commit 8 to 10 hours per month to the organization for a minimum of a two-year term. 

Purpose and Role of the Board

PAVED Arts’ current board is comprised of artists, filmmakers, and community members. We are committed to meaningful equity and inclusion, and aim to reflect the communities we serve. PAVED Arts encourages submissions from experienced candidates and prioritizes black, indigenous, people of colour, members of racialized communities, persons with disabilities and LGBTQ-identified persons as candidates.

There are a number of available positions on the Board of Directors at the beginning of this fiscal. The terms would be 2 years beginning from the 2021 AGM. If you are interested in this opportunity, please forward a letter of interest and resume highlighting relevant qualifications and experience, indicating “Board Director” in the subject by e-mail to PAVED Arts’ Executive Director Travis Cole (executive@pavedarts.ca) for inclusion in the voting at the AGM.

The election of the Board of Directors will take place at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in early August at PAVED Arts. Members, staff and the current board can nominate Board Members. Nominations are requested in advance, but may also be taken from the floor at the AGM. At the AGM, each nominee will be asked to give a brief 1-2 minute talk expressing their interest and reasons for wanting to join the PAVED Board of Directors.

Please email Travis Cole at executive@pavedarts.ca if you have any questions, or contact PAVED at 306-652-5542. Please note that we are working partially from home during this period and are most easily contacted through email.

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PAVED Arts is an artist-run centre operating on Treaty Six Land that encompasses the traditional homeland of numerous First Nations, including Cree, Dene, Plains Cree, Nakota, Saulteaux, Ojibwe, and the homeland of the Métis Nation. Our work unfolds with a commitment to honour and continually learn about the histories of this land, and we acknowledge that our efforts to foster open, safe, and collaborative spaces, are both ongoing and never complete.

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AKA and PAVED Arts support submissions that showcase the talents of local artists, encouraging works that consider the opportunity the space provides to connect with the land and community. The successful project will reflect on the billboards’ place in the public sphere, as a visual element that is part of and speaks to the community.

PAVED Arts Mandate

The word PAVED is an acronym signifying the integration of media artforms addressed by our mandate: photographic, audio, video, electronic, digital. Our mandate is to support local, regional and national artists working in the ‘PAVED’ arts by operating an access and production centre for media and new media creation, while simultaneously operating a presentation centre that exhibits and disseminates contemporary visual, media and new media art in time-based, gallery, and off-site modes.

AKA Mandate

AKA is a centre for emergent practices for artists at any stage of their careers, providing space and support for critical, safe, and open exchange. We are committed to creating space for experimentation, artist-led research, and self-determined direction. We aim to build connections between artists, local communities, and national and international audiences, posing questions without knowing the answers.

Submission Requirements
DEADLINE: March 1, 2021

Artists fees: $1000
Production and installation costs will also be covered by AKA/PAVED.
Installation opening date March 1, 2021

The dimensions of the AKA/PAVED billboard space are 14’ x 50’. Please keep the final dimensions in mind when comprising your proposal.

Please include in your submission (Maximum total 2Gb):
• Maximum 10 jpeg images of proposed work and past work
• Current Artist’s CV (3 pages max.)
• Artist statement about proposed work (350 words max.)
• Artist biography (150 words max.)

Submissions may be emailed to gallerycoordinator@akaartistrun.com or artistic@pavedarts.ca with the subject line:
Billboard Project Application_Your Name

Please send the complete submission in a single PDF document including images. Digital or physical submissions in any other format will not be accepted.

Applicants will be notified by March 15, 2021. If you have any questions concerning the application process please contact David LaRiviere at artistic@pavedarts.ca or Derek Sandbeck at gallerycoordinator@akaartistrun.com,  306-491-6102.

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The production centre at PAVED Arts is excited to support the artistic projects of our members through our Members Micro Grant. Producing members in good standing can submit their project to receive up to $625 cash and $750 production centre credit.

Guidelines:
1. Only PAVED Arts members in good standing can apply to the production fund.
2. Members who have already received a Members Production Fund Award are ineligible.
3. Projects will be assessed by a jury of 1 staff member and 2 artists from the community.
4. Artists must publicly acknowledge the support of PAVED Arts on social media, and elsewhere, if applicable.
5. All projects must operate within current guidelines of the provincial government and Saskatchewan Health Authority as they pertain to COVID -19.

Proposal MUST include:
• Current artistic CV.
• One page project outline, including how your project will ensure public health guidelines will be followed
• Production schedule to be completed within 4 months of acceptance.
• An equipment budget explaining both the production centre credit and cash elements of the grant (using the current PAVED Arts price list)
• Examples of previous work or examples of the proposed project, if already in progress. Digital support can also be shared using Dropbox or WeTransfer.

