Money for music and film

Telus has partnered with the B.C.-based non-profit organization, Public Records, to provide funding to Salmon Arm musicians and filmmakers

Telus has partnered with the B.C.-based non-profit organization, Public Records, to provide funding to Salmon Arm musicians and filmmakers.

Together they have launched, The Winter 2014 Music Video Fund.

This is an initiative that:

• Helps musicians and filmmakers create their art by providing the funding necessary to produce it. Grant recipients receive up to $7,500 to produce a music video to which they keep full rights.

• Presents artists with a platform to showcase their art. Videos produced as part of the Winter 2014 Music Fund are released via TELUS Optik Local On Demand and online.

• Provides artists with the exposure necessary to launch their career.

• Educates artists on the fundamentals of the industry.

Artists can apply and learn more about the grant at http://publicrecords.org/grants.

But hurry – submission deadline is this Friday, Feb. 7.

 

Salmon Arm Observer