Independent Media Arts Alliance

Survey on the Arts and Culture Programs cut by the Conservative Government

The Standing Committee on Heritage will be holding consultations in the coming weeks to assess the $45 million in cuts to arts and culture programs last year. The IMAA will be presenting on behalf of the Independent Media Arts sector. We need to gather statistics, stories and information from organizations and artists who have used these funds.
Please click on the specific programs that you would like to respond to, once you are finished, click on “submit survey”.

Programs:

1. PromArt: $ 4.7 million
2. National Training Program for the Film and Video Sector: $ 2.5 million
3. New Media Research Networks Fund: $ 4.7 million (2006-2007)
4. Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund: $ 1.5 million
5. Trade Routes: $ 9 million
6. Canada Feature Film Fund: $ 300 000
7. Canadian Cultural Observatory: $ 560 000
8. Culture.ca: $ 3.8 million
9. Northern Distribution Program: $ 2.1 million
10. Canadian Culture Online: $ 5.6 million
11. Canadian Memory Fund: $ 11.5 million

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Your name and title

Name of your organization

1. PromArt Provides grants to Canadian artists and art institutions in order to promote Canadian culture abroad.

Did you or your organization ever receive this fund?

If yes, how much did you receive?

What was the project?

What was the impact of this fund?

Were there any spin-offs, economic or other?

If yes, please describe:

Other comments about this fund:

2. National Training Program for the Film and Video Sector Fosters the professional development of emerging Canadian creators and to renew the skills of professional Canadian creators to ensure a healthy and thriving film and video industry that Canadian audiences can benefit from now and in the future.

Did you or your organization ever receive this fund?

If yes, how much did you receive?

What was the project?

What was the impact of this fund for the creators who benefited from it?

Other comments about this fund:

3. New Media Research Networks Fund To foster and mobilize Canada's research talent in the private, academic, public and non-profit sectors. The Fund facilitates and encourages partnerships in new media research.

Did you or your organization ever receive this fund?

If yes, how much did you receive?

What was the project?

What was the impact of this fund for all partners involved?

Other comments about this fund:

4. Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund Supports non-theatrical film, videos and new media projects created by Canadian independent producers to enable lifelong learning.

Did you or your organization benefit from this fund?

If yes, how much did you receive?

What was the project?

What was the impact of this fund?

Other comments about this fund:

5. Trade Routes Helps profit and not-for-profit organizations in the arts and cultural sector prepare to export and sell in international markets.

Did your organization ever receive this fund?

If yes, how much did it receive?

What was the project?

What was the impact of this fund on your Organization?

Were there any spin-offs, economic or other?

If yes, please describe:

Other comments about this fund:

6. Canada Feature Film Fund Encourages the making and marketing of Canadian feature films that have high box office potential, while supporting a range of genres, budgets, companies and regions.

Did you or your organization ever receive this fund?

If yes, how much did it receive?

What was the project?

What was the impact of this fund?

Other comments about this fund:

7. Canadian Cultural Observatory Provides decision-makers and stakeholders in Canada's cultural sectors with a wide range of information on cultural activity in Canada and abroad.

How did you or your organization benefit from this service?

Other comments about this fund:

8. Culture.ca

How did you or your organization benefit from this service?

Other comments about this fund:

9. Northern Distribution Program Distributes the APTN signal in 96 northern communities in Yukon, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Northern Labrador via satellite.

Did you or your community benefit from this program?

If yes, how?

What does the loss of this service do for you and/or your community?

Other comments about the Northern Distribution Program:

10. Canadian Culture Online To produce and make available to Canadians the digital cultural content that will help promote our country's rich culture, history, arts and heritage.

Did you or your organization ever receive this fund?

If yes, how much did it receive?

What was the project?

What was the impact of this fund?

Other comments about this fund:

11. Canadian Memory Fund Encouraged federal agencies to digitize their collections and make them available online to Canadians.

The program now states that it has clearly achieved its original objective. In your opinion, do federal agencies make available their collections online for Canadians?

If yes, your thoughts:

If no, your thoughts:

What more could be done?

By clicking on the "Submit" button your response will be included in the IMAA survey.

Thank you.

Independent Media Arts Alliance - Feburary 2009.