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Tremplin nikanik program to assist first nations francophone filmmakers
Description of the policy/measure
Tremplin nikanik was a contest for aspiring first nations francophone filmmakers. it was composed of two stages: the first was the development stage, where candidates鈥 submissions were evaluated by a jury. the chosen candidates received a screenwriting contract from the societe des auteurs de radio, television et cinema (sartec) and spent two to four days in writing workshops. candidates were then supported by a consultant for a period of seven to nine weeks while they developed their script. following this, a finalist was chosen and proceeded to the production stage; their documentary was produced and distributed by the national film board of canada (nfb), and was broadcast on the aboriginal peoples television network (aptn).for more information (in french only), please see: http://blogue.onf.ca/tremplin-nikanik/
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Transversal Priority(ies)
Results achieved
The tremplin nikanik competition was expected to add to the many works produced by the national film board with aboriginal filmmakers and creators from all regions of the country, and strengthen the contribution being made by aboriginal communities in the film sector by stimulating audiovisual creation and production.after the first competition, the winning short documentary film 鈥渓e chemin rouge鈥 was produced by the up-and-coming director, therese ottawa. the film was launched in 2015 at the montreal first peoples鈥 festival. it was then presented at numerous festivals across canada and the united states.for more information, please see: https://www.nfb.ca/film/red_path/聽
Financial resources allocated to the policy
The financial resources allocated to the competition were $70 500 cad, and the production of the short documentary film cost $87 000 cad.
Evaluation of the policy/measure
The nikanik competition was the subject of an internal evaluation. although the first short documentary film produced through this program was presented at the main aboriginal festivals (the montreal first peoples鈥 festival and imaginative in toronto) and was broadcast by the aboriginal peoples television network (aptn), the initiative as a whole did not spark the recipient鈥檚 career, and the national film board鈥檚 objectives were not met.the influence and range of the competition did not appear to be sufficient enough to renew it the following year. a new activity, bringing together seven aboriginal artists from different nations, is in development and will be produced in november of 2017. the objective is to create a structuring initiative with more influence, and a range that goes beyond networks and events which are primarily linked to aboriginal communities.