Call for Participants: Manitoba Film & Music Grant Incubator

Posted on July 23, 2025

Manitoba Film & Music Grant Incubator & Info Session

Deadline: Tuesday, August 5 at 4 PM

Planning to apply for Manitoba Film & Music’s Produce program or Indigenous: IMPACT programs? We’re running a grant application incubator program via MusicWorks and the Indigenous Music Development Program for beginner to intermediate artists and industry professionals in Manitoba who are working on a single, EP, or album for commercial release and plan to apply for either MFM’s upcoming Produce program (deadline September 18, 2025) or the Indigenous: IMPACT program (deadline November 13, 2025)

Participants will be paired with experienced mentors to guide them through the application process over five weeks to submit the application to MFM. The incubator will cover:

Identifying and gathering the necessary information to include in their funding application
Evaluating their plan critically and making appropriate changes to strengthen their submission
Reviewing examples of successful funding applications to better understand what funders are looking for
A virtual tour of MFM’s new online funding application portal

This program will focus heavily on the marketing, project plans, appropriate funding levels, and sonic quality of the demo recordings being submitted and will only briefly cover business registration, application forms, and budget.

There are very limited spots for this opportunity that will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis with consideration of the criteria below. Those hoping to participate are encouraged to apply early.

Selected participants will be notified by Thursday, August 7 at 4 PM

To participate in the program, applicants must:

Be an artist or company working with artists based in Manitoba
Be a current Manitoba Music member
Be eligible to apply for MFM programs (see applicant requirements for Produce and Indigenous: IMPACT)
Have a release timeline and/or project plan that is relevant to grant application deadlines: Produce Sep 18, 2025 / Indigenous: IMPACT Nov 13, 2025
Schedule and be available for three one-hour mentor sessions either (in-person or virtual) between Aug 12 - Sep 18 or Aug 12 - Nov 13
Be available for a final review meeting with the MFM staff
Have assessment tracks recorded and ready by the program start date:
- For a commercial single release: one quality, unreleased demo
- For a commercial EP or album release: two quality, unreleased demos
Participant in the free, virtual MFM Info Session on Aug 5. Please pre-register at https://3common.com/mfmfall2025