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Post-Production, Visual Effects and Digital Animation Grant (PPG) │ Government of Alberta

March 1, 2027

Value

The maximum amount an organization or their affiliates can receive in grant funding per budget year is $200,000.

Description

The Post-Production, Visual Effects and Digital Animation Grant (PPG) provides funding to help cover labour expenses for Alberta organizations involved in the development and delivery of post-production services in Alberta, including visual effects and digital animation.

Eligible Applicants

To be eligible to apply, your organization must:

  • be incorporated in Alberta under the Business Corporation Act, or registered as an extra-provincial company in Alberta and be in good standing with the Corporate Registry or operate as a sole proprietorship with a registered trade name in Alberta. All applicants must be in good standing in all respects with funding received from the Government of Alberta including the AMF
  • be able to demonstrate that the organization provides services for arm’s length, third party organizations on a regular basis

Eligible Expenses

Invoiced costs for eligible Albertans performing eligible activities on eligible projects. Eligible projects or activities include but are not limited to:

  • editing of video and audio
  • subtitling and closed-captioning
  • creation and editing of visual and sounds effects
  • digital animation
  • projects produced primarily for distribution to a public audience
  • projects that have been submitted to the AMF within 60 days of the post-production end date, invoice date or signature date on the deal memo with a production company
  • projects that have a minimum eligible invoice value of $500

 

Deadline Date

The Post-Production, Visual Effects and Digital Animation Grant operates on a periodic, cyclical basis. Applications for the next cycle will open annually on April 1st and are accepted until March 1st of the following year, or until all funds for the budget year have been allocated, whichever comes first. Applications must be received by 11:59 pm MST on the final day. If the deadline falls on a statutory holiday or weekend, it will be extended to the next working day. Funding is allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Please visit the official website to verify specific details and guidelines.

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