Positioning Your Project

How do you put into words what your film project is about? Come and learn how to sell yourself when applying for grants or other funding.

This workshop is designed to help filmmakers clearly and confidently articulate their projects through strong loglines, short summaries, and unique selling points. This is the exact materials funders, juries, and decision-makers rely on when reviewing applications.

Participants will break down what makes an effective logline, how to write compelling project summaries, how to identify your project’s unique selling points, and common pitfalls that weaken otherwise strong projects

This session is ideal for filmmakers who are preparing to apply for film grants or funding programs, are early in development and trying to sharpen their pitch, are reworking rejected applications and looking for clarity, or are struggling to describe their film in a way that feels authentic. It’s perfect for writers, directors, producers, and emerging filmmakers.

Whether you’re applying for your first grant or refining your next application, this session will help you present your project with confidence.

Kevin Dong has produced works in association with Telefilm Canada, CBC, Canada Media Fund, and Canada Council for the Arts alongside directors emerging and experienced. He is an alumnus of the Canadian Film Centre's prestigious Norman Jewison Film Program in the Producers' Lab, and TIFF's Series Accelerator. Prior to producing, he worked in film programming and arts administration, for organizations including Calgary Cinematheque, and Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers.

This event is sponsored by the Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers. CSIF was founded in 1978 by a collective of twelve filmmakers who saw the growing need for film resources and film equipment on the traditional Treaty 7 territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy (Siksika, Kainai, Piikani), the Tsuut’ina, the Iyarhe Nakoda Nations, the Métis Nation (Region 3), also known as Calgary, Alberta. Now over 40 years later we are an integral part of the growing cultural community in Calgary and are excited about new collaborations and opportunities.