Please send submissions by email, or drop off your proposal at the PAVED Production Centre. Email or WeTransfer proposals to technical@pavedarts.ca.

If you have any questions, please email or call Technical Director Lenore Maier, at technical@pavedarts.ca or 306 652 5502 ext 3.

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The Production / Gallery Assistant will work with the Artistic Director and Technical Director to provide support for the administration, installation, and promotion of exhibitions and events at PAVED Arts. The successful candidate will provide support to the PAVED’s Production Centre and assist with outreach programs and special events including leading the coordination and facilitation of the summer youth media camp. This position will assist in dissemination of our bi-annual publication PAVED Meant, as well as provide data entry support for the digital archive. They will also aid with documentation of exhibitions, the packing and shipping of artworks, and other duties as assigned.

*The successful applicant must complete and provide us a criminal records check prior to employment.

Primary responsibilities include:
-Program Coordinator for our Youth Summer programming
-Organization support of mobile equipment
-Building tours for visitors
-Physical and digital archiving as needed
-Help with keeping our website current and up-to-date
-Help create Membership Renewal Forms
-Miscellaneous tasks as needed

Job Qualifications:

-University Student in Visual Arts, Curatorial Studies or Art History an asset
-Moderate computer skills (Word, Excel, Photoshop and Illustrator) and comfortable familiarity with social media (twitter, Facebook and Instagram) and WordPress platform.
-Interest in media arts (photography, audio, video and digital arts) an asset

This position is funded through Young Canada Works and has to follow the following criteria:
-Be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, or have refugee status in Canada; Note: Non-Canadian students or graduates holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible.
-Be legally entitled to work in Canada;
-Be between 15* and 30 years of age at the start of employment (*where permissible under provincial/territorial labour laws);
-Have completed the school year at the start of employment;
-Meet the specific eligibility criteria of the program to which you apply;
-Be registered in the YCW online candidate inventory;
-Be willing to commit to the full duration of the work assignment (minimum 30 hours a week); and not have another full-time job while employed in a YCW job.

Participants in a Summer Work Experience program must:
-Have registered as a full-time* student in the semester preceding the YCW job (*as defined by their educational institution); and intend to return to full-time studies* in the semester immediately following the YCW summer job.

To apply, please email your CV and Cover Letter to executive@pavedarts.ca with the heading:
PAVED Production / Gallery Assistant

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PAVED Arts is inviting local and Saskatchewan-based artists to submit proposals to administer online workshops to our community during this challenging time. We are seeking proposals for remote workshops that allow skilled artists to share their knowledge and expertise in any of the PAVED Arts (Photography, Audio, Video, Electronic, Digital) in the safest way possible.

Our priorities in this initiative are:
1) Fostering creativity and community within our new, but temporary, situation.
2) Providing financial opportunities to artists in our community that are struggling financially.
3) Doing what we can to support our community and keep everyone as safe as possible.

You proposal should include:
– Your artist bio.
– Workshop description outline.
– All pertinent technical requirements.
– Short statement about how your idea will benefit our digital arts community at this time.
– A brief explanation of how you have been financially impacted by the effects of COVID-19.

Guidelines:
– All online workshops will be delivered remotely, via Zoom, or other agreed-upon online communication platform.
– Payment will be made electronically upon completion of the workshop.
– Workshops must last a minimum of 2 hours and a maximum of 4 hours.
– All workshop facilitators must reside in the prairie provinces, with preference given to Saskatchewan residents.

If you have a workshop idea that isn’t quite developed, please send a submission and PAVED Staff can work with you to discuss possibilities in order to see your idea to fruition.

Please email your workshop submission idea to Lenore Maier at technical@pavedarts.ca

PAVED Arts pays all of our workshop facilitators in accordance with CARFAC artist fees ($310 for a workshop between 2 and 4 hours).

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Simon Garez is a Saskatoon-based actor and director who works in French and English. Raised in Saskatchewan, he holds a BFA in theatre from Simon Fraser University and a diploma in acting from the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts. Since a young age, Simon has spent his summers working as a beekeeper in northern Saskatchewan. His years of experience with bees and honey production have deeply influenced his artistic practise and work.

Project description: Gentle Hum of Spring is his first professional film production in the role of director. The film follows a day in the life of Anton, a beekeeper, as he struggles with the upkeep and survival of his bee colonies following a harsh winter.

Gavin Baird is an independent filmmaker based in Saskatoon, SK. He is the writer/director of Four in a Blanket, Begonia, and his latest feature-film The Caring Only Cry at Night.

Project description: Our Lunar Mourning is a feature film following a small apartment complex of working class people who are slowly forced out of their homes due to a space-shuttle launch site being built across the street.

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