Indigenous Screen Office — Story Fund (Production)

In plain language

ISO's Story Fund supports Indigenous creators and production companies through the full cycle of development, production, marketing, and distribution across all screen-based platforms (film, TV, web, shorts, feature, documentary, interactive). Production stream opens April 15 and closes May 20, 2026. Development stream opens July 8, 2026. For NL-based Indigenous filmmakers (a small but active community), ISO is the primary distinct envelope — complements, not replaces, Telefilm and NL Film. Narrative sovereignty is a core principle: communities decide how their stories are told. ISO now administers roughly $37M/year including the CMF Indigenous program transferred to ISO in April 2025.

Who qualifies

What you'll have to report

Milestone deliverables (script drafts, rough cut, final cut), financial reconciliation with audit, community/cultural protocol documentation, distribution plan update, post-release audience metrics.